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The Army Corps of Engineers is setting aside $49 million this year to help deepen Charleston Harbor to 52 feet — enough money, combined with a state loan, to let big ships navigate to the Port of Charleston’s busiest container terminal around the clock. The funding is part of the federal agency’s annual work plan… Read More
UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) members, including DP World UK, Hutchison Ports and Peel Ports, have helped form the UKMPG’s latest report and infographics on the biggest developments that will shape the future of ports. The survey, sent out to the groups nine members, highlights a number of digital and automation-based developments that will transform… Read More
Work on a $3bn project to build Patimban Port in Indonesia is anticipated to begin in July with the aim of the port being partially open for operation in March 2019. Indonesia’s Ministry of Transportation said that a government deal to award a $1.2bn construction contract to a consortium of three Japanese companies and two… Read More
From the foyer of his small guesthouse some 100 feet from the shoreline, Mohamed Nizar, 52, was wondering how long his business could remain viable. Last year, during an unusually nasty storm, water snaked through the narrow streets of Guraidhoo, a small island in the Maldives, pooling around the floor of the three-room house and… Read More
CEMEX UK have named their new marine dredger CEMEX Go Innovation. Currently under construction, the contract for the vessel – the first in the next generation of environmentally designed dredgers – was signed in January 2018 and delivery is scheduled for late 2019. ‘CEMEX Go Innovation is the perfect name for our new vessel,’ said… Read More
A Chinese-built dredging vessel, the largest of its kind in Asia, departed a port in east China’s Jiangsu Province Friday afternoon for its first sea trial. Tian Kun Hao, constructed by Tianjin Dredging Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of China Communication Construction Co., Ltd. (CCCC), will undertake a three-day trial at sea, according to the company…. Read More
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