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A 300-ton travel lift is waiting to be put in place at the Mediterranean Maritime Hub while a 700-ton one is also due to be installed in the coming weeks. The lifts, which will run on tracks installed in the dock, will enable the hub at the old Marsa Shipbuilding site to be used to… Read More
Crowley Maritime Corp has completed its US$550M investment in environmentally sustainable shipping and associated port upgrades by taking delivery in late 2018 of Taíno, the second of the world’s first two LNG-powered combination container/roro ships, from shipbuilder VT Halter Marine. The Commitment-class vessel will make its maiden voyage on 8 January, joining sister ship El… Read More
The Chairman, Genesis Worldwide Shipping Ltd., Capt. Emmanuel Ihenacho, says there is need to redesign the Apapa Port Area of Lagos State by creating truck holding bays. Ihenacho, a former Minister of Interior, urged the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), to ensure the creation of the holding bays in order to reduce the… Read More
The city of Mentor continues its search for ways to save on saving its lakefront property. City Council this week will consider legislation to pursue a Coastal Management Assistance Grant application to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to aid in developing a plan to preserve shoreline and restore beach habitat at Mentor Lagoons Nature… Read More
A joint delegation of Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and the Tripura government will be visiting Bangladesh this month to study the possibility of building a new waterway connecting the two countries, an official said Wednesday. A three-member technical team, comprising two IWAI members and an engineer from the state water resource department, will… Read More
Construction of the nearly 18-km sunken-tube road and rail tunnel link between north Germany and Denmark is now set to start following project approval late December by the German Ministry of Transport of Schleswig-Holstein state. Copenhagen-based project sponsor Femern A/S will take 14 days to review the construction requirements set out in the 1,000-page German… Read More
During a conversation last week with Chris Koehler of Koehler Engineering, Ste. Genevieve County Presiding Commissioner Garry Nelson returned to a topic he had opined on more than once in previous months: the potential of the former Marina de Gabouri. Nelson asked Koehler for a ballpark estimate of how much it might cost to dredge… Read More
There’s much to do to address land loss and reduce flooding along the Louisiana coast. Yet, here are 16 ways that progress was made toward those goals in 2018. 1. New land built In 2018, Louisiana’s Coastal Program dredged 22 million cubic yards of sediment and created 4,753 acres of new land and marsh. Since… Read More
But officials fear the plans will disrupt the genteel tourist destination by turning it into an industrial hub in a matter of months. The project is set to be overseen by gaffe-prone Transport Secretary Chris Grayling. One Whitehall insider told The Sun: “It’s getting people really worried – you’ll have massive HGVs going up and… Read More
The U.S.-Flag dredging industry commemorated the 77th anniversary of the Japanese air raid on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. The event highlighted the critical need for a robust American shipbuilding capacity to ensure for the preparedness of the nation. According to the Dredging Contractors of America (DCA), the American dredging industry is… Read More
A $940,000 grant announced by state officials Monday will help whittle the costs associated with dredging Ogdensburg Harbor and extending the port’s dock, but there is still nearly a $10 million gap to fill before the more than $24 million initiative becomes a reality. Broken into two components, the project calls for spending $10.1 million… Read More
The Beach Haven Borough Council recently signed an agreement that authorizes the New Jersey Department of Transportation to use Parker Island as a dredge disposal facility. The area is located in the bay west of Morrison’s Marina. Judy Drucker, DOT public information officer, said the DOT intends to utilize the 4.3-acre site, in cooperation with… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has committed $4 million to putting sand from channel dredging work into an area where it could help feed the eroding beaches of Dauphin Island. Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier said that while the move wasn’t a magic cure-all for the health of the barrier island’s fragile shores, it… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Texas General Land Office will soon consult officials from other countries, local experts and public comments as they refine their Coastal Texas Study, a plan to improve and protect the Texas Gulf Coast from hurricanes and other devastating storms. Both groups on Dec. 18 held their final public… Read More
Commercial seabed mining seems imminent, highlighting the urgent need for coherent, effective policy to safeguard the marine environment. Reconciling seabed mining with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals will be difficult because minerals extraction will have irreversible consequences that could lead to the loss of habitats, species and ecosystems services. A dialog needs to take… Read More