The Kerala Government has landed in a soup by seeking ‘major port’ status for Vizhinjam port as it eventually means that the state will have… (ibnlive) [mappress] Source: ibnlive, October 10, 2011;
The Government of India will work to expedite the process of giving sanction to remove the additional four wrecks at the Kankesanthurai … By R. K. Radhakrishnan (thehindu) [mappress] Source: thehindu, October 10, 2011;
A large number of people including members of political parties, socio-cultural organisations and professionals observed a token hunger … (thedailystar) [mappress] Source: thedailystar, October 10, 2011;
Last year, according to the daily newspaper “Noticias”, Beira port handled 1.29 million tonnes of cargo. In the first half of 2011 it has… (thezimbabwean) [mappress] Source: thezimbabwean, October 10, 2011;
The state Parks and Recreation Department is seeking a permit to excavate up to 210 cubic yards of sand and silt from Dexter Lake as part of… By Saul Hubbard (registerguard) [mappress] Source: registerguard, October 10, 2011;
To curb the rising cost in maintenance dredging and to ensure a guaranteed availability of dredging mechanism in the port channel, the Kochi… By V. Sajeev Kumar (thehindubusinessline) [mappress] Source: thehindubusinessline, October 10, 2011;
Mercator Lines Ltd., India’s second- largest shipping company, plans to buy more dredgers as it seeks to benefit from the nation’s push to… By Tanya Ashreena (businessweek) [mappress] Source: businessweek, October 10, 2011;
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Friday announced a $1 million grant from its Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to the Regional … By Michael Gonzalez (suntimes) [mappress] Source: suntimes, October 10, 2011;
Martin County needs an additional $4 million to remove 300,000 cubic yards of sand from the navigation channel and impoundment basin in the… (tcpalm) [mappress] Source: tcpalm, October 10, 2011;
Dredging of the Main Channel and a key turning basin for ships in the Port of Long Beach has been completed, marking a major milestone in an ongoing $40 million project by the Port and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to improve navigation and the environment in the harbor. The project has provided
Union Secretary for Environment and Ecology T. Chaterji reviewed the Centrally funded Rs. 386 crore Action Plan for Wular Construction and… By Vijay Kumar (groundreport) [mappress] Source: groundreport, October 10, 2011;
The Chinese contractors have proposed ‘Controlled Underwater Blasting’ methodology for completion of dredging at Karachi Port Trust (KPT)… (dailytimes) [mappress] Source: dailytimes October 9, 2011;
Fund crunch has put a question mark on the future of the Tk 22-billion river dredging project. Included in the annual development programme… (thefinancialexpress-bd) [mappress] Source: thefinancialexpress-bd, October 9, 2011;
Throughput of the port of Ust-Luga in January-September 2011 jumped by 87.6 percent year-over-year, to 15,740,000 tons, JSC Ust-Luga said… (portnews) [mappress] Source: portnews, October 7, 2011;
