Visitors to the website www.debestetraineeships.nl have voted Van Oord’s traineeship ‘Best Traineeship 2011’ in the IT & Technology category. The traineeship, which acquaints young professionals with various aspects of the marine engineering, dredging and offshore sector, won the same title in 2010
A fishing ban enforced in Queensland’s Gladstone Harbour appears likely to extend to cover waters within a 100km radius of the city a source has told Fishing World… More info: (fishingworld) [mappress] Source: fishingworld, September 22, 2011
Dredging will resume next week on a section of the Rhine Channel to remove contaminations found by water testing… By ALYSSA DURANTY (ocregister) [mappress] Source: ocregister, September 22, 2011;
The first meeting of the Georgetown Port Task Force will take place on Tuesday… By Gina Vasselli (thesunnews) [mappress] Source: thesunnews, September 22, 2011;
Governor Tom Corbett has announced the release of $15 million in state funding to continue the Delaware River Main Channel-Deepening project, saying its completion is critical to economic development and job-creation efforts. “With ports up and down the East Coast deepening their navigation channels
The mighty Mississippi River is now a shadow of its springtime self, which is causing problems for river traffic. By Kurt Allemeier (qctimes) [mappress] Source: qctimes, September 21, 2011;
Boaters are ready for some relief along three Bonita Springs waterways. A contract for bidders went out this week for the dredging of the… By Andrea Stetson (news-press) [mappress] Source: news-press, September 21, 2011;
Ports are likely to be affected directly and indirectly by climate changes, such as rising sea levels, extreme weather events and rising temperatures. Climate change and its impact on ports will be the theme of the upcoming United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Expert Meeting t
ASSOCHAM and EPCES Regional Governing Council, Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zone (VSEZ)… [mappress] Source: eximin, September 21, 2011
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded four contracts for work on placement areas in the district. • American West Construction LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, was awarded a contract in the amount of $345,982 to perform dewatering in Placement Area No. 6,
Michigan’s Great Lakes are about more than tourism. They’re also big business. More than 150 million tons of cargo gets shipped there each… More info: wsbt By John Paul [mappress] Source: wsbt, September 21, 2011;
Sand is not a renewable resource, according to the Army Corps of Engineers, one reason why finding a solution for the eroding shoreline in… By JULIE MURPHY (news-journalonline) [mappress] Source: news-journalonline, September 21, 2011;
Councils along the NSW coast have just received a $7.5 million windfall from the State government for coastal and estuary management … (manningrivertimes) [mappress] Source: manningrivertimes, September 21, 2011;
Federal funds will pay for beach renourishment this year, but it could be the last time unless the city provides more parking spaces for … By Sheila Mullane Estrada (tampabay) [mappress] Source: tampabay, September 21, 2011;
