Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement in response to the President’s Statement of Administration Policy on S. 601, the Water Resources Development Act of 2013, in which the Administration specifically states its opposition to increasing funds for harbor maintenance: “The Obama Administration continues to speak out of both sides [...]
U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) called on a key Senate Committee to include funds to complete the Delaware River deepening project in its budget. Senator Casey recently worked to secure $20 million in the President’s budget for the dredging project and now in a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee pressed to maintain that investment [...]
Congressman Brian Higgins is saying “not so fast” to a federal agency planning to limit waterfront access in Buffalo. “The unilateral decision to shut off this Squaw Island Pier to the public is a step backward in a community where the benefits of new and improved public access to the water are finally emerging,” said [...]
Meeting during a time when some are calling for sharp cuts in government spending despite the obvious needs to the nation’s infrastructure, members of the MTD Executive Board pledged to work to gain proper funding of vitally important maritime programs. As the board noted in several statements during its 2013 winter meeting in Buena Vista, [...]
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Record low levels on the Great Lakes and Michigan waterways have Michigan lawmakers’ attention. Saugatuck State Representative Bob Genetski said with “Pure Michigan” promotions beckoning visitors, it’s important for lakes, rivers and beaches to meet expectations. “We’re very proud of them but it’s really tough to sell if people can’t pull their boats up,” he [...]
The Regional Development Council (RDC) 12 has called the attention of concerned agencies to fast track implementation of infrastructure projects in a bid to promote further development in Soccsksargen region. RDC 12 chair and General Santos City mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio said that delayed implementation can slow down movement of business enterprises which in turn could [...]
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced that he will convene a meeting of stakeholders – including Senators from states bordering the Mississippi River, state and local officials and representatives from industries such as agriculture and shipping – for a briefing from the Army Corps of Engineers to discuss navigation on the Mississippi River through means [...]
Miss Anne McIntosh, MP for Thirsk, Malton and Filey has expressed her disappointment that Pickering may again be at risk of flooding following recent heavy rain. Miss McIntosh said: “While I am pleased that the Environment Agency has implemented part of the Slowing the Flow Project, we are still waiting on the bunds or mini- [...]
Gov. Nathan Deal announced that as part of his FY2014 budget proposal, he will seek an additional $50 million in funding for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project at the Georgia Ports Authority Board meeting. “I am committed to allocating funds and time to this pivotal link in our logistics network,”said Deal. “Expanding the Savannah Harbor [...]
All ports in the country should be dredged to a minimum depth of 14 metres, stated Luxman Radhakrishnan, chairman of Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT). Radhakrishnan said: “Because of the inability of our ports to handle larger and huge ships, the country has to lose out Rs1,600 crore annually to foreign ports. As such, [...]
