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A bid to have Cairns and Mourilyan removed from the Queensland Government’s Sustainable Ports Bill has been rejected in State Parliament. The bill passed through Parliament yesterday, after receiving bipartisan support and that of the independent Member for Cook, Billy Gordon, with Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs voting against it. The laws restrict the development… Read More
General Electric Co. Thursday won approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to shut down a 100-acre plant the company has used during a seven-year project to treat polluted sediment dredged from the bed of the Hudson River. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
The congested waterways around Ho Chi Minh City are set for an upgrade. Local authorities have asked central government for loans of $380m to get dredging underway on key waterway, the Soai Rap, a tributary of the Saigon River. The dredging would allow vessels of up to 50,000 dwt call at Vietnam’s second city. The… Read More
Multibillion dollar pledges from GCC investors to fund port and real estate projects in Egypt dominated an economic conference held in the north coast town of Marsa Matrouh at the end of last month. The UAE and Saudi Arabia took centre stage with multibillion dollar pledges, mainly for property development and plans to build “the… Read More
Apalachicola—once dubbed the oyster capital of the world—doesn’t even come close to holding that title anymore. Many blame the lack of fresh water flowing into the Apalachicola Bay and are calling it a crisis. Monday night was the public’s last night to comment on the water flow issues in person, during an open house. The… Read More
Attorneys will have to wait until next year to argue about a permit for a contentious $35 million passenger cruise terminal in downtown Charleston. The State Court of Appeals had said it would hear the case the week of Dec. 7. But a court official said Monday that scheduling conflicts have now delayed arguments until… Read More
A WEST Cork councillor has this week called on Cork County Council to carry out immediate dredging works at Ring Harbour in Clonakilty amid widespread concerns over the build-up of sand at the harbour entrance. Cllr Noel O’Donovan (FG), who recently met with a number of concerned local fisherman and leisure boat owners, raised the… Read More
With a crisis facing Apalachicola Bay, about 130 people who attended an event held by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Monday voice their concerns about the agency’s plans for the waters that feed the bay. The “open house” in Eastpoint was the fifth and final event in the Corps’ solicitation of public comment… Read More
A Congressional roundtable in New Orleans Friday will examine issues related to the next Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), legislation that authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out navigation, flood control, shoreline protection, hydropower, dam safety, water supply, recreation, environmental restoration and protection, and disaster response and recovery activities throughout the Nation…. Read More
The Bundaberg flood protection study is a vital component of the Queensland Government’s commitment to develop a 10-year action plan for flood mitigation works in Bundaberg. The study will build on the previous work undertaken in 2013 by the Bundaberg Regional Council to identify flood mitigation projects. The Queensland Government is now engaging with the… Read More
As part of a consenting strategy, approved principally by Transport Scotland, Aberdeen Harbor has submitted applications for consent in support of their potential expansion plans into Nigg Bay. The applications seek to gain statutory approvals for the project as part of three consenting regimes: from Transport Scotland, in the form of a Harbor Revision Order,… Read More
The Government of Nicaragua yesterday officially approved the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Nicaragua Interoceanic Grand Canal Project and issued the “Environmental Permit” for the project. Following the approval ceremony, Dr. Paul Oquist, the Executive Secretary of the Canal Commission and the Private Secretary for National Policies to Presidency of Nicaragua handed… Read More
Following feedback from Taieri ratepayers on the fairness of scheme funding in this year’s Long-Term Plan, Otago Regional Council (ORC) has agreed to review the public versus private benefit of the four flood protection and drainage schemes in the Taieri and Lower Clutha catchments. The review is being done by independent economic consultants Castalia, of… Read More
Safety issues have been raised after a sand bar developed in a West Cork harbour, leading to a number of boats running aground. There is also a fear the sand bar will shut off the inner harbour at Ring Clonakilty to boats – unless action is taken. Cork County Council has been urged to carry… Read More
Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay director of construction Andrew McNaughton has said the project and five other planned Tidal Lagoon power stations would welcome foreign investment. However, the former Balfour Beatty chief executive insisted the selection of a Chinese firm for a major contract on the £1bn project was not intended to attract investors from the… Read More