The North Myrtle Beach City could get a federal permit for the $10 million dredging project at the Cherry Grove channels by the end of the year, officials said. Last week, the City Councilman Hank Thomas stated that the authorities plan to hold a meeting with environmental agencies tomorrow in Georg
The Israel Ports Company on behalf of the Israeli Ministry of Transport, National Infrastructure and Road Safety has announced the first stage of an international tender for construction services for new container terminal(s) in Haifa (Bayport/HaMifratz Port) and/or Ashdod (Southport/HaDarom Port) w
Lake Wildwood Association (LWA), located between Chicago and Peoria, Illinois has been dealing directly with the challenges associated with sedimentation in their lakes for over 20 years. Sediment removal began almost from the time that the Lake was built in 1968. By 1972, the Association had purcha
Major beach replenishment project along the shoreline in Sea Bright gets financial boost, reports The Hub. At the Council Meeting, held on October 2, the participants made a decision to approve a $1.2 million bond issue for the Sea Bright beach replenishment project. This project has raised many que
Land Schleswig-Holstein has announced plans for the coastal protection at the Husum area. The coastal protection extends from the port to Norder Strucklahnungshörn on the peninsula north beach, Halbinsel Nordstrand, Alter Koog. Rd. 450 flood protection wall. This project includes 30m extension with
Conseil général de la Corse du Sud has invited bidders to submit their offers for the dredging and rock excavation works at the port of Porto Vecchio area. Nature and scope of work includes: – supply and liaising of facilities construction, – overseeing of supply and equipment required for dredging
The Fitzroy Coal Terminal at Port Alma is about to reach a milestone by using a unique new loading system. Under this plan, the berthing system for the large coal ships will be completely changed, and very small volume of dredging will be required (about 200,000 cubic metres), according to gladstone
Hong Kong Marine Department has announced that the marine construction works to build a barge loading dock will be performed at the former Kai Tak Airport runway. This development project, which includes some scope of the dredging program, has begun on October 3 and will last for about four months,
Competition for market share of inbound shipping remains fierce among U.S. ports, especially as the east coast gears up for an expanded Panama Canal and trade flows continue to shift among developed and emerging countries, according to Jones Lang LaSalle’s fourth annual seaport report. As reported i
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has lined up more development projects in the country in addition to a number of projects that it has earlier announced. The latest listing includes the Caminawit Port development project in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro and the construction
On Wednesday, Kota Srinivas Poojary, Minister for Muzrai, flagged off the dredging operations to remove the silt accumulated in Hangarakatte and Kodibengre fishing dock. Speaking on the occasion, he informed that the dredging work will soon begin in Hejamadi and Gangolli, a survey has been conducted
Due to a delay in shipping some of equipment, the dredging project at the Indiana Harbor and Canal should begin later this fall. The USACE plans to remove about 4.6 million cubic yards of sediment, deepening the waterway to restore the harbor and ship canal to navigable depths. This project is desig
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to address contaminated ground water at the Cornell-Dubilier Electronics Superfund site in South Plainfield, New Jersey to prevent its use as a source of drinking water. In response to public input, the EPA is changing its proposed plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a change to its plan to clean up ground water at the Liberty Industrial Finishing Superfund site in Farmingdale, New York. Industrial operations at the Liberty site, including aircraft parts manufacturing during the Second World War and metal pl
