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As maritime sector is going through a makeover, to understand the changing dynamics of dredging industry globally and in India in particular, Maritime Gateway caught up with Prof. Dr. George Yesu Vedha Victor, President, Mercator Limited; and Member of Board, EADA, & Secretary General, EADA (India) The Indian dredging industry is about 6.85 per cent… Read More
The city has begun active negotiations with Transport Canada towards a possible city takeover of the federally owned Owen Sound harbour. City manager Wayne Ritchie said Owen Sound has been given up to six months to negotiate and make its decision. “The stage we were at before was the very preliminary stage where our consultants… Read More
Germany’s Federal Administrative Court has dismissed the latest objections to the port of Hamburg’s plans to deepen the lower Elbe. But The Loadstar understands that nevertheless, it still has a few more hurdles to clear. Local news reported that the Leipzig-based court had thrown out claims from several neighbouring cities and commercial fishermen opposed to… Read More
Working together, naval architects in Europe and the US have developed a proposal to convert excess platform supply vessels into dredgers. In the wake of the well-documented downturn in the oil and gas markets in recent years, an increasing number of platform supply vessels (PSVs) are currently under-utilised or languishing in layup, most notably in… Read More
India’s Adani Ports has taken delivery of the largest dredger yet built under IRClass. Shanti Sagar, an 8000 m3 capacity trailing suction hopper dredger built by IHC Holland, is the first in the series of two dredgers ordered by Adani Ports. The second is at an advanced stage of construction and is expected to be… Read More
China’s largest shipping company has poured billions of dollars into buying seaports in Greece and other maritime nations around the world. But the location of its latest big foreign investment has given a curious twist to the expanding ambitions of the China Ocean Shipping Company: The nearest ocean is more than 1,600 miles away. The… Read More
Shanghai’s Zhenhua Heavy Industry Corporation (ZPMC), China’s world-beating port machinery manufacturer, has hailed the country’s decision to ban exports of the company’s large dredgers. The head of the company said that it will prevent the vessels from being misused but will not affect the company itself in operating them worldwide for civilian projects. Zhu Lianyu,… Read More
The logistics world in 2017 produced more than its fair share of headlines. After years of studies, debates and proposals, Jaxport received federal funding to dredge the St. Johns River and contracted the first three miles of its deepening project. The Jacksonville Transportation Authority unveiled a plan to use autonomous vehicles to extend the Skyway… Read More
China intends to use its “magical island maker” to expand the size of its reclaimed islands in the South China Sea following years of massive reclamations and despite continuing protests from neighboring countries. “The size of some South China Sea Islands will be further expanded in the future with more dredging vessels, such as the… Read More
Container volumes at the Port of Jacksonville in jumped 23 percent year-over-year to 204,492 TEUs in the first two months of the port’s fiscal year 2018, which began Oct. 1, according to recent data from the Jacksonville Port Authority (JaxPort). The Port of Jacksonville in northeast Florida moved 204,492 TEUs during the first two months… Read More
In a region where the daily commute can be a soul-ravaging exercise in traffic gridlock or overstuffed railcars, the 154 sparkling white piles poking out of the water just south of the San Francisco Ferry Building offer a glimmer of hope. Those piles, pounded 150 feet into the dense bay sand, represent the foundation of… Read More
A DECISION to approve the Cairns Shipping Development Project could be made by the State Government as early as next month. The Co-ordinator General has accepted the environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed dredging and widening of Trinity Inlet shipping channel to accommodate larger cruise ships. State Development Minister Cameron Dick said he expected… Read More
G ohar-roud and Zarjoub rivers in Rasht, Gilan Province, have remained polluted for years mainly due to lack of funds, a city councilor complained. Fatemeh Shirzad, the head of Health and Environment Commission at Rasht City Council, regretted that the two rivers, whose spectacular landscape was once a tourist attraction, are now among the most… Read More
The second of two big dredging projects that port officials have sought for years is a little closer to dropping into place. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a draft report and environmental assessment for the proposed deepening of sections of the Elizabeth River, including the Southern Branch. The documents – a main… Read More
The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) on Tuesday has issued a tender for the dredging works at two Ukrainian Azov Sea ports. The dredging project with an estimated cost of about 18 million U.S. dollars will be carried out in the Mariupol port in eastern Donetsk region and the Berdyansk port in southern Zaporozhe region,… Read More