Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced that the dredging work at Highline Lake State Park has been completed. The dredging operation removed years of silt buildup that will significantly enhance water recreation at the popular park, located northwest of Fruita. “We thank the public for their patience
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District released a draft study report recommending restoration of 90 acres of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to its natural tidal marsh state. The proposed project would fill the sunken interior of areas near Antioch, using existing dredge materia
Work has begun on rectification works at the Mandorah Jetty. Minister for Infrastructure Peter Styles said the Mandorah Jetty had suffered extensive damaged earlier this year during Wet Season storms and needed to be repaired. “The Jetty suffered foreshore damage; embankment repair works have finish
CCCC First Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. has recently won the bid for the soft foundation treatment of the reclamation area of Dachanwan port zone in Shenzhen, with a construction period of 1,461 days. Located in the east of Phase 1 terminal of Dachanwan port zone in Xixiang Town, Baoan District, She
The flood defence banks between Blakeney and Cley, and between Brancaster village and Brancaster beach suffered multiple breaches during the tidal surge in December. The damage was so significant that the footpaths on top of the defences had been closed since the surge. The Environment Agency is wor
Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Facility Expansion at Port Guam is planned for April 14th, reports pacificnewscenter. The Ceremony will be hosted by the Port Authority of Guam. Funded, in a large part, by a $50 million grant from the Department of Defense and administered in tandem with the U.S. De
The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will be switching to a modified spring schedule on its Hatteras-Ocracoke route Tuesday, April 15, adding four scheduled daily departures from both sides while adding unscheduled shuttle service to alleviate backups when they occur. Dre
HafenCity Hamburg GmbH has announced that the Baakenhafen dredging program will be underway from September 15, 2014, until October 31, 2015. This deepening project will consist of removal of approximately 350,000m3 of sand by using a trailing suction hopper dredger. The contract will also include re
Maintenance dredging is an important part of port operations to provide safe navigation by ensuring sufficient draught clearance for commercial vessels visiting the Port of Melbourne. Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC) undertakes this work in accordance with an approved Environmental Management Pl
People in Rossall and Anchorsholme in Lancashire will be better protected from the risk of flooding thanks to £85 million of government funding towards two new major sea defences. The new sea defences near Blackpool form part of one of the UK’s biggest coastal defence schemes. In total, they will pr
American Rivers named the Middle Mississippi River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2014. “The America’s Most Endangered Rivers report is a call to action to save rivers that are at a critical tipping point,” said Eileen Fretz Shader of American Rivers. “Cutting off the Mississippi River’s
A public meeting to discuss the disposal of dredged material from Menekaunee Harbor will be held by the Department of Natural Resources from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday April 24 at Marinette City Hall, 1905 Hall Ave., conference room 214. The City of Marinette has proposed to dredge within the Menekaune
Deltares will acquire a new Delta Flume at its Rotterdamseweg location in Delft in late November. It will replace the present facility in the North-East Polder and be a lot more advanced. In terms of its size and test facilities, the new facility is unique in the world. The flume will be used for go
Rocky River city officials and Cleveland Metroparks are cooperating in an effort to seek funds for Rocky River dredging. The money needed for the dredging works of this relatively short river, which forms the western boundaries of the cities of Cleveland and Lakewood, is $400,000. The alliance betwe
