Oyster farmers in the main oyster production area in NSW have welcomed a $400,000 dredging commitment by the State Government, reports abc.net.au. Sand build-up in channels and on oyster leases in Wallis Lake has resulted in a significant drop in productivity. “There’s 23 oyster farming businesses i
State irrigation minister Manas Bhunia inspected several canals in the district and said dredging of 14 canals adjoining the Keleghai, Kopaleswari, Bagui and Chandia rivers flowing through West and East Midnapore will be completed in three years,reports timesofindia.indiatimes.com. In April, chief m
Gladstone Harbour is being dredged in preparation for an expansion to cater for the gas boom, reports theaustralian.com. Environmental expert blames the muddy state of Gladstone Harbour for illness in marine life. In his opinion, dredging caused this situation. “First the dredgaholic Gladstone ports
Manatee County natural resources director Charlie Hunsicker is planning what he calls the “central beach” renourishment project for Anna Maria Island starting in 2014 or early 2015, reports islander.org. Funding is the major problem of the beach renourishment project. But, the Anna Maria Island proj
The Bilbao Port Authority has awarded SATO, a civil engineering company, the contract for the building of a new cruise terminal at Getxo at a cost of 13.8 million euros, with a 16-month completion period. The works are scheduled to commence at the end of the summer. The new terminal will be built in
The Mozambican government approved Strategy for Integrated Transport Development is currently underway in Mozambique along with some work on the country’s larger ports, macauhub.com reports. The works included in the project are dredging of the access channel and manoeuvring basin at the port of Bei
The shoreline of Kerto Island ‘expanded’ by more than 30 acres after silt from the Rajang riverbed was dredged to fill up the extended line, reports theborneopost.com. 610,000 cubic metres of silt had been dredged in the half-year project. The value of the project was approximately RM9.698 million.
The Army Corps of Engineers finished the latest dredging project in the Carolina Beach Inlet last week, however it is expected that more projects will be needed in this area soon, starnewsonline.com reports. The funding for this project was secured, but further funding for dredging of this area coul
Seven international consultants have been given a guided tour of Marfa Port in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi prior to submitting bids to develop the site. ADPC aims to continue its drive in the Western Region to improve facilities for fishermen and leisure users at this and other ports. The expert
Malaysia’s Johor Port has embarked on a five-year business and expansion plan to redevelop and restructure the port infrastructure, and upgrade equipment and facilities. “Industries in Pasir Gudang are growing to the extent that they have now expanded to the Tanjung Langsat Industrial area. Therefor
The lack of state funding for sand-restoration projects in the coming year’s budget has local officials scrambling for dollars to fund this year’s projects, reports starnewsonline.com. Kure Beach renourishment project was left out of the 2012-2013 budget. Kure Beach Mayor Dean Lambeth said that the
The Pass Christian Harbor expansion is about to enter its final phase. The project was projected to be finished next April. But the weather has pushed the project a few weeks behind schedule, reports wlox.com. Since March, crews have been dredging 400,000 cubic yards of sand at the harbor expansion
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will announce the recipient of an Urban Waters Program grant in Atlanta on Tuesday. EPA’s Urban Water Program supports communities in their efforts to access, improve and benefit from their urban waters and the surrounding land. Urban waters can be cana
A contract for the development of a general cargo and liquid terminal at the Port of Salalah has been awarded to Archirodon, by the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Oman. The project involves expansion of the general cargo terminal, building an additional 1,266 metres of multi-purpose ber