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A long-sought revitalization of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration facility in Ketchikan is officially underway. The project aims to give the NOAA ship Fairweather a permanent home. Local, state and federal officials plunged gold-painted shovels into two long, narrow wooden boxes filled with dirt Tuesday morning. The ceremonial groundbreaking marks the beginning of work… Read More
New London — The Connecticut Port Authority has failed to meet an Aug. 31 deadline to obtain a federal permit for work on the $235.5 million State Pier construction project but appears confident its offshore wind partners will not decide to pull funding. The Aug. 31 deadline is contained in an amendment added earlier this year… Read More
The Port of Tillamook Bay Board of Commissioners welcomed two new faces this summer, including one commissioner who has served on the board before. Bill Baertlein and Kevin Stoecker started their four-year terms on July 1. The men replace Chris Sween and Jim Young. “I want to thank Chris and Jim for their service. Chris… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi Authority and the Texas General Land Office have signed a Memorandum of Understanding stating their intention to co-develop a carbon dioxide storage solution in the Texas Coastal Bend area in support of national decarbonization targets. The solution would involve infrastructure to transport and permanently store CO2 captured by various industrial… Read More
With record volumes of goods reaching the U.S., port executives expect a crush of container imports beyond the holidays Leaders of some of the busiest U.S. ports expect congestion snarling maritime gateways to continue deep into next year, as the crush of goods from manufacturers and retailers looking to replenish depleted inventories pushes past shipping’s… Read More
Sub lead: See Lead Americas Story Today for Exclusive DredgeWire photo BALTIMORE — The Maryland Transportation Authority will temporarily hold traffic in both directions on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge (US 50/301) and Francis Scott Key Bridge (I-695) on Thursday, Sept. 9, during passage of marine vessels carrying four large cranes. Traffic holds will be used… Read More
Port Fourchon is close to the offshore oil platforms in the US Gulf, but it is also at the southern edge of Louisiana where the land is fading away. Port Fourchon became momentarily famous when it was reported that it was the landing spot for one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever hit Louisiana…. Read More
DredgeWire sailed by these four new cranes on Sunday, moored temporarily near Annapolis MD on the Zhen Hua 24 heavy lift ship which sailed straight from Shanghai China to the Chesapeake Bay, with a small delay from Hurricane Ida. The cranes will serve neo post Panamax vessels at the Seagirt terminal. Quite a sight. For more… Read More
Corpus Christi, TX, USA – The Port of Corpus Christi Authority (Port of Corpus Christi) and the Texas General Land Office (GLO) have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) stating their intention to co-develop a carbon dioxide (CO2) storage solution in the Coastal Bend in support of national decarbonization targets. Such a solution would involve… Read More
(Bloomberg) — Port Fourchon, America’s biggest base supporting the U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore oil industry, appears to have largely withstood a powerful punch left by Hurricane Ida after the Category 4 storm tore through the Louisiana community. “While damaged, we are hopeful in the fact that a lot of key infrastructure remains and looks… Read More
The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans has awarded a contract for programme management and control services to HDR Engineering, as part of the due diligence and permitting process for the new Louisiana International Terminal container facility. Progress on the container terminal project to date includes land acquisition in December 2020, initiation… Read More
North Carolina Ports has reached an agreement with Sun Valley, Idaho-based Cold Summit Development to further expand its cold chain and cold storage capabilities, according to the company’s release. Plans for the development of a 280,000 square foot multi suite cold storage facility located on the Ports Raleigh Street property. The facility would offer 40,000… Read More
HOUSTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – More than two dozen oil vessels were clustered off Louisiana seaports on Tuesday as the U.S. Coast Guard and port operators assessed damages wreaked by Hurricane Ida, according to sources and Refinitiv Eikon data. Dozens of ports from Louisiana to Alabama closed as Ida tore through the Gulf of Mexico… Read More
TACOMA, Wash. — Thousands of shipping containers, some empty, some filled with goods, are taking over the Port of Tacoma with no end to the overabundance in sight. It’s a result of the economic havoc caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that’s also led to rising prices and product shortages. “It’ll probably be a steady growth… Read More
The Port of Virginia is leasing 72 acres at its Portsmouth marine terminal for Dominion Energy to use as base for building out its 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, a precursor to making the state a center for the U.S. wind industry, said Gov. Ralph Northam. The agreement “to propel development of the largest… Read More