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Preparations underway for Winston Lake dredging
Winston Lake, the surrounding shoreline, the fishing pier and the parking lot and shelter by the pier will be closed starting November 9, for construction of the Phase 2 improvements to Winston Lake Park. Picnic shelters 3 and 4 will remain open but the only access will be from the park entrance on
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Gloucester Docks dredging starts
A project to remove approximately 12,000m3 of silt from Gloucester Docks and the canal between Llanthony Bridge and St Ann Bridge is underway. The £200K scheme will take around six weeks to complete, reports the Canal and River Trust. In fact, specialist machinery will float in the Docks, with a wat
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All set for Port of Blyth maintenance dredging
A Port of Blyth maintenance dredging program is set to begin on Sunday, November 8, the port said in their latest release. This maintenance dredging scheme will be conducted at the port approaches, main navigational channel and operational commercial berths. Also, the Port of Blyth dredging project
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TSHD Sospan Dau arriving in Southsea today
After a delay due to the bad weather, the Sospan Dau dredging vessel is arriving in Southsea today, 5th November, to start work on the new flood defenses. The Southsea Coastal Scheme officials report that at around 1pm, the vessel will put on a spectacular show. It includes ‘rainbowing’ shingle on t
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Aberdeen South Harbour expansion – before and after PHOTO
Aberdeen Harbour Board has just release a before and after photo of the South Harbour expansion project. The two photos were taken a year apart – the first in October 2019 and the second only a few days ago. There one can see the placement of the final caissons and infill material on the east [&hell
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PM Hasina highlights importance of capital dredging
Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, is calling for capital dredging of all the country’s rivers to bring back the water flow. She gave the directive at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) yesterday, local media reports. The Prime Minister took part
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L’Anse-à-Brillant dredging plan introduced
The Small Craft Harbors Branch of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO-MPO) is proposing to undertake maintenance dredging at L’Anse-à-Brillant fishing harbor, located in Gaspésie, in the Québec province. According to DFO-MPO, the maintenance dredging aims to provide safe and accessible facilities for l
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VIDEO: Conowingo Dam – The Facts on Dredging
Exelon Corporation has just released this very interesting video named Conowingo Dam: The Facts on Dredging and Sediment. One of the biggest threats to the health of the Chesapeake Bay is upstream runoff that brings sediment and nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorous into the river, which flows int
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DEME completes Dung Quat dredging
DEME Group has successfully completed a major dredging project in central Vietnam. The company yesterday released this beautiful photo of their mighty trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Congo River, navigating through the South China Sea after wrapping up the job in Vietnam. “We deepened the tur
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Port of Tallinn dredging moves ahead
The Port of Tallinn dredging program in Estonia is moving forward according to schedule. Peter Madsen Rederi’s two vessels “Aase Madsen” and “Merete Chris” are currently very busy working near the Port’s Terminal A. To achieve the required depths at the quays, the Port conducts dredging operations a
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The Entrance dredging wraps up for 2020
Central Coast Council’s dredging program has wrapped up for 2020 with approximately 25,000 cubic meters of sand removed from the channel. Under the cleanup plan, two dredges were used simultaneously to ensure the dredge program was completed in the compressed timeframes. Council’s Environment and Pl
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Port of Thyboron receives dredging permit
The Port of Thyboron has received a dredging permit from the Danish Coastal Authority to increase the depth of the Thyborøn Kanal. For the past ten years, the Port of Thyboron was working to increase the depth of the channel Thyborøn Kanal as well as the harbour approach. After the responsibility fo
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£3.7 million Crinan Canal works set for winter
The first phase of major improvement works along the Crinan Canal gets underway this winter, informs the Scottish Canals. This £3.7 million investment in the Crinan Canal is part of Scottish Canals’ Asset Management Strategy 2018-30. It prioritises improvements on all canal infrastructure in Scotlan
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Preparations underway for LSLCA dredging program
The Lake Saint Louis Community Association (LSLCA) is preparing for their upcoming dredging program. Hydraulic dredging is scheduled in Dauphine Cove no less than every seven years, per the LSLCA By-Laws. Magruder Construction has been awarded the dredging bid for Dauphine Cove and Regatta Bay. Also