United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., secured critical funding for flood control, dredging and other major Corps of Engineers maintenance priorities for Louisiana’s waterways – including the Mississippi River – as part of year-end spending legislation that passed the Senate. This legislatio
Twenty-four river side communities from the dredged LOT 5 of river Niger covering Jamata Bridge near Lokoja in Kogi state to Baro in Niger … By Shehu Abubakar (allafrica) [mappress] Source: allafrica, December 19, 2011;
A dredging project to clear a channel in portions of Davis and Stark bayous near the boat ramp in the Davis Bayou unit of Gulf Islands … By Harlan Kirgan (gulflive) [mappress] Source: gulflive, December 19, 2011;
For Nigeria to become a regional maritime hub, the Nigerian Ports Authority is embarking on the development of new deep seaports and … (thisdaylive) [mappress] Source: thisdaylive, December 19, 2011;
The shipping ministry has written to all coastal state governments to identify land for setting up major ports, shipbuilding yards or … By T E Narasimhan (business-standard) [mappress] Source:business-standard , December 19, 2011;
According to a city news release, the Congress has approved the Sandbridge Beach replenishment project. The funding for this beach replenishment will come from Sandbridge residents and property owners through extra taxes. The Army Corps of Engineers could accept only up to 35 percent of the cost of
Deputy Minister of Transport Kittisakdi Hathasongkorh recently vowed to support plans to expand Phuket’s Deep Sea Port, which have run aground over its environmental impact assessment (EIA) report. By Chutharat Plerin (phuketgazette) [mappress] Source: phuketgazette, December 19, 2011;
Cohasset’s Harbormaster Lorri Gibbons, along with Christine Player of CLE Engineering, appeared before the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday… By Erin Dale (wickedlocal) [mappress] Source: wickedlocal, December 19, 2011;
A $28.6 million project aimed at rebuilding beach, dunes and marsh along West Belle Pass near Fourchon Beach is getting under way this month… By Nikki Buskey (houmatoday) [mappress] Source: houmatoday , December 19, 2011;
The U.S. Army Corps dredging vessel Currituck is removing dangerous shoals along the Chincoteague inlet channel. The vessel had been finishing work in the Philadelphia area and was called upon to dredge some critical inlet areas in Chincoteague. Norfolk District project manager Kristen Mazur says fi
After 12 years of planning and nine months of construction, the Fort Myers Beach renourishment project is expected to be completed today. The $4 million project stretches a mile long, from Bowditch Point to just past the Fort Myers Beach Pier. The beaches lose approximately three feet of sand per ye
The state’s Chief Minister, Mr Naveen Patnaik formally inaugurated Odisha’s Dhamra port, a joint venture between Tata Steel and Larsen & Toubro. Senior Shipping Ministry officials and representatives from the joint venture partners were present on the occasion. Though the port handled its first vess
During a recent and first visit to Grand Bahama Island, His Excellency, Mr. Risto Piipponen, Ambassador of Finland, was treated to an … (thebahamasweekly) [mappress] Source: thebahamasweekly, December 19, 2011;
The Government has invited contractors for a P84.48-million dredging project at the Port of Zamboanga. “The [PPA]… intends to apply the sum of P84.48 million… under the contract for the proposed dredging of berths and maneuvering areas at Port of Zamboanga, Zamboanga del Sur,” the gov’t official sai
