Sand pumping at the Wilhelmshaven’s Jade Weser Port terminal has been completed with the utilization of 45.9 million cubic meters of sand. The terminal development started in May 2008 and the material used for construction of the 360-acre port area has been transported from the north, south and the fairway sand mining areas. This prosperous [...]
“363,000 cubic yards of sand were pumped onto the Rehoboth beach over the past three weeks,” said Maria Sadler, DNREC Spokeswoman. All beach replenishment projects in Delaware have now been finished and all the beaches are in great shape for the 2012 summer season. During a previous replenishment in Rehoboth, there was an issue with [...]
After 18 months and the removal of approximately 280,000 cubic yards of sediment, the channel dredging of the Manatee Pocket is now complete. The resulting 100-foot wide main channel has already greatly improved navigation and access to the pocket and its tributaries, providing economic benefits as well as enhancements to the natural environment and water [...]
After three months, the Sydney harbour dredge is finally complete. On Thursday evening, a dredge vessel was expected to pull into port near … By Erin Pottie (capebretonpost) Source: capebretonpost, January 20, 2012; Image: Boskalis
The rank of Kebayoranbaru Sub-District cleans garbage on Jelawe River in Gandariautara which inundated the river to prevent flood… (beritajakarta) Source: beritajakarta, January 16, 2012;
“Dewey Beach replenishment project has been completed,” stated Maria Sadler, environmental scientist with Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. Some points of the Dewey beach have been expanded from 100 feet to upwards of 300 feet, said Bill Brown, the acting town manager. “It’s substantially more than it was,” Brown stated. “The tourists [...]
It’s smooth sailing ahead — finally — for boaters heading out into the Gulf from Hernando Beach… By Ferdinand Zogbaum (cfnews13) Source: cfnews13, January 2, 2012; Image: hernando
A southern Indiana lake that’s been plagued for decades by shallow waters is getting a new lease on life. The state Department of Natural Resources says crews have removed about 31,200 cubic yards of accumulated sediment from Starve Hollow Lake as part of the lake restoration project at the Jackson-Washington State Forest. The sediment removal [...]
The Camps Drift canal has finally been de-silted, which not only helps Msunduzi retain its status as a top canoeing centre, but also reduces the risk of flooding. The task was undertaken by the KwaZulu-Natal Canoeing Union (KZNCU) using a R1 million payment it received from the national lottery. This was more than a year [...]
After 12 years of planning and nine months of construction, the Fort Myers Beach renourishment project is expected to be completed today. The $4 million project stretches a mile long, from Bowditch Point to just past the Fort Myers Beach Pier. The beaches lose approximately three feet of sand per year. The renourishment project widened [...]
