Three Members of Lerwick Port Authority have been re-appointed to the Board of the Authority. Three existing Business Ratepayer Members were the only applicants for the three positions. Brian Anderson, Harry Jamieson and Ronnie Gair all applied to serve a further three year term until July 2017. The
The Hon. José Herrera, Parliamntary Secretary for Competitiveness and Economic Growth, Hon. MP Silvio Schembri and Private Secretary Charlon Gouder visited Malta Freeport Terminal on Friday 30 May 2014. The contingent was welcomed to the facilities by Mr. Alex Montebello, Director Sales, Marketing,
Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law a major overhaul of the Port’s 60-year-old charter, which resulted from a nine-month community review and input process and received bi-partisan legislative support. It is the first complete review and analysis of charter revisions in the Port’s history. “
Coral Morphologic divers are collecting corals and transplanting them in an aquaculture lab to save them of destruction during the Panama Canal widening project. The Panama Canal expansion project is intended to double the capacity of the Panama Canal by 2015 by creating a new lane of traffic and al
Making the City of Hoboken resilient to flash floods and storms surges OMA and Royal HaskoningDHV informed that their comprehensive urban water strategy for Hoboken was announced as one of the winners of the Rebuild by Design Competition – an initiative of the Hurricane Sandy Task Force to rebuild t
The 200 tonne dredger named Kari Hege was and delivered to Wells in 2010. The dredger “Kari Hege” is currently engaged in dredging operations in the main channel of Wells Harbour. Dredging Today Staff, June 2, 2014
Shoalhaven City Council’s Natural Resources and Floodplain Manager has advised that the entrance to Tabourie Lake should be opened mechanically on April 11th in anticipation of further rain. The Council sent machinery to excavate an entrance opening after receiving clearance from National Parks in r
Dredging of the shallow rivers in Dagupan is about to begin. This was bared by City Engineer Virginia Rosario when she made a report during an executive meeting called Monday afternoon by Mayor Belen Fernandez. Rosario said the DPWH will deploy three dredging machines in Dagupan, two of which are no
The Environment Agency’s Board has visited Lincolnshire to see the work taking place to reduce flood risk in the county. Chairman Lord Chris Smith was joined by Environment Agency board members and executive directors during the visit which included a visit to the Lincolnshire coast and to the towns
This month the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, will complete the final construction phases of the Hamilton Wetland Restoration Project in Novato, California. Formerly a U.S. Army Airfield, Hamilton is a 988-acre site near Novato, Calif., and the largest wetland restoration proj
Ohio EPA approved a request by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge the Cleveland Harbor and Cuyahoga River, which is essential to allowing shipping traffic to continue using the economically important waterway. Ohio EPA’s Section 401 water quality certification allows the Corps of Engineers t
Bad weather has slowed the progress of the $89 million Lake Decatur dredging project, reports Herald-Review. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, which is in charge of the project implementation, has won the contract from the City of Decatur to provide dredging services to increase the lake capaci
Work has started at the Port of Felixstowe on the latest expansion of the UK’s largest container port. VSBW Joint Venture, a consortium of VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster, has been appointed as the lead contractor to extend the port’s Berth 9 by 190 metres. The work will increase the combined
Padbury Mining has secured the funding necessary to construct a $6 billion deep water port and associated rail network at Oakajee. This is a major break through for the company and the region. The funding is to be provided by private Australian equity investors and is contained within an executed Sh
