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This week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) Work Plan with funds for several projects in the Sunshine State. The Corps released its plan on Wednesday with funds going to projects across Florida. On top of the funds that President Donald Trump wanted for the Herbert Hoover Dike Rehabilitation,… Read More
The Virginia Institute of Marine Science community officially welcomed its new flagship research vessel — the R/V Virginia — at the Yorktown waterfront Friday, Nov. 16. The public christening of the vessel is scheduled for April of 2019. “This is a new day in marine research opportunities for VIMS,” says Dean and Director John Wells…. Read More
The Port of Virginia saw a 17 percent increase in import volumes from September to October. Down in Georgia – another major East Coast seaport – imports jumped 15 percent. In Charleston, it was nearly 14 percent. At the port in Los Angeles, it was 10 percent. There are common ties to these double digit… Read More
Grand Haven leaders say they are skeptical of a proposed dredging project that would allow boaters to commute between Grand Rapids and Lake Michigan. City Manager Pat McGinnis said they are concerned about the environmental impacts of dredging and the congestion of boat traffic that is already a problem in the Grand Haven channel. The… Read More
Coastal communities across Canada are supported by small craft harbours that provide the commercial fishing industry with safe and accessible facilities. With approximately 44,000 Canadians employed in this sector, the Government of Canada is making investments to renew its network of small craft harbours and work with municipalities and other stakeholders where investments can enhance… Read More
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) has approved more than $48 million for eight new projects that will focus on the restoration and conservation of Alabama’s natural resources, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday. The projects will include: Alabama Artificial Reef and Habitat Enhancement Plan – Phase II – $22.5 million This project will build… Read More
The most important issue facing the state of Louisiana, and Plaquemines Parish in particular, is coastal land loss. The statement, “We lose a football field of land every 100 minutes,” runs way too smoothly off our tongues. In fact, this statement should scare people, but it has lost its effect. Unfortunately, it also seems that… Read More
September and October were record months for many of the nation’s ports as shippers prepared for a busy holiday shopping season and rushed to get cargo into the U.S. ahead of the Trump administration’s tariffs against several nations, including China. The Port of Los Angeles processed a record 952,554 20-foot-equivalent units, or TEUs, in October,… Read More
Dredging and reclamation for the International Multipurpose Deepwater Seaport at Vizhinjam, which came to a standstill after the Ockhi cyclone in November last and South West monsoon in June this year, is to resume in December. Granite needed for the construction of the remaining portion of the 3.1-km-long breakwater has started reaching the project site… Read More
Dredging is more than simply lifting sediment out of the water and moving it to somewhere else. This was once again obvious on November 19 and 20 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, when a conference was held with the theme, “Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure.” The conference marked the launch of the book of the same name,… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced the award of more than $280 million from its Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund (GEBF) to 21 new projects in the states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Texas. Developed in consultation with state and federal resource agencies, the projects… Read More
International Die Casting Machine Market report Insights, the research report presents a complete assessment of Die Casting Machine industry’s new upgrades, censorious trends, current Die Casting Machine market pilots, challenges, and standardization and technical domain. The Die Casting Machine report additionally introduces forecasts for Die Casting Machine market for the period 2018 to 2025. Source: The… Read More
The deal is the second LOI to be signed by the BPA for the Maasvlakte Distribution Park West. Combined with the previous agreement, it now means up to 20 of its 100 hectares have been reserved for the proposed new warehouse, which will be used by multiple Korean service providers. The rest of the Maasvlakte… Read More
A government report recommends the Navy give more submarine repair work to private yards to save money. The study released Monday by the Government Accountability Office found that the Navy hadn’t “effectively allocated maintenance work between public and private shipyards,” The Day of New London, Connecticut, reported . Attack submarines lost more than 10,000 operational… Read More
There were no decisions by commissioners on two hefty Holmes Beach projects, but engineer Lynn Burnett is on the job — working with contractors and reporting her progress. Burnett updated commissioners on Spring Lake and city field — projects with $400,000-plus price tags — at their Nov. 13 meeting. Commissioners have vowed to fix Spring… Read More