Tony Pratt, DNREC Spokesman, said that the sand replenishment project at the Dewey Beach has been completed. The contractor instantly began the job of landfalling the hydraulic pipe in Rehoboth Beach. Pratt added that the replenishment project at Rehoboth Beach should be completed in less than a mon
The number of vessels calling at Jamaica’s ports last year held steady, even as the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) moves to develop and … By McPherse Thompson (jamaica-gleaner) [mappress] Source: jamaica-gleaner, January 6, 2012; Image: kctjm
Cummins Inc., a leading manufacturer of diesel engines for the commercial marine industry, will introduce the new QSK95 engine with 4000 hp (2983 kW) output as the most powerful high-speed diesel configured for marine propulsion and auxiliary generator sets. The 95-liter, 16-cylinder engine, reveale
The entrance to Waukegan Harbor has been closed to commercial shipping since wave action from last summer’s windstorms stirred up enough … BY DAN MORAN (suntimes) [mappress] Source: suntimes, January 6, 2012; Image: usace
Kystdirektoratet has invited tenders for dredging works to provide sea defence improvements and beach replenishment at Lemvig area. The contract includes abstraction and delivery of ca. 3.7 million. m3 of sand in 2012 and 2013 in several sections of Jutland’s west coast: – The sand must be abstracte
The government has allocated RM52 million for Phase Two of the Sibu Flood Mitigation Project… (nst) [mappress] Source: nst, January 6, 2012;
Just like the roads in the Wilmington area, the Cape Fear River needs some regular work to keep traffic flowing. That’s what’s going on now… By Cliff Pyron (wwaytv3) [mappress] Source: wwaytv3, January 6, 2012;
A new generation of massive cargo ships is prompting a number of engineering challenges for port operators… (knovel) [mappress] Source: knovel, January 6, 2012; Image: pancanal
Portugal’s government has set aside €103 million to invest in the Algarve in 2012, but several key projects have been suspended, including… (theportugalnews) [mappress] Source: theportugalnews, January 6, 2012;
The Florida Supreme Court has upheld a $20 million beach renourishment project in Okaloosa County… (weartv) [mappress] Source: weartv, January 6, 2012;
The Port de Calais has announced tender for the quay wall construction works at the port area. The project includes rebuilding the quay wall of terminal 7. The contract is divided into 2 lots: Lot 1: Civil engineering works to reinforce the groundworks and sea defences; Lot 2: Dredging to reinforce
Kystverket Nordland has invited tenders for dredging works at Kabelvåg area. The project includes deepening 5 areas numbered from Part 2 to Part 6. Area Part 3 is situated west of Åramsundet lighthouse and areas Parts 2, 4, 5 and 6 are north of Åramsundet lighthouse in Vanylven municipality, Møre &
Sjöfartsverket has announced tender for dredging works at the Port of Gavle. The work mainly consists of dredging approximately 4.1 million cubic metres of soil and clay at the entrance into the Port of Gavle, including the demolition of a lighthouse F4. Design and construction of one or two new bea
Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) has welcomed the release of the report from the Independent Scientific Panel, chaired by Dr Ian Poiner. GPC notes the comments by the chair of the scientific panel Dr Ian Poiner that the independent panel could not find fault with the water quality monitoring progra
