The Environmental Protection Agency announced tighter requirements Friday for the second phase of General Electric’s cleanup of chemical … By MIREYA NAVARRO (timesargus) [mappress] Source: timesargus, December 20, 2010;
A recent critical habitat rule about juvenile smalltooth sawfish has led to scrutiny over dredging plans in the waters around Bonita Springs… By ANDREA STETSON (news-press) [mappress] Source: news-press, December 19, 2010;
In July, the Army Corps of Engineers began a massive dredging of the Clearwater’s Stevenson Creek. This had been in the works for more than… By Mike Brassfield (tampabay) [mappress] Source: tampabay, December 19, 2010;
Officials from the Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, today extended the deadline for submitting comments on the proposed deepening of the Savannah Harbor to Jan. 25, 2011. The Corps of Engineers released a draft General Re-Evaluation Report (GRR) and draft Environmental Impact Stateme
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has been awarded a contract by the Dutch Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management to reinforce part of the coastline in the province of Zuid-Holland by creating a ‘sand engine’. The total value of the contract is € 50 million for the Van Oord- Boskali
The Terengganu government has established a task force to monitor activities relating to sand dredging in the state to prevent incidences of… By R.S.N.MURALI (thestar) [mappress] Source: thestar, December 17, 2010;
In July 2010, the reconstructed Berth 10 at Fremantle Port’s Inner Harbour received its first container ship. The $43 million upgrade is … By Chris Herden (supplychaindigital) [mappress] Source: supplychaindigital, December 17, 2010;
The Village Board this week agreed to the final bond sale for the $5.93 million loan needed to dredge the lake. Village Board members … By JOSEPH BUSTOS (nwherald) [mappress] Source: nwherald, December 17, 2010;
Aberdeen harbour is to spend £8.5 million dredging its entrance to allow ships to enter more frequently during bad weather… By Pete Bevington (shetlandmarine) [mappress] Source: shetlandmarine, December 17, 2010;
Repair work to Delaware’s coastline is set to get under way within weeks. Beach replenishment is scheduled to start at the beginning of … By Michael Lopardi (wboc) [mappress] Source: wboc, December 17, 2010;
Last week, with Tuesday morning’s near-freezing temperatures didn’t scare the men of Landi Contracting. The crew was already in the … BY PAIGE RENTZ (myharrisonreport) [mappress] Source: myharrisonreport, December 17, 2010;
Nicaragua and Costa Rica accepted Guatemalan mediation to resolve a border dispute between the two countries, as announced today at the … (plenglish) [mappress] Source: plenglish, December 17, 2010;
Suncor Energy Inc. announced today its plans to increase production to more than one million barrels of oil equivalent per day by 2020, … (suncor) [mappress] Source: suncor, December 17, 2010
Marine contractor Van Oord has commissioned the construction of a second self-propelled cutter suction dredger to IHC Merwede. This new vessel will be the sister to the Athena, the self-propelled cutter suction dredger that is currently under construction. Like the Athena, the new cutter suction dre
