U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and David O’Neill of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) joined Mayor Vincent C. Gray and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes-Norton of the District of Columbia at Marvin Gaye Park to announce the creation of The Anacostia Rive
Leighton Offshore has announced that following the successful hydrostatic testing of the onshore and offshore pipeline systems and subsequent final commissioning of the offshore export facility, crude oil was now flowing to a single point mooring (SPM) installed under the $799m Iraq Crude Oil Export
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to begin a Holden Beach replenishment project, free of charge and compliments of the federal government, reports StarNews Online. Sand from an area two to three miles offshore of Oak Island will be dredged and placed on Holden Beach which has been devoted
Shipkits has announced that it is hard at work on new vessels for Dutch dredging company Boskalis. This new hopper dredger with 4500 m3 hold, is the second from a series of 3 for Boskalis and now under construction at the Shipkits’ yard in Poland. The completion of the finished hull will be done by
Illinois was welcomed into the coastal management system at last week’s ceremony, making the state eligible for approximately $2 million in annual grants to help manage its Great Lakes resources. The creation of the Illinois Coastal Management Program comes at the 40th anniversary of the passage of
JNPT, Mumbai’s largest container port, is looking forward to awarding a tender for the Rs 1571-crore dredging project in the city harbor this month, reports IBN Live. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) chairman, L Radhakrishnan, told PTI that he had the bids and that he expected the ministerial nod
Recently, three research findings of CCCC Third Harbor Consultants Co., Ltd.–“Method of Analyzing and Calculating Quantities of Riprap Backfilling of Natural Soft Soil Foundation”, “Lift Deformation Observation Device” and “Structure of Vertical Hat Continuous Wall Breakwater with Absorption Thin-wa
Based on early feedback on a recent public notice regarding a draft environmental assessment, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is clarifying a portion of the document. The purpose of the draft environmental assessment is to identify three locations that may be used for dredged material placement.The
Queensland’s 750,000 recreational fishers and boaties have been offered a new deal with the LNP committing to a $120 million package to build more boat ramps, artificial reefs, fishing pontoons and deepen channels over the next four years. LNP Leader Campbell Newman promised to fix Labor’s long negl
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Board of Directors announced the appointment of engineer Jorge Luis Quijano as the new Panama Canal Administrator. Mr. Quijano will succeed Alberto Alemán Zubieta, who has been at the helm of the Canal for the past 16 years and whose term will end on September 3, 201
A several capital improvement projects are underway at the Haven Harbour Marina, Rock Hall, Md., reports Trade Only Today. The marina is removing and replacing one of its three docks and adding 70 slips, dredging the entire area and upgrading its utility systems and fuel dock. Dredging is nearing co
Transformation of Mersing into an attractive tourist destination under a RM22 billion eco-tourism project is expected to be completed in seven years, reports Bernama. Ungku Safian Abdullah, the chief executive officer of Radiant Starfish Bhd, the master developer of the project, has stated that crea
The Ministry of Shipping, in consultation with the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has worked out an amicable settlement of the issue of providing employment or other forms of relief to the master list candidates who happen to be the children of medically invalidated and deceased employ
North Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok port should be able to handle nearly double its current quantity of intermodal shipping containers when a Rp 17 trillion ($1.9 billion) revamp is completed by 2017, says Richard J. Lino, the president of state port operator Pelindo II. Once the project is completed, it
