As the Thai capital is facing flooding of crisis proportions, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday ordered concerned agencies to u… (mcot) [mappress] Source: mcot, November 9, 2011
Beaches from Sebastian to Boca Raton are more prone to erosion with the high winds over the last few days. The city of Delray Beach hopes f… By Marissa Bagg (wptv) [mappress] Source: wptv, November 9, 2011
Cagayan Governor Alvaro Antonio has asked the University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute to assess the effect of dredging the m… By Jessica M. Bacud (manilastandardtoday) [mappress] Source: manilastandardtoday, November 9, 2011
Crews from the California Department of Fish and Game are expected to spend the next 45 to 60 days dredging sand from the bottom of the Bati… (signonsandiego) [mappress] Source: signonsandiego, November 9, 2011
The City of Bunbury is at odds with the State Government over plans to double coal exports from the local port… (abc) [mappress] Source: abc, November 9, 2011
St. Johns County will benefit also Northeast Florida will see thousands of new jobs over the next three to four years as Jacksonville’s port… By PETER GUINTA (staugustine) [mappress] Source: staugustine, November 9, 2011;
The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), in navi Mumbai, is in the process of expanding its capacity five fold in the next eight to 10 years… (business-standard) [mappress] Source: business-standard, November 9, 2011;
A devastating flood appeared in Hanjiang River Basin during mid-September this year, and the increased flow brought a large amount of sand w… (people) [mappress] Source: people, November 8, 2011
EPA New England announces a series of informational public meetings to present EPA’s preferred cleanup alternative for the Centredale Manor Restoration Project Superfund Site. The meetings are scheduled for: – Tues. Nov. 8 at 7 pm to be held at the North Providence Town Hall, Council Chambers, 2nd F
Despite equipment failure and recent bad weather, the beach replenishment project is proceeding in South Bethany, officials said… By Alyson Cunningham (delmarvanow) [mappress] Source: delmarvanow, November 8, 2011
The Port of Charleston has announced that it will be making a large investment over the next ten years to become a true post-panamax harbour… (portstrategy) [mappress] Source: portstrategy, November 8, 2011;
On October 31, the Guiping second-line lock of Xijiang shipping artery, the world’s largest inland single river lock partly constructed by CCCC Fourth Harbour Engineering Co., Ltd. (CCCC 4th Harbour), was opened to navigation. Located in Guiping, Guangxi, the lock is a major inland river project of
New Hanover County Commissioner Rick Catlin was re-elected last week as chairman of the N.C. Water Resources Congress… By Shannan Bowen (watchdogs) [mappress] Source: watchdogs, November 8, 2011
The site of what is now Rotterdam’s Yangtzehaven was inhabited by humans in the Middle Stone Age. At a depth of 20 metres, in the sea bed, unique underwater archaeological investigation found traces of bone, flint and charcoal from around 7000 BC. These finds are the very first scientific proof that
