The State of North Carolina initiated a maritime strategy study in September 2011that intends to identify the role that North Carolina ports… By Zack Cyrus (luminanews) [mappress] Source: luminanews, November 21, 2011;
The director of the New Hampshire Port Authority says they have received numerous complaints from fisherman who say they are having trouble… By Patrick Cronin (seacoastonline) [mappress] Source: seacoastonline, November 21, 2011;
The sickness plaguing a central Queensland fishery has spread to prawns and other species… By Daniel Knowles, Brian Williams (couriermail) [mappress] Source: couriermail, November 21, 2011;
The Centre is actively considering waiving the cabotage law for the Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT). A … (timesofindia) [mappress] Source: timesofindia, November 21, 2011;
Tourism, the multi-million dollar fishing industry, farming and the lifeblood of the Valley, the Clarence River, are under threat from the… By Rodney Stevens (dailyexaminer) [mappress] Source: dailyexaminer, November 21, 2011;
The Indian shipping ministry will take up with appropriate authorities the issue of reducing customs duty on import of dredgers while it … (indiagazette) [mappress] Source: indiagazette, November 21, 2011;
Carlos Buqueras, who has been director of business development with Port Everglades since 1993, is officially the new chief executive of … (heraldtribune) [mappress] Source: heraldtribune, November 21, 2011; Image: portmanatee
Stakeholders in the maritime sectors of the economy, especially operators, have attributed the increase activities nation’s seaports in … By John Iwori (allafrica) [mappress] Source: allafrica, November 21, 2011;
By taking control of the D’Appolonia Group, a global engineering consultancy, international classification society RINA has increased its group turnover by almost 50 per cent and significantly strengthened its expertise and range of services in the offshore and port development fields. Says Ugo Sale
The state and Israel Chemicals are nearing an agreement on funding the removal of salt from the southern basin of the Dead Sea, in an … By Yoram Gabison, Ora Coren and Rina Rozenberg (haaretz) [mappress] Source: haaretz, November 21, 2011;
Dredging is a dirty word ever since the spectacular failure of India’s Sethusamudram ship channel project on the east coast. After spending… By Anto T Joseph (mydigitalfc) [mappress] Source: mydigitalfc, November 21, 2011; Image: dci
The Jakarta administration says a long-awaited project to dredge 13 rivers in the city will start next year. (thejakartapost) [mappress] Source: thejakartapost, November 21, 2011;
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hosting a meeting in Yankton this month on the Lewis and Clark Lake Sediment Management Study (LCLSMS)… BY RANDY DOCKENDORF (yankton) [mappress] Source: yankton, November 21, 2011;
A panel of trade union leaders have urged the Shipping Minister, Mr G.K. Vasan, to sanction Rs 450 crore as viability gap funding for Cochin… (eximin) [mappress] Source: eximin, November 21, 2011;
