The Rajang River has become navigable again after a massive logjam caused by widespread landslides upriver cleared, bringing relief to operators of passenger and cargo vessels. The long stretch of logs and wooden debris floating from Balleh in the Kapit Division over the past two days has drifted to
Fundamental shifts in global trade patterns present a growing challenge to Long Beach and Los Angeles as they seek to maintain their coveted… By Kristopher Hanson (presstelegram) [mappress] Source: presstelegram, October 11, 2010;
After years of filling in due to tidal action and storm surges, Swampscott harbor is slated for dredging. Harbor Advisory Committee Milton… By Debra Glidden (thedailyitemoflynn) [mappress] Source: thedailyitemoflynn, October 11, 2010;
Even paddles and pontoon boats get stuck in the muck that a half-century of runoff washed into the Eau Gallie River, especially its Elbow… By Jim Waymer (floridatoday) [mappress] Source: floridatoday, October 11, 2010;
Hundreds of people yesterday morning watched thousands of cubic yards of sand gush onto the beaches of Plum Island as dredging resumed over… By Dave Rogers (eagletribune) [mappress] Source: eagletribune, October 11, 2010;
A thunderous assembly of corkscrews, conveyor belts and vibrating screens is devouring the coastline inch by inch, spitting out fluffed and… [mappress] Source: Orlando Sentinel, October 11, 2010;
Sri Lanka Ports Authority says that all arrangements are underway to ceremoniously open the newly built Magampura Harbour in Sri Lanka’s … (colombopage) [mappress] Source: colombopage, October 11, 2010;
Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo said the East Flood Canal (BKT) was not a complete solution to the city’s chronic floods, especially now as the… By Indah Setiawati (thejakartapost) [mappress] Source: thejakartapost, October 11, 2010;
Swimming at popular beaches along the Swan River has been discouraged this weekend after fresh dredging in Fremantle created a huge plume… By Narelle Towie (perthnow) [mappress] Source: perthnow, October 11, 2010;
South Florida is sending an SOS to the White House. The Port of Miami needs the Deep Dredge. And the clock is ticking… (miamiherald) [mappress] Source: miamiherald, October 10, 2010;
County park officials will start dredging work at Lake Needwood in Rock Creek Regional Park to maintain flood and sediment control in the… (gazette) [mappress] Source: gazette, October 9, 2010;
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore informs the shipping, harbour craft and pleasure craft communities in Singapore’s waters that installation of silt barricade off Pasir Panjang ferry terminal starts. Silt barricade and anchor blocks will be installed by the crane barge in the working area. A
Baggerwerken Decloedt & Zoon (BDZ), a Belgian company, has finished the dredging of 2.5 million cubic meters of silt at the Pasig River and… (mb) [mappress] Source: mb, October 9, 2010
The filling of Sri Lanka’s inland Magampura International Harbour in Hambanthota with sea water has been completed ahead of the schedule,… (colombopage) [mappress] Source: colombopage, October 8, 2010;
