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Eric Ferguson is one of three full-time captains with Wahkiakum County who ferry about 80,000 people a year between Puget Island, Washington, and Westport on the Oscar B, the only remaining interstate ferry on the Columbia River. Running perpendicular to the flow of the Columbia, the 1,900-foot-long channel requires dredging every few years to allow… Read More
Removal of tons of sand from Agua Hedionda Lagoon is set to begin in January despite environmental concerns from residents. NRG Energy, which owns the Encina Power Plant, received a special use permit for periodic maintenance from the Carlsbad Planning Commission in September to remove up to 500,000 cubic yards of sand and sediment from… Read More
Port of Chehalis commissioners have decided to decrease the amount of wetland impact requested in an application for the renewal of the port’s regional general permit, which lapsed in September of last year. The permit is used to offset wetland fill on port-owned property at the Pleasant Valley Mitigation Site near Adna. Port commissioners originally… Read More
The tourist town of Broome could become a northern Australian hub for the US Navy amid increasing tensions with China after the State Government invited it to berth warships at the soon-to-be dredged port. WA Defence Issues Minister Paul Papalia told The Weekend West he “rolled out the welcome mat” during discussions with high-level US… Read More
The Barnstable Town Council has voted to approve a long term draft wastewater treatment plan. The move follows the release of a draft report from the town’s Water Resources Advisory Committee advising town officials on how best to deal with their municipal water issues. The material was compiled into an action plan designed to preserve… Read More
Cruise Broome chairman Shayne Murray expects a A$7m dredging project at Port of Broome in Western Australia to be completed before next year’s annual conference of the Australian Cruise Association. ACA 2018 will be held at Cable Beach Club Resort & Spa, situated on the 22km-long Cable Beach, from September 14-16. Last year Carnival Australia… Read More
Tradepoint Atlantic and the Baltimore County government hope to land a $25 million grant that would help pay to upgrade the port at the industrial campus in Sparrows Point. The money could come from a federal program that funds transportation projects that can spur economic development. Tradepoint Atlantic, the company that’s redeveloping the former Sparrows… Read More
DREDGING will begin in Corio Bay this month as part of Geelong Port’s new works program. The initiative would further improve access, safety and efficiency for ships entering the port, Victorian Regional Channels Authority chief executive Michael Harvey said. New Zealand firm Heron Construction Company received a $4 million contract for the works, which are… Read More
Ecuador is determined to prove that two’s company in its port sector. DP World’s planned new facility at Posorja in Ecuador says it has no plans to overshadow the already successful and nearby Guayaquil. Instead, it intends to complement the established port with deep sea draft of over 15 metres, compared with Guayaquil’s sub 10… Read More
Work to clear away material for the Napier shipping channel is being put to good use – to understand how it could help erosion along the Hawke’s Bay coastline. Those looking out to sea over the next three weeks will see the Albatros, a trailing suction hopper dredge, as it works to keep the shipping… Read More