Ideas for improvements at Parnell’s Judges Bay are being sought before a concept design is developed. The Auckland City Council plans to spend $5 million to make the bay more attractive, with a sandy, all-tide beach… [mappress] Source:EastandBaysCourier,April 26,2010;
Environmentalists say whales that stop at Malaga Bay would suffer. Businesses say it would give a vital edge in global trade. Aproposal to build a container port in a pristine bay on Colombia’s coast frequented by humpback whales has raised an outcry among environmentalists who say the project… [map
Twenty years ago, a massive dredging effort to deepen 103 miles of the mighty Columbia River held the promise of securing Oregon’s connection to the rest of the world… [mappress] Source:oregonlive,April 25,2010;
Today marks the closing date for receipt of tenders for the design and building contract for a new harbour development in Doolin… [mappress] Source:clareherald,April 25,2010;
Metro Vancouver’s marine communities complain that rising silt levels in the region’s secondary channels are leaving them high and dry and threatening to cause widespread chaos in the region. At times, commercial fishermen have to wait hours to get into Steveston Harbour to deliver their catch… [map
An initiative has now been launched to halt illegal land reclamation and sand dredging in Bahrain. A fleet of fully equipped boats will soon be roaming the country’s waters to catch and report offenders. Two boats, crewed by environmental experts and inspectors from the Public Commission for the Pro
It may be the most studied civil works project in the history of this region. But, some 13 years and $36 million later, the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project is still awaiting an anticipated OK, now expected in April of next year… [mappress] Source:savannahnow,April 25,2010;
New York State Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis celebrated 40th anniversary of Earth Day by highlighting progress in the Greater Capital Region at a news conference at the Corning Preserve along the Hudson River… [mappress] Source:readmedia,April 23,2010;
The massive reclamation at Pasir Panjang continues until Oct 10. This huge site is next to Labrador’s shores, near Sentosa’s natural shores and close to Cyrene Reef.Dredging and reclamation works lead to high levels of sediments and thus murky waters. Like haze in the air, this ‘cloudy’ water… [mapp
Five teams have been constituted to complete the annual dredging of Nullah Leh by the first week of June, Water And Sanitation Agency (WASA) Managing Director Chaudhry Naseer Ahmed said on Thursday… [mappress] Source:dailytimes,April 23,2010;
Dredging operations will displace one fisherman from a slip at the West Ocean City Harbor, the county decided this week. The Army Corps of Engineers project to dredge the Ocean City Inlet to the West Ocean City Harbor and the harbor turning basins needs somewhere to offload the dredge spoil… [mappre
Capt. Terence Pittman, chairman of the corporation’s board of directors, says the Netherlands-based company chosen as the preferred bidder for the contract needs a response by mid-May — before Ports Day (May 20 at the Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion in Sydney).The Sydney Marine Group… [mappress] Source
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking steps to make sure sediments do not flow out of the nearly dry North Park Lake while contractors dredge the body back to its original depth. The lake was drained last year to allow for dredging this summer. Two creeks flow into the lake and they have… [&hel
WORK should begin in June on two new deep-water berths at Montrose Port, after the project received over £8million in funding on Friday. On a visit to Montrose Harbour, transport infrastructure and climate change minister Stewart Stevenson announced a £3.2million… [mappress] Source:montrosereview,Ap
