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Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA) is reporting significant progress on issues critical to the future of Great Lakes shipping in its 2018 State of the Lakes Report released today. LCA has represented U.S.-flag vessel operators on the Great Lakes since 1880. The cover of the report features a 1,000-foot-long U.S.-flag laker transiting the Poe Lock at… Read More
One of the most dangerous confrontations between the United States and China is heating up. Warships are being deployed, bombers are taking wing and threats are being exchanged — all of it sparked by China’s growing mastery of the use of the world’s most overlooked natural resource: sand. The point of contention is a set… Read More
Two West Maui shoreline protection groups have filed a lawsuit to halt an effort by the Hololani condominium association to drive vertical sheets into the ground as early as Aug. 1 in a shoreline protection project in Kahana. Plaintiffs Na Papa’i Wawae ‘Ula’ula and the nonprofit West Maui Preservation Association, who also have included the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will receive an additional $25 million this year to dredge portions of the Intracoastal Waterway. The NMMA said in its Currents newsletter that it worked with the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association to procure the funds. “The additional appropriations were earmarked for restorations to sections of the ICW damaged by… Read More
Rotterdam based Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors has ordered two trailing suction hopper dredgers, both of 10,500m3 capacity. In keeping with Van Oord’s commitment to sustainability, the vessels will both be fitted with an LNG installation. The new hoppers will replace existing vessels as the company seeks to make its fleet more economical and… Read More
Informa Economics IEG recently performed a study on behalf of the Soy Transportation Coalition (STC) that examined the benefits of dredging the Lower Mississippi River and its impact on farmers, especially soybean farmers. The report, which was made public July 10, outlined how real and potential threats confront U.S. agriculture, in general, and the soybean… Read More
Innovative vessel for CEMEX UK is first of next generation of marine aggregate dredgers Damen has begun work on the construction of the innovative dredging system for the first Marine Aggregate Dredger (MAD). This vessel, which is being built at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania, is designed to extract sand and gravel from the sea… Read More
Damen Shipyards Group has begun construction of the first Marine Aggregate Dredger (MAD), which is designed to extract sand and gravel from the seabed at depths to 55 m, including in the challenging conditions of the North Sea. The vessel, which is being built at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania, is for Cemex UK Marine… Read More
As real and potential threats confront U.S. agriculture in general and the soybean industry in particular, identifying opportunities to enhance farmer profitability is essential. To cost-effectively and reliably access domestic and international markets, U.S. soybean farmers rely on a multi-modal transportation system comprised of rural roads and bridges, highways and interstates, freight railroads, inland waterways… Read More
Sediment is piling up on the bottoms of rivers and harbors, putting cities and towns on Cape Ann and elsewhere into a multimillion-dollar bind. State and federal funding for local dredging has dried up in recent decades, forcing local officials to dig into reserves or borrow money to remove silt in order to make their… Read More
Research released by the Soy Transportation Coalition shows that if the lower Mississippi River were dredged from 45 feet to 50 feet in depth, farmer profitability would be enhanced. STC Executive Director Mike Steenhoek says the dredging allows for larger ships and more soybeans to be exported because the transportation system is more efficient. He… Read More
Moody’s Investors Service announced today that it assigned an A1 rating to the Port of Corpus Christi Authority’s pending $200 million Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Series 2018A&B, and concurrently upgraded the Port’s existing $106 million Revenue Bonds, Series 2015, from A1 to Aa3. “We are pleased with Moody’s recognition of the Port of Corpus Christi’s… Read More
The lawyer representing three Mother Nature activists and an official from the NGO Adhoc asked the Supreme Court on Monday to drop the charges against them. Sim Samnang, San Mala and Try Sovikea, all activists with the environmental organisation, were sentenced in 2016 to 18 months in prison and fined a total of $25,500 by… Read More
GeoSpark is one of the fastest growing developer platforms working on a energy efficient location tracking technology with 90% less battery drain for iOS and Android, today announced that it raised €500K. This Seed round was done by Airbridge Equity Partners, an Amsterdam based technology venture capital firm. “Location has become a core fundamental feature… Read More
For years, said Brian Day, executive director of the Port of Little Rock, Ark., various leaders in and around the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS) would dutifully trek to Washington, D.C., to advocate for the needs of the river system. “We would talk to the Department of Transportation and the Corps of Engineers and… Read More