As JDNews reports, the dredging work has been completed at an area inlet to repair damage from last year’s Hurricane Irene. “We just completed dredging New River Inlet using the Sidecast Dredge Merritt from April 1 to April 15,” wrote Ann Johnson of the Wilmington District’s public affairs office. “
In addition to CEDA’s regular activities, including the meetings of the National Sections and providing independent expert advice at various international forums such as the London Convention, OSPAR and appropriate bodies of the European Commission, the plans for 2012 include the following: • To set
The dredging work at the Stornoway Harbour is being carried out over a six week period, according to Stornoway Gazette. This project includes the area of the harbour around Cromwell Street Quay as part of the enabling works for the Inner Harbour Regeneration Project and also aroundaround Esplanade Q
According to jis.gov.jm, the Government has decided to take the necessary steps towards the implementation of three major infrastructure works, which are critical to the country’s future development. The three projects are the North-South link of Highway 2000; the Gordon Cay Container Transshipment
Regional producers are set to be major beneficiaries of the $1.2 billion expansion of the Port of Melbourne announced by Premier Ted Baillieu and Minister for Ports Denis Napthine on Tuesday. Dr Napthine said the construction of a new container terminal at Webb Dock and the expansion of the existing
Governor Rick Scott signed into law a $70.8 billion dollar spending plan for Florida during an event in St. Johns County. The General Appropriations Act for FY 2012-13 provides nearly $22 million for statewide beach management projects. The Legislature provided funding for the top seven beach projec
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is embarking on an ambitious study of the Mississippi River to help determine how its water and rich sediment can best be diverted into wetlands to help restore the Louisiana coast. The Mississippi River Hydrodynamic and Delta Management (MRHDM) Study is the first la
The Los Angeles District Corps of Engineers requests reviews and comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Santa Ana River Marsh Dredging Project located in West Newport Beach close to the Santa Ana River. The Corps proposes to remove sediment along the Marsh channels to restore ti
On Saturday 26 May, the first section of the new beach of Maasvlakte 2 will be opened. The first part to be ready is the bathing beach in the south. The sport beach in the north will be open in November. The first part of the new beach along Maasvlakte 2 will be ready for […]
Building consortium PUMA realises temporary bridges for rail and road traffic at the Yangtzehaven. This bridging of a first water connection between Maasvlakte 2 and the Yangtzehaven is necessary for the discharge of E.ON cooling water after the sea wall is closed in July. The construction of a rail
In the first weekend of April, building consortium PUMA shut a temporary dam that forms a connection between the northern point of the Rotterdam World Gateway terminal and the soft sea wall. This compartmentalisation dam closes the Prinses Alexiahaven off from the other port basins on Maasvlakte 2.
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said he was very pleased the federal funds needed to continue the study of Charleston Harbor deepening had been secured in the Senate. The Senate Appropriations Committee, of which Graham is a member, passed the Senate version of the Fiscal Year 2013 Energy and Water (E&W
U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), a member of the Appropriations Committee, and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) announced Committee approval of $119 million in funding for New Jersey projects in the Fiscal Year 2013 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill. The legislation provides $68 millio
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced a Record of Decision outlining a negotiated agreement for the future use of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) sand resources to replenish Hutchinson Island, Florida, following storm-induced wave impacts and coastal erosion. The bureau issued the Notice of