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Dozens of Eastern Shore of Virginia residents came to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science’s Eastern Shore Laboratory in Wachapreague Tuesday to ask questions and make comments about a proposal to make beneficial use of dredging spoils offshore of the town. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers held the open house-style event to give… Read More
The dredging of the access channel to the port of Maputo has allowed the port to receive a large ship, the MV Mineral Belgium, which is 289 metres long and 45 metres wide, according to a statement from the Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC). The statement said the ship, carrying 90,000 tonnes of ferro-chrome and… Read More
Barry Parker discusses life after the expanded Panama Canal for ports on the US East Coast for Port Strategy The now waning 2016 will be remembered as the year that the widened Panama Canal, with its new set of locks, finally opened. Against the backdrop of press releases trumpeting port calls of 8,000 teu ships,… Read More
The Eastern Shore of Virginia’s history, culture has always been tied to the surrounding tidal waters and our ability to safely navigate them, whether for work or for pleasure. The waters of the shore are both federally and state controlled, however budget constraints indicate that federal funding for dredging shallow draft navigation projects will continue… Read More
Engineers completed Phase I of the dredging process at John Redmond Reservoir a month ago, but Phase II hasn’t officially started yet. Project manager Matt Unruh says they’re still in the evaluation stages of Phase II. The actual dredging process could begin as early as two months from now, or the evaluation stages could last… Read More
WITHIN a month of assuming his new role of Brightlingsea Harbour master, James Thomas will oversee a £750,000 programme at the forefront of coastal defence work. The use of sediment as a resource is the latest European-sponsored project involving major harbour dredging and saltmarsh restoration at Cindery Island. Phase one of the four year project… Read More
Slowed by a detour out of Napa and mechanical problems, workers dredging the Napa River for the first time in nearly two decades will get two more weeks to try to finish their job. A group of regional agencies has extended a work permit for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Dec. 15 as… Read More
An ambitious plan that would see a large stretch of Lake Scugog dredged as part of a $2-million project has been approved in principle by the Township, paving the way for organizers to start seeking approvals and begin fundraising. Scugog councillors unanimously threw their support behind the Lake Scugog enhancement project, which was pitched by… Read More
As the clock runs down on a federal effort to create a deeper, safer Napa River for boating, authorities are seeking an extra 15 days to complete the project. A state-imposed deadline requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to wind up its excavation on a 17-mile river stretch from downtown Napa to Vallejo by… Read More
Napier Port now plans to lodge its resource consent applications for the proposed wharf development and phased dredging project in the first half of 2017, so it can do further work to confirm the best locations for disposal of dredged material. Napier Port had planned to submit its applications to Hawke’s Bay Regional Council before… Read More