New Hanover County Commissioner Rick Catlin was re-elected last week as chairman of the N.C. Water Resources Congress… By Shannan Bowen (watchdogs) [mappress] Source: watchdogs, November 8, 2011
The site of what is now Rotterdam’s Yangtzehaven was inhabited by humans in the Middle Stone Age. At a depth of 20 metres, in the sea bed, unique underwater archaeological investigation found traces of bone, flint and charcoal from around 7000 BC. These finds are the very first scientific proof that
At a special meeting yesterday, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority approved a 25-year lease agreement with Battleground Oil Specialty Terminal Company LLC (BOSTCO) for approximately 55 acres of Port Authority-owned property adjacent to Peggy Lake and on Barnes Island. The Port Comm
Charlevoix County Planning Commission members unanimously agreed to reverse their position on a proposed dock overhaul project on Lake Charl… (petoskeynews) [mappress] Source: petoskeynews, November 8, 2011
A panel of trade union leaders requested the visiting Shipping Minister to sanction Rs 450 crore as a viability gap funding to Kochi port co… (thehindubusinessline) [mappress] Source: thehindubusinessline, November 8, 2011
Measurement Technology NW (MTNW) announces successful implementation of its running line tensiometer technology with the US Army Corp of Engineers Dredge Potter. MTNW collaborated with C&J Offshore and Ockerman Consulting to ensure the mooring line monitoring project was successful from the initial
New York City plans to turn part of the Staten Island waterfront into a port or other maritime business under a proposal launched on Friday… By Joan Gralla (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, November 8, 2011; Image: usace
The Mozambican government will analyse the environmental impact of using the Zambezi River to transport coal mined in Tete province, as sugg… (macauhub) [mappress] Source: macauhub, November 8, 2011
The proposed development of Azhikkal port that has been hanging fire for several years now appears to set sail with renewed interest being s… By Mohamed Nazeer (thehindu) [mappress] Source: thehindu, November 8, 2011
The St. Joseph river is in need of dredging at its Michigan harbor, otherwise the shipping industry there could be severely hampered… (wndu) [mappress] Source: wndu, November 8, 2011
The Lagos State Government has called on illegal sand dredgers to desist from the act or be ready to face the law… (naijapals) [mappress] Source: naijapals, November 8, 2011
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) and Venice Port Authority signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) in Chennai yesterday in the presence of the Union Minister of Shipping Shri G. K. Vasan. JNPT was represented by Shri L.Radhakrishnan, Chairman, JNPT and the Venice Port Authority was represented b
Kirkcaldy Harbour was officially re-opened to commercial ships on October 18 after a 20 year gap. The harbour, owned by Forth Ports, is once… (fifetoday) [mappress] Source: fifetoday, November 7, 2011
A boat from China was found illegally dredging sea sand in waters off the outlying Kinmen Island early Monday, the second such incident in… (focustaiwan) [mappress] Source: focustaiwan, November 7, 2011
