New York Sea Grant and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) yesterday announced that $200,000 is available for Great Lakes ecosystem-based management projects through the New York Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program, which is administered by New York Sea Grant in partners
Grand Port Maritime de Dunkerque (GPMD) recently closed the public comment period for its proposed CAP 2020 development project. According to the port, during the three months of informative and in-depth discussions, Dunkerque-Port presented its plans for a new container dock, a major project for th
Under the theme ‘Risk, resilience and response in a changing climate’, the Flood & Coast 2018 event will once again set out to advance the debate about flood and coast erosion between government bodies, local authorities, major infrastructure and asset managers and affected communities. Now in its t
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, announces the release of the Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement (DIFR–EIS) for the Recommended Plan of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW): Brazos River Floodgates (BRFG) and Colorado River Locks (CRL) System
The Fijian Ministry of Waterways is looking at retiring the two dredging machines, currently being used at the Luvuluvu Depot in Nausori and in the Labasa River, Fiji Broadcasting Corporation reports. Under this latest plan, three million dollars have been allocated in the budget to buy new dredgers
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) last week cleared illegal structures along a major waterway in Manila, making space for the flood control personnel to dredge the waterway. According to the Philippine News Agency, Personnel of the MMDA Flood Control and Sewerage Management Office
T.P. Ramakrishnan, the Minister for Labor and Excise, Kerala Cabinet, inaugurated the Mampuzha River Restoration Project two days ago, local media reports. The project, proposed by the Panchayat District, will cover nearly 10-kilometer stretch of the river between Kuttikkattoor and Kaduppini. Addres
As a precautionary measure, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Vicksburg District, is currently working to strengthen a section of the main line Mississippi levee system near Blackhawk, LA. This proactive effort will help reduce the water seepage and materials shifting in and around the levee system,
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded the Pueblo of Jemez $209,720 to support watershed protection activities. The pueblo will use these funds to assess the condition of 12 miles of the Jemez River system, as well as assess sediment in the Vallecito Creek watershed, EPA sai
The construction work continues to progress well on the Badsey Brook flood risk management scheme, reports the Environment Agency. The Badsey Brook scheme is aimed to reduce flood risk for approximately 290 properties along the Broadway, Childswickham and Murcot. The project includes construction of
Registration is now open for WEDA’s Dredging Summit & Expo 2018 that will be held at the Hilton Norfolk The Main Hotel from June 25-28, 2018, in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. The 2018 Dredging Summit & Expo is a technical conference organized by the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) to promote the e
Damen Marine Components (DMC) and Van der Velden Marine Systems (VDVMS) recently announced a merger, Damen said in its latest announcement. As of 1st January the two companies are operating together as Damen Marine Components Netherlands (DMC NL). DMC has been operating ever since the early eighties
Coastal Engineering Consultants, a Naples, FL based company involved in coastal engineering, planning, survey and mapping, and coastal geology, has just released these amazing photos from the Caillou Lake Headland barrier island project, also known as Whiskey Island. The restoration of Whiskey Islan
Sand replenishment operations started last week at Cardiff State Beach, marking one of the first milestones in a $120 million, four-year effort to restore the San Elijo Lagoon. During the last week, restoration crews completed the assembly of a dredge in the San Elijo Lagoon’s central basin and star
