Dredging
Government Invests in Naufrage Harbor
Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, has announced an investment to improve safety and working conditions for fishermen at Naufrage Harbor, Prince Edward Island. This funding will be used to replace a section of an existing deteriorated wharf with a new structure, repair the entrance breakwa
Egypt to Open New Canal This Week
Egypt will inaugurate this week a major expansion of the Suez Canal, completed in a third of the originally estimated time. This expansion program adds 35 kilometers of new channels, in addition to 37 kilometers of existing waterways that were dredged to allow larger vessels to pass. The Suez Canal
Meetings on Dade County Shore Protection
The USACE, Jacksonville District, has invited the public to provide comments on the draft Environmental Assessment and draft Finding of No Significant Impact for the Identification of Alternative Sand Sources for the Remaining Period of Federal Participation, Dade County Beach Erosion Control and Hu
WOC Obeserver Status Approved
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) General Assembly on July 14th approved the World Ocean Council (WOC) as an official Observer. Established by the Law of the Sea treaty, the ISA is the intergovernmental body which organizes, regulates and controls all mineral-related activities in the interna
SedNet Event in September
The 9th International SedNet conference will be held on 23-26 September 2015, in Kraków, Poland. At the core of this SedNet conference, hosted and co-organized by the Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, AGH University of Science and Technology, will be the link between sedim
Drop-in Session in Flood-Prone North Yorkshire
Work to improve flood defenses in parts of Skipton town center in North Yorkshire are set to start in September and local residents and business owners are being invited to a drop-in meeting to see how it will affect them. Four sites in the town center have been targeted for improvements as part of
Milestones for Savannah Harbor Deepening
Progress on the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, known as SHEP, shifts into high gear as four major milestones are reached in the first week of August. The Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday, July 31st, awarded the contract for the Dissolved Oxygen Injection System to CDM Co
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
NMDC Announces Completion of Suez Dredging National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC), together with other members of the Challenge Consortium (Jan De Nul, Boskalis and Van Oord), has announced the completion of the New Suez Canal project following its successful trial run on Saturday, July 25. Ul
Major Investments in New Brunswick Harbors
John Williamson, Member of Parliament for New Brunswick Southwest, on behalf of Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, has announced that the Government of Canada will invest in major improvement projects at eleven small craft harbors in New Brunswick. Funding will provide a safer and more eff
Meeting on Shallow Water Habitat Sites
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public scoping meeting from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 20, at the Lewis and Clark Missouri River Visitors Center. The purpose of the meeting is to seek public input on the development of shallow water habitat at two Missouri River Recovery
Sutherland Reservoir Dredging Kicks Off
The Sutherland Reservoir dredging project, undertaken by the Nebraska Public Power District, is currently underway. This cleanup program is a process that is done on a yearly basis, according to knopnews2.com. Chuck Troia, Nebraska Public Power District Canaday/Water /Renewable Energy Manager, said:
EPA Award for Passaic River Group
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently bestowed its annual “Citizen Excellence in Community Involvement Award” on a community advisory group formed to raise awareness and solicit public input into the agency’s proposed $1.7 billion Superfund cleanup of the Passaic River. The award,
Update on the River Thames Scheme
The River Thames Scheme is a proposed program of projects and investments to reduce flood risk in communities near Heathrow, including: Datchet, Wraysbury, Egham, Staines, Chertsey, Shepperton, Weybridge, Sunbury, Molesey, Thames Ditton, Kingston and Teddington. The River Thames between Datchet and
Equipment Failure to Impact Dredging
A mechanical equipment failure will impact dredging planned for the Cook Road boat launch, announced City of Kelowna. Work was originally scheduled to begin Monday, August 10. The boat launch will remain open until further notice. “The delay is unfortunate. It’s important to get this work done in a