The controversial issue of dredging in Falmouth harbour will be the subject of a public meeting organised by opponents to the scheme next week. The evening is being organised by Falmouth Friends of the Earth (FalFoE), and will take place at the Poly on Church Street on Thursday, November 22. It will
On November 7, CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won the bid for Section 4-1 of Phase 1 of Tiaozini mud flat inning project in Jiangsu Province, with a contract value of 107 million yuan and a construction period of eight months. Located in the center of the radial sand ridge developed in the
Last week, the various groups warned President Aquino of a looming “Battle of Manila Bay” against “large-scale and destructive land reclamation” in the Manila Bay, reports punto.com. “If his administration through the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) will insist in pushing 38 reclamation proje
Shanghai City authorities have mapped out the future 30 years development of the world’s largest port, and with an eye on limited draft availability in the vicinity, the area of Hengshaqiantan has been earmarked for extensive dredging. The area, which is to the east of the city centre, will house be
Odisha Government halted the Port of Dhamra expansion project, according to portstrategy.com. The Government said in its official statement: “Allotment of additional land to DPCL for second phase development at this stage does not appear tenable.” The main reason for this move is the speculation tha
The pre-dredging activities, which include collecting sediment samples from the Charleston Harbor, are currently underway, and it’s a very complex job to be done. Terry Cake, the vice president of Anamar Environmental Consulting of Gainesville, Fla., said: “The United States has some of the most str
On August 15, response coordinators at Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie received notice that the motor vessel Paul R. Tregurtha, owned by Interlake Shipping Company of Ohio, grounded on the west side of Neebish Island in the vicinity of what is commonly known as the “Rock Cut.” The vessel is carr
Australian Greens Senator for Queensland, Larissa Waters, will host a public meeting in Gladstone tonight to discuss the future of the Great Barrier Reef, and the tourism and fishing industries that depend on it. The rash of port developments planned for the coastline could result in 55 Melbourne Cr
The dredging project at the Spetsmornefteport Kozmino’s Berth Number 2 has been wrapped up. To complete the dredging program, the contractor deployed one dredger, three floating cranes, four barges and two tugboats. The completion of this very important project would ensure access of 120,000DWT tank
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) will soon file a case against two top officials of Bangladesh Dredging and Construction Company Limited on charge of misappropriating around Tk 140 million from a private bank. The Commission on Thursday decided to file the case against managing director of Bangl
A new dock at the Port of Caddo-Bossier will not be operational until the waterway is dredged, reports seattlepi.com. Eric England, the port director, stated that the dredging program at the mentioned area hasn’t yet been scheduled because the contractor is working elsewhere on the Red River. Accord
Governor Pat Quinn moved forward with a major initiative that will significantly improve the health of Illinois waterways by removing or modifying 16 low-head dams throughout the state over the next several years. At an event in Riverside, the governor announced the completion of the Hofmann Dam rem
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) provides a $24 million loan to finance Split Port development, according to Bloomberg. The Port of Split is a port in the central Dalmatian city of Split, Croatia. As of 2011, the port ranks as the largest passenger port in Croatia and the thir
Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority (NIFHA) is seeking experienced surveyors for the provision of ad hoc bathymetric surveys of the NIFHA Ports of Ardglass, Kilkeel and Portavogie. Surveys are undertaken as a needed basis to inform dredging works and navigational advice. The NIFHA wishes to a
