As the Digg reports, the impact of flooding is expected to ease in the Navua Delta as the dredging works in the river got underway recently. The Navua River dredging project will allow for an increased flow capacity with the removal of silt and sand forming at the mouth of the river. This will also
Crews will begin collecting samples next week at the R.G. Haley cleanup site on the Bellingham waterfront as part of a comprehensive environmental investigation. Contractors will collect soil and groundwater samples, install wells, and perform a variety of tests. Sampling and analysis work will cont
Australia’s largest operator, Carnival Australia, and Tourism and Transport Forum are calling for the urgent dredging of Trinity Inlet, according to cairns.com. They say Cairns is losing millions of dollars in passenger spending because bigger ships cannot dock at the port. The Liberal National Part
Oman’s Ministry of Transport and Communications has awarded a commercial bid representing investment of OMR 55 million ($143 million USD) to more than double the Port of Salalah’s general cargo handling capacity. The project will increase dry bulk cargo handling capacity to 20 million tons and liqui
Col. Anthony Hofmann, Commander and District Engineer of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District addressed the members of the Missouri Clean Water Commission at their regularly scheduled meeting in Jefferson City, Mo. regarding the Jameson Island Unit Shallow Water Habitat Restoration
A spokesman for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said that the beachfill project in the Brant Beach section of the township is halfway complete. This $16.7 million project started in March. The contractors will pump 1.2 million cubic yards of material on the 31st through 57th Street beaches. Stephen Roc
According to allAfrica, Intermerc Ghana Limited (IGL) has completed the dredging of the River Pra. The company had a period of six weeks to complete the dredging of the river to allow the free flow of water from upstream to the pumping station. Apart from the completion of the dredging of the River
Extensive testing of sediment in Port Curtis has confirmed that dredging is not contributing to poor health of fish in Gladstone Harbour. The Director-General of the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection Andrew Chesterman released the results of sediment sampling from 31 sites in Port Cu
An unprecedented effort to restore the Great Lakes will be highlighted in Cleveland this September when hundreds of advocates, scientists, public officials and conservation leaders gather for Great Lakes Week 2012. The theme of this year’s event, to be held Sept. 10-13 in downtown Cleveland, is “Tak
Less than three weeks after Queensland Environment Minister Andrew Powell conceded that Gladstone harbour was a mess, he has given Gladstone Ports Corporation a free pass to increase the turbidity churned up in the water by their mass dredging operations. “The ongoing environmental crisis in Gladsto
Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) has received confirmation from the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) that some trigger values for turbidity will be raised. The decision comes after an extensive review of additional data by the regulator to better reflect the background turbid
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) informs the shipping, harbour craft and pleasure craft communities in Singapore’s waters that the dredging work has begun at the Terumbu Pidara, Jurong Island. These dredging works will be carried out by the grab dredger, “Syunkai”, held in position by
U.S. Congressman Robert J. Dold spoke at the City Club of Waukegan and talked about his Main Street Jobs Agenda. Dold highlighted discussions he has had with organizations, businesses and community activists in Waukegan and the ideas that came about as a result of working together. “Waukegan has a p
Jaime Herrera Beutler led a joint letter to Columbia River Crossing Director Nancy Boyd yesterday highlighting the economic consequences of limiting navigation on the Columbia River, and seeking answers on potential costs to taxpayers if the bridge height limits certain river users. The letter was s