Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank yesterday announced $102 million for three Louisiana projects in the Barataria and Terrebone basins, to restore deteriorated wetlands and barrier island habitats along the state’s coast. These awards are funded by the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection a
US Representative William Keating is making the rounds in the South Shore and Cape this week with one pressing thing on his mind: jobs… By Jessica Bartlett (boston) [mappress] Source: boston, September 29, 2011;
A Belgian firm is seeking P4 billion in damages from the Philippine government after suing it for scrapping the P18.7-billion Laguna Lake… By MARVYN N. BENANING (mb) [mappress] Source: mb, September 29, 2011;
A major upgrade of Bahrain’s Khalifa Bin Salman Port (KBSP) is on the cards with plans for a new parking area for 40,000 vehicles, a number… (tradearabia) [mappress] Source: tradearabia, September 28, 2011;
The Port of Felixstowe, the UK’s largest container port, formally opens a new deep water shipping terminal. The new terminal which consists of two berths – Berths 8&9 – is the first stage of a £1 billion plus inward investment programme in Hutchison’s UK ports. Currently the Port of Felixstowe deals
Since the contractor working the Hernando Beach Channel dredging project switched to an all-mechanical operation, the county has been … By Barbara Behrendt (tampabay) [mappress] Source: tampabay, September 28, 2011;
The city of Charlottesville has agreed to pay $50,000 in upfront costs to prepare a request for proposals to dredge a portion of the South… By Sean Tubbs (cvilletomorrow) [mappress] Source: cvilletomorrow, September 28, 2011;
Following the handing over of the Letter of Award (LoA) to the PSA International-ABG consortium to develop the 4.8-million-TEU capacity 4th… (eximin) [mappress] Source: eximin, September 28, 2011;
After years of planning, proposals, bids and budgeting, the $58-million La Quinta ship channel extension project is officially under way… (kiiitv) [mappress] Source: kiiitv, September 28, 2011;
People can have their say on future plans for Bermuda’s shipping channels at town hall meetings next month… By Sirkka Huish (royalgazette) [mappress] Source: royalgazette, September 28, 2011;
During a tour of the Kennebec River on Monday afternoon, Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) outreach director Alicia Heyburn pointed out … By Darren Fishell (timesrecord) [mappress] Source: timesrecord, September 28, 2011;
As city officials continue to look for protection options on Norriego Point, boaters will see restrictions on where they can park along the… By Matt Algarin (thedestinlog) [mappress] Source: thedestinlog, September 28, 2011;
A newly formed task force is meeting for the first time Tuesday night in Georgetown to discuss ways to assure funding for the port of … By Lindsey Theis (carolinalive) [mappress] Source: carolinalive, September 28, 2011;
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expects to award a contract Friday for a beach replenishment project in the Brant Beach section of the … By DONNA WEAVER (pressofatlanticcity) [mappress] Source: pressofatlanticcity, September 28, 2011;
