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The Port of Houston’s Fiscal Year 2016 operating and capital budget was approved on 17 November during a special meeting of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority. Solid financial performance is expected to continue in 2016 with projections by the port authority of revenue growth after a very strong fiscal 2015 in… Read More
The Army Corps expected to deepen the Reserved Channel and other parts of the harbor by 7 feet to accommodate bigger ships. To ensure the power cable is safely out of the way of dredging equipment, the corps said it should be buried 60 feet below sea level. But right now, portions of the cable… Read More
The Obama administration has approved $1.35 million in funding that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requested for a cost-benefit study of an additional shipping lock on the river that connects Lakes Huron and Superior. Only one of the four aging locks Sault Ste. Marie is large enough to handle ships that carry 70 percent… Read More
Lake Macquarie’s marine rescue organisation says there needs to be more scientific research into dredging the Swansea Channel to prevent more money being wasted. In February, the state government completed a $2.5 million dredging project to ensure a safer and more reliable navigation channel for boaters. But despite creating a 60 metre wide channel, more… Read More
Donegal and West Tyrone were badly affected by flooding over the weekend, and SDLP West Tyrone representative Daniel McCrossan spoke with local residents, the Minister for the Environment and political representatives in the Republic about this urgent issue. Mr McCrossan said that, “Heavy rainfall over the weekend has caused flash flooding in many parts of… Read More
China has shown “great restraint” in the South China Sea by not seizing islands occupied by other countries even though it could have, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday ahead of two regional summits where the disputed waterway is likely to be a hot topic. Beijing has overlapping claims with Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia,… Read More
The federal government’s lack of an overarching plan on how to fight land loss in Louisiana is wasting money that could be spent on fixing the state’s problems, a top Louisiana coastal official told a congressional panel on Friday (Nov. 13). Kyle Graham, executive director of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, said Louisiana’s… Read More
Ponnaniyar Dam on the tri-junction of Karur, Tiruchi and Dindigul districts has been a gift to both farmers and nature lovers. Surrounded by a series of hills – Perumal Malai and Karunagiri Malai, the scenario presents a serene beauty, particularly during the onset of monsoon. The dam, built at a cost of Rs. 1 crore… Read More
The Townsville Port will use dredge spoil from its $1.3 billion expansion project to create extra land that will extend into the harbour. The port is close to finalising its renewed environmental impact statement (EIS) for the project after the Federal Government outlawed the practice of dumping dredge spoil into the ocean. The document will… Read More
North Carolina ferry captains say shoaling between Hatteras and Ocracoke islands has created some of the worst conditions they’ve seen. Capt. Timmy Jennette slowed his ferry to 4 mph last week to slither around one of two shoals that stretch hundreds of feet in the middle of the five-mile channel. His depth gauge showed dashes… Read More
Once upon a time, before the construction of the breakwater off the Long Beach coastline in the 1940s, the city was renowned for its waves, which drew surfers from across the region to a beach that had been dubbed the “Waikiki of the Southern California.” Since then, the bay has been transformed into a waveless,… Read More
The first eminent domain actions to attain easements have been filed against beachfront property owners in northern Ocean County, Gov. Chris Christie‘s administration said. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requires the easements to construct a federally funded engineered beach and dune project that will protect those coastal communities hardest hit by superstorm Sandy from… Read More
A state agency’s plans to dump sediment from Piper Brook on a field has angered neighborhood residents who say the field will never be the same. “It seems to me that they did this pretty much in secret to our park,” Southwood Drive resident Ralph Mittica said. “When I start thinking about their promises, they’ve… Read More
The state and local officials need to develop and support new strategies to create jobs. In an all-too-common scenario, another major industrial company is shutting down its manufacturing upstate, leaving behind economic devastation and a toxic mess. This time the grim report comes from St. Lawrence County, where Alcoa has announced it will close its… Read More
The loss of coal shipments due to the closing of the B.C. Cobb Plant could have serious implications on the Port of Muskegon. The coal shipped in for use at the Consumers Energy plant on Muskegon Lake currently accounts for about half of the port’s annual tonnage, or products brought in via the port. With… Read More