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U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., vice chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Senate passage of fiscal year 2017 Energy and Water Development funding legislation, which includes $112 million for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects in Maryland making public investments in waterways that support private sector jobs. “These public investments in Maryland’s waterways… Read More
The LNG Terminal of Engro Vopak Terminal Limited (EVTL) at Port Qasim, Karachi, has faced the silting issue endangering the movement of the LNG carriers, which might lead to disruption of imported gas supply, sources privy to the development told The News. More importantly, the terminal has been erected at the Port Qasim without conducting… Read More
The Saratoga County Water Authority’s action against General Electric began in 2011. Due to pollution of the Hudson River caused by GE’s PCB dredging operations, Saratoga County had to move its plant to the town of Moreau, in the northern portion of the county. Most of the population and customer base, however, is located in… Read More
Use of Little Egg Inlet as a borrow site for beach replenishment in the Holgate section of Long Beach Township is off the table, the U.S. Army Corps announced Friday. “We received word from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that they are requiring formal consultation under the Endangered Species Act. This could take four… Read More
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The Department of State lands will hold two hearings on maintenance dredging and waterway rules Wednesday in Astoria and Tillamook. From 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday in Suite 209 of the Port of Astoria’s newer offices, 10 Pier 1, the state will discuss and take public comment on the issue of maintenance dredging, specifically about… Read More
CentrePort chief executive officer Derek Nind says the port’s plans to deepen Wellington Harbour will bring increased connectivity and economic benefits to central New Zealand. A proposal to deepen Wellington Harbour is expected to keep freight costs down for importers and exporters in Manawatu, and the rest of central New Zealand. CentrePort is looking to… Read More
Representatives from ACT Engineers, a firm hired by the last year to tackle the city’s severely silted lagoons and back bay with long-term dredging strategies, will give an update on the city’s dredging program at a town hall meeting 11 a.m. Saturday, May 21. Public information officer Doug Bergen said Thursday that Mayor Jay Gillian… Read More
Aberdeen Harbour Board (AHB) has discarded a study which raised environmental concerns about its £415million plans to expand into Nigg Bay. Green groups said yesterday there was a “question mark” hanging over the site after a report revealed higher than expected levels of metal contamination within the area to be dredged for the expansion. But… Read More
The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed an energy and water appropriations bill that included a provision inserted by Sen. Sherrod Brown that prevents the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from dumping polluted dredged sediment directly into Lake Erie. Over the past year, the Army Corps has been engaged in a federal lawsuit against the Ohio… Read More
The long, long coal train has come to a halt. Years ago, Lummi Nation declared Kwel Hoy’!, “We Draw the Line,” and vowed the coal trains would not unload at their fishing grounds and sacred burial site, Xwe’chieXen. They called upon the federal government to honor its treaty to protect those heritage assets. In a… Read More
The capital dredging of the Karnaphuli river, a vital project for the smooth operation of Chittagong port, remains incomplete even three and a half years after the deadline. About 80 percent of the project was completed before the appointed Malaysian contractor left it in 2013. Though nearly two third of the sand and mud were… Read More
Can infrastructure be sustainably built in a developing economy? As India undergoes a developmental period, this question assumes importance. Infrastructure growth is likely in railways, roads, airports, smart cities, large industrial units, super technological communication systems and the like. One of the major factors in infrastructure development is civil construction. In this sand, soil, cement,… Read More
A lawsuit filed by Ventura County and Fillmore against Moorpark and the Malibu Broad Beach replenishment project is being transferred to another county. All the parties have stipulated to a change of venue for the suit, which was filed in April in Ventura County Superior Court, County Counsel Leroy Smith said Tuesday. According to the… Read More