The 5th International Seminar Ports and the Environment is scheduled for 26th November, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Industry experts and market leaders across the port and environmental sector will come together to discuss and debate the latest hot topics and issues with attendees including plann
Agentschap voor Maritieme Dienstverlening en Kust has invited bidders to submit their offers for the Oostende area beach replenishment contract. Under this program, the contractor should carry out maintenance and replenishment work along the Flemish coast beaches and to supply sand to other beaches
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, announced the details about the Kings Bay dredging plan. This deepening program will include maintenance dredging in the Kings Bay entrance channel to a required depth of 49 feet. The material dredged from the entrance channel will be placed o
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore informed the shipping, harbour craft and pleasure craft communities in Singapore’s waters that the Stolthaven Terminal dredging project commenced this week. This development program, located at Jurang Island, will be carried out by dredger held in position wi
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore informed the shipping, harbour craft and pleasure craft communities in Singapore’s waters that the Sentosa Cove restoration program will be underway from 20 October 2013 to 19 April 2014. This development project will be carried out by excavators, and all mat
Following the recent signing agreement by China Shipping Container Terminals for a 24% shareholding in APM Terminals Zeebrugge, APM Terminals announced the first call of China Shipping Container Lines’ CSCL Star on the AEX7 service on 3 October. “We are extremely proud to welcome China Shipping Cont
The opening of the expanded Panama Canal is fast approaching. The countdown is on, and PortMiami, the first port of call on the Asia-to-US route via the Canal, will be the only Atlantic Seaboard port south of Norfolk, Virginia with a channel deep enough to accommodate the super-sized container cargo
The public is invited to an Oct. 9 meeting to comment on the scope of environmental impact statements (EISs) for a proposed coal export terminal near Longview. Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview LLC proposes to build and operate a terminal to export coal from the site of the former Reynolds Aluminum
In addition to lightly contaminated soil, GRC Zolder NV now can treat physico-chemical soil, thanks to a new environmental permit issued by the provincial council of the Province of Limburg, announced deme.be. GRC (Grond Recyclage Centrum) Zolder already had a licence for the temporary storage and b
Iowans interested in the results of a DNR study to improve water quality in Volga Lake in Fayette County can attend a meeting Oct. 17. Citizens are encouraged to bring questions and ideas to improve the lake to the meeting for discussion. Volga Lake is on the state’s list of impaired waters for high
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a 26-month construction contract to raise a portion of the Mississippi River Levee on the east bank of Jefferson Parish. The project is part of the Mississippi River and Tributaries (MR&T) System designed to safely control and
Thailand will host Flood Control Asia 2013, Asia’s first Flood Control and Protection Technology Exhibition on 29 – 31 October 2013 at BITEC, Bangkok. Co-located with Asia Flood Conference 2013, this event would bring together professional flood protection companies and experts who will share ideas
The 9th International Port & Terminal Technology Conference 2013 will take place in Amsterdam on 27 & 28 November. Established as a relevant, technical and informative event, the conference will deliver a diverse and in-depth programme providing an invaluable learning opportunity as well as an excel
Foreshore Technology have created a free! cloud service for viewing hydrographic data online. This website which runs in Google Chrome or Firefox allows users to load and view xyz data within their browser. It also allows them to TIN, Grid then Export this to a 1m x 1m grid file. This is only the fi
