The expansion of the Panama Canal is expected to significantly increase vessel numbers and sizes calling at US east coast ports, but Paul… By Pete Goldin (ifw-net) [mappress] Source: ifw-net, October 4, 2011;
Fishermen want a dredging project in the Port of Gladstone stopped after it was revealed a bund wall is leaking in an area where hundreds of… By Kym Agius (news) [mappress] Source: news, October 4, 2011;
Chronic siltation of Coffs Harbour’s harbour mouth is in the sights of one Nationals’ MP… (abc) [mappress] Source: abc, October 4, 2011;
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indu Projects Limited (IPL) an Engineering… (newkerala) [mappress] Source: newkerala, October 3, 2011;
The government is working on a proposal to woo private investors for the development of minor ports in the state, aiming at optimum … (ibnlive) [mappress] Source: ibnlive, October 3, 2011;
Construction of an island in the middle of the Illinois River and Lake Peoria has started as part of a project the U.S. Army Corps of … (chron) [mappress] Source: chron, October 3, 2011;
For the first time in 14 years, dredging of the Centerport Harbor Navigation Channel has began… By Rich Jacques (halfhollowhills) [mappress] Source: halfhollowhills, October 3, 2011;
Fijian construction company, Pacific Building Solutions has started rehabilitation works worth about $15million on two harbours in the Cook… By Elenoa Baselala (fijitimes) [mappress] Source: fijitimes, October 3, 2011;
A dredging project slated for next spring at Indiana Harbor in East Chicago will help take away dirt with toxic chemicals in it… BY Teresa Auch Schultz (suntimes) [mappress] Source: suntimes, October 3, 2011;
BMT Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international design, engineering and risk management consultancy today announced that it has secured a major port study – The Strategic Development Plan for Hong Kong Port 2030 (HKP2030) commissioned by the Hong Kong Transport and Housing
BHP Billiton will be looking for funding to support its Pilbara growth plans at the beginning of next year, according to the company’s iron… By Amy Wilson-Chapman (perthnow) [mappress] Source: perthnow, October 3, 2011;
The public marina, considered a jewel in the city crown, is in serious need of a makeover. In some locations, floating docks sit on mud at… By Prentiss Findlay (postandcourier) [mappress] Source: postandcourier, October 3, 2011;
A $300 million, 30-month project to restore the storm-severed Ship Islands back into one island began this month as a torrent of up to … By Harlan Kirgan (gulflive) [mappress] Source: gulflive, October 3, 2011;
With beach renourishment currently viewed as a forbidden earmark and the faint hope of federal funding relief in 2013, the New Hanover … By Patricia E. Matson (luminanews) [mappress] Source: luminanews, October 3, 2011;
