PORTAGE, Ind. – Tanco Terminals is constructing a $8.2 million expansion of its liquid tank farm at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor to support growth in Lake Michigan shipments. Tanco is a third-generation, family-owned business operated at the port since 1977. The company stores and performs value-added services for liquid cargoes, from petroleum to food-grade oils…. Read More
“Final congressional spending bill to include 100% funding for Key Bridge replacement By Jeff Barker UPDATED: December 17, 2024 at 8:20 PM ET A catch-all, end-of-session congressional spending bill will include a commitment from the federal government to paying the full cost of replacing the Key Bridge, according to Maryland’s U.S. senators. The measure, which is needed to continue… Read More
By Andrea Sachs YORKTOWN, Va. — For now, the waterfront is a picture of serenity. On a recent fall morning in this historic Tidewater town, two men quietly fished on the pier. A scuba diver emerged from the York River like a slick seal. A couple walked their dogs by a young man dressed like… Read More
NEW JERSEY — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has given a green light to a $9.4 billion budget for 2025. The Port Authority commissioner board voted to approve the agency’s latest budget on Thursday, which includes $4.1 billion in operating expenses, $3.6 billion in capital expenses and $1.7 billion for debt… Read More
South Carolina leaders’ longstanding feud with the labor union representing dockworkers at state-owned ports took a surprising political turn Tuesday when President-elect Donald Trump sided with union officials on a key issue – further automation at U.S. port facilities. “Just finished a meeting with the International Longshoremen’s Association and its President, Harold Daggett, and Executive… Read More
The City of Orillia has initiated a dredging program to address weed growth and sediment build-up within the Port of Orillia. The project will restore historic lake depths, ensuring the Port can accommodate larger vessels and remain a key destination for boaters. Work will take place over the winter with completion expected by spring 2025…. Read More
Dredging in Gulfport, Mississippi: “Our current recommendation is going to be deepening that channel from 36 feet to 46 feet, then widening the channel by about 100 feet.” — Chris Marr, P.E. Army Corps of Engineers, Project Manager. USACE, Port of Gulfport leaning towards dredging to accommodate bigger ships By Will Polston Published: Dec. 5,… Read More
By David Lawder, Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Reuters on Friday that the U.S. is looking at further sanctions on “dark fleet” tankers and will not rule out sanctions on Chinese banks as it seeks to reduce Russia’s oil revenue and access to foreign supplies to fuel its war in Ukraine. Yellen said in… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Navigation and Civil Works Decision Support Center (NDC) is proud to offer a Geographic Information System (GIS) public web service for port areas. Per Engineering Regulation 1130-2-520, the port area polygons are defined by legislative enactments of state, county, or city governments, or corporate limits of a municipality. … Read More
The U.S. ports are poised for a record-breaking month in November and December as inbound cargo traffic accelerates, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). Retailers have been front-loading their holiday season inventory in response to a shortened holiday season and ongoing global shipping bottlenecks. However, the prospect of a mid-January port strike and the potential for… Read More
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / December 10, 2024 / Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) recently announced over $7 million in funding for 12 climate change adaptation projects in British Columbia and across Canada. This funding is part of a broader $39.5 million investment under the Climate Change Adaptation Program (CCAP) and Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities (CRCC) Program. Among these initiatives… Read More
Retailers are under pressure from threats on two fronts heading into January as they frontload cargo imports in a bid to avoid the potential pain of a resumed East and Gulf coast dockworker strike and of broad tariffs being proposed by the incoming Trump administration, according to a report from the National Retail Federation (NRF) and… Read More
Posted on December 11, 2024 DredgeWire Wonders…… The article below from the Baltimore Sun suggests that the federal government is prepared to pay already at least $1.7 billion of the $1.9 billion required… Leaving a $200 million shortfall… But what about the $350 million Maryland got from its insurance company??? Baltimore Sun, December 11, 2004 The members of… Read More
As Marylanders review state transportation officials’ proposal to demolish the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and replace the historic structures with new, wider spans, preferences for structures that would include eight travel lanes are emerging. After years of evaluating how to alleviate traffic congestion on the four-mile-long bridge, the Maryland Transportation Authority is proposing to knock down the… Read More
The Brownsville Navigation District (BND) of the Port of Brownsville in Texas and the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recently held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the commencement of phase two of the Brazos Island Harbor (BIH) Channel Improvement Project. The project will deepen the 17-mile (27-kilometre) Brownsville Ship Channel from 42 feet (13… Read More