Today marks a milestone in the state’s transition to a new, clear and streamlined approach to the cleanup of contaminated sites – the deadline for those responsible to clean up these sites to enroll in the Licensed Site Remediation Professional Program. The LSRP program more efficiently deals with cleanups, many of which have languished for [...]
DP World announced a significant boost to DP World Melbourne’s capabilities with the first eight of 16 new energy-efficient straddle carriers starting operations. The new equipment with its greater capacity to handle containers will also help reduce DP World’s environmental footprint as well as improve efficiency and productivity at Australia‟s largest container port. A second [...]
On May 22, 2012 South Coast golfers have a unique opportunity to play a round of golf and clean up New Bedford Harbor at the same time. That is because the Buzzards Bay Coalition and the Bay Club at Mattapoisett are partnering to host a Golf Tournament specifically designed to fund nitrogen pollution cleanup in [...]
Work is underway on the river Foyle to build a new pontoon ahead of the arrival of the yachts talking part in the Clipper Round the World Race, according to Derry Journal. A large dredger is in place on the river close to the marina at the Derry City Council offices and is currently [...]
Simon Coveney, the Minister for Agriculture, officially opened a new €39.5m pier at Dinish Island in Castletownbere, Co Cork, according to tv3.ie. He said, “The new Dinish Wharf Development at Castletownbere Fishery Harbour Centre is an impressive piece of infrastructure. It provides a springboard to grow the fishing, aquaculture and associated industries to new heights [...]
As RBC reports, the Republic of Georgia has unveiled its plans for a new Batumi port. Royal Caribbean is expected to complete the port design in September 2012 and the construction will begin a month later. This project includes dredging of the harbor and overhaul of the existing Port of Batumi. The both ports will [...]
As JDNews reports, the dredging work has been completed at an area inlet to repair damage from last year’s Hurricane Irene. “We just completed dredging New River Inlet using the Sidecast Dredge Merritt from April 1 to April 15,” wrote Ann Johnson of the Wilmington District’s public affairs office. “The funds were provided as a [...]
On Saturday 26 May, the first section of the new beach of Maasvlakte 2 will be opened. The first part to be ready is the bathing beach in the south. The sport beach in the north will be open in November. The first part of the new beach along Maasvlakte 2 will be ready for [...]
The Union Minister of Shipping, Shri G.K. Vasan has informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply to a question that the Government has requested all Coastal States in the Country to explore the possibility of setting up a new Major Port or a new Ship Building Yard or a composite Port-cum-Shipbuilding yard in their [...]
Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District projects took top honors at the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) awards program in Washington, D.C., Apirl 18, 2012. The Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Surge Barrier project won the esteemed “Grand Conceptor Award” for the most outstanding engineering achievement. The IHNC Surge Barrier project [...]
