After two decades of lobbying, several lawsuits and a presidential visit, the long-sought Columbia River channel deepening project will end with a bang… Source: Columbian, October 31, 2009;
National Marine Dredging (UAE) wins Zadco islands reclamation deal as part of a scheme to boost production at the Upper Zakum field to 750.000 barrels a day. Source: MEED, November 1, 2009;
A proposal aimed at dredging 65 million cubic meters of silt and soil from Taiwan’s riverbeds and reservoirs within a year to reduce the risk of flooding will be discussed at an Executive Yuan meeting in the coming week, Minister of Economic Affairs Shih Yen-shiang said Sunday… Source: The China Pos
A huge project to replenish eroded beaches in Mexico’s main Caribbean coastal resorts, including Cancún, has been suspended after legal action by environmentalists… Source: The Guardian Int., November 2, 2009;
Challenging the established aquatic allure of Amsterdam and Venice is the aim of an ambitious plan set to transform the waterways of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province… Source: China Daily, October 31, 2009
$46.3 million project awaits President Barack Obama’s signature… Read More: Jacksonville News
PANAMA CITY – One hundred years after the first blocks of cement were placed in 1909 for construction of the Panama Canal, the interoceanic waterway through which 983,000 ships have sailed during a century of operations… More: Latin America Herald Tribune
The Belgian government is refusing to pay the Netherlands €300m it had agreed to hand over in compensation for environmental damage caused by deepening the Westerschelde estuary, news agency ANP reports on Monday… More: Dutch News
The Port Klang Authority has awarded a tender to local dredging company Integrated Marine Works Sdn. Bhd. to carry out capital dredging works at the Pintu Gedung or the South Channel. The tender was awarded to IMW Sdn. Bhd. and entails a work specification of deepening the south entrance to Port Kla
The withdrawal of Dredge XVII would sound the death knell for Haldia as the depth of the river has dropped to 4.3 metres at Auckland and four metres at Jellingham… More: The Hindu Business
PANGNIRTUNG, NUNAVUT – Prime Minister Stephen Harper pledged $25 million for a harbour refit today and promised to give northern residents a slice of future economic action… More: The Star
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced in Norfolk, Va. today $40 million for critical hydrographic survey and chart projects across the United States that strengthen the economy, create jobs, and support safe and efficient marine commerce and trade… Source: NOAA
