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Asia’s largest and most advanced dredging vessel Tian Kun Hao is about to set off on its trial voyage. The tremendous “island-making” ship was designed by China’s Tianjin Dredging Co. Ltd., associated with China Communication Construction Co. Ltd. (CCCC) and built by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co. Ltd. With 6,600-kilowatt dredging equipment, the vessel can… Read More
The Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) Company adopted the ABS industry leading Subchapter M regulatory compliance mobile software for more than 40 vessels, ABS said in its press release. Implementing the NS Workboat application across the fleet, GLDD now has a user-friendly mobile platform for comprehensive Subchapter M compliance. Crew can perform work order… Read More
An EU-funded project has developed simulation software in a bid to save money and reduce the impact dredging has on the built environment. Being able to simulate water and soil interactions is a game changer for Europe’s EUR 7 billion industry which provides jobs for a quarter of a million people. Simulating the interaction of… Read More
Lyttelton Port Company Ready to Meet Canterbury’s Doubling Freight Demands With the 2011 earthquake rebuild behind it, Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) is now focused on enhancing its infrastructure to efficiently manage Canterbury freight volumes, forecast to more than double in the coming three decades. LPC Chief Executive, Peter Davie says, “We have recently been granted… Read More
Herb Montgomery and his wife, Janet, have lived in Del Mar’s low-lying Beach Colony just east of Camino Del Mar for 20 years. He knows the ocean is creeping closer to his property and he says the city has an obligation to protect his home, valued at $3.2 million, from the rising waters. But considering… Read More
A new method for clearing the Wharf St boat ramp of silt is being trialled on the Whanganui River. A cutter suction dredge has been working at the boat ramp this week to clear 1-1.5m of silt off the river floor. Port manager Phil McBride said a silt build-up had made the slipway sometimes impassable… Read More
The US might be exporting even more oil, and commanding higher prices for it, if only it had the right port facilities. A new report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) found that while US crude shipments continue to rise at an impressive rate since a nearly 40-year government ban was lifted in 2015,… Read More
Cabinet has approved the spending of close to $8 million by the Port Authority of T&T to get the Ports of Port-of-Spain and Scarborough ready for the Galleons Passage. Port chairman Lyle Alexander told the T&T Guardian yesterday that the Port requested the money to ensure that the pier is ready for when the Galleons… Read More
A panel of judges at the Jakarta Corruption Court has sentenced former Transportation Ministry sea transportation director general Antonius Tonny Budiono to five years in prison for accepting bribes related to the issuance of harbor dredging permits. “[The judges hereby] order the defendant to pay Rp 300 million [US$21,339] in fines or face an additional… Read More
After reviewing a waterway sustainability assessment concerning the Jordan Cove LNG project, the U.S. Coast Guard found that the waterway in question is suitable in its current state for the sort of traffic the project would bring. A committee of Coast Guard members and community experts reviewed assessments that were provided by Jordan Cove LNG…. Read More
If the Port of Corpus Christi fulfills its grand plans for Harbor Island, the property could become a jewel of the shipping industry. Whether that dream is feasible is still to be determined. Port commissioners on Tuesday voted to approve a number of measures to determine the feasibility of a proposed crude oil storage terminal… Read More
Transit oil cargo through the Dar es Salaam port grew by 48.5 per cent in the first months of this year as compared to corresponding period last year. According to the country’s Petroleum Bulk Procurement Agency (PBPA) data, transit fuel shipped through the port increased by 49 per cent, thanks to efficiency and reforms at… Read More
In May, Gov. Greg Abbott signed off on Harris County’s request to hold an August emergency special election to approve as much as $2.5B in bonds to finance major flood-control projects. The vote by Harris County Commissioners Court to ask for the bond vote, which was unanimous, is the latest official action to line up… Read More
The Suffolk County Legislature voted Tuesday to create a Marine Industry Revitalization Advisory Council to boost an industry “decimated” by superstorm Sandy and in urgent need of skilled workers, dredging of waterways and water quality watchdogs. The measure, sponsored by Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory (D-Copiague), goes on to Suffolk Executive Steve Bellone, who Gregory said… Read More
Anchored by a new building and a renewed sense of purpose, Baton Rouge’s Water Institute of the Gulf is turning its gaze to some rather enduring issues plaguing two Louisiana ports in hopes that it can use scientific research and modeling to generate solutions. President and CEO Justin Ehrenwerth says current research falls in line… Read More