As abc-7.com reports, Lee County celebrated the end of its multi-decade renourishment project at Fort Myers Beach Monday. The additional sand and widened beaches helps protect them from storms and erosion. But it will take more work over the next two years to maintain the new white sand. Leaders say
Cochin Port Trust (CPT) plans to build an outer harbor and to bring in a dredger in order to save money on dredging costs. Dredging cost in the Cochin port is the second highest after Calcutta port. A conducted study shows that up to 95% of the silt in the port came in from the […]
According to abc57.com, the St. Joseph harbor is being dredged. MCM Marine began pumping sand out of the channel, over the weekend and putting it back on the beach which is good news for shippers and beachgoers. “St. Joseph Harbor is an important contributor to the overall Great Lakes Navigation Sys
Erin Brockovich, the name is synonomous with standing up for the little guy and taking the fight to big corporations who have wronged the community. Taking time out of her busy schedule with Shine Lawyers, Erin appeared on Channel 7’s Today Tonight Thursday 5th April, to discuss Gladstone Harbour an
State MP Fiona Simpson has welcomed news that a heavier duty barge is to be deployed to Mooloolah River mouth to help address the dangerous sand build up. MSQ have confirmed the dredge to arrive on April 13 subject to weather conditions. “It is needed urgently as the current dredge had been unable t
DP World’s Jebel Ali Port has welcomed for the first time China Shipping Container Lines’ (CSCL) giant new addition to its service linking the UAE with China and the Far East, the MV CSCL Uranus. To mark the vessel’s maiden call to Jebel Ali, a red carpet welcome ceremony greeted the captain and cre
U.S. Congressman Jack Kingston met with FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg for a briefing and tour of the Port of Savannah Monday. “One of the core missions of the FDA is to ensure that the food on our dinner tables and in our school cafeterias is safe to eat,” Kingston said. “That effort includes ke
The Mooloolah River bar is becoming a life risk due to more boats grounding. Urgent action is needed at the entrance to the Mooloolaba Harbour. State MP Fiona Simpson said she met with the new Transport Minister and discussed the severity of the issue. She stated: “I lobbied the previous Government
In another move to ease fears of natural disaster, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has assured the public of a major progress of flood and drought prevention efforts in her talk show this Saturday. In her weekly program, Ms. Yingluck disclosed that the canal dredging project in Bangkok was now ov
Since it has not been dredged for years, the Apura River is left with 10 meters in width and 1 kilometer in length in Cengkareng Sub-District, West Jakarta. In several areas, such as Cengkareng Timur, Durikosambi, Kapuk, and Kedauang Kaliangke, there are often floods due to the river being filled wi
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) will chart a road map to ensure the implementation of existing projects and enhance investments in the port sector in order to hasten projects in the infrastructure sector. Pulok Chatterji, principal secretary to the prime minister, will meet the senior officials of
As Bradenton Herald reports, the city of Anna Maria has been notified that during a recent dredging project, too much sand was pumped onto a beach near the city pier. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced that the fill/nourishment area “appears to extend approximately 40 feet
Bharathi Shipyard gives in to the Mangalore local fishermen’s demands to dredge the accumulated sand from the sea. Local fishermen could not move their boats into the sea due to the accumulation of sand, which they believe was caused by Bharathi Shipyard that clogged sands in Kudroli Bengre Shipyard
General Electric and the EPA have dredged the first two miles of the Housatonic River from the GE site through Pittsfield. The “Rest of River” plan for the cleanup of another six miles is being developed. A community and panel discussion about cleaning the river from chemicals was moderated by Tim G
