Izon Okosu Otu residents have drawn attention to the urgent need for dredging in their area and asked the government to accelerate River Niger dredging, reports allafrica. Dredging could effectively and sustainably reduce flood levels. “We of Izon Okosu Otu think even that environmental remediation
Port dues in Rotterdam will be lowered next year to below the 2008 level. The existing discounts will be maintained, inflation will not be passed on again and the Port of Rotterdam Authority will be giving an extra 2% discount on the port dues. In addition to this, € 5 million of the port dues [&hel
The Town submitted the required application to the North Carolina Local Government Commission (LGC) in order to get the commision’s approval to borrow the funds to finance the New River Inlet Channel Realignment Project. The Commission met on October 2, 2012 and approved the Town’s application unani
The valedictory function of Vigilance Awareness Week 2012 was celebrated at corporate Headquarters of DCI, this evening. Mr. G. Nageswara Rao, IPS, DIG, CBI, Visakhapatnam has attended the programme as Chief Guest. While addressing the gathering, the DIG has called for significant strengthening of a
Elia Asset NV has prepared a 5 year frame agreement for all engineering office tasks for an artificial island in the Belgian Offshore Grid. The artificial island will probably be situated up to 45 kms off the shore of the Belgian coast and the water depth can go up to 21m. The engineering requiremen
Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt Hamburg has invited bidders to submit their offers for the annual repairs and maintenance services to the dredger “Juelssand”. Works will include: – Replacement of the rudder propeller type SRP 110 and the drive motors of the type Deutz SF10L 413F, 129 KW; – Retrofitting
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has introduced plan for the Martin County Shore Protection Project, Beach Renourishment 2013, Hutchinson Island, Martin County, Florida. The proposed project is to construct beach nourishment along 4 miles of the Atlantic Ocean shoreline commencing south from the norther
Jeffrey E. Miles was named Deputy Executive Director for Operations of the North Carolina State Ports Authority by Tom Bradshaw, Executive Director. “In my brief time with the Authority, I have grown to depend on the operational expertise Jeff provides our ports and our customers. He is leading the
The S.C. Supreme Court late Friday issued its decision in the Savannah Harbor deepening case. The court agreed with conservation groups that the S.C. Department of Health & Environmental Control Board overstepped its authority when it approved the $650 million project based on an agreement the Georg
The silt removing process continues at Port of Hamburg, after a long break. The plan is first to remove the silt from the most critical points at Köhlbrand and the Tollerort container terminal entrance. The dredged material is meant to be dumped, for the first time, near Hamburg’s island Neßsand. Th
Cornwall Council has confirmed its continued support for improvements to the harbours at St Mary’s and Penzance in order to safeguard the future of the sea link between the Isles of Scilly and the mainland. In a joint letter to the Under Secretary of State for Transport Norman Baker MP, Cornwall Cou
Beginning December 30, 2012 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans district is reducing service hours at the Schooner Bayou Control Structure, the Calcasieu River Saltwater Barrier, the Berwick Lock and the Calumet Floodgate. Reduction in levels of service is a result of a nationwide effort to
After the explosion of an onshore pipe at the Fletcher Cove in Solana Beach on Wednesday evening, the replenishment project was halted. SANDAG spokeswoman Colleen Windsor stated: “Fortunately no one was hurt and a full investigation has been launched to find out the cause of the accident.” SANDAG, w
The dredging program has officially commenced Wednesday at the Fort Moultrie Dock, reports abcnews4.com. This project includes removing of approximately 17,000 cubic yards of material from the mentioned area. Rick Dorrance, chief of resource management for Fort Sumter, stated: “So we were able to le
