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The long awaited dredging programme to remove contaminated sediments from Whakatane’s Kopeopeo Canal has begun. “The contractor started removing contaminated sediment from the main Canal and moving it to a contained area where it can be kept safely and eventually remediated,” says project manager Ken Tarboton. “This is a huge milestone – to finally start… Read More
Pointing to massive flooding during Hurricane Harvey and other recent rain events, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing a massive study of flooding in the Houston area to examine drainage systems, a changing climate and the impact of paving more undeveloped prairie and rural land. The Metropolitan Houston Regional Watershed Assessment would look… Read More
It’s back to square one for the draining and dredging of Courtown Harbour after heavy rain nearly caused widespread flooding in the area. The pumping of water from the Harbour out to sea had finally begun last week after the contractor blocked off the three existing inflows. But severe rainfall has undone their work, and… Read More
The Kopeopeo Canal Remediation Project has marked a significant milestone with sediment dredging from the canal under way. Acting project manager Ken Tarboton said the milestone was significant for the team and wider community. “This week the contractor started removing contaminated sediment from the main canal and moving it to a contained area where it… Read More
The Western Regional Office of the Ghana WaterCompany has commenced a four-day dredging exercise at the Bosomase raw water intake point to open up the silted facility due to incessant illegal mining along the Pra River. The mountain heap of clay and sand had blocked the easy flow of water from the raw water intake… Read More
The Port of Los Angeles moved more cargo in 2017 than in any time in the Port’s 110-year history, racking up 9,343,192 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), a 5.5 percent increase over 2016’s record-breaking year. It’s the most cargo moved annually by a Western Hemisphere port. “We are powering Los Angeles’ economy to new heights every… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing a wide-ranging study of flooding in the Houston metropolitan area in response to the region’s devastating deluges, including Hurricane Harvey, an undertaking that could examine nearly every aspect of flood control, such as the city’s overburdened drainage system, a changing climate and the impact of paving over… Read More
Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda has invited the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation to invest more with the Government. Browne made the call while speaking during recent high-level talks with Chinese diplomats and the president of the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC). “Realising the increased traffic of tourist from Cruise Tourism,… Read More
A report recently issued by the Problem Solvers Caucus platform, a bipartisan group in Congress comprised of around 40 members focused on working towards bi-partisan cooperation on key issues, focuses on bipartisan policy solutions with an eye on augmenting United States’ infrastructure. Entitled, “Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure,” the report comes at a time when the current… Read More
India has extended fresh financial assistance of $45.27 million for upgrading Kankesanthurai (KKS) Harbour in northern Sri Lanka into a commercial port and strengthening the country‘s efforts to become a regional maritime hub. Sri Lanka‘s Ministry of Finance signed an agreement in this regard on January 10. “An agreement for Indian financial assistance for $45.27… Read More