Dredge Disposal Site News

The Government of Canada will invest $10.2 million in maintenance, repair, construction and dredging projects at small craft harbours in Nova Scotia, as part of a country-wide $63 investment in core fishing harbours. “Small craft harbours play a vital role in securing the prosperity of our coastal communities in Nova Scotia,” said the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. “The investment announced today shows our Government’s commitment to providing safe and prosperous harbours. •    Reconstructing a portion of a wharf at Upper Whitehead, to be carried out over two years.

Port of Houston Authority Chairman James T. Edmonds has declined a suggestion by Galveston Bay Conservation and Preservation Association Chairman James Blackburn that the Port adopt one of two alternative sites in place of the Port's proposed Bayport location for a new Houston area container terminal. "Bayport is the right location for the Port's proposed container and cruise terminal, environmentally, financially and socially," Edmonds told Blackburn. In a meeting on Thursday, Blackburn proposed that Spilman Island and Texas City would be better locations for the new container facility. Edmonds described both alternatives as impractical.