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LINDØ port of ODENSE A/S and a consortium of Jan de Nul from Belgium and Züblin A/S from Denmark have signed contract for the port extension at Lindø – 400,000 squaremetre industrial area and one kilometer new quay. These facilities will provide the much-needed space to extend port activities within bulk goods and maritime and… Read More
Until recently, investing in Ukrainian port infrastructure was considered quite risky, due to an outdated regulatory framework which reflected the Soviet model of the functioning of ports. The main models for investment in infrastructure projects (particularly in port infrastructure) were the lease of state property and joint activity agreements. Both options worked in some cases… Read More
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) is in dispute with the Meridian Port Services (MPS) Limited over the contract details of the US$1.5-billion Tema Port Expansion project, prompting the GPHA to petition the Presidency for direction. The dispute, which started last year, borders on three issues — the stake of the GPHA in the… Read More
More than 300 lobster fisherman on the Magdalen Islands took to the water Sunday, officially marking the start of their season. But those on the English-speaking archipelago of Grosse-Îles were not happy about it. For several years now, they’ve raised concerns about the safety of their harbour with the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans… Read More
The Crossroads stands to gain a piece of the $360 million Congress recently allocated toward improving shipping in areas affected by natural disasters. A portion will go toward helping the Army Corps of Engineers hire contractors to work on clearing sediment that has accumulated in both the Victoria Barge Canal and the Matagorda Ship Channel…. Read More
The Port of Astoria could outsource dredging along its piers and western marina after learning its dredge might have only been removing about half as much soil out of the waterways as previously thought. The Port uses a 46-year-old Navy surplus suction dredge, the Felkins, to keep the waterways around its piers deep enough for… Read More
A raft of changes to federal disaster policy, including a number directly affecting those hit by the 2016 Louisiana floods, are now sitting before the U.S. Senate for the second time in the past six months after clearing the House of Representatives. The changes include a slew of tweaks Louisiana’s congressional delegation — as well… Read More
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate allegations of infractions in the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) award of contract for the dredging of Warri Seaport and Escravos Channel. This followed a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Nicholas Ossai (Delta-PDP) at the plenary on Thursday. Earlier while moving the motion, Ossai noted that… Read More
The Ukrainian Sea Port Authority has announced an open tender to select a contractor to conduct dredging works in the internal water area of Odesa Maritime Merchandise Port, the authority has said in a report. It is planned that dredging will be conducted in 2018-2019. Over 91,000 cubic meters of soil is to be removed…. Read More
Repairs to Buffalo Bayou and dredging of the Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Harbor and Channel are among a handful of projects that would receive federal funding under a package announced Tuesday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps said in a news release that it was allocating about $360 million to address… Read More
To reduce the human health risk from high levels of mercury, PCBs and chromium in the Meadowlands, the federal government announced Monday a $332 million plan to dredge about 100 acres of waterways and marshland in Berry’s Creek, a key tributary of the Hackensack River that encircles MetLife Stadium. Mercury levels in Berry’s Creek, which… Read More
A once familiar slice of Hawke’s Bay maritime history is back in its home waters after more than 40 years docked in Wellington — well, not quite in the waters of the Bay but not far from it. It is a shining and working 1.5m model of the dredge Whakarire which served the old Napier… Read More
A proposal to establish a water access authority on the Eastern Shore of Virginia was presented to the Accomack County Board of Supervisors. The board was not asked to take action yet on establishing an authority, which is made possible through legislation passed by the General Assembly in 2014. “It was a long time coming…. Read More
The government will ensure a depth of five metres at the harbour channel at Muthalapozhi by removing the rocks deposited on the channel bed, Fisheries Minister J Mercykutty Amma said on Monday. She was inaugurating the dredging entrusted with the Adani Group on the harbour premises. The faulty design of the breakwater and the failure… Read More
Black Sea economies may have turned the corner: last year the area’s overall container throughput jumped by 10% to just under 2.5m teu. However, there are some intriguing stories behind the figures. Ukraine seems to be advertising that it’s a reformed character: it has overhauled its legal model, says Alistair Mackie of HFW, and now… Read More