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  • USA: West Ship Island Replenishment Project Moves Forward

    5 December 2011

      A beach replenishment project on the north shore of West Ship Island, which began in September, is about 65 percent complete, said Daniel…   By Harlan Kirgan (gulflive) [mappress] Source: gulflive, December 5, 2011;

  • India: Large WW2 Shell Found Near Cross Islands

    24 October 2011

    There is a shell with 45 kilos of explosive waiting to explode near Mumbai’s prime commercial neighbourhood. And no one knows how to diffuse… (mumbaimirror) [mappress] Source: mumbaimirror, October 24, 2011;

  • India: KoPT’s Sagar Island Project Hits Environmental Hurdle

    9 September 2011

    Strange are the ways of the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT). By Jayanta Gupta (indiatimes) [mappress] Source: indiatimes, September 9, 2011

  • USA: West Ship Island Beach Replenishment Begins in August

    19 July 2011

    Gulf Islands National Seashore officials say the sand on West Ship Island will be replenished starting about Aug. 1…   (sunherald) [mappress] Source: sunherald, July 19, 2011;

  • Danish consortium raring to bankroll North Sea energy island

    24 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Infrastructure

    A consortium including three of the largest Danish pension and energy companies is ready to finance and operate the recently approved energy island in the Danish North Sea. Earlier this week, the Danish parliament approved a new Climate Action Plan which calls for the development of two energy islands, one in the North Sea and […]

  • Indian Minister announces the construction of a deepwater port at Sagar Island

    28 February 2010

    Calcutta: Bengal’s clarion call for a new deepwater port in the state was heard by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today when he announced the construction of a port at Sagar Island. [mappress] Source:telegraphindia,February 28,2010;

  • Gulf Island names successor as current chairman heads out

    8 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy

    Gulf Island has revealed the name of its new chairman of the board, who will take over after its current one retires at the end of his term.

  • Congressman Strongly Supports Fire Island to Moriches Inlet Project

    12 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Congressman Tim Bishop released the following statement regarding the announcement that the Army Corps of Engineers, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Suffolk County have signed agreements for the Fire Island to Moriches Inlet project: “I, along with Senator Schumer, have remained committed to working together with the federal, state and local […]

  • Picture of the Day: Coney Island Sand Placement Program (USA)

    19 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is placing roughly 600,000 cubic yards of sand at Coney Island to replace sand lost during Hurricane Sandy and also to restore the Coney Island project to its original design profile. The Coney Island Reach project, which extends from West 37th Street to Brighton Beach, consists of approximately 3 […]

  • Hilton Head Island Update: South Beach Works Completed

    8 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    In its latest update on their 2016 Beach Nourishment Project, the Town of Hilton Head Island said that the sand pumping activities at South Beach adjacent to the Sea Pines Resort have been completed. Pumping will resume on or about August 15th in South Forest Beach, according to the announcement. The town and its contractor, […]

  • Virgin Islands Port Authority Makes Room for Bigger Ships

    9 December 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Recently completed dredging of the Crown Bay in St. Thomas, allowed for the first time a Solstice-class cruise ship to berth along the Austin “Babe” Monsanto Marine Terminal. On Wednesday, the Celebrity Silhouette was berthed along the northern side of the pier, thanks to dredging work that increased the depth of the terminal. This was announced by the Virgin Islands […]

  • Royal HaskoningDHV Working on Major Artificial Island Project in Vietnam

    23 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    TTC Land Estate Investment Group and Royal HaskoningDHV have signed a contract for the design of an artificial island in Phu Quoc, a new Special Economic Zone in the South West of Vietnam. The signing ceremony took place at the Vietnamese Embassy in The Hague in the presence of Her Excellency, Madame Chairwoman of the […]

  • HHI Releases Update on South Island Emergency Beach Fill

    4 September 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Town of Hilton Head Island has just released the latest update on their beach renourishment project, saying that approximately 100,000 cubic yards of sand have been placed along 4,000 feet of shoreline so far. Sand placement activities between Green Winged Teal Road and Brown Pelican Road, conducted by the contractor Marinex Construction, were completed a […]

  • Governor Cuomo Announces $151M for Staten Island Coastal Resiliency

    31 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Governor Andrew M. Cuomo yesterday announced a $151 million state investment to build a multi-use elevated promenade to improve the resilience of Staten Island’s east shore and enhance waterfront access for surrounding communities. The coastal resiliency project, a seven-mile long seawall stretching from Fort Wadsworth to Oakwood Beach, will protect communities from severe coastal flooding, […]

  • Poland to Team up with Dutch Partners on Inland Navigation Projects

    16 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    By 2030 all main Polish rivers will be used for inland navigation, announced the Deputy Minister Anna Moskwa of Maritime Economy and Inland Waterways during recent ‘Transport Connects, Water Unites’ seminar in Warsaw. The seminar was organised on October 11th on the occasion of a Dutch water and maritime trade mission to Poland. According to […]

  • Marshall Islands Registry Tops 125 Million Ton Mark

    6 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Registry has exceeded the 125 million gross ton mark, a 25% increase in tonnage since the Registry reached 100 million gross tons in January of 2014. As of September 30, the Registry stood at 125.5 million gross tons and over 3,640 vessels. International Registries, Inc. and its affiliates (IRI), […]

  • USACE Organizes Open House on Beaver Island Project (USA)

    20 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Rock Island District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to partner with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IA DNR) on a feasibility study identifying and investigating ecosystem restoration opportuinities within Pool 14. The proposed study is located between river mile 513.0-515.5 in […]

  • Minister Welcomes Victoria’s Commitment to Lindsay Island Project (Australia)

    14 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Lindsay Island in the Murray Sunset National Park will be Victoria’s first project to recover water for the environment using the Murray Darling-Basin Plan adjustment mechanism. Under the Basin Plan, states can put forward projects to recover water for the environment through environmental works and measures using funds that had been allocated for buyback. Federal […]

  • Officials Urge Corps to Expedite Fire Island Project (USA)

    23 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Tim Bishop urged the Army Corps of Engineers to immediately approve and begin work on emergency stabilization projects at Fire Island dunes and downtown Montauk for hurricane protection, flood control and beach nourishment. The stabilization projects, which are part of the larger New York Fire Island […]

  • USA: Court Denies Permit for Private Marina on Wilmington Island

    26 February 2014

    A state court upheld Georgia’s Coastal Marshlands Protection Committee’s denial of a permit for a private marina proposed to be built in state marshlands on Wilmington Island, east of Savannah, Georgia. The court ruled that the permit applicant, Bull River Bluff Properties, LLC, had not demonstrated that its asserted need for a marina could not […]

  • Burlington Island Dredge Spoils Protest Scheduled for Saturday (USA)

    15 June 2011

    The custodians of Burlington Island have teamed with a potential developer to stage a formal protest Saturday of the property’s… By Jeannie O’Sullivan (phillyburbs) [mappress] Source: phillyburbs, June 15, 2011

  • Greens: Abrolhos Islands Threatened by New Exploration Licences (Australia)

    27 May 2013

    The Australian Greens say the Federal Government is threatening WA’s iconic Abrolhos Islands by releasing acreage for oil and gas exploration that encroaches on the area. “The Abrolhos Islands are iconic in WA, they are a unique marine environment with many threatened species and are important to WA fishing industries. These low-lying islands would be […]

  • Corps Awards Contract for Coney Island Beach Restoration (USA)

    22 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District has awarded a $7.3 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Oak Brook, Ill., to place approximately 600,000 cubic yards of sand along the beach at Coney Island in the area of the previously constructed coastal storm risk reduction project there. The work […]

  • USA: Inland Waterways Conference to Take Place in New Orleans

    23 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The 2014 Inland Waterways Conference (March 5 – 7, 2014, 601 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans) is the only maritime industry event aimed squarely at the Inland Rivers of the United States and involves all segments of the maritime community in important deliberations and sessions. The 2014 Inland Waterways Conference will engage leaders from the United […]

  • EPA Selects Cleanup Plan for Tittabawassee River Island (USA)

    27 July 2011

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Dow Chemical have signed an agreement on a cleanup plan for a small island in the Tittabawassee River. The clean up work, which will prevent contaminated sediment from eroding and moving downstream, will occur this fall. The island is located near the intersection of M-47 and Weiss St., about […]