Waikato Regional Council has confirmed a $170,000 contribution to the cost of investigating ways of retaining sand at Buffalo Beach on the Coromandel. The decision, at the council’s latest meeting, will come as part of the regional council’s ongoing support for the Whitianga Coastal Futures project
The Lake Worth Inlet Feasibility Study proposes to deepen and widen the Federal channel from Lake Worth Inlet to the Port of Palm Beach. The Draft Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been revised as a result of comments received during the comment review period (including
The Hobsons Bay City Council has commenced the Altona Safe Harbour dredging program. Dredging works on the harbour access channel and along the breakwaters will be carried out by a cutter suction dredge. Dredged material is to be deposited for beach renourishment to the foreshore area at the Seaholm
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Chicago District released for public comment the “Upper Des Plaines River and Tributaries, Illinois and Wisconsin Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment,” Sept. 3, 2013. The document outlines a variety of potential flood risk management a
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Regional Minister for Nova Scotia, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced that the Government of Canada will invest $10.2 million in maintenance, repair, construction
The Honourable Rob Moore, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), Regional Minister for New Brunswick and Member of Parliament for Fundy Royal, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today recognized an important Government of Canada investment in
The client of the Libreville-Moore renovation project in Gabon, issued the official go ahead on August 14 to start work on the project. In May, CHEC won the tender for the project and 3 months later, the proprietor granted permission for the project to begin. The project undertaking is at a consider
Tonga will begin trialling coastal protection methods to arrest beach erosion and buy more time for communities living near the coast to adapt to climate change. The project in eastern Tongatapu, the main island of Tonga, will focus on six low-lying communities identified as vulnerable to the progre
Antwerp Port Authority is sponsoring the GreenPort Congress being held in the Hilton Hotel, Antwerp, from 9 to 11 October. The GreenPort Congress provides participants with a discussion platform where they can exchange know-how and experience concerning the latest trends and developments in the fiel
The Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA), Atlantic Chapter, in co-operation with Ducks Unlimited Canada and the Town of Sackville, NB, scheduled “The 6th Annual Atlantic Reclamation Conference ARC 2013″ for October 2-4, 2013, in Sackville, New Brunswick. The following themes will be covered
Following a competitive tendering process Comhairle nan Eilean Siar announces that local firm Macinnes Brothers has been awarded the £1.5 million contract to construct a new harbour at Ardveenish, Isle of Barra. This will create a sheltered, fit-for-purpose harbour at Ardveenish, a positive developm
Dalian, a port city in the northeast of China, is building the world’s largest on-sea airport, in an ambitious land reclamation project, although construction has started without official approval. The new airport will cover an area of 20.87 square kilometers, big enough to accommodate an Airbus A38
Auckland Council has rejected plans by Ports of Auckland to expand its operations further into the Waitemata harbour. Speaking at the end of a three-day council meeting to discuss the Unitary Plan for Auckland, an effective blueprint for future development of the city, Mayor Len Brown acknowledged t
Dredging of Pukekura Park’s Main Lake has been stopped following poor results. The dredging was intended to pump sediment to a dewatering station behind the Bowl stage and return the clean water to the lake system above the Serpentine, with the dewatered sediment taken away by trucks. However a sign
