U.S. Representative Mike Kelly yesterday announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will allocate $1.5 million for sand replenishment at Presque Isle State Park as part of its 2021 work plan. Commenting the latest news, Kelly said: “Presque Isle State Park is a natural treasure and I am thankfu
Lake Orono looks different these days, the City of Elk River reports. Since September, the lake was closely monitored as the water levels were drawn down in preparation for dredging over the winter months. Now that the weather is colder, the city’s contractor, New Look Contracting, Inc., is preparin
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council recently kicked off a major clean-up campaign of the South Lake in Craigavon. This campaign, which will refresh the lake, started before Christmas to ensure that the waters will be restored, revived and ready to use when the new Watersports Centre
The ponds at Great Linford Manor Park have now been dredged, the Milton Keynes Parks Trust reports. The Water Garden ponds, outside the Almshouses, had many decades of silt in them, which clearly evident from how much of it has been excavated and is now spread around their banks. This had built up f
Dredging is more than dredging, it’s also about sailing the seven seas and discovering the world seen from the water, Jan De Nul Group said in their recent post. Having this in mind, the company has just released a beautiful photo of their Ultra-Low Emission vessel Diogo Cão in Singapore. What a vie
Local authorities have just released Winter 2021 Newsletter for the Southsea Coastal Scheme. The start of the scheme, UK’s largest local authority-led coastal defences’ project worth more than £100M, was the culmination of seven years of work including wide-ranging public consultation. Some of the h
Representative Peter DeFazio’s office yesterday notified the Port of Coos Bay that repair to Coos Bay’s North Jetty has been included in the USACE Workplan. This means that approximately $34.65 million will be invested in lengthening the structure by 120′-150′, stabilization of the jetty head, and a
The Port of Houston yesterday received notification from USACE that it was awarded a “new start” designation and $19.5 million in federal funds to begin construction of the Houston Ship Channel Expansion Channel Improvement Project. The project was authorized in the Water Resources and Development A
Congressman Garret Graves and House Republican Whip Steve Scalise announced yesterday that the Morganza-to-the-Gulf Hurricane Protection project will receive $12.46 million in New Start Construction funding from USACE. The funding will increase flood protection and further protect economic activity
International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) has successfully wrapped up a berth expansion project at Manila International Container Terminal (MICT). According to ICTSI, this project will effectively raise the MICT’s annual capacity to over 3.3 million TEUs. The project included a number of cru
The Town of Lake Lure, Rutherford County, North Carolina, has just released this very interesting video update on their ongoing Lake Lure dredging program. In the video, Dean Givens, Parks, Rec. & Lake Director talks about the dredging activities in Lake Lure. The Parks, Recreation and Lake Departme
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) and the Maldives’ Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (MNPHI) today signed an agreement towards implementation of the Reclamation and Harbor Development Project at Lh. Felivaru. MTCC CEO, Adam Azim, signed the contract on behalf
Klaipeda State Seaport Authority has signed a contract for the dredging works of the shipping canal up to 15 meters. The European Union assigned 17.3 million euros to implement the project. The work will be performed by the Danish dredging company Rohde Nielsen A/S. It is not the first big project i
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced last week that dredging work is now underway at Little Sodus Bay, a navigation channel in Cayuga County, used by boaters to access Lake Ontario from Little Sodus Bay. The accumulation of silt, sand, and other debris can cause areas like Little Sodus Bay to
