Port Macquarie-Hastings Council said in its latest announcement that work has begun at Rocks Ferry Reserve in Wauchope to address a highly eroded section of the riverbank near Princess Ave. One of the key objectives of this program is to address a highly eroded section of riverbank adjacent to the R
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Los Angeles District said in its latest release that the Port of Long Beach (POLB) has requested renewal of Regional General Permit (RGP) No. 28 for routine maintenance dredging and disposal, and routine maintenance of in-water structures and facilities. The current
The Port of Kalama said in their latest release that a maintenance dredging program at the Temco LLC berth, aimed to ensure the draft necessary for cargo ships at the terminal, is set to begin next week. The port commission voted to award the $814,212 dredging contract to HME Construction. The routi
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host four public scoping meetings for the preparation of a supplemental environmental impact statement to address the impacts associated with the construction of remaining authorized work on the Mississippi River levees and Tributaries project. USACE issued a no
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s Habitat Enhancement Program (HEP) submitted this month a project permit application for the Maplewood Marine Restoration Project. The scheme is located immediately south of the Maplewood Flats Conservation Area which is two kilometers east of the Ironworkers Mem
A large-scale field study to understand the complex processes in the transition area from the Ems River towards the UNESCO listed Wadden Sea is set to begin today, Royal HaskoningDHV said in its latest release. “This knowledge is very much needed in the assessment of the effectiveness of large measu
The arrival of the carrier ship Transshelf marks the beginning of the Port of Kitimat dredging program, aimed to ensure safe passage of vessels by increasing the depth of berthing areas. “This seasonally-sensitive work ensures the project is well-positioned to meet schedule requirements should LNG C
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contractor Weeks Marine Inc., of Cranford, N.J. has begun before-dredging surveys of the Moriches Inlet and bay. The first of three tug-boat shipments of submergible pipe arrived on August 25, 2018. Two more shipments of equipment are scheduled to arrive within the
Colin Fraser, Member of Parliament for West Nova, on behalf of Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, yesterday announced that the Government of Canada is investing $8.35 million in harbor infrastructure in West Nova. Commenting the latest announcement, Colin
The President of the Maldives, Abdulla Yaameen Abdul Gayyoom, officially inaugurated R. Innamaadhoo harbor project today, the Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) said in their latest announcement. According to the official statement, the main components of this harbor development proje
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contractors launched a 27 ton dredger last Thursday into the San Jacinto River as preparations continue for emergency dredging and debris removal along the West Fork of the river. Two dredgers, measuring 90 feet long, 25 feet wide, were transported in and are being
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Jacksonville District hosted an industry day event in Jacksonville, Fla., August 14, to highlight the Port Everglades Navigation Improvement Project’s features and potential mitigation measures, and bring industry expertise to the table. Expertise also included repr
Craig Carmody, CEO of the Port of Newcastle, announced yesterday that in the past three weeks, the port had received a number of unsolicited bids to develop and operate a container terminal in Newcastle, NSW. “I can confirm that the Port of Newcastle has been approached by a number of globally signi
The Dorena-Hickman Ferry said in their latest announcement that their ferry is now open on regular schedule. The ferry was closed on Monday, August 20, for dredging of the Hickman Harbor. The dredging is still going on in the harbor, but is now far away enough that it does not impact the ferry, the