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Australia: Options Study for Coffs Harbour Breakwater Continues
Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner and Member for Coffs Harbour Andrew Fraser applauded the local community for providing useful feedback on options to upgrade Coffs Harbour’s Northern Breakwater. Mr Stoner said community submissions had been received following a consultation meeting at Coffs Harbour with
Coalition of Partners to Protect Puget Sound Shoreline Area (USA)
DuPont’s Mayor Michael Grayum has signed two conservation agreements that are part of a collaborative effort to restore the Sequalitchew Creek Watershed. “These actions will strengthen the health of Washington State’s environment and economy,” Grayum said. “The easements ensure the shorelines and up
CCCC Fourth Harbor Engineering Inks CMZD Contract (China)
CCCC Fourth Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. has recently won the bid for the reclamation project in Phase 8 of Section 4 of Zhangzhou China Merchants Economic and Technological Development Zone (CMZD), Fujian, with a construction period of 600 days. As an integral part of the construction of Section 4
Greens Establish Senate Inquiry into Management of GBR (Australia)
The Senate has passed the Greens’ proposal for a Senate Inquiry into the management of the Great Barrier Reef today. “Our Great Barrier Reef is under more pressure than ever before with an onslaught of mining industrialisation and our inquiry will get all of the impacts out into the open,” Senator L
USA: Buffalo Receives EPA Great Lakes Grant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the award of a $500,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant to the City of Buffalo to fund green infrastructure projects to improve water quality in Lake Erie. Cameron Davis, Senior Advisor to the EPA Administrator for the Great Lakes, was join
CHEC Wins Two Projects in Trinidad and Tobago
On February 25, minister of trade, industry and investment of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago signed the business contract for the transshipment port and dry dock project and the Endeavour business development project in the country. With a contract amount of nearly $500 million and a constructi
USA: Corps, Maine DOT Postpone Public Meeting on Searsport Dredging
Due to an approaching snowstorm in the region, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, and the Maine Department of Transportation have postponed the Water Quality Certification Pre-application public informational meeting scheduled for Wednesday, March 26, 2014 in Belfast on the prop
China: CCCC Third Harbor Nabs Wenzhou Port Contract
CCCC Third Harbor Consultants Co. Ltd. has recently won the bid for the engineering survey and design of Lot of Zhuangyuanao zone of Wenzhou Port in Zhejiang Province, with a construction period of about 8 months. With a designed annual handling capacity of 1.3 million TEU, the project involves cons
Buffalo District to Hold Meeting on Cuyahoga River Dredging (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, will host a public information open house from 5-8 p.m., Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at St. Malachi Church located at 2459 Washington Ave., Cleveland, OH. During this open house, the Corps of Engineers will be available for discussion and to answer qu
Binhai New Area Reclamation Project Awarded (China)
CCCC Third Harbor Consultants Co., Ltd. has won the bid for the engineering design of the reclamation project in Binhai New Area, Jinjiang, Fujian. This is the largest single design project ever undertaken by the company. With a total area of some 42 square kilometers, including a proposed formed la
Picture of the Day: Long Branch Beach Restoration (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is repairing and restoring previously constructed coastal projects like the Sea Bright to Manasquan project throughout the region. The work at Long Branch is one of four contracts that were awarded to repair and restore beaches from Sea Bright to Manasquan in norther
South Humber Bank Flood Defence Repairs Near End (UK)
Repairs to flood defences that help reduce flood risk to communities on the South Humber bank will soon be completed. The Environment Agency is scheduled to finish the initial repairs to the flood defences, which were damaged by December’s tidal surge, by the beginning of April. It will have taken j
USA: GPA Achieves Strong Growth
The Georgia Ports Authority has moved more than 2 million twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) so far this fiscal year (July-February), for an increase of 6.2 percent or an additional 119,318 TEUs. “The strong growth experienced throughout our business sectors this fiscal year demonstrates
BOEM Announces Sand Resource Data Acquisition Contract (USA)
As part of President Obama’s continuing commitment to help coastal communities recover from Hurricane Sandy, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced a $5 million procurement opportunity to collect data offshore from Maine to Miami, Florida, to identify sand resources for potential