The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, announced recently that it will begin the Miami-Dade County Shore Protection project in Miami Beach. The shore protection project consists of placing sand on three areas of Miami Beach using two separate sources of material. Work for the project will be conducted in two phases to avoid [...]
The third cycle of the St. Augustine Beach renourishment project is to begin on Monday. During the project, crews will place 2.1 million cubic yards of sand on the shore from the south boundary of Anastasia State Park to the Bermuda Run. The project involves dredging sand around the inlet that will have been carried [...]
Almost three years since the Manning community pledged to buy a dredge for work on the river, the $300,000 machine is about to go into … (manningrivertimes) Source: manningrivertimes, January 17, 2012; Image: gov.au
Premier Anna Bligh insists she’s not nervous about an upcoming UN mission to check on the health of the Great Barrier Reef… (ninemsn) Source: ninemsn, January 12, 2012; Image: westernbasinportdevelopment
As the 112th Congress gets back to work one of Congressman Charles Boustany’s top priorities is to get his dredging bill passed. The so- … By Lee Peck (kplctv) Source: kplctv, January 12, 2012; Image: usace
The entrance to Waukegan Harbor has been closed to commercial shipping since wave action from last summer’s windstorms stirred up enough … BY DAN MORAN (suntimes) Source: suntimes, January 6, 2012; Image: usace
The Noosa Dog Beach project is set to power towards a long term solution to longstanding erosion problems at Noosa Spit. Division 11 Councillor Russell Green said a new dredge would soon be in place and work would recommence early in the new year. ”The new dredge will deliver around three times the volume of [...]
A $28.6 million project aimed at rebuilding beach, dunes and marsh along West Belle Pass near Fourchon Beach is getting under way this month… By Nikki Buskey (houmatoday) Source: houmatoday , December 19, 2011;
The Queensland Greens say a team of experts reviewing water quality and seagrass health in and around Gladstone Harbor is too close to… (ninemsn) Source: ninemsn, December 15, 2011; Image: westernbasinportdevelopment
Larry Miller, the Bruce Grey Owen Sound MP, is convinced that the federal transport minster will support the Owen Sound Harbor dredging project. There are concerns that the city’s federal harbour could soon become no longer viable, and the harbor dredging is badly needed. “Meetings with ministry staff provided no satisfaction and few answers about [...]
