A boat from China was found illegally dredging sea sand in waters off the outlying Kinmen Island early Monday, the second such incident in… (focustaiwan) Source: focustaiwan, November 7, 2011
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) informs the shipping, harbour craft and pleasure craft communities in Singapore’s waters that repair work on breakwater along East Coast Park commences. The repair works, with effect from 01 Nov 2011 to 30 Apr 2012, will entail the removal of the existing breakwater and restoring the breakwater to [...]
Offshore dredging will begin later this week to bring sand to the U.S. Coast Guard base beach while the Army Corps of Engineers removes sand… By Jack Fichter (capemaycountyherald) Source: capemaycountyherald, October 13, 2011;
The State Government has unveiled four options designed to solve major sand problems on the southern Gold Coast… By Kerrin Binnie (abc) Source: abc, October 13, 2011;
One year ago today, President Obama established the Task Force by executive order, in response to recommendations from a report by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, to continue the Administration’s ongoing commitment to the Gulf region. The group is made up of representatives from the five Gulf States and 11 federal agencies, including the [...]
The expansion of the Panama Canal is expected to significantly increase vessel numbers and sizes calling at US east coast ports, but Paul… By Pete Goldin (ifw-net) Source: ifw-net, October 4, 2011;
The Coast Guard will soon remove buoys from some of the region’s shallow-draft inlets in the wake of Hurricane Irene, and they won’t be put… By Wayne Faulkner (starnewsonline) Source: starnewsonline, September 26, 2011;
Virginia Port Authority’s top-to-bottom shake-up will leave no stone unturned in its quest to make the port more competitive on the US East Coast (portstrategy) Source: portstrategy, September 23, 2011
California beach towns could face hefty economic losses caused by sea level rise in the next century, according to a new state-commissioned study conducted by economists at San Francisco State University. The study forecasts the economic impact of sea level rise on five communities: Ocean Beach in San Francisco; Venice Beach and Malibu in Los [...]
The feasibility study into offshore reefs to protect Old Bar’s eroding coast should be finished within a couple of weeks. BY HELEN MANUSU (manningrivertimes) Source: manningrivertimes, September 9, 2011
