The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, plans to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for the placement of 1,015,000 cubic yards of sand onto the Asbury Park beaches. This project intends to restore the Asbury Park to Avon-by-the-Sea reach of the Sea Bright to Manasquan (NJ) Beach Erosion
State Representative Garey Bies recently announced that the Joint Finance Committee approved a motion that includes $5.2 million for the dredging of the channel between Northport and Detroit Harbor. “While the safety of the residents of the Island is the biggest concern,” said Bies. “I was also worr
Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrat Marlene Caride to commence flood control projects along the Passaic River Basin was approved by the full Senate. The measure was approved 37-0. “Since early 2012, New Jersey has seen the worst in ravaging storms and flood damage,” said Caride (D-Bergen, Pas
The head of North Queensland Bulk Ports (NQBP) stated that the Great Barrier Reef is not under threat by proposed port development. In an opinion piece (see below), NQBP chief executive Brad Fish says port operations and shipping in the marine park are well regulated and the scale of the activity is
By Government of Russia Decree dated 04. 07. 2013 No. 1128-r the seaport of Sabetta located in the Yamal and Nenets Autonomous District on the coast of the Ob Mouth of Kara Sea was opened for foreign vessels. Sabetta is the seaport, where FSUE “Rosmorport” is implementing a project for the construct
The International Symposium and Exhibition on the Redevelopment of Manufactured Gas Plant Sites (MGP 2014) will be held at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa in Destin, Florida, USA, on April 6-8, 2014. The International Society of Technical & Environmental Professionals, Inc., the Center
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, announced a draft environmental assessment for proposed modifications to the Pembina, N.D., Flood Protection System. A public review and comment period on the draft EA commenced on July 10 and ends on August 9. The city of Pembina is proposing to
The Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, introduced a plan for the Jones Inlet dredging program. The project includes maintenance dredging of the Federal Navigation channel and deposition basins at Jones Inlet with subsequent placement of the dredged material along the designated downdrift be
Stone Harbor Beach Project Passes Halfway Mark (USA) Stone Harbor’s massive reconstruction of its entire beachfront is more than 50 percent complete and could finish at the end of July. Layer of Stones to Protect Connection Cables at Danish Offshore Wind Farm On Wednesday 19 June 2013 around noon,
The Lagos Channels Management Company Ltd (LCM) announced that it has dredged most of the ports in Lagos to between 13 and 13.5 metre depth, reports leadership.ng. Regarding this cleanup program, Prince Falade Oyekan, the LCM’s head of human resources, stated that the company has removed 29 shipwrec
VIDEO: Land Reclamation in Singapore from 1984 to 2012 A large-scale of land reclamation has been undertaken in different parts of Singapore since the 1960s. Indofin Group Acquires Majority Stake in IHC Merwede (The Netherlands) Indofin Group, the investment company, owned by the De Bruin family,
Agriculture, fisheries and tourism – these will be the major thrusts that the provincial government of Aklan will be zeroing in under the leadership of Governor Florencio T. Miraflores, who takes over the helm of leading the province for the next three years. Miraflores enumerated these major thrust
The Broads Authority has transformed its dockyard on the River Yare with a new state-of-the art workshop and offices which will help maintain the Broads for generations of visitors to come. The £680,000 development, which was opened by Eastern Daily Press editor Nigel Pickover, is now the hub of the
Under Secretary of State for Transport, Stephen Hammond, has visited Teesport the North East based port, owned and operated by PD Ports. As well as visiting the operations on the ground, Mr Hammond took a harbour launch trip to see the port from the River Tees. PD Ports has invested almost £17m in i