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Missouri River Under Long Term Dredging Plan

Senator John Hoeven insisted of handling sandbars as well as other flow constrictions on the Missouri River to be able to stop ice jams and flooding for this winter. Senator insists Omaha District Commander Col. Robert Ruch to deal any potential risk would be caused by the River. Additional to Robert Ruch, North Dakota Water Commissioner Todd Sando, the Omaha District’s […]

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Dredging on Hernando beach channel resumes

After delays that prompted concerns from the county, the dredging of the Hernando Beach channel is back on track with a vengeance. Not only did mechanical dredging continue this week, but a second dredger was put into operation, allowing the work to get under way at both ends of the channel. A new project time […]

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ICTT Quay becomes operational

The Cochin Port Trust on Friday announced that 450 metres of quay at the International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) Vallarpadam have been made operational. With the fast-progressing dredging operations at ICTT, an 11-metre draft along an additional length of 100 metre of berth length has been achieved which has made 450 metres of the quay […]

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Barge here, dredging due soon

Progress toward rebuilding the Crescent City Harbor is becoming more visible after months of obtaining permits and funds. An excavator barge to be used for dredging landed in the harbor about 7 a.m. Monday and the rest of the vessels for removing tsunami-deposited silt should arrive by week’s end. “It’s a little bit ahead of […]

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CFE first-half profit tumbles 18% on DEME contract termination

Cie. d’Entreprises CFE SA, the construction firm that owns half of Dredging Environmental & Marine Engineering NV, said profit declined 18 percent in the first half on losses from a cancelled DEME contract in Brazil. Net income dropped to 26.2 million euros ($37.7 million), or 2 euros per share, from 32.1 million euros, or 2.46 […]

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New Topsail Inlet dredging to cost more

The price tag to dredge New Topsail Inlet has increased, prompting the small town spearheading efforts to deepen the badly clogged waterway to fork out significantly more money. Topsail Beach commissioners recently agreed to contribute $175,000 to the project. That’s $75,000 more than town officials initially anticipated paying. A majority of commissioners agreed they had […]

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Kill van Kull Dredging Project to Bring Great Benefits

Staten Island’s shipping ports have moved one step closer in being able to accept the next generation of super container ships with the completion of dredging work in the Kill van Kull. The Army Corps of Engineers completed the work at the end of last month, which deepened a four-mile-long underwater highway to a depth […]

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Kure Beach chips in $15,000 for inlet dredging

Charter fishing captains and others gathered in a crowded town hall stood and cheered Tuesday night after the Kure Beach Town Council approved contributing $15,000 to dredge Carolina Beach Inlet. Some confusion over whether the town could contribute money from its general fund to projects outside its jurisdiction led the council last week to decide […]

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Minister of public works and transport visits Long Island

Minister of Public Works and Transport the Hon Neko C Grant inspected the new Salt Pond Dock during a stopover visit to Long Island on Wednesday. The Hon Desmond Bannister, the Minister of Education; the Hon Lawrence Cartwright, Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources and MP for Long Island; Colin Higgs, permanent secretary; Jordan Ritchie, […]

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Port of Tauranga in Growth Mode

Port of Tauranga is investing to handle bigger ships and expects earnings to grow despite an uncertain global economic outlook, says chairman John Parker. The NZX-listed port said underlying profit was a record $57.9 million for the year ended June 30, up from $49.4 million the previous year. “Despite the patchy economic recovery, we have […]