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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
With the Delaware River dredging and the widening of the Panama Canal nearing completion, talks of expanding the Philadelphia Port are picking up steam and Democratic mayoral candidate Jim Kenney is going with it. At event after event, Kenney has been beating the drum on how the port expansion could bring thousands of working-class jobs… Read More
Details of a $43 million plan to remove 10,600 dump trucks’ worth of contaminated sediment from the bottom of Pompton Lake have been submitted to the federal Environmental Protection Agency. It is expected to take three years to remove the contamination as well as tainted soil from the shoreline, according to the plan. The pollution… Read More
Keeping the Fraser River open to commerce and industry while maintaining the environment was a hot topic at a recent all-candidates meeting. Liberal candidate Joe Peschisolido said the Conservatives have “abdicated” their responsibility to maintain the river’s environment. Meanwhile, the Conservative candidate for the Steveston Richmond East riding, Kenny Chiu, told the audience that the… Read More
At extreme low tide in the middle of York Harbor’s north basin, so much silt has collected that people can walk from a float onto a sandbar and appear to be walking on water. The town’s Harbor Board is poised to try to rectify this concerning problem in the north basin and elsewhere in the… Read More
US ports could be at risk of losing out on new grants for vital infrastructure projects following Congress’ temporary funding bill, says the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA). Instead of passing appropriations bills that would fully fund the US government by the September 30 deadline, Congress passed a continuing resolution (CR) through December 11…. Read More
TRADERS have told of their disappointment after the biggest cruise liner of the season was unable to stop at Falmouth – with the lack of dredging of the harbour being blamed. The Norwegian Star, which was expected to bring between 800 and 1,000 visitors ashore, decided against anchoring in Falmouth Bay due to a heavy… Read More
The riverbed at the mouth of the Platte River in Benzie County went undisturbed again this year, only the second September since 1967 the entrance to Lake Michigan hasn’t been dredged. The National Park Service meanwhile launched an environmental assessment study to look at dredging’s effects, and highlighted five alternatives to the decades-long practice. “We’re… Read More
As part of a plan to help prevent flooding in Waikiki, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing to change the Ala Wai Canal. Proposed changes were presented on Wednesday at Washington Middle School followed by public comments, KITV-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1RjPtJf). The project would build in-stream debris basins along the Makiki, Manoa and Palolo… Read More
The Waterfront Revitalization Committee was planning to meet with the Board of Selectmen last night to go over proposals and plans to be submitted to the Special Town Meeting, tentatively scheduled for Nov. 2. The committee met last Wednesday evening at the Town Hall Annex to go over some of the details to be presented… Read More
The Cayman Islands will move forward with plans to build a $150 million cruise ship pier and passenger terminal, the country’s premier said Wednesday. The controversial plan calls for the construction of a pier and terminal in the harbor of George Town, the country’s capital. Cruise industry giant Carnival Corp. is likely to play a… Read More