According to the Port Authority of Guam, the modernization efforts are definitely underway at the Port. “We are going to embark on the repairs of the F5 Wharf, the service life extension maintenance and repairs that’s ongoing and we got all the PUC deliverables and so the port is going to be very bu
According to thisiscornwall.co.uk, a small-scale dredging trial in Falmouth Harbour to measure the potential environmental impacts of relocating maerl habitat is set to go ahead this month after Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC) awarded the work to a Chatham-based specialist dredging contractor.
According to kpbs.org, between now and November, crews will take 1.4 million cubic yards of sand resting offshore and boost the sand level at eight beach locations in the San Diego area. A lot of sand will be pumped from the ocean floor onto beaches from the South Bay to North County. “We’ve just ch
The Baillieu Government is ignoring departmental advice to consider placing Melbourne’s second major container port at Bay West Port, claims the State Opposition. “There are significant environmental and transport concerns about the Government’s preferred choice, Hastings,” the Opposition said. “The
Godwin Eton is joining Coastline Surveys as a Geotechnical Engineer responsible for preparation of geotechnical reports from offshore and nearshore geotechnical projects, running the soil logging facility and increasing the company portfolio to include pipeline geotechnics and soil-structure interac
Shri G.K. Vasan, the Union Minister of Shipping, has announced the details of capacity and projected capacity on completion of the proposed projects in respect of all Major Ports. These are as follows: [mappress] Dredging Today Staff, September 3, 2012
Following its formal commissioning, the multi-billion Onitsha River Port Complex has begun operations last week. According to thisdaylive.com, the formal unveiling of the Onitsha River Port Complex followed its complete rehabilitation by the Federal Government. “The facility involved the constructio
The dredging project at the Dania Cut Off Canal has hit rock bottom, according to sun-sentinel.com. David Roach, the director of the Florida Inland Navigation District, the project’s major funder, said: “We hit some harder rock than we had planned on, but we’re going to have to bring in a different
Today, the LNP Government will take the first steps to allow the Trinity Inlet dredging. “The Ports North would lodge an Initial Advice Statement with the Queensland Co-ordinator General for dredging of the inlet to be declared a significant project,” said Cairns MP Gavin King. According to cairns.c
Hajiya Aishatu Binani, a member of the House of Representatives, has appealed to the Federal Government to expedite the River Benue dredging project. According to vanguardngr.com, she stated: “Sometime this year, I sponsored a motion at the House of Representatives calling on the Federal Government
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and the Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program $597,333 each to assist in the restoration of disappearing coastal habitats along the U.S. Gulf Coast in Louisiana and Texas. The National Estuary Program (NEP
According to pilbaraecho.com, the Environmental Protection Authority toured Port Hedland last week to meet with community and business members. Together with Deputy Chairman Chris Whitaker and members Denis Glennon, Rod Lukatelich and Elizabeth Carr, the independent board toured several development
G.K. Vasan, the Union Shipping Minister, stated that the new guidelines have been issued to streamline security clearance proposals to remove bottlenecks in award of port development projects. According to thehindubusinessline.com, the Ministry plans to award projects to create 244 million tonne of
Bruce Grey Owen Sound Conservative MP Larry Miller confirms 21 million dollars is available for the harbour dredging. According to bayshorebroadcasting.ca, that is a lot higher than the 11 million dollars Owen Sound officials heard was available at this month’s AMO meeting. Mayor Deb Haswell admits