The Galveston Bay Foundation met with officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District last week to view and discuss a dredging project near Carancahua Point in West Galveston Bay on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. GBF and many local fishermen have been concerned about the dredge m
United Utilities has been given the go ahead to build a £200million extension to its waste treatment plant on the banks of the River Mersey in a scheme that could create up to 350 jobs. The existing works at Sandon Dock, Regent Road, will be extended into the redundant Wellington Dock. And that will
Figures obtained through Senate Estimates reveal more than 112 million cubic metres – or 65 Melbourne Cricket Grounds – are proposed to be dredged from the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage area, with 52 million cubic metres already approved by the Federal Government. A coalition of representatives
Peel Ports is seeking contractors for the Port of Heysham dredging project. The Peel Group reveals a plan which includes dredging 36,000 cubic metres of silt from the North Quay area and dumping of the dredged silt at sea. “Recent surveys of the harbour indicated that levels of silt adjacent to the
From its massive ruins, floods and landslide- hit areas of Negros Oriental, the provincial leadership is now bracing for the worst to come… By JUANCHO RODRIGUEZ (negroschronicle) [mappress] Source: negroschronicle, January 11, 2012;
A major dredging project that will remove years of sediment from Ganges Harbour is good news for boaters but has one neighbour concerned … By Elizabeth Nolan (gulfislandsdriftwood) [mappress] Source: gulfislandsdriftwood, January 11, 2012;
The Fort Worth City Council yesterday approved the Lake Worth dredging project. This project, as a small piece of a long-term project to turn the nearly century-old lake into a recreational attraction, will cost about $12,5 million. “Dredging is set to kick off on March 1,” City Councilman Dennis Sh
China has conveyed to Sri Lanka that it understands the primacy of the relationship between India and the island nation, a Sri Lankan MP … By Elizabeth Roche (livemint) [mappress] Source: livemint, January 11, 2012;
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Sims Metal Management, located at the Port of Redwood City, Calif., to comply with federal Clean Water Act laws following inspections that found evidence of unlawful discharges of PCBs, mercury, lead, copper and zinc into San Francisco Bay. The So
The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) recently proposed a new land reclamation project that would make use of solid waste and… (taipeitimes) [mappress] Source: taipeitimes, January 11, 2012;
Township engineer Paul Dietrich said Weeks Marine will finish the state park area at the north end of Strathmere and begin pumping sand … (shorenewstoday) [mappress] Source: shorenewstoday, January 11, 2012;
Turbidity levels in the Western Basin of Gladstone harbour have been increasing in recent days. Water quality monitoring systems have recorded levels at QE4 (at the northern end of the bund wall) above the limits set out in the project approvals. This has meant a temporary suspension of cutter sucti
ADPC and Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi Petroleum Ports Operating Company (IRSHAD) yesterday. The signing, which took place at ADPC’s HQ, was attended by Capt. Mohamed Juma Al-Shamisi, Vice President Ports Unit at ADPC, Martijn Van de Linde, Chief Executive Officer of A
The Tampa Port Authority (TPA) has announced that it will host the fifth annual Shifting International Trade Routes on Jan. 19-20, 2012, presented by the American Association of Port Authorities’ (AAPA) , and the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD). The 1 ½ -day workshop will include presentations
