Voies navigables de France has unveiled a plan for the dredging works on the channel between Lille and Deûlémont. These dredging works to the entrance of the channel between Lille and Deûlémont should allow the access of larger vessels. This project involves the development of three lots of filling and dredging to a side of [...]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plunged into the first step in preparation for necessary dredging operations of Wachapreague Channel, delmarvanow.com reports. This week they began taking samples from the bottom in the area between channel markers 126 and 121. Boats trying to navigate through this channel encounter difficulties because of the shallow waters. Coast [...]
The largest American hopper dredge, Glenn Edwards, is working at the Port of Charleston shipping channel this week maintaining the channel depth at its currently approved 45 feet. Glenn Edwards, operated by the Manson Construction Co. of Seattle, is removing silt from the channel and depositing it at an offshore disposal site. Contracted by the [...]
The Arthur Kill Channel off of Elizabeth, N.J. and north of Shooter’s Island is currently being deepened to allow large ships to safely transit the shipping channel to the New York Container Terminal, Staten Island, N.Y. Some areas of the Arthur Kill Channel contain solid rock that is being broken into smaller pieces to be [...]
Hie dredging vessel Brisbane will depart Port Phillip Bay tomorrow afternoon after successfully completing required maintenance dredging in South Channel, Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC) CEO, Stephen Bradford, announced today. Despite some inclement weather during the project which commenced on 7 February, the vessel removed a natural build-up of sand within the thirty-five day schedule [...]
Boaties in Lake Macquarie have stated that the Swansea Channel is still choked even though the NSW government has spent $300,000 on dredging activities, reports The Star. There are even claims that the channel’s depth is worse than it was before the government commenced dredging in December thus the boaties call for a long-term solution. [...]
Hernando County Transportation Services staff has confirmed that the final surveys of the channel have been submitted by the project contractor and approved/accepted by the County Engineer. The surveys show that the channel meets the minimum 6’ depth as required by the contract. All dredging equipment has been demobilized with the completion of the [...]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct dredging operations in the Ilwaco Channel to remove shoaling that the U.S. Coast Guard has identified as a hazard to their ability to perform rescue operations at the Columbia River Bar. The Coast Guard contacted the Portland District in late January with concerns about the shoal and [...]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last week announced start of the Kings Bay Entrance Channel maintenance dredging project. Project information: – Maintenance dredging will occur in the federal channel from the jetties to approximately 7nm seaward, – Project limits are from Cut IN Station 80+00 to Station 360+0, – Approximately 620,000 CY of material [...]
The Lagos State Commissioner for The Environment, Mr. Tunji Bello, on Tuesday said his ministry had mapped out plans to combat floods… (pmnewsnigeria) Source: pmnewsnigeria, February 22, 2012
