A federal judge ruled that New Jersey’s lawsuit opposing dredging of the Delaware River shipping channel by the Army Corps of Engineers should be heard in the Garden State. The Corps of Engineers had sought to have the case moved to Delaware, where a judge ruled in February that the project could be
Holden Beach has received a 4,500-foot long, 150-foot wide stretch of new sand thanks to the dredging of the Lockwood Folly Inlet between Holden and Oak Island, according to Holden Beach Town Manager David Hewett… [mappress] Source:thesunnews,April 27,2010;
Driving by Harbor City’s 231-acre regional park, Machado Lake looks to be a serene and picturesque oasis. But close up, the reality is harsh. For years the lake, which holds runoff storm water from the area, has collected everything from pesticides to swarms of mosquitoes… [mappress] Source:pasadena
New technology and lessons from old mistakes will help forecast environmental and financial costs of dredging Jacksonville’s harbor before work begins, engineers said Monday at an international conference in Jacksonville. “We’re using the most up-to-date methods and tools that are out there… [mappre
BAYONNE AND BEYOND — Reports from several prominent officials in Hudson County and in Bayonne suggest that city officials are seeking offers to build a container port on the former Military Ocean Terminal site in a blockbuster deal that could help the city retire its entire debt… [mappress] Source:h
PLAQUEMINES PARISH — Plaquemines Parish officials would like to see more projects that dedicate a dredge operation in the Mississippi River for the sole purpose of mining soil from the river’s bottom to build new marsh. That was the case last year with a dredge that was placed in the river… [mappres
Levels of the toxin tributyltin almost 20 times higher than the concentration known to affect the environment have been found at Rous Head, according to Fremantle Ports’ latest environmental monitoring results. The results, published on the port’s website, show the concentration of TBT… [mappress] S
Saugatuck, MI — The entrance to Saugatuck’s harbor has become dangerously shallow this spring, jeopardizing the tourist community’s economy and prompting the city to ask for emergency dredging. The funds, though, aren’t there. “We know there’s a shoal there,” said Tom O’Brien, area engineer of the U
Marsa Al Nejoum Real Estate has unveiled the master plan of its waterfront Nujoom Islands project in Sharjah. The firm is the UAE-based development arm of master developer Al Hanoo Holding.The agreement has been signed with Los Angelesbased design firm Creative Kingdom… [mappress] Source:emiratesbus
Titanium Resources Group Ltd is pleased to announce that following the mediation at the end of March, a final settlement has been reached with all remaining insurers in its subsidiary Sierra Rutile Limited’s legal action relating to the capsize of Dredge D2 in July 2008… [mappress] Source:trg,April
Japan’s Itochu Group has submitted a proposal to Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport in cooperation with Vinalines to develop the Lach Huyen port in Hai Phong. Under the proposal, Itochu will invest US$160m to construct two container berths, with the Vietnamese government investing US$260m… [mappress] S
For generations, the islands of Jamaica Bay, the 26-square-mile natural sanctuary off the Brooklyn and Queens shoreline that is home to hundreds of species of migratory birds and marine life, have been disappearing, victims of environmental neglect. A combination of factors, including development… [
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has completed dredging the estuary of the Volta River at Ada-Foah that it started in February. The dredging is aimed at increasing salinity by sea water intrusion into the river to reduce the incidence of bilharzias and to restore the ecosystem in the area… [mappress]
HENDERSON — Dredging to improve navigation through the small channel connecting Lake Ontario to Henderson Harbor will begin Wednesday. The town of Henderson has received permission needed from Dr. Nak K. Shim, owner of Association Island, to access his property before fish spawning was in full swing
