The city of New Buffalo will ask the Pokagon Fund for help with getting such work done next year. “It’s not really known just yet whether the harbor will have to be cleared next year,” said Ryan Fellows, Assistant to the City Manager. Local leaders want to be prepared for the possibility that no mon
The Terrebonne Port Commission has elected a new president to oversee expansion in 2012… By Cara Bayles (houmatoday) [mappress] Source: houmatoday, January 4, 2012;
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a study of the options for cleaning up chemical contamination in the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York. The Gowanus Canal was added to the Superfund list of the country’s most hazardous waste sites in March 2010. The study builds on an EPA inve
The Dutra Group has announced that it has added a hopper dredge, the Stuyvesant, to its fleet of dredges, marking an historic day in the company’s history. At 372 feet in length and 72 feet wide, the Stuyvesant is the second largest hopper dredge in the United States. Bill Dutra, President and CEO o
On Saturday December 31st, the new backhoe dredger ‘Peter the Great’ was launched successfully on the Ravestein shipyard in Deest, the Netherlands. The pontoon was built for the account of DEME NV and its Russian partner NDC (Northern Dredging Company Ltd), part of the PST Group. The Dutch shipyard
A blessing ceremony for a multi-million dollar Waikiki beach replenishment project will be held this week. The Waikiki beach replenishment project includes pumping offshore sand to a stretch of beach from the Royal Hawaiian Hotel to the Duke Kahanamoku statue. This project will cost around $2.5 mill
Mooloolaba’s fishing and tourism industries are calling on the State Government to fund a larger dredge to remove sand from the mouth of … By Kate Clifford (sunshinecoastdaily) [mappress] Source: sunshinecoastdaily, January 03, 2012;
A demonstration project which has a goal of capturing White River sediment before it enters White Lake, will soon be expanded… (whitelakebeacon) [mappress] Source: whitelakebeacon, January 03, 2012;
A mound of mud will be dredged from the Jersey’s St. Aubin Harbour in March, followed by a complete dredging starting in September. Boaters had complained that mud was spoiling people’s enjoyment of the port and was preventing them from working on their boats. The St. Aubin Harbour dredging project
The Sheraton Hotel and Marina in San Diego, California, will host the 19th HYPACK Hydrographic Training Event, and the RESON Team will be on site with their SeaBat 7125SV2 running with HYPACK software. Sales Manager Josh Grava will be on hand at Booth 6 to talk customers through the complete range o
The Union Ministry of Shipping is looking into the possibilities of providing financial aid to the Cochin Port Trust (CPT) which is reeling… (ibnlive) [mappress] Source: ibnlive, January 3, 2012;
A district judge has denied a request for a preliminary injunction against a contractor working on the $250 million Paulsboro port project… By Ken Tarbous (njbiz) [mappress] Source: njbiz, January 3, 2012;
Dredging of the Fernandina Harbour Marina commenced, and the boat ramp at the west end of Ash Street may be closed as a result. Dredging started yesterday and will continue through March 30. Boat ramp closures will be unscheduled and may occur without further prior notice. Boaters are encouraged to
In a dramatic maritime rescue early on New Year’s Day, quick-thinking rescue personnel helped avoid multiple drownings and an oil spill when… By Lee-Ann Butler (dispatch) [mappress] Source: dispatch, January 3, 2012;
