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  • Canaveral Boosts Inland Port Development (USA)

    25 June 2013

    With the start this fall of the widening and deepening of the three-and-one-half-mile channel, Port Canaveral also is pursuing the development of an inland port near the north end of Brevard County, which has lost thousands of space-related jobs and is suffering the economic repercussions. “An inland port will create a commerce hub and expand […]

  • Hilton Head Island Dredging Considerations (USA)

    19 June 2010

    Tucked away in the Town of Hilton Head Island’s budget is a relatively small amount of money for a study that could have big implications…   [mappress] Source: islandpacket, June 19, 2010;

  • China: Illegal Sand Dredging Shrinks Island

    27 June 2010

    Villagers on a small island in China’s Guangdong province are worried about the threat to their lives and economic activity with the island… [mappress] Source: thaindian, June 27, 2010;

  • Cleanup Project at Ross Island Finished (USA)

    31 March 2011

    Oregon environmental authorities say the cleanup of contaminated dredge spoils on Ross Island in Portland has been finished, but they…   (timesunion) [mappress] Source: timesunion, March 31, 2011

  • USA: 2013 Inland Waterways Conference Approaches

    13 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    The 2013 Inland Waterways Conference will take place on March 5th to 7th at the Hyatt Regency Louisville, KY. This event is the one maritime industry conference squarely at the Inland Rivers of the United States. The 2013 Inland Waterways Conference will engage leaders from the United States Coast Guard, the U.S. Army Corps of […]

  • Coney Island T-Groins Project Awarded

    17 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, Congress members Jerrold Nadler and Hakeem Jeffries, NYS Senator Diane Savino, NYS Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny and NYC Council member Mark Treyger announced that a $25,155,385 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contract has been awarded for the Coney Island t-groins project. The project means critical repairs and emergency beach […]

  • St. Louis to Host Inland Marine Expo

    1 December 2014
    Business & Finance

      The Inland Marine Expo (IMX) will be held on June 15-17, 2015, at Union Station, St. Louis, Mo. This event is the annual trade show for the inland and intracoastal marine transportation industry. Target attendees include ports and terminals, barge and towing companies, fleeting and harbor services companies, dredging companies and marine contractors, inland […]

  • Economic Growth and Job Creation in Rhode Island

    9 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Quonset Development Corporation (QDC) announced yesterday that more than 10,000 people are now working at Quonset Business Park and its Port of Davisville. The event was attended by the state’s highest elected officeholders, including: Governor Lincoln D. Chafee, Governor-Elect Gina M. Raimondo, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, U.S. Representative Jim Langevin, U.S. […]

  • EU Supports Dutch Inland Dredging Study

    26 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    The EU’s TEN-T Program will co-fund with over €1 million a study on deepening the waterways and constructing a new lock on Lake IJssel in the Netherlands. The project will improve the connection between the North Sea and the Dutch inland waterway network, to open it up to larger vessels. The depth of Lake Ijssel […]

  • Coochiemudlo Island: Improved Ferry Terminal Facilities

    2 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    Residents and visitors to Coochiemudlo Island over the Easter break will benefit from new and improved ferry terminal facilities following the completion of the new Coochiemudlo terminal and a revamp of the Victoria Point ferry terminal. Minister for Main Roads, Roads Safety and Ports, Mark Bailey said the Queensland Government had worked closely with the […]

  • Hilton Head Island Beach Nourishment Suspended

    1 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The Town of Hilton Head Island has just announced that all works on the town’s beach nourishment project have been suspended because of the coming storm. As a result of the forecast track of Tropical Depression Nine (Tropical Storm Hermine), the town’s contractor Weeks Marine Inc., suspended beach fill operations on Wednesday August 31, 2016 and began […]

  • PHOTO of the Channel Islands Harbor Dredging Works

    15 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, reported today that the Channel Islands Harbor dredging project is progressing well and is expected to be completed before the end of February. Channel Islands Harbor Director Lyn Krieger and Los Angeles District Commander Col. Kirk Gibbs recently visited the area, where they were briefed on the […]

  • Hilton Head Island Beachfill Schedule Update

    26 October 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Town of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, has just released the latest update on their 2016 beach nourishment project, conducted by Weeks Marine. As a result of weather related delays encountered by the passage of Hurricane Matthew, the town has revised the schedule for the completion of the remaining segments of the beachfill scheme. Work […]

  • Hilton Head Island Beachfill Plan Modified

    27 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The Town of Hilton Head Island has once again revised its schedule for the completion of the remaining segments of the Beach Renourishment Project. The revision comes as a result of weather related delays encountered since September 9, including the passage of Tropical Storm Julia, and unexpected mechanical repairs and the planned relocation of the dredge […]

  • DEIS for Staten Island Coastal Project Announced

    17 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has announced the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Draft South Shore of Staten Island Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Report (Draft Report) for South Shore of Staten Island Coastal Storm Risk Management Project. They also announced the opening of the window for […]

  • Public Consultation Begins on Morrison’s Island Scheme

    14 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    Cork City Council is seeking Part 8 planning permission for a €6 million Morrison’s Island Public Realm and Flood Defense Project. The proposed scheme includes the remedial/strengthening works to the existing quay walls and the construction of integrated flood defense works. These quays are the lowest lying in the city center and are a source of […]

  • Boskalis to Build Artificial Island in the IJmeer Lake

    25 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has emerged as best bidder in a tender to construct an artificial island in the IJmeer lake adjacent to the existing IJburg islands. Based on the current plans the contract is valued at around EUR 85 million. According to the company, the project involves the construction of an artificial island […]

  • Improving Health and Ecosystem of Long Island Sound

    5 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    Top federal and state environmental officials from New York yesterday announced 31 grants totaling $2.04 million to local government and community groups to improve the health and ecosystem of Long Island Sound, EPA said in their latest release.  Fifteen projects, totaling $1.05 million, directly benefit New York, according to EPA. EPA Regional Administrator, Pete Lopez, […]

  • USACE: Unity Island Dike Wall Opens

    20 June 2018
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, opened the stone dike wall between the Niagara River and Unity Island’s North Pond this week, which will allow fresh water from the Niagara River to enter the pond, providing better connectivity for aquatic species. The opening is approximately 50 feet wide, at the water line, and […]

  • PHOTO: Important Milestone for Absecon Island Project

    6 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, said in their latest announcement that one section of the Absecon Inlet seawall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, is now complete while construction continues on the other section. The Absecon Island project is one of several along the New Jersey coastline being funded by $1.2 billion appropriated by […]

  • Rhode Island DEM: Protecting Camp Cronin

    8 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, hosted a special ceremony earlier this week to mark completion of a restoration project at the Camp Cronin Fishing Area in Narragansett. “This is an excellent example of the Corps of Engineers working with the state of Rhode […]

  • Ferromanganese Nodules Found Off Minamitorishima Island

    31 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    A research group led by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), The university of Tokyo and Chiba Institute of Technology found a dense field of ferromanganese nodules at a depth of 5,500 meters – 5,800 meters on seafloor from southern to eastern part of the Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) around Minamitorishima […]

  • Island Constructor to Work for BP Off UK

    8 April 2016
    Project & Tenders

    Island Offshore has secured work for its offshore construction and well intervention vessel ‘Island Constructor’ with BP on the UK continental shelf. The contract follows the recently awarded work with Norske Shell on the Draugen field. The BP deal covers the provision of light well intervention (LWI) services offshore UK in July this year. Additional options might […]

  • IOSH Announces Sale of MPSV Island Pioneer

    20 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Island Offshore Shipholding, LP, (IOSH) announces that Island Pioneer KS, where IOSH owns 70 %, has sold the Island Pioneer for MNOK 435 in total proceeds. Island Pioneer is a MPSV-DP II vessel designed by Ulstein Verft, capable of conducting trenching work, crane work, subsea construction, ROV operations and supply duties. The transaction generates MNOK […]

  • Island of Yell Gets Tidal Power Generator

    25 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Island of Yell, an island in the Shetlands, is about to receive the world’s first community-owned tidal energy generator. As The Shetland Times reports, the works on 30kW generator are expected to start within a week, as all the component parts have been delivered. A workboat will help install the Nova-30 device in Bluemull Sound, […]