The World Heritage Committee (WHC) is considering placing the magnificent Great Barrier Reef in the “endangered” category, because of the adverse impact of proposed new ports and coal loading facilities, which would add to the current pollution problems of soil, fertiliser and pesticides from coastal farms and developments. Each year 16 tonnes of pesticides are [...]
Oceana has made a formal complaint to UNESCO today, against a project that aims to dump waste materials from the dredging of Maó harbour into a Biosphere Reserve off the island of Minorca. The material displays high levels of mercury as well as lead and copper, and so Oceana believes that the project should be [...]
The replenishment works are scheduled to commence east of the Isle of Wight on 28 June. Two dredgers, Sospan Dau (71m) and Shoreway (98m), will execute the dredging of shingle from licensed dredging areas. The excavated materials will then be discharged onto the beach near the Bunn Leisure Caravan Park. The dredges will pump the [...]
New approaches and technologies to manage the next big step-change in container vessel sizes, call exchanges and carrier service expectations at ports and terminals worldwide will be a major focus of attention at the upcoming TOC Container Supply Chain Europe 2012 conference and exhibition, taking place 12-14 June in Antwerp. The latest wave of ultra [...]
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) is under pressure to expand and modernize the Mombasa port. Dredging of the Kilindini Harbour is expected to be finished four months earlier. The work of dredging the channel to a depth of 15 metres and width of 500 metres, which is carried out by a Dutch firm Van Oord Dredging [...]
![Australia: Mooloolaba Harbour Dredging Under Spotlight Again]()
Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson has welcomed promised action from Maritime Safety Queensland to address concerns raised after incidents which occurred on the Mooloolaba Harbour Entrance over the Christmas-New Year period. Ms Simpson convened a meeting with Maritime Safety Queensland and Council to resolve outstanding issues about the longer term maintenance of the Harbour entrance [...]
![New Zealand: Ports of Auckland’s Expansion Plan Under Environmental Review]()
When Ports of Auckland chews off another section of the prized Waitemata Harbour, it expects a long, costly battle to prove its green … By Isaac Davison (nzherald) Source: nzherald, January 30, 2012;
![USA: North Topsail Beach Erosion Management Under Review]()
Hurricane Ophelia dumped on some homes in North Topsail Beach seven years ago, but some residents are still dealing with the vestiges … (wect) Source: wect, January 17, 2012;
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The Colorado Lagoon officially has been closed to the public as construction workers prepare the site and begin a large-scale dredging … By Jonathan Van Dyke (gazettes) Source: gazettes, January 17, 2012;
![India: Report of Working Group on Port Sector Still Under Consideration]()
The Minister of Shipping, Shri G.K. Vasan announced today that the Ministry has prepared the Report of the Working Group on Port Sector for 12th Five Year Plan and submitted the same to Planning Commission for consideration and approval. The total outlay excluding Private Sector proposed for the port sector in the Ministry is Rs. [...]
