Environmental Services Director Susan Goebel-Canning announced that the Florida Department of Transportation has released the $6 million for the Hernando Beach Channel Dredge Project. In a letter sent to Ms. Goebel-Canning, the FDOT acknowledged that the project had been completed in accordance with
The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority will meet in special session today at 9 a.m. in the boardroom of the Port Authority Executive Building,111 East Loop North (Exit 29 off Loop 610) in Houston. Staff will make a presentation on the current permit application to deepen and widen the
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $700,000 contract to Meyer Contracting, Inc., of Maple Grove, Minn., June 6 to repair levees in Velva, N.D., that were damaged during the 2011 flood. The repairs include removing concrete rubble used to reinforce the temporary levees dur
Governor Tom Corbett praised Pennsylvania’s U.S. congressional delegation for their hard work in securing additional federal funding for the dredging of the Delaware River and joining the state’s efforts in continuing this critical project for southeastern Pennsylvania. “By investing in the future o
According to NECN, Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee and the state’s two U.S. senators have welcomed a new 126-foot tall harbor crane to the Port of Davisville. Chafee and senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse announced the arrival of the new crane Friday at the port. NECN reports that the $4 mil
The Sheboygan County has received a $1.5 million Department of Transportation grant to help in dredging the Sheboygan River and its inner harbor, reports sheboyganpress.com. This grant will leverage nearly $14 million in other funding to pay for dredging the river to a depth of up to 16 feet deep th
Kystverket Nordland has announced tender for the dredging and engineering works at the Kabelvåg area. These works include construction of two new breakwaters outside the current port so that there will be an outer and an inner harbour area, including dredging of the outer harbour area and the approa
Wasserstraßen-Neubauamt Berlin has invited bidders to submit their offers for the waterway improvement project at the Berlin area. The plan is to expand the lake route to the White Sea, to both sides of connection or transition areas) for restricted oncoming traffic in the Wastr.Kl. Vb. Therefore, t
Kystverket Nordland has announced a tender for the deepening of the Sandnessundet channel in the Tromsø Municipality. The contract comprises the excavation of approx. 43,500m³ material, drilling and blasting of approx. 3,500m³ rock, loading and transport of the material to the disposal site. Disposa
The U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously passed legislation authored by Congressman McIntyre to stop the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Corps from terminating the Carolina Beach renourishment project. The legislation was attached to the Corps budget bill and passed with unanimous support. Spe
State Senator Patty Ritchie announced good news for boaters and residents in the area of Sandy Pond in Oswego County. Working with residents and county, state and federal officials, Senator Ritchie has won approval for an early start to dredging the sand-choked channel that connects the pond to Lake
Governor Scott Walker has approved grants totaling $6,964,000 for three harbor projects in Wisconsin. The funds will be used to dredge and make repairs and improvements to docks in Green Bay, Sheboygan and Superior. The state’s Harbor Assistance Program (HAP) provides 80 percent of the needed funds,
The State Government plans to spend almost $21 million on new and upgraded infrastructure at Port Kembla in the next financial year, according to illawarramercury.com. “Work undertaken to date has resulted in a portion of the reclaimed area to be handed over to Cement Australia to allow them to comm
On May 21, CCCC Water Transportation Consultants Co., Ltd. won the bid for the preliminary design of the artificial island in Danzhou, Hainan Province, with a value of 13.7 million yuan. Located in the sea area from Baimajing to Paipu in Danzhou, Hainan Province, with a planned reclamation area of s