Port Macquarie Hastings Council (PMHC) said that a significant milestone in the efforts to support and safeguard Lake Cathie and its surrounding environment will take place tomorrow, with the dredging vessel being lifted into the water and operations expected to start next week. The works are being
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and INVENA (PVT) Ltd. have signed an agreement to scale up a technological solution to coastal erosion that mimics nature by harnessing ocean currents to accumulate sand. Rising sea levels and coastal erosion are significant threats to M
The Arkansas Waterways Commission has awarded more than $698,000 in funding to three public ports through the Arkansas Port, Intermodal, and Waterways Grant Program. According to a news release, the Arkansas Port, Intermodal and Waterways Grant program will reinvest the ad valorem tax paid by indust
Work is moving ahead on a dredging project at the Qual Run Golf Course, Rio Verde. According to fhtimes.com, there is an ongoing process to remove sludge from the irrigation storage lake along the 18th hole of the course. The sludge that has collected as sediment in the lake is being pumped out with
The Macau International Airport is set to expand, with the land reclamation process starting in the second half of 2024. This capital development program, involving the construction of a new landfill covering more than 129 hectares, will be completed in 2029. According to the public consultation doc
Hosted by Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, commander of the Alaska District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, officials from the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works and Office of Management and Budget visited Alaska to assess the progress of several major projects currently in design and constructio
Dredge pumps are typically used for underwater excavation. They gather sediments in shallow areas. The description of the video said that the operator of this dredge pump tried to nudge the shark away, unaware of just how powerful these pumps actually are:
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has completed the land reclamation works of the Sh. Komandoo Shore Protection Rectification and Mathi-Komandoo Connectivity Project. Furthermore, Mathi-Komandooo temporary shore protection & Komandoo existing revetment rectification works has reached
The Whanganui Port Limited Partnership just announced that after a competitive procurement process, that Concrete Structures Ltd has been awarded and signed the construction contract to complete the Te Pūwaha Stage One Port civil construction Works. Whanganui Port Limited Partnership chair, Mark Pet
Just one month since assuming command of the USACE San Francisco District, Lt. Col. Timothy Shebesta spent last week meeting with the navigation partners and seeing first-hand the various dredging missions the District oversees in the Bay Area. On Monday, he and District staff members toured Portlan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, started the dredging operations in Ludington and Pentwater harbors on Lake Michigan last week. The projects represent about $1.25 million in dredging to keep the federal navigation system safe and open for commercial and recreational traffic. Ludin
Last week, USACE Rock Island District’s dredging crews were working below the lock at Locks and Dam 15 in Rock Island, Illinois, removing sediment from the navigation channel. Dredging is an integral part of yearly channel maintenance to ensure the navigation industry can continue moving up and down
The Manson’s hopper dredge Frederick Paup is officially on the water. The hopper was transferred from the erection site at the AmFELS (a member of the Seatrium Group) shipyard to the floating drydock Solomon P. Ortiz in Brownsville, TX. Once complete, the Frederick Paup (128m in length, 25m breadth
Thérèse Coffey, Secretary of State for the Environment, visited the shores of Chichester Harbour earlier this week to learn about an innovative saltmarsh restoration trial. The Secretary of State was accompanied by staff from Chichester Harbour Conservancy, the Environment Agency and the Solent Seas
