Amid its massive studies, technical jargon and propensity to take an interminably long time making decisions, the federal Environmental Protection Agency has offered a refreshing moment of clarity… [mappress] Source:poughkeepsiejournal,March 21,2010;
Nassau, Bahamas – An agreement uniting Government and a group of 20 private shipping interests under one port development umbrella and cementing the Arawak Cay container port contract could be signed in as little as six weeks with construction starting almost immediately and… [mappress] Source:theba
Qatar has pledged $100mn assistance to rejuvenate the Buriganga river adjoining the Bangladesh capital by diverting water from the Jamuna river… [mappress] Source:gulftimes,March 21,2010;
Gulf News reported that the Phase I of Abu Dhabi’s USD 2.18 billion Khalifa Port will become operational in 2012 and the capital plans to develop smaller ports to cope with increasing traffic… [mappress] Source:gnews,March 19,2010;
HA NOI — Illegal sand dredgers will have their transport vehicles seized by the capital’s waterways police if they are caught committing illegal acts… [mappress] Source:vietnamnews,March 19,2010;
DELAWARE CITY, DEL. — Thursday is sirloin steak day for the 40-man crew on the cutterhead dredger that is now weaving back and forth in the channel of the Delaware River about 1.5 miles from Delaware City… [mappress] Source:courierpostonline,March 19,2010
PITTSFIELD — General Electric has until July 15 to propose its so-called Rest of River cleanup plan to remove PCBs from the Housatonic River, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. [mappress] Source:berkshireeagle,March 19,2010;
EAST China’s Yantai port, across from Korea on the Bohai Sea, plans to invest CNY2.5 billion (US$366 million) in 23 building projects with a expectation to reach a harbour throughput of 180 million tonnes in 2010, reports Xinhua. [mappress] Source:wnews,March 19,2010;
Mumbai: Rampant ,illegal sand-dredging,in contravention of rules laid down by the state government in its tender agreement with the dredgers,was witnessed on thuesday when TOI visited Bankot Creek in Raigad along with environmental activists… [mappress] Source:timesofindia,March 19,2010
The work consists of maintenance dredging of approximately 800,000 cubic yards using a pipeline dredge in Gulf Intercoastal Waterway Texas main channel across Aransas bay in Aransas and Calhoun counties.The contract is awarded at March 16, 2010 to King Fisher Marine Service with a value of $4,940,65
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Authorities say nobody was injured Wednesday after a boat collision four miles off the coast of Tybee Island… [mappress] Source:macon,March 18,2010;
CEDA’s second stand-alone technical visit will take CEDA members to Port of Gijón, to see first-hand one of Spain’s largest port projects. The project, dubbed ‘Puerto de El Musel’ will double the capacity of the port… [mappress] Source:ceda,March 18,2010;
UPGRADING the Port of Liverpool to be able to handle the biggest ships in the world looks set to finally start next year.Port owners Peel delayed the £100m post-Panamax dock expansion plans when the credit crunch hit.But development director Lindsey Ashworth told delegates at the Mipim conference in
Port funding bill already has support from Governor Charlie Crist, now State Representative Lake Ray is backed by an official on the First Coast… [mappress] Source:wokv,March 18,2010;
