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The city of Wabasha and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday to work together to find a mutually beneficial answer to the issue of how to dispose of dredge material from the Mississippi River. The St. Paul District of the Corps pulls about 250,000 cubic yards of silt and… Read More
Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved a proposal for Singapore-based urban planning consultancy Surbana Jurong Pvt Ltd, owned by state investor Temasek Holdings Ltd, to draw up a plan for a Chinese investment zone in the country’s southern port city of Hambantota, a government spokesman said on Wednesday. The move comes after a delay of more… Read More
Between constantly monitoring for sea turtles and relocating nests outside work areas and previously placed darker sands, Oak Island’s Sea Turtle Protection Program members have their hands full this season. Eleven of the more than 100 members are being paid by Weeks Marine Inc. to keep a vigil for sea turtles when sand disposal from… Read More
The U.S. House has approved a measure that includes $199 million for a flood control project in the Ala Wai watershed, including the Ala Wai Canal that borders Waikiki. U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), was among those who voted in favor of the Water Resources Development Act, which passed the House Wednesday by a vote… Read More
The Port of Astoria is applying for a state grant to fund a master plan for the East Mooring Basin, an ailing marina and popular tourist draw at the foot of 36th Street. Kevin Cronin, the city’s former community development director, was contracted by the Port to seek grant money. He is applying for a… Read More
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that authorizes federal spending for water projects and demands that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers promptly release a long-awaited final report on keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. The Water Resources Development Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a 408 to… Read More
Two days of meetings for the presentation of GRDA’s Proposed Study Plan for their relicensing request for the operation of the Pensacola Hydroelectric Project 1494-438 to FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) ended in some frustration for City of Miami and Tribal attendees. FERC is the independent federal regulatory agency that under the Federal Power Act… Read More
In 2017, a petrochemical customer approached Ellicott Dredges about building a customized electric Bucketwheel dredge. The customized dredge had to be designed to withstand desert-like conditions. The customer chose Ellicott Dredges based upon Ellicott’s experience and reputation for designing and building dredges to work in difficult and challenging environments. Discovering the Solution to a Challenging… Read More
Tribal leaders and elected officials joined Washington State Ferries (WFS) in August 2017 to celebrate construction of the new Mukilteo ferry terminal. The gathering represented a decade of planning and partnerships to deliver a project that respects tribal lands and artifacts and provides critical safety improvements at the state’s busiest car ferry terminal. “Investing in… Read More
The Port of Gothenburg, the largest port in the Scandinavia, has received funding to deepen its fairways — allowing larger vessels to call at the port. On June 2, 2018, Swedish Minister for Infrastructure Thomas Eneroth announced the Swedish government’s latest infrastructure plan and budget, which has allocated approximately $142 million in funding to cover… Read More
A Central China official was fired and four others were punished for neglecting to protect the Yangtze River. The sacked official Wu Kejiang was accused of sleeping on the job and forging documents among other derelictions of duty involving a vessel illegally dredging sand from a section of the river in Jinzhou, Hubei Province. Wu,… Read More
After years of uncertainty about federal funding for a long-sought dredging operation, the Port of Corpus Christi Authority is planning a bond issue to get the Texas project underway. The commission that governs the nation’s fourth-largest port by tonnage and the number-one crude oil export port in the United States voted in March to issue… Read More
A Scottish port authority has been awarded a £1.5 million grant to boost its growth plans and secure jobs. Montrose Port Authority (MPA), a support and service hub for the energy industry, has received the funding through the Scottish Government’s Ports Mode Shift Grant. MPA said that following a period of significant investment the funding… Read More
In a race for the largest and deepest East Coast port, Virginia is about to leap ahead. The budget about to be signed by Gov. Ralph Northam includes $350 million to kick-start a major dredging project in the shipping channel. If the project goes forward, shipping channels in the port of Hampton Roads will go… Read More
PortXL says marine scrubber technology leader Ionada BV has announced the signing of a Pilot Agreement with Van Oord to conduct trials of Ionada’s Semi-Dry Scrubbing technology onboard the Van Oord Lelystad, a hopper dredger. The Pilot trials will consist of the retrofitting of one of the Lelystad’s two main engines with Ionada’s Semi-Dry scrubbing… Read More