Deltares together with UNESCO-IHE, has recently carried out a study on the impact of climate change on the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe, a country on the west coast of Africa, in the Gulf of Guinea. Sao Tomé and Principe is composed of dozens of islands, Sao Tomé being the largest. I
The first vessel to use the new $30 million wharf extension at Sulphur Point arrived on Tuesday 22 January and is currently discharging the Port of Tauranga s new Liebherr ship to shore container crane. The 170 metre wharf extension, due for completion at the end of March, is a major part of the $18
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Baguio District Engineering Office assured the public that the road renovation project along Session Road will be done in time for the Baguio Flower Festival next month. Baguio City Engineer Ireneo Gallato, in a kapihan forum last week, assured that
The state visit of Queen Beatrix, Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima to Singapore on 24 and 25 January, will also include a visit to NUSDeltares, the alliance of Deltares and The National University of Singapore (NUS) in the field of water management. On 25 January, the Royal Party will vis
The dredging program on the Snohomish River federal navigation channel has resumed this week, reports heraldnet.com. American Construction Company will remove up to 127,000 cubic yards of material from the mentioned area by clamshell dredging. According to William Dowell, a spokesman for the federal
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, has introduced a plan for maintenance dredging of the Lower Charleston Harbor and Wando River. The work consists of maintenance dredging of approximately 1,055,000 cubic yards of unclassified material from the mentioned area. The dredged materia
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District invites public comments on a Heise-Roberts levee system repair project environmental assessment (EA). Comments are due by Jan. 29. The Corps proposes to repair three sections of the Heise-Roberts levee system on the Snake River near Rigby, Idaho.
The Nasali River dredging project would probably begin at the end of the first quarter of this year, according to Ravindra Narayan, the Rewa provincial administrator. “We have noticed there are a lot of poor drainage systems around the Rewa delta and dredging would minimise flooded in some parts of
Throughput levels in the Port of Sohar have surged across all cargo types during 2012. Total cargo volumes handled by the port soared 51% to reach 43,936,193 freight registered tons (FRT) in 2012, from 29,134,240 FRT a year earlier. Vessel traffic jumped 29% to 1,918 calls, against 1,487 vessel move
HR Wallingford welcomes new Maritime Business Manager Dr Janice McKenna. Janice McKenna combines experience in business development with a wealth of expertise in maritime and coastal engineering. Janice will provide the focus for further developing HR Wallingford’s maritime business with clients wor
The grand opening of Huizhou International Container Terminals (HICT), the groundbreaking ceremony for a 50,000 tonne petrochemical terminal, and the launch of a 30,000 tonne oil terminal expansion project, was held at the Quanwan Port Zone (QPZ) on 22 January. About 400 guests, including Huizhou Pa
Port of Long Beach Executive Director J. Christopher Lytle will deliver the annual “State of the Port” address on Thursday, Jan. 31, at the Long Beach Convention Center’s Grand Ballroom. This will be the second State of the Port for Lytle, who assumed the Port’s top post in late 2011 just as it emba
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered government planners Tuesday to draw up a master plan to dredge sand from the Mekong River, saying it was aimed at restoring shallow areas along the waterway. Sand that is dredged from Cambodia’s portion of the river can also be exported to draw more revenue f
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District recently launched a new and improved online platform for discussing water management, drought and other topics affecting the Savannah River Basin. The new platform, called “Balancing the Basin” provides the latest information about the three dam and
