Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. and Colonel Paul Owen, Commander of the New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, announced that work will begin on the Keansburg beach replenishment project that will be completed to restore damage to the Jersey Shore caused by Superstorm Sandy. The work
The Australian Marine Conservation Society has noted the findings of Environment Minister Greg Hunt’s probity inquiry into the potential conflicts of interest of two members of the board of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA). Felicity Wishart, the Great Barrier Reef campaign direc
Olaf Lies, Minister of Economic Affairs, Labour and Traffic of Lower Saxony, as well as Dr. Andreas Schmidt and Hans-Peter Zint, the managing directors of Cuxport, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the construction of Berth 4 on the Cuxport terminal in Cuxhaven. After the implementation
General Ports Administration, state company running the port of Buenos Aires has inked a contract to adapt the port to cope with the dominant new generation of giant ships, reports buenosairesherald. AGP aims to spend US$700 million to adapt the port of Buenos Aires to the Panama Canal parameters. T
In January 2014, Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal met with leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, North Atlantic Division and New York District to receive various updates regarding the Corps’ efforts post Hurricane Sandy and observe the significant progress of the New York and
The European Union has granted €400,000 from the TEN-T Programme to co-finance a series of studies to promote the development of an eco-efficient port engineering and operation system in the Romanian Port of Giurgiu. The studies contribute to the realisation of the “Waterway axis Rhine/Meuse-Main-Da
The Washington Department of Ecology is seeking public comment on an amendment to the city of Redmond’s shoreline master program that incorporates changes to critical areas regulations and the comprehensive plan. The shoreline program amendment includes recent changes to the natural environment chap
Maintenance dredging in the Cuyahoga River federal navigation channel will be the focus of a March 6, 2014, Ohio EPA public meeting in Cleveland. The information session and public hearing will begin at 4:30 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Branch of the Cleveland Public Library, 1962 Stokes Boule
MT Højgaard A/S has been awarded a contract by Samsø Municipality for the ferry terminal development located south of Ballen. The project, worth around 10 million USD, includes the construction of new piers, wharfs, berths, dredging and recovery of materials in the rear area. This tender is likely t
Rauman Kaupunki / Satamaliikelaitos has announced a tender for the Rauma Harbour construction work. This development program will consist of dredging of approximately 170,000m3 of clay and silt, backfilling, crane rail foundation construction and quay container crane rails installation. The contract
Azov Basin Branch of FSUE Rosmorport has invited bidders to submit their offers for the Azov-Don Sea Canal maintenance dredging program. The initial price of this deepening project is RUB 47,384,990 (around USD 1,3 mln). The source of financing will be internal funds, according to portnews.ru. The d
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house in Red Wing, Minn., March 6, to discuss ways of improving habitat in and around North and Sturgeon lakes. The open house will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Red Wing Public Library Community Room., located at [&h
Officials announced that the Port of Geelong dredging contract, worth $6 million, has been awarded to New Zealand-based Heron Construction Company. The contract has been awarded for the multi-million dollar channel-widening work in Corio Bay as part of an ongoing push to improve safety, capacity and
The Environment Agency is to build up flood defences on the Lincolnshire coast which were damaged by December’s tidal surge. Beach levels in front of the sand dunes at Mablethorpe will be increased early next month after the storm surge lowered sand levels and eroded the dunes. Sand will be borrowed
