The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, will temporarily close the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at the West Gate of the Brazos River Floodgates beginning April 17, 2012, to conduct repair work and ensure the structural integrity of the west floodgate and guide walls along the navigation
After the Union budget proposed to reduce the import duty on dredgers, the Mumbai Nhava Sheva channel dredging project got discontinued. The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) asked the bidders to submit their changed, and hopefully lowered, bids for this huge project. All three bidders, the four Eu
Federal legislation that would require Congress to invest $1.6 billion into Great Lakes dredging and maintenance projects has been proposed. The money should be taken from the federal Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. $200 million worth of projects exists currently in the Great Lakes region. About 15 f
Each year the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) organises its International Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation in various parts of the world. This intensive week-long course was recently presented in Recife (Brazil) from 19 to 23 March 2012. Over 40 participants including civil
According to wbay.com, the clean-up equipment that was once a sign of progress on the Fox River is now being demobilized by Appleton Papers. After last week’s court ruling, the company is no longer responsible for funding the nine-year program designed to rid the river of toxins and pollutants. “The
As Petersburg Pilot reports, a mound of mud has been making its way down Hammer Slough since a mudslide near the Public Works office last fall. On Saturday, at an extreme low tide of -3.6, the silt lifted a privately-owned float and at least one boat right out of the water. “Our best guess is [&hell
U.S. Sens. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., and Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., applauded the United States Army Corps of Engineers decision to release its final report for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) for review by state and federal agencies and the general public. The final report—consisting of a Ge
The State Fair Pond in Minot is closed due to construction projects prompted by last year’s Souris River flood. Located on the north end of the fairgrounds in the State Game and Fish Department’s Conservation and Outdoors Skills Park, the pond will reopen July 20 on opening day of the North Dakota S
According to Reuters, Panama will know in a few months whether the long-awaited expansion of its famous shipping canal will meet the 2014 deadline for completion or face further delays. “In the next few months we will be able to say with more certainty when the work will be completed,” Alberto Alema
The DEQ will host an April 17 public hearing to receive oral or written comments on Dow Chemical Company’s work plan to address dioxin contaminated soils in Midland. The hearing is scheduled from 7-9 p.m. at the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library Auditorium, 1710 West St. Andrews Street in Midland. Repre
On April, 10-12 FSUE “Rosmorport” General director A.V.Lavrishchev paid a working visit to Arkhangelsk branch. During a number of scheduled events Lavrishchev in common with Arkhangelsk branch’s Director N.M.Pravilov and his deputies called on several objects of Arkhangelsk seaport. Lavrishchev toge
According to Ghana Business News, the China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) has expressed interest in investing in Ghana’s roads, railways and harbours expansion projects. The CCCC, the largest construction company in China and Asia, is one of the Chinese companies that the CBD ha
An innovative piece of underwater technology has just completed its first trials in the North Atlantic. Ecosse Subsea Systems’ wholly owned subsea trenching system SCAR 1 has just ploughed a 20-metre wide, one kilometre stretch of seabed to the West of Shetland to remove boulders prior to umbilical
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) announced today that the prestigious ISO 14001 & 18001 certificates have been extended across the entire Ports Unit in recognition of continuous improvement of international health, safety and environmental practices. The ISO 14001 & 18001 certification was awarded to