A proposal of Rs 134.77 crore has been sent to the Centre for the development of Malpe, Honnavar and Mangalore wharf.
Speaking at the fishermen leaders and elected representatives meet at Deputy Commissioner’s office, Fisheries department Deputy Director Suresh Kumar said a proposal of Rs 57.6 crore for III phase of old port in Mangalore, Rs [...]
Conservation groups today urged the U.S. House Appropriations Committee to pass President Obama’s budget proposal to begin funding Coastal Louisiana restoration projects when it marks up the spending bill for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other public agencies for Fiscal Year 2011. Last week, the House Energy & Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee [...]
The DNR is asking for residential input on a proposal to use river sediment at the Lincoln County landfill.
Waste management engineer Sue Fisher says that sediment will be coming from an upcoming repair of a bridge over the Wisconsin River. Crews will have to dredge the bottom of the river to create channels to work [...]
A proposal worth Rs 567 crore has been sent to the Central Government through Fisheries Coastal Engineering Institute for extension of the fisheries port in Mangalore, said district in-charge minister J Krishna Palemar.
In a press release, Palemar who is also Minister for Ports said the existing fisheries port in the City requires extension of the [...]
Japan’s Itochu Group has submitted a proposal to Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport in cooperation with Vinalines to develop the Lach Huyen port in Hai Phong. Under the proposal, Itochu will invest US$160m to construct two container berths, with the Vietnamese government investing US$260m in further infrastructure. If developed, Lach Huyen would be the [...]
Environmentalists say whales that stop at Malaga Bay would suffer. Businesses say it would give a vital edge in global trade. Aproposal to build a container port in a pristine bay on Colombia’s coast frequented by humpback whales has raised an outcry among environmentalists who say the project would put the giant mammals at risk. [...]
Looking out from streets on the edges of Venice, it is impossible to ignore the dark forms that dot the city’s lagoon. Dredging machines idle like large mechanical birds in the middle of calm water, auguring the development that Italian officials and the Port Authority argue will transform Venice into a central hub for the [...]
State Rep. Lake Ray of Jacksonville is asking fellow lawmakers to approve a plan for steering up to $500 million to Florida’s ports by using a portion of taxes paid by insurance companies.
Ray’s proposal got a shout-out Thursday from Jacksonville Port Authority Chief Executive Officer Rick Ferrin when Ferrin gave his annual State of the [...]
The central government is awaiting a detailed proposal from the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) to undertake capital dredging of the Haldia channel, union Minister of Shipping G.K. Vasan said here Tuesday.
This dredging would lead to an improvement in navigability of the channels that lead into Haldia port.
‘Capital dredging is also required for improvement of depth [...]
The much-delayed Inner Harbor Navigation Canal lock replacement project, which received no financing in the 2010 federal budget, would also be denied money in 2011 if President Barack Obama’s proposal is adopted by Congress.
Neighborhood opponents of the project, who say hurricane protection, coastal restoration and continued redevelopment after Hurricane Katrina should be the priority for [...]
