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Of 59 Eastern Shore of Virginia waterways studied, 22 are in need of immediate maintenance — and more than one third of channels in the waterways have sections with no more than three feet of depth at mean low water, according to a recently completed report. Additionally, 81 percent of the waterways studied need permit… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and the city of Arcadia, Wisconsin, will host a community meeting to solicit public input on the scope of its Arcadia flood risk management feasibility study. The meeting will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, at Arcadia High School auditorium, 765 Raider Dr., Arcadia…. Read More
The Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Office 10 (DPWH-10) maintained that it was the sole agency in the country that is allowed to dredge rivers, contrary to a resolution passed by the city council here that the local government should immediately de-silt the Cagayan River to prevent massive flooding. Through its spokesperson Vinah… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting public meetings in Cochrane, Wisconsin, and Wabasha, Minnesota, Dec. 14 and 15 to discuss its planning efforts to manage Mississippi River dredged material between the Chippewa River and Lock and Dam 5, located near Minnesota City, Minnesota. The meeting schedules are: – Dec. 14,… Read More
Minister of State for Shipping, Pon. Radhakrishnan, on Thursday apprised the Lok Sabha about the various aspects of the Shipping Industry in India through written replies to queries. He said that the Union government proposes to develop a number of new and small ports for commercial shipping transportation. Based on the traffic and cargo scenario… Read More
The state is pushing federal environmental officials to take nearly five times more PCB samples from the Hudson River than now planned in order to learn whether a $1 billion cleanup by General Electric Co. has worked. On Tuesday, Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos urged Judith Enck, regional administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,… Read More
The Chairman, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Emmanuel Adesoye, says the Federal Government plans to dredge the Calabar Port to enable large vessels berth and do business. Mr. Adesoye made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Calabar on Wednesday. “We have seen most of these facilities. They are excellent facilities…. Read More
The expansion of the Panama Canal has opened the Caribbean Basin and the Gulf of Mexico to the age of Mega Shipping. Increased commerce with Cuba, or a remix of cargo from regional load centers could spell a reshuffling of trade lanes to accommodate larger ships. Is the U.S. Gulf prepared for this potential traffic?… Read More
Enviromental concerns, including about a nationally recognised surf break at Aramoana, were highlighted yesterday during a consent hearing into Port Otago’s proposed plans to dispose of future dredging spoil. The second phase of Port Otago’s $30 million ”Next Generation” dredging project, to widen and deepen the 13km shipping channel between Taiaroa Head and Port Chalmers,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, has released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Project in Ward County. Public comments are being accepted through Dec. 22. The draft EIS is a separate, yet parallel, effort from the Corps’ Souris River Basin feasibility study, on which… Read More