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Willacy County Navigation District has warned mariners to be extremely careful when navigating the Mansfield Cut. The group did this after a vessel ran aground during Hurricane Harvey but before a recent fatality, when a fisherman died during a recent storm. “We have told mariners, it is not a good idea to go through there… Read More
Around 90% of the country’s export and import activities are done through this port located by the estuary of the Karnaphuli River Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) Chairman, Air Commodore Zulfiqur Aziz, said they are now working to turn the port into a user-friendly one. He made the remark while addressing a views-exchange meeting with journalists… Read More
The Ohio Lake Erie Commission met April 18, at which time it approved the Dredge Research and Innovation in Farming Team resolution for researching farming applications with dredged material removed from the Lake Erie channels. OLEC unanimously approved, by voice vote, the establishment of DRIFT “to advise on the benefits, appropriateness, and effective methods of… Read More
Yilport Holding has begun dredging operations at Puerto Bolivar in Ecuador as part of a string of investments to expand and improve marine terminals capabilities. During the first phase of dredging, the access channel at the port will be dredged to a flat draft of -10 metres, whilst four piers of the terminal will be… Read More
Dredging in Prince William County’s Neabsco Creek hasn’t happened in two decades, but after uproar over channel markers being removed and replaced with signs warning people away – right at the kickoff of boating season – officials are weighing options for securing funding to dredge the area and save the waterway access. The U.S. Coast… Read More
CalMac Ferries is poised to strike a £700K deal to take control of troubled Perth harbour, The Courier can reveal. The once-thriving port was left facing an uncertain future after a dramatic downturn in visiting vessels. Perth and Kinross Council, which owns the facility, hope that CalMac Ferries will be able to reverse its fortunes…. Read More
Vi?t Nam’s maritime and inland waterway transport continue to suffer from the lack of sustainable inland ports and planning for container depots. They’re also plagued by limited connecting modes of transport and high logistics costs that reduce their potential for market expansion and customer access. Most recently, Deputy Minister of Transport Nguy?n Nh?t admitted that… Read More
A dredge crew escaped without injury Tuesday night after the vessel struck a natural gas pipeline near Port O’Connor, Texas, igniting a fire that burned for hours, according to Coast Guard officials. The 80’x26’x5.5’ cutter suction dredge Jonathon King Boyd, operated by RLB Contracting Inc., Port Lavaca, Texas, was working in the ship channel when… Read More
Highlighting the rapid growth within Oman’s logistics sector, SOHAR Port and Freezone have signed an agreement with Dredging International NV – Earth Moving Worldwide LTD (DINV-EMW JV) for the development of Phase 1 of the SOHAR Port South Construction Package I. Totalling an investment of USD 24mn (approx. OMR 9.24mn), the agreement will see the… Read More
At the recommendation of Congressman Dave Reichert, John Wolfe, CEO of The Northwest Seaport Alliance, provided the following testimony Thursday to the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee. “Thank you, Chairman Brady, Ranking Member Neal and members of the Committee for inviting me to testify on the effects of U.S. tariff policy on the economy… Read More
River sediment is a nuisance and a need in Louisiana. On one hand, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredges tens of millions of cubic yards of the stuff out of local waterways every year in its effort to keep those waterways clear for ship traffic, a lifeblood of the state’s and nation’s economy. Most… Read More
Representatives of the Panama Canal Authority recently hosted executives from the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, to tour the Neopanamax locks and discuss growth opportunities for the waterway’s thriving liquid bulk segments. “As part of our commitment to providing safe and reliable customer service, we continue to work closely with shippers and industry partners to… Read More
The loan agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on the attraction of EUR 50 million for development of infrastructure on the Dnipro River is at the final stage. An Interfax-Ukraine correspondent has reported that Deputy Infrastructure Minister of Ukraine Viktor Dovhan gave the information at… Read More
Peel Ports Group and ASV Global (ASV) have launched a partnership which will develop the use of autonomous vessel technology for UK port operations. The partnership kick started with a visit from ASV’s team to the Port of Liverpool, to demonstrate the C-Cat-3, an autonomous vessel ideal for shallow survey operations. The C-Cat 3 operated… Read More
DRAGFLOW has developed a new monitoring system that allows the operation of the dredging system to be controlled in real time. Already experimented with several customers, this tool has several advantages. First of all, important data such as roll, pitch, flow rate, density and depth of the pump can be checked directly on the screen…. Read More