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AS yet another year comes to an end the question of whether or not the port gets the go-ahead from the Marine Management Organisation in the near future for the capital dredging project still hangs in the air. The harbour commissioners were expecting to make some kind of announcement this month regarding dredging. Once dredged… Read More
Findlay Mayor Lydia Mihalik and Safety-Service Director Paul Schmelzer discussed updates and funding of the Findlay flood-control project with officials in Washington this week. Mihalik and Schmelzer met with U.S. Rep. Bob Latta, R-Bowling Green, and Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown on Wednesday, and Republican Sen. Rob Portman on Thursday. Mihalik said it had been a… Read More
A suspected unexploded Second World War bomb has been found in a shipping yard. Police were called to the site in Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne at 11.30 am after reports it had been found. The bomb was pulled from the shore and staff were evacuated from the area as a precaution while experts attempted to… Read More
As photos over time indicate, Dauphin Island is eroding. Yet for decades the issues of why that erosion is occurring and how significant it is have been mired in debate. Some have pointed to the Mobile Bay shipping channel as the culprit, which as recently as last year was the subject of contention when the… Read More
The Port of Kalama has been awarded a $50,000 economic feasibility grant to help identify how to best maximize the economic and community benefits at the new Spencer Creek Business Park. The Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) recently approved the grant as part of $246,113 in public investments for studies targeting business growth… Read More
Environmental activists have released a letter from Prime Minister Hun Sen to the National Assembly penned in response to allegations of illegal sand dredging in Koh Kong province. In the letter, Hun Sen dismisses claims by activist group Mother Nature of foreign ownership of the two firms in question – Direct Access and International Rainbow… Read More
Wahkiakum County commissioners approved transportation plans for 2016 and beyond and worked on other issues when they met Tuesday. Besides working on road construction and ferry improvement plans, the board discussed progress on placing dredged sand on eroding properties. The board approved a contract with Coast and Harbor Engineering for engineering design and permitting for… Read More
According to the State Enterprise “Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority”, dredging fleet of the contractor started works over the 7th sweep of Dnieper-Bug estuary channel in accordance with the agreement concluded between the State Enterprise “USPA” represented by the branch “Delta-pilot” and SE “Ukrvodshliakh” (state enterprise of the Ministry of Infrastructure administration). Operational dredging is performed… Read More
Union Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping, Nitin Gadkari, said on Tuesday that Kolkata Port Trust would take the help of IIT-Madras for dredging at the Sagar anchorage, which is proposed to be turned into a major port. “The draft at Sagar (150 km downstream on the Hooghly from Kolkata) is proposed to be… Read More
Efforts to settle a lawsuit brought by the owner of a popular beach against New Jersey’s plan to build protective sand dunes are making progress, and a court hearing has been postponed to allow the talks to continue. In a filing made Nov. 20, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman told a federal court judge that settlement… Read More
The future of the southern Brazil port of Itajai is once again in the balance as federal authorities refuse to release the urgently needed funding for emergency dredging to restore the 41 to 42.6-foot draft of the port following heavy rains from El Nino.
The Centre will start work on the much talked about Sagar Port in Bengal soon. This is one of the three new major ports coming up in the country. It is also planning to take up a major dredging activity at Sagar next year to improve the draft of the proposed port. This was disclosed… Read More
The city has decided to again venture deeper into the process to take over the federally owned Owen Sound Harbour. Council on Monday night directed Mayor Ian Boddy to sign a letter of intent, which officially informs Transport Canada that the city has an interest in acquiring the port, as well as a disclosure of… Read More
While he is celebrating a “record breaking” winter tourism season, based on the number of cruise vessels to the island, President of the Antigua & Barbuda Cruise Tourism Association Nathan Dundas said government will have to go back to the drawing board to make additional changes to accommodate much larger vessels. Making specific reference to… Read More
The work at the side canal in Egypt’s East Port Said will be completed by the end of June 2016, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Memish announced. The statement came following President Abdel Fatah al Sisi’s visit to the site Thursday. “Digging operations of the new side canal will start next week. It… Read More