A $2.3 million state project to widen a chronically eroding section of Waikiki beach with sand pumped in from offshore began with a Hawaiian… By Audrey Mcavoy (deseretnews) Source: deseretnews, January 5, 2012;
The multi-million dollar project that will repair two area storm-beaten beaches is underway. The E.W. Ellefsen, a massive dredger, was in place Friday near Corson’s Inlet as part of the beach replenishment project for Strathmere and Sea Isle’s beaches. Officials say bad weather prevented the dredge from making its way to New Jersey, delaying the [...]
The Aberdeen Harbor board plans to invest £24 million in improvements to meet growing demand. One of Scotland’s busiest harbors plans the completion of work at Torry Quays and starting phase two of the project to improve dockside facilities and provide extra deepwater berthing. “The import and export of goods by sea remains a vital [...]
The Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd will help the California United Terminals in their plans to build a new container terminal facility at the Port of Los Angeles. Japan’s Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on the Pier 500 project details. The new [...]
Dongjiakou Port is planning to construct two additional terminals that would enable the port to handle Vale’s growing fleet of mega iron-ore carriers that account for the world’s largest dry bulk ships. According to the plan, Dongjiakou, together with ports in Majishan and Dalian, will be able to manage the Brazilian miner’s huge dry bulk [...]
Chilean logistics firm SAAM aims to invest some US$23mn in a multi-use public terminal at Mexico’s Mazatlán port in west coast state Sinaloa… By Juan Andres Abarca (bnamericas) Source: bnamericas, November 25, 2011;
Key Biscayne leaders will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Village Hall to get more information about the “Deep Dredge” project that will make the… By Tania Valdemoro (miamiherald) Source: miamiherald, November 18, 2011;
The Kalamazoo Harbor Master Plan Committee’s ship has sailed — and Saugatuck and Douglas residents are now waiting for a new arrival that is… By JIM HAYDEN (hollandsentinel) Source: hollandsentinel, November 17, 2011;
Liverpool’s new £210m river terminal is set to go ahead after port bosses secured vital investment to dredge the Mersey. Sefton Council … (liverpoolecho) Source: liverpoolecho, November 15, 2011;
The Gulf Islands National Seashore is taking advantage of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging project in Pensacola Pass to reclaim … By Kimberly Blair (pnj) Source: pnj, November 14, 2011;
