The Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) has directed contractors dredging on behalf of Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) to immediately cease operation of the cutter suction dredge in Gladstone Harbour. DERM Director-General Jim Reeves said that an Environmental Protection Order
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Seattle District sent a flood fight team to the Quillayute River to stop an imminent breach at the South Jetty in La Push, Wash. Quileute Nation officials requested assistance and a five-person team deployed to the area Jan. 7. They began shoring up an eroded beach
Yesterday, Congressman Fred Upton held a press conference at local Dock 63 to discuss his recent work on the dredging issue in southwest Michigan. Due to severe shoaling, the St. Joseph harbor was closed to commercial traffic which sent a number of ships away during the month of December and replaci
The ZPMC Mediterranean delivered n.2 two new Ship to Shore Gantry Cranes to PSA – Akfen Mersin Port, Turkey. It is a truth that there is very hard competition between container handler ports in Turkey. Local competitions, specially between close ports are at top level. Together with new privatizatio
The Shaw Group Inc. today announced it has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to provide nationwide environmental and restoration services for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Louisville District. The scope of work includes munitions response and hazardous, toxic and r
The US Government body that will be deciding if Prince Rupert enjoys an unfair advantage over west coast ports in America, has made … By Alan S. Hale (thenorthernview) [mappress] Source: thenorthernview, January 9, 2012; Image: Prince Rupert Port
Greenwich Harbor hasn’t been dredged since 1968, but the federal government will be taking the first steps in the next few weeks to remove … By Lisa Chamoff (greenwichtime) [mappress] Source: greenwichtime, January 9, 2012;
Port of Portland Commissioners will review and receive input on the 2012 Port Transportation Improvement Plan (PTIP) at a public hearing on Wednesday, January 11 during the regularly scheduled commission meeting. The Commission meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. and the hearing will follow discussion with
The Kerala cabinet will decide, by middle of the week, on awarding the port operator contract for the upcoming Vizhinjam Port to the … (manoramaonline) [mappress] Source: manoramaonline, January 9, 2012; Image: vizhinjamport
Destructive coastal erosion along southern shorelines battered by recent storms could be the result of deep-sea port construction, villagers… By Apinya Wipatayotin (bangkokpost) [mappress] Source: bangkokpost, January 9, 2012;
Marinex Construction, Inc., Charleston, S.C., was awarded a $10,648,750 firm-fixed-price dredging contract. The award will provide for the dredging services from Savannah and Brunswick Inner Harbor. Work will be performed in Savannah, Ga., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 13, 2013. The Sava
The Capricorn Conservation Council is unhappy with the independent scientific panel’s findings on the Gladstone Harbour. Michael McCabe, Capricorn Conservation Council co-ordinator, thinks that the Gladstone Harbour dredging should be halted immediately. “This report clearly indicates we don’t know
After a tough year in 2011 there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel for the Bay of Plenty… (bayofplentytimes) [mappress] Source: bayofplentytimes, January 9, 2012; Image: port-tauranga
It’s been awhile since anyone removed silt buildups from the city’s Turning Basin or along the Petaluma River’s main channel and it’s not… By JAY GAMEL (pressdemocrat) [mappress] Source: pressdemocrat, January 9, 2012;
