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Northern Ireland’s Green Party leader has voiced his disappointment at the Environment Minister for failing to stop Lough Neagh sand extraction. His comments came after South Tyrone Sinn Fein MLA Bronwyn McGahan asked Mark H Durkan how he plans to address “ongoing sand dredging on Lough Neagh” at Stormont. But, because of the “recently instigated… Read More
A delegation from China Communication & Construction Company (CCCC) and China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller on Tuesday, October 13 at the Office of the Prime Minister. The delegation was led by Mr. Sun Ziyu, Vice President of CCCC and included Mr. Wang Xiaofeng, General… Read More
Dredging in county waterways will be discussed by county, state and federal officials during a forum from 5:30 to 8 p.m., Monday, Oct. 19 at the Stone Harbor Country Club, 905 Route 9 North. “Our Economy is Aground” is expected to draw speakers from the U.S. Corps of Army Engineers, as well as U.S. Rep…. Read More
At least two more boats have fallen victim to allegedly unmarked dredge pipes in local navigation channels, including an unnamed commercial vessel and a large sportfishing vessel seriously damaged in the Inlet channel last week. In two separate incidents, a commercial trawler and the sportfishing charter boat “No Quarter” struck a section of dredge pipe… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has posted two major documents supporting the Lake George twin-lakes project that proposes to dam a major tributary of the Pascagoula River. The project originated in George County and opposition to damming the tributaries Big and Little Cedar Creek has grown among proponents of the river in Jackson County… Read More
A public demonstration is being planned to protest government’s decision to move forward with plans for cruise piers in George Town harbor. Jessica Lopez, one of the organizers, said the aim is to show the level of public opposition to the project. The rally is planned for 3 p.m. on Oct. 17 on the waterfront… Read More
A report from Inland Fisheries Ireland on the initial dredging efforts to contain the Asian clam infestation in Lanesborough is recommending that no further dredging take place. The notoriously invasive species of clam which can wipe out fish stocks was discovered on the hot water stretch just over a year ago. The executive of the… Read More
A New Jersey lawmaker wants to reactivate the state’s Beach Erosion Commission. Damage to dunes from the recent nor’easter shows why the panel, which hasn’t met in 14 years, should get back to work, pushing for better shore protection measures, said Assemblyman Sam Fiocchi. “Any time you have an event like we had, and it… Read More
TALK about dredging at Abbot Point has been one of the main points of contention along the long-winded road to gaining expansion approval. The definition of dredging is to clear the bed of an area of water by scooping out mud, weeds, and rubbish with a dredge. But while the current government proposal requires less… Read More
An application by the Freeport to continue dredging an area since it did not finish the dredging under a previous permit on time was suspended on the advice of the Mepa chairman pending an overview of the entire Freeport process. The board meeting was characterized by loud remonstrations by a few Birzebbuga residents who claimed… Read More
Experts from the Savannah District continue to move forward with the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, aka SHEP. The Corps has finished one year of required pre-construction environmental monitoring and will continue monitoring throughout the harbor deepening and for 10 years afterward. A report by lead author Nathan Dayan of the district’s Planning Division, described the… Read More
Government may have secured its first commitment from one cruise line for the development of piers in George Town, CNS has learned. During talks at last week’s Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) conference in Mexico, officials managed to secure at least some commitment for the project from Carnival. Sources tell CNS that the commitment is for… Read More
The Chinese-sponsored $1.4bn Colombo Port City scheme in Sri Lanka may get another chance following a high-level diplomatic visit from China last week. Sri Lankan media report that the cabinet agreed to set up a fresh committee to review the suspended project during a visit by China’s vice minister of foreign affairs, Liu Zhenmin, between… Read More
The state is tentatively allocating more than $86 million in Florida Department of Transportation funding over the next five years for Jacksonville’s harbor deepening project. The controversial project to allow for larger ships to access the port’s shipping channel would cost $700 million of taxpayer money — with the local share about $370 million. READ… Read More
A U.S. court on Friday issued an order temporarily blocking the implementation of a federal water rule across the country, the latest in a series of legal setbacks for Obama administration environmental regulations. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit granted a nationwide stay against the so-called Waters of the United States (WOTUS)… Read More