The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, has announced plans for the removal and disposal of the material excavated from the Calcasieu River, between Mile 36.0 and Mile 34.2 and Mile 22.8 to Mile 17.0, including Devil’s Elbow. Army Corps will issue solicitation for this project on or
During the Mathews Board of Supervisors’ July 24 meeting, Lewie Lawrence of the Middle Peninsula Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authority, discussed maintenance dredging of local waterways. „While navigable waterways are critical to the economic fabric of the Middle Peninsula, federal funding is no lo
Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Group announces that on 6 August 2012 its Board of Directors has approved leasing contracts for seven new cranes: • Two LIEBHERR LHM 550 pneumatic drive mobile harbour cranes with lifting capacities of 124 tonnes; • One Aist electric full-revolving gantry crane with
His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces has reviewed the progress made at the megaproject Khalifa Port and Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad) at Taweelah. This came during an in-depth presenta
According to Frank Rush, the Emerald Isle Town Manager, the long awaited dredging project at the Bogue Inlet is underway. The Merritt, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ sidecast dredger, has been in the inlet since August 1, and could be there as long as August 14. “There are some tight spots out in the
Planning Minister John Rau today released guidelines for the Environmental Impact Statement to be undertaken on the proposed deep sea port facility at Port Bonython. Mr Rau said the EIS for the $600-700 million proposed facility could take up to 18 months, and would work to ensure the project meets
According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official, the dredging project at Wares Creek is now complete. Amanda Ellison, the Corps spokeswoman in the Jacksonville District, stated: “Plans to begin demobilizing the equipment will begin immediately, but the large geobags adjacent to the creek that
On Monday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officially began dredging on the Clearwater Pass. During this so-called “Eight and Ten-foot Dredging Project”, between 30,000 and 70,000 cubic yards of sand will be removed from the federal channels. According to tbnweekly.com, the dredged sand will be pla
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced plan to invite bidders to submit their offers for the maintenance dredging of the Inland Waterway Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay, Delaware and Maryland. Maintenance dredging under this contract will be performed at various locations along the Inland Water
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) in a statement yesterday confirmed that the proposed Port City Development Project will be implemented on schedule with construction work to commence during the latter part of this year. As earlier reported in The Island Financial Review, the project is expected comm
Yesterday, U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ-8) joined officials from the Environmental Protection Agency to announce cleanup efforts at the former E.C. Electroplating Inc. facility, a contaminated Superfund site in Garfield, NJ. Th
Yesterday, at Alcoa Inc. in Massena, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fast-track the approval and completion of a Proposed Remedial Action Plan (PRAP) to clean up the Grasse River. Schumer highlighted the importance of this cleanup because Alcoa’
Charles G. Kopp, Esq., Chairman of the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA), welcomed Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett and about a dozen federal, state, and local legislators to the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal, PRPA’s largest cargo facility, on Tuesday, August 7 to laud recent progress of
The Sault Ste. Marie City Commission approved a bid from Gro America, LLC of Grand Rapids, to complete the Ashmun Bay dredging project. According to the City Manager Spencer Nebel , this dredging project includes digging of the channel to a uniform depth of 6.5 feet connecting the Ashmun Bay Boat Ra
