Dredging
USA: Cranston to Get New Marina
One Goat Island, LLC (Hyatt Regency Newport Marina) is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District to conduct work in waters of the United States in conjunction with constructing and maintaining a new marina in Cranston, Rhode Island. The applicant proposes to constr
Sachem’s Head Yacht Club Proposes Dredging Project (USA)
Sachem’s Head Yacht Club is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, to conduct work in waters of the United States in conjunction with authorizing existing docks and two mooring fields in Guilford, Conn. The work is proposed in Long Island Sound on a small islan
EA Hosts Public Meeting on Broomhill Sands Coastal Defence (UK)
The Environment Agency is hosting a public drop-in session in Camber to update the community on the new Broomhill Sands Coastal Defence Scheme, which has recently secured the funding needed to be built. When built, the Broomhill Sands Defence Scheme will directly protect over 1,400 homes and busines
The Philippines: DPWH to Undertake Kalaklan River Dredging
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will undertake immediate river dredging works as solution to perennial and apparently worsening flooding problem in the affected areas of Kalaklan river in Zambales. DPWH Secretary Rogelio L. Singson ordered Region 3 Director Antonio V. Molano Jr. t
USA: The Strand/BRC Group Seeks Permit for Stamford Dredging
The Strand/BRC Group, Inc., is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District to conduct work in waters of the United States in conjunction with maintenance dredging of an existing marina in Stamford, Conn. The proposed work by The Strand/BRC Group, Inc., involves maint
UK: St Neots Flood Defence Program About to Begin
On Monday 30 September the Environment Agency will begin to carry out repairs to the flood bank at Riverside Park in St Neots. The banks were created in 2009 when the new defences were installed as part of the St Neots Flood Alleviation Scheme to protect the town from flooding. Since then a trench h
Deltares: Preliminary Study for Water Management in Myanmar
Deltares has started collecting the knowledge and data required to develop an integrated water management plan for Myanmar. Water management, which was severely neglected for decades under the military junta, will have to be built up again from scratch and so the government of Myanmar has asked the
USA: Agencies Seek Comments on Longview Terminal Project
The public is invited to an Oct. 1 meeting to comment on the scope of environmental impact statements (EISs) for a proposed coal export terminal near Longview. Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview LLC proposes to build and operate a terminal to export coal from the site of the former Reynolds Aluminum
Greens: Governments Sign MoU of Environmental Destruction (Australia)
The federal and Queensland governments’ new agreement to hand federal environment protection powers to the state government, reported on today, will devastate the state’s natural assets, say the Australian Greens. “So much of Queensland’s iconic environment has been deemed to have national significa
Army Corps: Draft Supplemental EA Available for Public Review (USA)
A draft supplemental environmental assessment for a proposed modification at the Kansas and Nishnabotna Bends in Nemaha and Otoe counties, Neb. is currently available for public review. The purpose of the supplemental action is to provide protection to Levee Unit R-562 by diverting overland flows fr
USA: JAXPORT to Receive USD 27.5 M for Port Development
Governor Rick Scott and members of the Florida Cabinet yesterday approved $150 million in bond proceeds which will finance projects at Florida ports through the Seaport Investment Program. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has programmed $150 million in projects to receive bond proceed
Corps Awards Traverse City Dredging Contract (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, awards a $1.4 million contract for a construction and dredging project at Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City, Mich. Located on West Grand Traverse Bay, the college prepares students to be merchant marine officers and business profession
USA: MCM Marine Wins Cedar River Dredging Gig
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, awards a contract for maintenance dredging of Cedar River Harbor in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The contract, for $192,700, goes to MCM Marine, Inc. of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. This is one of seven dredging contracts to be awarded using $5.9 million
New Orleans to Host Dredging Meeting (USA)
The Corps of Engineers’ New Orleans District is conducting a dredging meeting on November 5, 2013 in the DARM at the New Orleans District. The meeting will provide a forum for the exchange of information of interest to the Corps, environmental and navigation stakeholders, and the dredging industry.