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The Global Maritime Forum has launched a new onboard diversity and inclusion initiative intended to support recruitment among underrepresented parts of the workforce. The new All Aboard Alliance has its roots in a meeting of maritime industry leaders organized by the Global Maritime Forum in 2020, and it has grown over the years with support… Read More
The long-delayed dredging of the Schuylkill River will restart this summer thanks to $13 million in federal funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Rowers celebrated the announcement Monday near Philadelphia’s Boathouse Row, where Senator Bob Casey praised the city’s legacy of rowing, and the Biden Administration for negotiating the bipartisan infrastructure deal. “This… Read More
Today federal, state, and local leaders joined JAXPORT and the US Army Corps of Engineers to celebrate the completion of the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening project through JAXPORT’s Blount Island terminal. https://bit.ly/3NsN3Ll The project deepened the federal shipping channel from 40 to 47 feet, providing the channel depth needed for larger container ships to call on City of Jacksonville from destinations… Read More
According to information obtained by IAA PortNews, contractors representing the Big Four dredging companies (Van Oord, Boskalis, Jan de Nul, DEME) which account for over 98% of dredging works in Russian ports withdrew from Russia’s Arctic infrastructure projects in February 2022. As of today, Russian market of dredging depends on foreign companies. There are five companies… Read More
A new round of negotiations between shipowners and seafarers’ unions from across the world, convened by the UN’s International Labor Organization (ILO), has resulted in a new three year deal on seafarers’ minimum monthly wages. The deal is structured through annual increases, up to $673, from January 1, 2023 to January 1, 2025, as follows:… Read More
With the unofficial start to summer quickly approaching and AccuWeather meteorologists forecasting temperatures in the 90s for areas along the East Coast this weekend, the summerlike weather is bound to make many people eager to grab their towels and head to the beach, but one part of the beach on the Jersey Shore won’t be opening anytime… Read More
Driven by an ambitious IMO decarbonization strategy and calls from the European Parliament and European Commission to reduce global emissions from shipping, the maritime industry is facing the prospect of transitioning from a century-old fuel source between now and 2050. The path from heavy fuel oil (HFO) to a zero-emissions future is likely to have… Read More
Over the last year much has been written about female mariners and our role in the maritime industry; unfortunately, the tone and tenor of the coverage might unintentionally dampen the remarkable progress women are making in breaking into this male-dominated realm. I am a proud merchant mariner and a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard has established a new navigational channel, the Hatteras Connector, in Hatteras Inlet that replaces the former “South Ferry Channel.” The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers created the new waterway after the dredge Merritt finished a two-week dredging project there on May 6, the Coast Guard said in a press release. In recent months,… Read More
Responding to the Ohio Lake Erie Commission’s recommendation from earlier this year, the U.S. EPA has agreed to remove the “Restrictions on Navigational Dredging Activities” Beneficial Use Impairment (BUI) from the Black River Area of Concern (AOC), according to a news release. Beneficial Use Impairments identify specific problems that can prevent a waterbody from meeting… Read More
State Sen. Mia McLeod brought her gubernatorial campaign back to Georgetown this week to support local steelworkers and call for the dredging of the port of Georgetown. “Liberty Steel currently employs around 65 workers, but with an investment of dredging the port of Georgetown to its project depth of 27 feet, Liberty Steel would be… Read More
Update from Redwood Falls, MN: Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area (RCRCA) advised that in just 3 weeks into the project, Brennan has removed 83,000+ cubic yards of sediment. This week the Michael B. dredge was moved into place near the dam and began restoring the lake and Redwood River to its original depth — with plans… Read More
Hatteras Inlet is a 2.3-mile-wide waterway that is located on the southern Outer Banks of North Carolina and separates Hatteras Island from Ocracoke Island, which is situated in neighboring Hyde County. The inlet was formed when a strong hurricane struck the coast of North Carolina in September 1846—the same storm that caused the formation of… Read More
The “DEEP CUT” Begins Lake Dredging Season In April, ODNR placed their latest custom 460SL dredge, DEEP CUT, into operation at Buckeye Lake. An Ellicott field service technician provided start-up support and crew training. The DEEP CUT is the fifth Series 460 dredge purchased by the State of Ohio since ODNR began retiring their older… Read More
Portland, Oregon-based Advanced American Construction is a full-service general contractor providing heavy civil/marine, industrial, diving, underwater marine survey, demolition, and engineering services to public and private clients throughout the western United States, with particular focus on the Columbia, Snake and Willamette River Systems. Business Challenge: Complete dredging, pile driving and dock construction in tight conditions. … Read More