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The State of Michigan will set aside $50 million in its 2019 budget to cover its potential share of a $1-billion project to build a new supersize shipping lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Gov. Rick Snyder and legislative leaders said Wednesday. Snyder said he is calling on other states to also pitch in money, since… Read More
Talks of dredging the Vermilion River throughout Lafayette Parish are getting a little bit closer to reality. At Tuesday’s Acadiana Planning Commission meeting, the Army Corps of Engineers announced it has requested that the Vermilion dredging project be included in $17.4 billion in emergency funding. Dredging the river has been controversial in the past. The… Read More
Potential investors in Djibouti and the Horn of Africa are being warned that corruption, debt and poor governance pose significant investment risk factors. Last month Ethiopia reached a deal to take a share in the Port of Djibouti following the Djibouti government’s seizure of Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT) from DP World in February, however, a… Read More
Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday announced the creation of the Council on Watershed Management, with the purpose of adopting regional approaches to flood mitigation and drainage planning. Ultimately the idea is to focus scarce resources on reducing the level of floodwaters, as opposed to traditional hazard mitigation efforts, he said. “What we can’t do… Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $100 million agreement with National Grid for cleanup of the Gowanus Canal Superfund site in Brooklyn, New York. The milestone settlement will support cleanup work near the head of the Gowanus Canal, including the cleanup and restoration of Thomas Greene Park, as well as the Douglass and… Read More
It reads like the recipe for a lethal toxic soup: 400,000 pounds per day of suspended solids, 70,000 pounds per day of oil and grease, 9,000 pounds per day of ammonia-nitrogen, 500 pounds a day of cyanide, 600 pounds a day of phenols (carbon acids), and 800 pounds per day of zinc. Even more harrowing… Read More
Work to boost environmentally important Bolinas Lagoon and surrounding roads has received an influx of cash from a state agency. The state’s Coastal Conservancy awarded $285,000 last week to the Marin County Open Space District to prepare construction plans, permit applications and environmental documents for the Bolinas Lagoon Wye Project. “We are excited that after… Read More
On the day that tenders closed for the construction of a second cruise ship berth in Sydney, the lead engineer on the project provided an update on the $20-million project to the Port Days conference in Sydney. Richard Morykot of CBCL Ltd. said geotechnical work on the project has been completed, including marine and land… Read More
The Oceanside Harbor will not be dredged any time soon. According to Oceanside Public Works Director Kiel Koger, the annual project has been delayed as the Army Corps of Engineers, who manages the dredging, did not receive a permit from the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board. The dredging typically takes place in April… Read More
John T. (KZ) Kondratowicz—the first occupant of the newly built harbormasters’ office at the Sandwich Marina—will be leaving the building. His retirement, after less than two years at the helm, was announced last week by Town Manager George H. (Bud) Dunham. “He has been ready to retire,” Mr. Dunham told the board of selectmen Thursday,… Read More