Consultants hired by the Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority presented the final results of its dredging feasibility study at a public input … By Brian Wheeler [mappress] Source: dailyprogress, July 2, 2010;
The province hopes Ottawa will commit to funding $19.8 million for the dredging of Sydney Harbour when the two levels of government speak… By LAURA FRASER [mappress] Source: thechronicleherald, July 1, 2010;
United State’s Republican, Senator John McCain, has introduced legislation that would fully repeal the Jones Act, a 1920s law that he says “hinders free trade and favours labour unions over consumers”. The Jones Act requires that all goods shipped between waterborne ports of the United States be car
Expansion work on a third set of locks on the Panama Canal has officially begun. “Today, a new future begins for the country,” said Panama… [mappress] Source: thaindian, July 1, 2010;
Amidst reports of dredging for the Vallarpadam project getting delayed, the Cochin Port Trust on Wednesday decided to engage the port’s … [mappress] Source: expressbuzz, July 1, 2010;
The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority approved nearly $2 million for maintenance dredging of the Authority’s berths at its… [mappress] Source: finance, July 1, 2010;
Leighton will undertake the construction work, which includes widening the existing 350 metre long general cargo berth by 21 metres for coal unloading, as well as providing foundations for 2.5 kilometres of conveyor gallery and the construction of a new stockyard and administration building. Leighto
Construction of a second container terminal for the port of Dar es Salaam is set to begin early in 2011, according to news reports in Tanzania. Dar es Salaam’s Daily News quoted Tanzania Ports Authority Director-General Ephraim Mgawe as saying that cargo volumes have increased at a rate of 15 percen
The most popular beach in Hawaii is due for a partial makeover. State officials plan to restore a portion of Waikiki Beach by taking sand… By Gary T. Kubota [mappress] Source: staradvertiser, July 1, 2010;
A group formed to preserve Capitol Lake issued a report Tuesday calling for a public-private partnership to dredge the lake and tackle … By John Dodge [mappress] Source: theolympian, July 1, 2010;
The maintenace dredging work consists of furnishing one hydraulic pipeline dredge and attendant plant necessary for the removal and satisfactory disposal of shoal material from the lower Mississippi River and Southwest Pass within the limits of work. The estimated time of completion is 135 calendar
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation – reported today that four of its dredging vessels, including three hopper dredges and one cutter suction dredge, along with other ancillary equipment, are currently working on the construction of sand berms off the Louisiana Coast in response to the oil spill c
The joint venture DEC, Dredging International, Jan De Nul and Envisan has finalised today the purchase of 140 hectare (approx. 345 acres) derelict and contaminated land. The area was released after the failure of the companies Nilefos Chemie and MisaEco and is located on the territory of the municip
At this year’s IADC UNESCO-IHE Dredging Seminar, held from 21 – 25 June, seventeen young professionals from Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Hong… [mappress] Source: IADC, June 30, 2010
