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Bill Rase, Director of the Port of Lake Charles, said new sources of funding for local dredging is crucial. “We’ve got about a four-year window and after that, we can either continue giving the (Army) Corps (Engineers) money for dredging and not be a port, or be a port and not contribute to dredging the… Read More
The Port of Harlingen needs more money. Citing higher operating and infrastructure costs, port officials are seeking to reinstate a port tax on homeowners that would hand it an extra $1 million a year. At a meeting of the Harlingen Economic Development Corp. earlier this month, officials at the port made their pitch seeking a… Read More
India’s leading container gateway, JN Port, is getting Phase 2 of its dredging programme underway, which will take the depth of its existing 33.54km long navigation channel from 14m to 15m. This investment will allow larger container vessels up to 12, 500 teu capacity, to be handled at the port, and will facilitate vessel manoeuvring… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers has determined that the six year Santa Barbara Harbor Maintenance Dredging Program will not harm the area. The Corps has determined that the continued maintenance of the Santa Barbara Harbor is the type of activity that does not have the potential to cause effects to historic properties. The undertaking is… Read More
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There is no shortage of wood pellets or grain at the Port of Brunswick, but many ocean-bound tankers often leave these shores with less than a full load. It is done out of navigational necessity, the lighter load allows ships to ride high enough in the water to clear the channel. Likewise, incoming and outgoing… Read More
Argentina’s Antarctic exploration flagship icebreaker “Almirante Irizar” is ready for the sea tests after nine years under repairs in the government’s defense shipyard and hundreds of millions of dollars, but an unexpected last minute “muddy” impediment has surfaced. In effect with a 7.5 meters draft “Irizar” is virtually stuck in the River Plate mud and… Read More
The Calcasieu Ship Channel runs 34 miles from the Gulf of Mexico to the Port of Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District. The port is the 11th largest seaport in the US and an important economic power in southwestern Louisiana. Lake Charles boasts a thriving refinery industry which relies on keeping the channel clear for… Read More
Dredged sand may be coming to eroding beaches on Puget Island and at Cape Horn east of Cathlamet. Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday authorized execution of documents to set up a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the US Army Corps of Engineers to set up a 10-year program that would allow placement of dredge sand… Read More
The Tri-Lakes Board of Realtors started a petition earlier this month regarding concerns of potential changes to the Table Rock Lake Shoreline Management Plan by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A rewrite of the plan is currently in the works, according to Miles Brown, chief of public affairs for the Little Rock District of… Read More
The first phase of Qatar’s USD7.4 billion Hamad Port is on track to be fully operational by the end of the year as the new facility takes an increasing share of the country’s commercial shipping traffic, relieving congestion at older ports. A series of tenders and contracts for supply of operational equipment including cranes, forklifts,… Read More
After contending with a difficult summer due to bridge restrictions and an increasingly shallow basin, town residents and businesses may be in for longer days ahead. On Tuesday, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spokesman Tim Boyle told the Whig that funding for dredging of the south side’s basin was not included in the Philadelphia District’s… Read More
Controversial plans to dredge Falmouth harbour have hit a major setback, after a funding bid was turned down. An application went in for a slice of government cash to help pay for the project, but the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Enterprise Partnership has decided not to include it in its bid. A spokesperson said:… Read More
On the site where the work will be done overlooking the Swansea Town Beach, representatives of nine different businesses attended a pre-bid meeting for a request for qualifications for an owner’s project manager for the town’s waterfront revitalization project last Thursday. The owner’s project manager would assist the town in the project in overseeing the… Read More