Dredging
Goshen Dam Pond Dredging Nears Its Funding Goal (USA)
The Elkhart River Restoration Association has secured more than a third of the money needed to start Goshen Dam Pond dredging, reports The Elkhart Truth. This project, which is planned to be realized in 2015, will cost about $2 million in total. “Once the group gets to the halfway mark of $1 million
Jan de Nul, Dredging International to Dredge Ghent-Terneuzen Canal
The Jan de Nul and Dredging International joint venture has won the the Ghent-Terneuzen navigation canal dredging contract. The main goal of this maintenance dredging project, worth approximately EUR 9.3 mln, is to ensure correct depths of the mentioned canal. The Ghent–Terneuzen canal is a waterway
USA: Money for Presque Isle Beach Replenishment Secured
U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, Senator Bob Casey Jr., and Senator Pat Toomey issued the following statements commending the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FY 2014 USACE Civil Works Work Plan for including $1.5 million for Presque Isle Beach Replenishment and $1.52 million for dredging and sediment te
Sweden: Stockholm Harbour to Initiate Dredging Project
Stockholms Hamn Aktiebolag has announced a tender for the Stockholm harbour development program. During this project, the contractor will need to build a harbour erosion wall, which will be about 70m long with an average depth of about 25m. The Stockholm harbour development work will also involve dr
The Philippines: Mayor Strongly Supports Pantal River Dredging
Dagupan Mayor Belen Fernandez announced that she will coordinate with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on the Pantal River dredging issue. Fernandez said that dredging of the Pantal River needs to start immediately, otherwise it would be too late as the flood season is just a few m
Inspection of South West Flood Defences Underway (UK)
The Environment Agency was joined yesterday by military personnel as it starts the inspection of flood defences across the South West. The Agency will be inspecting more than 30,000 flood defence assets across the region. This will include defences around the whole south west coast from Bristol to B
Stakeholders Provide Update on St. Johns River Restoration Plans (USA)
Florida Department of Environmental Protection staff met with local stakeholders to discuss annual progress on the restoration plans for 25 tributaries in the Lower St. Johns River basin. The Department, along with the Florida Department of Transportation, City of Jacksonville, JEA, Duval County Hea
Australia: Ellen Brook Wetland Project Moves Ahead
Work is underway to build one of Western Australia’s largest constructed wetlands, the Ellen Brook Wetland project, to boost the health of the Swan River by improving water quality. Announcing the start of construction this week, Environment Minister Albert Jacob said the project aimed to reduce pho
UK: Dredger “Kari Hege” to Work at Port of Wells Next Week
The Port of Wells dredging project is scheduled to commence on 10th March 2014. The port’s dredging vessel “Kari Hege” will be engaged in the following dredging operations: – Monday to Tuesday: in the main channel North of number 4 buoy, between buoys 4 & 2, and – Wednesday to Friday: in the access
Corps to Hold Public Meeting on Searsport Harbor Dredging Proposal (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, and the Maine Department of Transportation will hold a meeting on the proposal for maintenance and improvement dredging of the Searsport Harbor Federal Navigation Project in Searsport, Maine. The meeting will be held on March 26, 2014 in Belfas
New England Corps to Continue Operating at Normal Levels
With the release of the U.S. President Obama’s Budget for fiscal year 2015 for Corps of Engineers Civil Works on March 4, 2014, the Corps’ New England District looks forward to continued normal operations and funding. In Connecticut, the budget proposes continuing funding the operations and maintena
USA: Army Corps Presents Cohasset Harbor Dredging Plan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, is proposing maintenance dredging of the Cohasset Harbor Federal Navigation Project (FNP) in Cohasset and Scituate, Mass. The town of Cohasset is the local sponsor. The authorized FNP provides for an anchorage area in the inner harbor, 7-feet d
Minister Urges Councils to Prepare for Future Flooding (Australia)
The push to make Queensland communities better protected against flooding is changing the way councils can apply for funding. Community Recovery and Resilience Minister David Crisafulli has called for Expressions of Interest for the first time from the state’s 77 councils for projects that will help
MZM Construction Bags Woodmont Beach Restoration Contract (USA)
The Woodmont Beach restoration program, located in Milford, Conn., will be completed under the terms of around $2 mln contract recently awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. Work will be accomplished by MZM Construction Company, Inc., of Newark, N.J. Construction is sche