In a major reversal of policy, building work on Van Phong port is currently suspended, the Vietnam Ports Association has confirmed… (portstrategy) [mappress] Source: portstrategy, November 10, 2011;
Tetra Tech, Inc. has announced that it has been awarded a $225 million contract to provide a broad spectrum of environmental restoration and remediation services for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District. Five large business teams will share in the contract ceiling value. The
Following an emergency meeting held last week between Supervisor Bill Wilkinson, officials with the Army Corps of Engineers, and a private… By Joseph Pinciaro (easthampton) [mappress] Source: easthampton, November 9, 2011
Waterways Ireland has insisted that dredging work being carried out on the Shannon – to clear the way into Limerick Marina – is in complianc… By Mike Dwane (limerickleader) [mappress] Source: limerickleader, November 9, 2011
Global marine terminal operator DP World today announced that its facility at Qasim International Container Terminal (QICT), Pakistan’s gateway to the world, has expanded its capability to allow it to handle today’s modern, large vessels around the clock. New buoys, beacons and lights in the approac
Dredging, sand removal and continual monitoring at a cost of more than $3.62 million are identified as the most cost effective and, short-te… BY ANNA WOLF (portstephensexaminer) [mappress] Source: portstephensexaminer, November 9, 2011
Officials are moving forward with a plan to build a sand trap in Fort Pierce Inlet that could help renourish the beach just south of the inl… By Laurie K. Blandford (tcpalm) [mappress] Source: tcpalm, November 9, 2011
Residents living in flood-prone areas in Bandung, West Java, will likely be safe from the Citarum River, the largest river in the province… By Yuli Tri Suwarni (thejakartapost) [mappress] Source: thejakartapost, November 9, 2011
A protester who locked himself to a dredger in central Queensland has been cut free by police, an environmental group says… (couriermail) [mappress] Source: couriermail, November 9, 2011
The 150-acre restoration of the San Dieguito Wetlands was deemed complete in a Nov. 7 dedication ceremony, bringing to an end 14 years of pl… By Bianca Kaplanek (thecoastnews) [mappress] Source: thecoastnews, November 9, 2011
Egypt’s tourism authority has announced that the river Nile will be opened up for the resumption of the “long Nile cruise,” the full 14-day … By Sue Bryant (cruisecritic) [mappress] Source: cruisecritic, November 9, 2011
Greenport Mayor David Nyce wants the federal government to move rapidly on the dredging of Stirling Harbor or get out of the way and let the… By Julie Lane (suffolktimes) [mappress] Source: suffolktimes, November 9, 2011
As the Thai capital is facing flooding of crisis proportions, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday ordered concerned agencies to u… (mcot) [mappress] Source: mcot, November 9, 2011
Beaches from Sebastian to Boca Raton are more prone to erosion with the high winds over the last few days. The city of Delray Beach hopes f… By Marissa Bagg (wptv) [mappress] Source: wptv, November 9, 2011
