U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that $20 million in funding for the Delaware River Main Channel Deepening Project has been included in the President’s fiscal year 2014 (FY14) budget. Inclusion in the Administration’s budget marks a major step forward for the dredging effort, and could be the catalyst for finally getting the project done. [...]
Software users, developers and modellers in the field of water quality and ecology were given access last week to the source code of the Deltares software module DELWAQ. This was another major step forward with the Deltares open source policy, two years after it opened up the Delft3D package (for the modelling of rivers, coast [...]
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A long awaited dredging program at Beringovski port is one step closer to realization. Anadyr branch of FSUE Rosmorport has announced an open request for proposals on the development of design documentation for repair dredging in Beringovski seaport (2015-2020), reports portnews.ru. The initial price of the order is RUR 2.2 mln, and the deadline for [...]
A long awaited dredging program at Clam Pass in Collier County is one step closer to realization. The Pelican Bay Services Division inked a contract with Kyle Construction on Friday for the $200,000 worth dredging work at the mentioned area, reports nbc-2.com. Kyle Construction will receive a county permit to move the equipment on the [...]
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The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, announced three contract awards for general maintenance at 19 Wing Comox. The overall value of the contracts is approximately $1.22 million. “The Government of Canada is determined to improve infrastructure across the Canadian Armed Forces and is moving forward on these much needed projects,” said Minister MacKay. [...]
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Port Everglades multi-million dredging plan nears realization, reports sun-sentinel.com. Dredging would provide safe passage for boats, boost massive vessel traffic, and deepen the Port’s entrance to a 42-foot depth. U.S. federal agency, United States Army Corps of Engineers, seeks bids for the Port Everglades dredging project, the value of which ranges between $5 million and [...]
After the Superior Court Judge Timothy Taylor ruled that the city could go forward and apply for permits, the city of San Diego is proceeding with the Tijuana River Valley dredging plans. Mayor Jerry Sanders said: “Protecting lives and property in the Tijuana River Valley continues to be a top priority for me. We will [...]
State officials announced Muskegon County’s White Lake is one step closer to environmental recovery. Designated as a federal Great Lakes Area of Concern in the late 1980s due to severe environmental damage primarily from industrial activities, the White Lake AOC is one of 14 coastal sites around Michigan benefitting from focused environmental restoration work as [...]
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A pair of bills authored by Assemblymember Das Williams that will have a direct impact on Ventura County residents passed the Senate Transportation Committee. One of those bills will allow an extension in the length of bike racks on the front of Gold Coast Transit buses to accommodate three bikes, instead of two. The other [...]
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Dredging work should get underway shortly in the South Mouth of Skerries harbour, after news that the last funding element is in place to complete the £286,000 project. Shetland Islands Council has been given approval for £71,550 of European Regional Development Funding (ERDF) towards the cost of the works. The scheme will give vessels an [...]
