As Petersburg Pilot reports, a mound of mud has been making its way down Hammer Slough since a mudslide near the Public Works office last fall. On Saturday, at an extreme low tide of -3.6, the silt lifted a privately-owned float and at least one boat right out of the water. “Our best guess is [&hell
U.S. Sens. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., and Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., applauded the United States Army Corps of Engineers decision to release its final report for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) for review by state and federal agencies and the general public. The final report—consisting of a Ge
Drydocks World, the established international player in ship repair, conversion and new building announced today that it has delivered Self Elevating Platform Samrat to the owner, Mumbai, India-based AFCONS Infrastructure. The Platform was built at Drydocks World – Dubai shipyard. The Self Elevating
The State Fair Pond in Minot is closed due to construction projects prompted by last year’s Souris River flood. Located on the north end of the fairgrounds in the State Game and Fish Department’s Conservation and Outdoors Skills Park, the pond will reopen July 20 on opening day of the North Dakota S
According to Reuters, Panama will know in a few months whether the long-awaited expansion of its famous shipping canal will meet the 2014 deadline for completion or face further delays. “In the next few months we will be able to say with more certainty when the work will be completed,” Alberto Alema
The DEQ will host an April 17 public hearing to receive oral or written comments on Dow Chemical Company’s work plan to address dioxin contaminated soils in Midland. The hearing is scheduled from 7-9 p.m. at the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library Auditorium, 1710 West St. Andrews Street in Midland. Repre
On April, 10-12 FSUE “Rosmorport” General director A.V.Lavrishchev paid a working visit to Arkhangelsk branch. During a number of scheduled events Lavrishchev in common with Arkhangelsk branch’s Director N.M.Pravilov and his deputies called on several objects of Arkhangelsk seaport. Lavrishchev toge
According to Ghana Business News, the China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) has expressed interest in investing in Ghana’s roads, railways and harbours expansion projects. The CCCC, the largest construction company in China and Asia, is one of the Chinese companies that the CBD ha
An innovative piece of underwater technology has just completed its first trials in the North Atlantic. Ecosse Subsea Systems’ wholly owned subsea trenching system SCAR 1 has just ploughed a 20-metre wide, one kilometre stretch of seabed to the West of Shetland to remove boulders prior to umbilical
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) announced today that the prestigious ISO 14001 & 18001 certificates have been extended across the entire Ports Unit in recognition of continuous improvement of international health, safety and environmental practices. The ISO 14001 & 18001 certification was awarded to
As vanguardngr.com reports, the Federal Government has concluded arrangements to commence the dredging of the Calabar Channel to enable bigger ships berth at the Calabar Port Complex. Senator Idris Umar, Minister of Transport, who disclosed this to Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State during a
Bad weather has stalled dredging at the Mooloolah River mouth, according to sunshinecoastdaily.com. The arrival of a dredge more capable of working during rough conditions than the one that had been operating at Mooloolaba was delayed. Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson said she understood that t
According to the Sunshine Coast Daily, a heavy duty dredge, Port Frederick, sailed into Mooloolaba harbour to begin its work dredging the dangerous sandbar at the Mooloolah River mouth. The dredge, from the Gold Coast, will start to pump sand off the bar as soon as its initial testing is completed.
Congressman Maurice Hinchey wrote U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Judith Enck to call for a more robust, thorough and detailed 5-year review of the Hudson River PCB remediation effort. EPA, which has become the target of politically motivated budget cuts from U.S. H
