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USA: Senator Strongly Supports Dredging Projects
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt highlighted his support for several key provisions passed in the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA). The bill authorizes critical funding for the operation of the inland waterways, ports, and harbors and passed in the Senate yesterday. Blunt co-chairs the bipar
Deltares: Broad Green Dikes – Alternative to Traditional Stone Dikes
Broad green dikes are cheaper to build and often provide more protection than traditional dikes with stone or asphalt revetments. Generally, they are also a more harmonious match with the surroundings. This alternative should therefore be considered more often during dike upgrades. This is the concl
Australia: Abbot Point Hydrographic Survey Begins Tomorrow
The Port of Abbot Point plans to undertake hydrographic surveys on an annual basis, announced North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP). The hydrographic survey vessel Norfolk will be conducting routine survey work in the Port of Abbot and surrounding waters from Saturday 24 May 2014 until Wedn
QRC: Bank’s Reef Concerns Based on UNESCO Misunderstanding (Australia)
Activists kicked an own goal today on their European vacation by lobbying a German bank that is not funding Queensland’s Abbot Point port expansion and claiming it as a victory for environmentalists, said Queensland Resources Council. After intense lobbying from anti-coal activists, Deutsche Bank, a
UK: Mysterious Object Found in Wells Harbour
A mysterious hatch/cover has been dredged up recently in the Wells Harbour by the dredger Kari Hege while carrying out channel maintenance. The brass plaque in the middle of the circular steel, possibly hatch, cover has the “Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Company London” engraved on it. On fur
VIDEO: WRRDA is Strong, Bipartisan, Pro-Jobs Bill, Says Senator (USA)
U.S. Sen. David Vitter, the lead Senate Republican negotiator for the Water Resources Reform & Development Act (WRRDA), yesterday announced that it passed 91-7. “This is a huge win for Louisiana that will provide significant coastal restoration, hurricane and flood protection, reforms to the Corps,
Congress Vote Sets SHEP in Motion (USA)
The U.S. Senate’s passage of the federal Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (WRRDA) has cleared the way for construction to begin on the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project. The House passed identical legislation on Tuesday. Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Curtis Foltz calle
USA: Critical Water Resources Legislation Passes Full Congress
The Florida Ports Council applauded the U.S. Senate for approving the bipartisan Water Resources Reform & Development Act (WRRDA) conference report 91 – 7. The next step will be for the bill to go before the President for final approval. The Florida Ports Council has been in Washington D.C. this wee
Australia: Deutsche Bank Shies Away from Reef Port Investment, AMCS Says
The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) has welcomed the statement by German’s leading bank, Deutsche Bank that it will not invest in the port expansion at Abbot Point on the Great Barrier Reef. Last night in Germany, environmental advocates attended the Deutsche Bank Annual General Meetin
Picture of the Day: Rockaway Beach Sand Placement (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, is placing roughly 3.5 million cubic yards of sand along Rockaway Beach from Beach 19th to Beach 149th to replace sand lost during Hurricane Sandy. This work will restore the beach to its design profile – making it better than it was before Sandy’
VIDEO: Repair Work at Barnegat Inlet Jetty Progresses Well (USA)
The Barnegat Inlet North Jetty repair program is currently underway. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has contracted with Agate Construction to complete this task. The navigable channel in Barnegat Inlet is narrow due to shoaling on the south side and in the center. Natural changes in the inlet typi
Russia: Putin Holds Meeting on Far East Flood Relief Efforts
President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, during a working trip to Amur Region, hеld a meeting on the clean-up efforts following the devastating floods in the Far Eastern Federal District in 2013. The meeting was held on the grounds of the Nizhne-Bureiskaya Hydroelectric Power Station. “We will hold seve
The Philippines: Watermaster Shows Great Results in Dagupan
Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez today expressed optimism that the ongoing dredging of shallow rivers with the use of three dredging machines loaned by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will not only ease flooding but will boost the production of milkfish, which is Dagupan’s numbe
Bolshoy Zarubino Port Agreement Inked (Russia)
President of Summa Group Alexander Vinokurov and the governor of Jilin Bayin Chaolu have signed a cooperation agreement on the Bolshoy Zarubino Port project in Primorsky Krai. The agreement was signed during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s official visit to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). B