New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials announced the start of a multi-year, multi-million dollar State Channel Dredging Program that will begin to return New Jersey’s waterways affected by Superstorm Sandy to a state of good repair. “Our state channels are vital waterways that are
Bundaberg Regional Council has welcomed news that the State Government will start dredging the Burnett River near Kirby’s Wall from next month. Mayor, Cr Mal Forman, said the announcement came after months of negotiations between Council and the State Government. “I have had a number of extensive me
China Railway First Group Company Limited presented the result of the Rewa and Navua rivers dredging, as well as the current status of the Ba River dredging, to a Fiji governemt delegation. Ba River Dredging Project, carried out in three phases, is nearing completion, said Donald Singh, CRFG spokesp
During the Charleston Upper Harbor maintenance dredging program approximately 2,310,000 cubic yards of unclassified material will be removed and placed in the Clouter Creek Disposal Area, Highway and South Cells, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District. This cleanup projec
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, in partnership with the city of Schuyler and the Lower Platte North Natural Resources District, has begun construction of a 2.5-mile levee along Shell Creek north and east of Schuyler and is marking the occasion with a groundbreaking ceremony on Thur
With more than 220 home, property, and business owners in Allen County potentially facing drastic increases in the price of their flood insurance, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown applauded passage of a new bipartisan that would protect Ohioans from huge increases for their flood insurance premiums. Brown fo
The Environment Agency has completed five weeks of intensive work to restore the sea defences damaged by the severe winter storms at Preston Beach. A significant amount of shingle was washed away by the waves at the Preston Beach Sea Defence Scheme, to the East of Weymouth. During a series of severe
CCCC Fourth Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. has recently won the bid for the reclamation project in Phase 8 of Section 4 of Zhangzhou China Merchants Economic and Technological Development Zone (CMZD), Fujian, with a construction period of 600 days. As an integral part of the construction of Section 4
On February 25, minister of trade, industry and investment of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago signed the business contract for the transshipment port and dry dock project and the Endeavour business development project in the country. With a contract amount of nearly $500 million and a constructi
Repairs to flood defences that help reduce flood risk to communities on the South Humber bank will soon be completed. The Environment Agency is scheduled to finish the initial repairs to the flood defences, which were damaged by December’s tidal surge, by the beginning of April. It will have taken j
As part of President Obama’s continuing commitment to help coastal communities recover from Hurricane Sandy, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced a $5 million procurement opportunity to collect data offshore from Maine to Miami, Florida, to identify sand resources for potential
Inauguration ceremony of Noonu atoll Holhudhoo harbour project was held on 18th March 2014. The Chief Guest Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, Minister of Youth and Sports Mr Mohamed Maleeh Jamal, Minister of State for Housing and Infrastructure Mr. Mohamed Faiz, Noonu atoll
The long-awaited widening and deepening of Canaveral Harbor to allow larger ships greater safety margins for sailing in and out of Port Canaveral is scheduled to begin next month with completion in November 2014. The $35 million project to widen Port Canaveral’s 400-feet wide harbor by 100 feet and
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, is conducting a dredging project in Shem Creek to dredge the channel back to its former depth. This allows the shrimping industry in the area to continue to function without hinderance. For this purpose the Corps is employing the dredge Richmond
