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;
The Port of Greater Baton Rouge’s board on Thursday approved a 20-year lease agreement with Point Bio Energy LLC that will create a $124 million wood-pellet plant at the port’s main facility in Port Allen. While specific dates need to be added to the lease before it is signed, construction could beg
Twenty-three US senators and representatives are asking US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to take emergency steps to increase limits on fishing catches. The request is being made as fishermen in the Northeast prepare for a new way to manage the fishery, which goes into effect May 1.
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;
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) completed and delivered a 56,000 dwt type bulk carrier M.V. Nord Bright (MES Hull No. 1783) at its Chiba Works on April 22, 2010 to Norden Shipping (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore. This vessel is a handy-max type bulk carrier of 56,000 dwt with a hu
Hot on the heels of its recent announcement that all of its widely heralded Solstice-class ships will sail together in Europe in the summer of 2011, today Celebrity Cruises announced that the four stylish vessels also will glide through the waters of the Caribbean later that year and into early 2012
Piles of garbage forming small islands in the East Flood Canal (KBT) have drawn serious attention from Jakarta capital city government. To overcome that problem, the government has given direct instructions to East and North Jakarta Mayors as well as local heads of urban villages to immediately remo
China Cosco Holdings Co., Asia’s biggest shipping company by market value, said container lines will win a targeted increase in Asia-U.S. rates this year because of rebounding trade. “We strongly believe that this year’s TSA rates goal can be achieved,” Executive Vice President Sun Jiakang told repo
Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) has extended its relationship with KDDI Corporation by making it an authorized service provider for the Iridium OpenPort high-bandwidth maritime satellite communication service in Japan. KDDI has secured Japanese product type approvals and will distribute I
An oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico that caught fire after an explosion on Tuesday night has now sunk, the US Coast Guard has said. A search is continuing for 11 missing workers after the blast at the Deepwater Horizon rig. The other workers on the rig, off Louisiana, were evacuated to the US.
