Our governor and the writer of the July 16 editorial titled “The power of wind” have been drinking the green Kool-Aid. Their vision of… By Frank Petranka (fredericksburg) [mappress] Source: fredericksburg, July 28, 2010;
“Dredging is underway as we speak,” said Robert Blackburn, the senior deputy executive director of the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, based in Philadelphia. On June 22, he spoke of work by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to deepen the Delaware River channel to 45 feet. The port authority had
After a stormy year, the Port of Los Angeles is expected Wednesday to end an “exclusive” relationship with Long Beach-based Gambol … By Art Marroquin (dailybreeze) [mappress] Source: dailybreeze, July 28, 2010;
More than 5,000 green jobs could be created through the development of three regional offshore energy manufacturing sites built around key… (egovmonitor) [mappress] Source: egovmonitor, July 28, 2010;
OIL Search said construction of its $US15 billion ($16.6bn) Papua New Guinea Liquefied Natural Gas project had progressed in the past… (The Australian) [mappress] Source: The Australian, July 28, 2010;
The Manatee County Port Authority announced today that Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has been awarded the contract for Port Manatee’s Berth 12 dredging project. The project, which includes dredging the berth to a depth of 41 feet at mean-low-water and extending it from 1,000 feet to nearly 1,600 fee
Kentz Corporation Limited, the holding company of the Kentz Engineering and Construction Group, confirms that it has entered into a contract with Chicago Bridge and Iron (CB&I) and Clough to design and build the construction camp for the Papua New Guinea (PNG) LNG Project’s Hides Gas Conditioning Pl
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has awarded a Dh1.02 billion (US$277.9m) contract to a German-UAE joint venture for building work at the … by Ivan Gale (thenational) [mappress] Source: thenational;
Maintenance dredging of the Newburyport Harbor Federal Navigation Project in Newburyport, Mass., will be completed under the terms of … (nae.usace) [mappress] Source: nae.usace, July 28, 2010
An International Container Transshipment Terminal is being established in Cochin Port. As of today 95% of the physical completion of the ICTT has been achieved. The first phase of the terminal is expected to be ready for operations by end August, 2010. Cochin Port Trust had carried out environment i
Local and central government authorities have failed to act, more than a year after a large number of Chinese citizens were reported to … By Kofi Yeboah & Moses Dotse (modernghana) [mappress] Source: modernghana, July 28, 2010;
Works starts soon on three Pinellas County beaches that are scheduled to be replenished with sand. Officials say the oil spill means that… By Robin Sussingham (wusf) [mappress] Source: wusf, July 28, 2010;
DSC Dredge LLC, a U.S. dredge manufacturer, reports an increase in overall sales just two months after the company consolidated its subsidiaries including, Dredging Supply Company, Inc., Best Equipment, and W&S Dredge Manufacturer. After a sluggish start in 2010, the company has greatly increased pr
A large ring of yellow buoys floats beside an an Ellicott 300 SL 8″ Swinging Dragon™ dredge on the surface of Pegan Cove, marking the area where contractors have started removing sediment contaminated with PCBs, left by an accident at the Soldier Systems Center 30 years ago. The PCBs were found in t
