A $13 million settlement has been reached between four parties and the United States to expedite cleanup of the contaminated Blackburn and Union… (prnewswire) [mappress] Source: prnewswire, July 30, 2010
A new report released today on the 100th day of the BP oil disaster details short- and long-term strategies for the Obama administration to make coastal Louisiana less vulnerable to future oil spills and hurricanes, including negotiating with BP for a $5 billion down payment on expected payments for
Dredging work on the main access channel to the port of Beira in Mozambique’s Sofala province, with the aim of allowing ships with a draught… (macauhub) [mappress] Source: macauhub, July 29, 2010;
The Cebu Port Authority (CPA) will submit to the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) its documents on a P600-million … By Elias O. Baquero (sunstar) [mappress] Source: sunstar, July 29, 2010;
The Cohoes Common Council in a 5-1 vote, passed a resolution of support for the navigational dredging of the Champlain Canal… By Randy S. Koniowka (blog.timesunion) [mappress] Source: blog.timesunion, July 29, 2010;
Louisiana National Guardsmen with the 225th Engineer Brigade collected 28 bags or approximately 700 pounds of oily debris on the state built E-4 berm at the Chandeleur Island chain. This comes on the heals of another 500 pounds of oily debris that was previously discovered, totaling 1,200 pounds of
With a federal grant in hand, Box Elder County is partnering with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to remove 40 years … By Ellen Cook (tremontonleader) [mappress] Source: tremontonleader, July 29, 2010;
International workboat operator Acta Marine has successfully obtained certifications of its activities in accordance with the ISO-9001 quality standard and the SCC** safety standard. Acta Marine is the new trade name of the former sister companies Waterweg and Van Stee that recently merged into one
The Valhalla’s huge “clamshell” scoops into the channel bottom, hauls up a dripping load of sediment, swings it over the water’s surface to a receiving scow and drops it in. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, the Manson Co. vessel is hard at work dredging the Port of Long Beach’s main chann
Delaware’s Congressional delegation announced today that it had secured $8.2 million in federal funding to repair the Bethany Beach and … (delmarvanow) [mappress] Source: delmarvanow, July 29, 2010;
A stage has now been completed within the scope of the implementation of the port reform with the signature of all sale contracts of the equipment concerning the container terminals. The Grand Port Maritime du Havre (GPMH : Port of Le Havre Authority) has just signed the last two sale contracts for
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces a Firm Fixed-price contract for the maintenance dredging of the Rehandling Basin at Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area (CIDMMA) to a depth of 30 feet with 2 feet of allowable overdepth. In addition, the work consists of maintenance dredging portions
Stabilisation work is to start next month on the north and south piers of St Aubin Harbour and the breakwater at St Aubin’s Fort… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, July 29, 2010;
Phnom Penh Autonomous Port is to quadruple its loading capacity in the next two years after securing US$68 million worth of Chinese … By Chun Sophal (phnompenhpost) [mappress] Source: phnompenhpost, July 28, 2010;
