Ballina mayor Phillip Silver will call for a taskforce to be set up to deal with issues preventing the dredging of the Richmond River bar, … By Rebecca Lollback (northernstar) [mappress] Source: northernstar, November 25, 2011;
The renewal project for the Waikiki beach is planned to commence in early January and it will proceed through March 2012. The project will be based on placing the dredged sand from off Waikiki to the shore in order to create a wider beach. Since there might be some closures during the undertaking, o
Technology Foundation STW and the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council are jointly funding a research project at the Universities of Twente, Aberdeen and Liverpool, for a feasible sand transport model within the coastal development. STW’s previous research in the British-Dutch proje
A major project to dredge the network of waterways crisscrossing Jakarta and finally make the river water clean enough to drink will begin… By Dofa Fasila (thejakartaglobe) [mappress] Source: thejakartaglobe, November 25, 2011;
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina is visiting Rajshahi in her first visit since the Awami League-led alliance rode to power in 2009… More info: bdnews24 [mappress] Source: bdnews24, November 25, 2011;
Chilean logistics firm SAAM aims to invest some US$23mn in a multi-use public terminal at Mexico’s Mazatlán port in west coast state Sinaloa… By Juan Andres Abarca (bnamericas) [mappress] Source: bnamericas, November 25, 2011;
The French port of Brest is to benefit from a €25 million investment by its owner, the Brittany regional council, which focuses on enhancing… (ifw-net) [mappress] Source: ifw-net, November 25, 2011;
Jakarta Public Works Department plans to build two reservoirs around Kampung Pulo, Pondok Labu, Cilandak, as an effort to overcome flood in… (beritajakarta) [mappress] Source: beritajakarta, November 25, 2011;
On 16th November 2011, the Al Jadaf Dockyard, Dubai witnessed a colorful launching ceremony of the newly built second Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD 500) which is constructed by APT Global Shipyard on behalf of VostaLMG. The Management of APT Global and Representatives of VostaLMG congratulated all the
The Town of Jupiter Island is threatening to sue Martin County if it does not come up with a source of permanent funding for the dredging of the St. Lucie Inlet by June 1. The town insists on finding a permanent way to pay for a maintenance program that will keep sand out of the […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a $155 million credit to Rosmorport, the Bank said. The loan is granted for modernization of Rosmorport’s fleet of environmental service fleet; procurement of oil boom laying workboats, skimmers, vessels for collection of shipb
The West Ocean City maintenance dredging project commenced on November 16. Aimed at maintaining navigability for fishing vessels and other large craft, the channel will be deepened and widened within the 90-day underwater excavation project. The undertakings will recover an area approximately 150 fe
Dredging work helping keep the Keystone Harbor Coupeville ferry running efficiently and refurbishing a local beach will begin Nov. 28… (whidbeynewstimes) [mappress] Source: whidbeynewstimes, November 24, 2011;
The effect of the Sand Motor is quite evident from the beach, just south of The Hague. The construction of the artifical hook-shaped peninsulathe is almost completed. The principals of the project Rijkswaterstaat and the province of South Holland report that the north point has already started to mo
