At night, the Mississippi River now looks like it’s decorated for Christmas at Reads Landing, with a giant string of lights strung for about… By John Weiss (postbulletin) [mappress] Source: postbulletin, November 28, 2011; Image: usace
Rice farmers and residents living along the Chico River expect improved productivity and safety during the rainy season once the Nationbal… By Dexter A. See (manilastandardtoday) [mappress] Source: manilastandardtoday, November 28, 2011;
Narrowing of the Krukut River caused Jakarta Provincial Government to build a reservoir in Pondok Labu, Cilandak, South Jakarta in order to minimize the flood. Grass and trees freed by Jakarta Park and Cemetery Department for the reservoir location, are being removed. “After cleaning, we will contin
A $4,6 million contract awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will comprise the dredging of the Federal channel in the Chelsea River in the vicinity of the Chelsea Street Bridge in East Boston and Chelsea, Mass. The project scheduled to commence around mid-December and be finished by around th
Port Qasim has become the first harbour of Pakistan to berth mother ships by deepening of its channel at 13 metres draught… (brecorder) [mappress] Source: brecorder, November 27, 2011;
It likely doesn’t come as a surprise to boaters familiar with the Oregon Inlet: shoaling is again causing serious problems for travel in and… By Kevin Duffan (injuryboard) [mappress] Source: injuryboard, November 27, 2011;
Damen Services, part of Damen Shipyards Group, announces that its Damen Asset Management Operating System (DAMOS) has been independently approved by classification society Bureau Veritas. DAMOS is a unique vessel maintenance management system that allows customers to maximise uptime and optimise cos
The construction of an approach channel to the multipurpose terminal Bronka (the outer harbor of Big Port St. Petersburg) is scheduled for… (portnews) [mappress] Source: portnews, November 25, 2011;
Dredging at the Port of Townsville started this week. A five-week regular maintenance work will cost around $3 million. It is expected that around 300,000m³ of natural infill material will be gathered from the channels and moved to an already authorized sea disposal site. The dredging activities wil
Addressing delegates attending the annual TOC Container Supply Chain Americas conference, APM Terminals Moin Managing Director, Captain Paul J. Gallie cited the company’s new Terminal de Contenedores de Moin (TCM) project in Costa Rica as an example of essential Latin American port planning and deve
Régie des Ports Raphaëlois has announced tender for harbour improvement works. Details: Restoration work and management of the old harbour of Saint-Raphaël, following a series of studies on the optimum way forward to promote and encourage the numbers of small and medium sized craft using the harbour
A 14-month works which commenced in October 2010 under the Lake Kittamaqundi dredging contract with Cashman Dredging have now come to an end. It is estimated that around 47,000 yards sediment has been transferred to authorized dump sites. The dredging equipment is expected to be removed from the sit
A current quarrel between school representatives and city officials has delayed the plans for the Lynnhaven River channel dredging. Intending to build a dredge transfer station, the city has asked the school division to sell 1 acre of riverfront property next to Thalia Elementary School. The station
BMT WBM, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, joined leading flood experts to present their unique insight and knowledge at the Science in Parliament ‘hot topic’ briefing, hosted by Queensland’s Chief Scientist, Dr Geoff Garrett AO in Brisbane this week. This follows the completion of a report titled ‘Und
