Gov. Nikki Haley yesterday vetoed an act protecting SC’s waterways & economic interests. Approved by a 111-0 House vote & then by a 37-0 Senate vote, the act: – Acknowledges DHEC violated existing 2007 state law, issuing an invalid dredging permit when it bypassed the approval of the Savannah River
B.C.’s ports will be even more attractive to Canadian and international investors as the Province moves to make the existing cap on municipal port property tax rates permanent for designated ports. B.C. continues to build a tax structure that attracts investment. This commitment will encourage signi
On the 20 February the Cutter Suction Dredge (CSD) Al Mahaar ceased dredging when it experienced failure of the ladder winch. The winch is essential to the dredge as it lowers the cutter head into the water. The winch has been removed by crane from the dredge and is currently undergoing major repair
His Excellency Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman of the global terminal operator DP World visited DP World Southampton yesterday following the terminal setting another productivity record for vessel handling operations – further demonstrating DP World Southampton’s commitment to excellent customer
Channel excavation and dredging works in Upper and Lower Guagua Rivers and Dalan Bapor River to protect the municipalities of Guagua, Sasmuan, Lubao and other adjacent towns in Pampanga are nearing completion. In a report, the whole project is 86.92% complete with the excavation and dredging of a to
The House committee shaping the state’s budget is setting aside $180 million for harbor deepening in a key move to modernize South Carolina’s harbor assets and boost the long-range economic outlook for the state. The South Carolina House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee established the H
A public consultation into the £150m expansion of Southampton’s port was conducted yesterday and a decision is expected to be reached within a month. ABP would like to redevelop two berths and conduct dredging activities to enable the port to welcome and accommodate the latest and largest container
As described in a Fact Sheet published December 22, 2011, the Department of the Navy is currently performing dredging at the former Naval Air Station (NAS) Alameda Seaplane Lagoon. The purpose of this work is to protect human health and the environment by removing contaminated sediments. The Navy is
With Hay Point, Dudgeon Point and Abbot Point, and not to mention the debacle occurring in Gladstone, the people of Mackay and the Whitsundays who are concerned about the Reef cannot afford to waste their votes on either major party according to the Greens candidate for Whitsunday Jonathon Dykyj. “N
The Port of Kingston is making strides in its master plan, to be completed by 2013… By MEGAN STEPHENSON (kingstoncommunitynews) [mappress] Source: kingstoncommunitynews, February 27, 2012
There is a possibility that a great deal of pressure might be imposed on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park to accept more than 100 million tons of dredging waste under plans to expand coal production and export port facilities in central Queensland. MacKay Conservation Group co-ordinator Patricia J
“The dredging project on the Pamet Harbor was completed last week,” said Tim Silva, chair of the Pamet Harbor Commission. This project took three weeks, and it was completed ahead of schedule due to warm weather. “A machine stirs up the sand, and pumps it to Gull Island, between the north jetty and
Tom Foster and Matthew Jury of DHI Singapore have been appointed to a new PIANC international working group, to develop guidelines for Dredging and Port and Waterway Construction around coastal plant habitats. Tom Foster is the co-chair of the working group, with Deborah Shafer from the US Army Core
An international research group has proposed the creation of a reclamation area along the coastal zones of Parañaque and Las Piñas… By Aie Balagtas See (philstar) [mappress] Source: philstar, February 27, 2012; Image: paranaque.gov.ph