The whole concept of the Panama Canal widening makes Port of Miami the target area. Thoughtful consideration has been directed towards the $77 million that Gov. Rick Scott provided for the dredging of the harbor. However, this is only one of three leading projects that have been in the works for more than a decade. [...]
Florida’s governor is checking heavy construction equipment waiting to be loaded onto a cargo vessel at the Port of Miami. Gov. Rick Scott spends Friday morning working with Seaboard Marine, an ocean transportation company and the largest tenant at the port. Later Friday, he’ll be working aboard Carnival Cruise Lines’ Imagination. Scott said a dredging [...]
A watchdog group opposing a sediment processing facility under construction on U.S. 1 fears a repeat of a 2006 spill at a similar… tcpalm Source: tcpalm, November 3, 2011;
Preserving South Florida’s beaches has turned into a perpetual — and costly — battle as coastal communities struggle to maintain a healthy… More info: sun-sentinel By Larry Barszewski Source: sun-sentinel, September 19, 2011
Although Hurricane Irene is expected to remain well offshore of Central Florida, officials along the coast are still concerned about beach e… (wesh) Source: wesh, August 25, 2011;
Canaveral Port Authority will celebrate the start of construction of a new $60 million cruise terminal project at Port Canaveral with an inv… (travelpulse) Source: travelpulse, August 23, 2011;
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) authorizing Miami-Dade County, Fla., to use up to 500,000 cubic yards of sand from the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) to restore 14 miles of shoreline eroded by storm waves and tides. “The bureau’s Marine [...]
Florida’s top elected officials Tuesday approved dredging a boat channel almost five miles long from the Gulf to a future Pasco County Park… By Bobbie O’Brien (wusf) Source: wusf, May 18, 2011;
Months after the Freeport Container Port (FCP) projected multi-million-dollar investments based around it being the largest regional… By INDERIA SAUNDERS (thenassauguardian) Source: thenassauguardian, April 7, 2011
Florida Governor Rick Scott plans to fully fund the $77 million shortfall for the port dredging project so that larger ships can enter… (travel-trick) Source: travel-trick, March 6, 2011
