The container ships arriving in the port of Antwerp continue to score a series of “firsts.” On the evening of 22 June the Maersk Enfield called in Antwerp on its maiden voyage. With a capacity of 13,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) this is the first time that the Danish company, Maersk Line, h
Managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Omar Suleiman has said that Nigeria may not be able to achieve rapid… (independentngonline) [mappress] Source: independentngonline, June 24, 2011
Fifteen residents who live beside Columbia’s algae-choked Lake Elkhorn are sponsoring a public meeting Tuesday night to inform… By Larry Carson (baltimoresun) [mappress] Source: baltimoresun, June 24, 2011
The renourishment of Sand Key beaches is back on schedule. By Drew Harwell (tampabay) [mappress] Source: tampabay, June 24, 2011
Dykes linked to the Han River estuary in the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang are being threatened by a rash of illegal dredging. By Vu Phuong Thao (thanhniennews) [mappress] Source: thanhniennews, June 23, 2011
The new jetty at the port of Cabinda in Angola, work on which started at the beginning of this year, is already 120 metres long out of the… (macauhub) [mappress] Source: macauhub, June 23, 2011
A sand dredging operation of “unprecedented scale” on the Tatai river, in Koh Kong province, had decimated fish stocks, ruined eco-tourism… By David Boyle and Vong Sokheng (phnompenhpost) [mappress] Source: phnompenhpost, June 23, 2011
The Delavan Lake Inlet Dredging Project has begun. (delavanlakeproperty) [mappress] Source: delavanlakeproperty, June 23, 2011;
The time-frame of Port Otago’s expanded dredging operations will be eased back with the imminent vessel downsizing by its largest customer,… By Simon Hartley (odt) [mappress] Source: odt, June 23, 2011
A House committee has approved a bill sponsored by Rep. Nick Rahall-D W.Va., aimed at reeling in the Environmental Protection Agency. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved the bill which would limit the EPA’s ability to veto fill and dredge permits already issued by the Army
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has mobilized its emergency response team to assist in the ongoing efforts to declog… (balita) [mappress] Source: balita, June 23, 2011
The council will find itself between a rock and hard place if it tries to construct a rockwall along the Alexandra Headland-to-Maroochydore… By Roxanne Mccarty-O’Kane (sunshinecoastdaily) [mappress] Source: sunshinecoastdaily, June 23, 2011
The General Organisation of Sea Ports (GOP) held its 25th Board of Directors Meeting under the chairmanship of Shaikh Daij bin Salman… (bna) [mappress] Source: bna, June 23, 2011
A week long string of various engineering seminars and activities got underway Monday, June 20, 2011 at the Savannah Engineering Academy… More info: thecreativecoast By Nikki Troxclair [mappress] Source: thecreativecoast, June 23, 2011
