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Coastal Communities 2150 Develops Anti-Flood Concepts (UK)
Coastal Communities 2150 is asking people who live and work in Seaford, Lewes, Newhaven and the surrounding villages to submit their views on various conceptual scenarios on adapting to sea level rise and flood risk between now and 2150. The Environment Agency is a partner in the Coastal Communities
RDCO Supports Okanagan Breakwater Project (Canada)
The Regional District of the Central Okanagan (RDCO) Board Chair Robert Hobson was in Okanagan Centre in early September to announce support from Canada’s Infrastructure Improvement Fund construct a new north breakwater at Okanagan Centre Safe Harbour Regional Park. Joining Chair Hobson was the Hono
Amsterdam to Host International Ports Seminar (The Netherlands)
The 5th International Seminar Ports and the Environment is scheduled for 26th November, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Industry experts and market leaders across the port and environmental sector will come together to discuss and debate the latest hot topics and issues with attendees including plann
Belgium: Authorities Invite Bids for Oostende Beach Replenishment
Agentschap voor Maritieme Dienstverlening en Kust has invited bidders to submit their offers for the Oostende area beach replenishment contract. Under this program, the contractor should carry out maintenance and replenishment work along the Flemish coast beaches and to supply sand to other beaches
Corps Introduces Kings Bay Dredging Details (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, announced the details about the Kings Bay dredging plan. This deepening program will include maintenance dredging in the Kings Bay entrance channel to a required depth of 49 feet. The material dredged from the entrance channel will be placed o
Stolthaven Terminal Dredging Project Begins (Singapore)
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore informed the shipping, harbour craft and pleasure craft communities in Singapore’s waters that the Stolthaven Terminal dredging project commenced this week. This development program, located at Jurang Island, will be carried out by dredger held in position wi
Singapore: MPA Announces Sentosa Cove Restoration Project
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore informed the shipping, harbour craft and pleasure craft communities in Singapore’s waters that the Sentosa Cove restoration program will be underway from 20 October 2013 to 19 April 2014. This development project will be carried out by excavators, and all mat
APM Terminals Zeebrugge on Right Track (Belgium)
Following the recent signing agreement by China Shipping Container Terminals for a 24% shareholding in APM Terminals Zeebrugge, APM Terminals announced the first call of China Shipping Container Lines’ CSCL Star on the AEX7 service on 3 October. “We are extremely proud to welcome China Shipping Cont
PortMiami: Panama Canal 2015 Countdown (VIDEO)
The opening of the expanded Panama Canal is fast approaching. The countdown is on, and PortMiami, the first port of call on the Asia-to-US route via the Canal, will be the only Atlantic Seaboard port south of Norfolk, Virginia with a channel deep enough to accommodate the super-sized container cargo
Officials Seek Public Input on Longview Terminal (USA)
The public is invited to an Oct. 9 meeting to comment on the scope of environmental impact statements (EISs) for a proposed coal export terminal near Longview. Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview LLC proposes to build and operate a terminal to export coal from the site of the former Reynolds Aluminum
Belgium: GRC Zolder Gets New Environmental Permit
In addition to lightly contaminated soil, GRC Zolder NV now can treat physico-chemical soil, thanks to a new environmental permit issued by the provincial council of the Province of Limburg, announced deme.be. GRC (Grond Recyclage Centrum) Zolder already had a licence for the temporary storage and b
DNR to Hold Meeting on Volga Lake Improvement Plan (USA)
Iowans interested in the results of a DNR study to improve water quality in Volga Lake in Fayette County can attend a meeting Oct. 17. Citizens are encouraged to bring questions and ideas to improve the lake to the meeting for discussion. Volga Lake is on the state’s list of impaired waters for high
USA: Corps Awards Jefferson Parish Levee Contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a 26-month construction contract to raise a portion of the Mississippi River Levee on the east bank of Jefferson Parish. The project is part of the Mississippi River and Tributaries (MR&T) System designed to safely control and
Thailand: “Flood Control Asia 2013” Scheduled for October 29
Thailand will host Flood Control Asia 2013, Asia’s first Flood Control and Protection Technology Exhibition on 29 – 31 October 2013 at BITEC, Bangkok. Co-located with Asia Flood Conference 2013, this event would bring together professional flood protection companies and experts who will share ideas