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Gov. Jay Inslee today rejected the site certification application for the Vancouver Energy project at the Port of Vancouver USA. “After considering the record in this proceeding, I concur with the Council’s unanimous recommendation to reject the application,” the Governor wrote in a letter to Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council Chair Kathleen Drew. “After considering… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today published in the Federal Register its request for proposals for beneficial use of dredged material pilot projects pursuant to Section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016, Beneficial Use of Dredged Material. Proposals must be submitted to USACE on or before March 12, 2018. More… Read More
The state agency that runs the bustling ports in Savannah and Brunswick, seeing continued growth in ocean-bound cargo, is forming a master plan for a 10-year, $2.3 billion expansion of its capacity. At a conference Monday in Sea Island, Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch said investments the agency plans will allow the harbors… Read More
Federal officials will take another look at the historic Alaska community of Nome as a possible port serving ships heading for the Arctic. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it has signed an agreement with the city of Nome to examine whether benefits justify costs of navigation improvements, said Bruce Sexauer, chief of civil… Read More
New Zealand’s major surf breaks and the impacts of vehicles on beaches are receiving more attention from local authorities because of the New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement 2010 (NZCPS), new analysis released by Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage this past weekend shows. “Surfers can be grateful that protecting surf breaks is now something that councils consider… Read More
Local, state and federal officials may collaborate on a new study involving the Mentor Lagoons Marina. The latest analysis — estimated to cost $700,000 — would determine the feasibility of a project to protect the Mentor Harbor channel at the lagoons. The work would reconfigure the channel to improve boater safety and remove a sunken… Read More
The tender for construction of a second cruise ship berth for Sydney harbour has been published, and it is to be built at the site immediately to the north of the current terminal. The 483-page document was published on the Nova Scotia government procurement website Friday morning. It had been expected to be posted earlier… Read More
A public inquiry is to be held over a planning application to extract sand from Lough Neagh. Sand has been dredged from the bottom of the lough for many years without permission. Environmentalists have challenged the unauthorised extraction saying it is impacting on an internationally important and protected wildlife site. The sand companies had put… Read More
The federal Environmental Protection Agency says it will conduct additional studies of the Hudson River as it considers the effectiveness of a $1.7 billion Superfund cleanup. The agency Monday said it will conduct supplemental studies of the lower river and has begun analyzing 1,800 sediment samples taken by New York state, which contends more work… Read More
Situated in Southern Mozambique, Port of Maputo had a good run in in 2017. The port handled 18.2 million tonnes of cargo last year against 14.9 million tonnes in 2016, registering a surge of 22 percent in volumes. The result was positively affected by the dredging of the access channel to the Port of Maputo,… Read More