Two days of public hearings begin today on Army Corps of Engineers proposals for deepening the Delaware River shipping channel, a project… [mappress] Source: delawareonline, July 13, 2010;
Illegal sand dredging has caused severe erosion to the banks of Tien River, threatening the lives, farmland and houses of hundreds of … [mappress] Source: vietnamnews, July 13, 2010;
The Tanzania International Container Terminal Services (TICTS) has received new equipment expected to greatly enhance the company’s cargo… [mappress] Source: thecitizen, July 13, 2010;
The net profit of the Colombo Port will exceed Rs. One billion during the 2010 financial year, Ports and Aviation Deputy Minister Rohitha… By Dharma Sri Abeyratne [mappress] Source: dailynews, July 13, 2010;
The dredging currently being carried out by the Freeport has been authorised by the health authorities – although there are a number of … [mappress] Source: di-ve, July 13, 2010;
The Ministry of Agriculture has designated two excavators and a pontoon to carry out excavation works in the Kara Kara Creek, Region 10, and… [mappress] Source: stabroeknews, July 13, 2010;
The DNR is asking for residential input on a proposal to use river sediment at the Lincoln County landfill… [mappress] Source: wsau, July 13, 2010;
UTEC Survey Australia Pty. Ltd. (Perth) is completing a five-month bathymetric survey campaign for the Port Hedland Port Authority’s … [mappress] Source: hydro-international, July 12, 2010;
Fargo-Moorhead officials are lobbying hard for federal funding for a Red River diversion project. The goal is to get the $1.4 billion … by Dan Gunderson [mappress] Source: minnesota.publicradio, July 12, 2010;
The shipping ministry will set up a river port at Ashuganj and procure six dredgers at a cost of Taka 744.70 crore under US$ 1 billion … [mappress] Source: nation.ittefaq, July 12, 2010;
The marine industry and the State Government are days away from striking a deal that will reform the waterway authority and bring an end to the mismanagement of the Broadwater. Marine Queensland general manager Don Jones said the Gold Coast City Council and the Department of Transport had signed up
Campaigners have called for an end to the dumping of dredged waste at Whitsand Bay in Cornwall. Millions of tonnes of silt from the nearby… [mappress] Source: news.bbc, July 12, 2010;
USACE announces tender for Tampa Harbor maintenance dredging. The project work consists of dredging shoal material from Cuts A, F, & G of Tampa Harbor. The Base consists of dredging 23,000 CY of material from Cut A and placement onto Egmont Key below Mean Low Water (MLW) between monuments 7 and 10.
GALVESTON — Brown pelicans glide above the waters of the appropriately named Pelican Island just before sunset. At the island’s Seawolf Park… By JENALIA MORENO [mappress] Source: chron, July 12, 2010;
