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Industry players are eagerly anticipating the completion of a cruise terminal at Bali’s Port Benoa late this year after multiple delays, with the enhanced infrastructure expected to help address capacity strains at Denpasar airport and boost tourism numbers. Once construction is completed, the Port of Benoa is expected to transform into a world-class port that… Read More
Sometimes, when people at different levels of government put their minds together, good things happen. Take what’s going on at Port Clinton, Ohio, where the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the City of Port Clinton, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have joined together to restore 12 acres and… Read More
The World Bank approved a $27.8 million project for the Economic and Environmental Rehabilitation of the Niger River (PREEFN), consisting of $13.9 million International Development Association (IDA)* credit and a $13.9 million IDA grant. The Niger River (4,200 km long) is the third longest river in Africa and the largest in West Africa. The Niger… Read More
The Pakistan Navy (PN) commissioned a dredging vessel and its accompanying two barges in a ceremony held on 15 March at the naval dockyard in Karachi, according to a statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani military. Backhoe dredger Rah Kusha and split hopper barges Tarseel 1 and 2… Read More
The proposed high-level meeting on the Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWTT) between India and Bangladesh next month is expected to finalise its Standard Operating Procedures (SoP), an official said. Once the PIWTT SoP is in place, inland waterways will boost trade to the north eastern states and Bangladesh from Kolkata, he said…. Read More
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the UAE’s largest industrial company outside of the oil and gas sector, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Abu Dhabi Ports (ADP). Through the agreement they will work together to develop opportunities to upgrade the ports, logistics infrastructure and services used abroad by EGA to load raw materials destined… Read More
The port of Savannah in the state of Georgia is the fastest growing and fourth-busiest container terminal in the U.S., handling over 4 million TEUs in 2017. The congressional delegation of Georgia recently pushed a $100 million budget for expansion efforts at the port, following which President Trump has pledged $49 million for the dredging… Read More
The construction work on a major shipyard on Saudi Arabia’s eastern coast is under way with dredging and associated activities in progress, a partner in the venture has said. In an update, the joint venture (JV) partner Lamprell said all conditions needed for the JV company, International Maritime Industries Company (IMI), to formally commence business… Read More
The Pakistan Navy has held an induction ceremony for a dredging vessel and its accompanying two barges at the naval dockyard in Karachi. The backhoe dredger Rah Kusha and split hopper barges Tarseel 1 and Tarseel 2 were built for the Pakistan Navy at Tianjin Shipyard in China. The navy said Rah Kusha, which will… Read More
The Northwest Seaport Alliance, a joint venture between the ports of Tacoma and Seattle that operates the fourth-largest maritime shipping gateway in North America, raised concerns that new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum could lead to broad negative economic consequences for Washington state. Steel and aluminum imports through the NWSA and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport,… Read More
On February 23, the Port of Everett Commission awarded nearly $25 million in construction contracts, kicking off the second phase of the Port’s South Terminal Modernization project – the largest capital project in Port history, and the largest marine construction project on the West Coast today. Project awards include a $24.5 million contract with Advanced… Read More
To continue growing the maritime cluster and capturing new opportunities, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will strengthen the connectivity and inter-linkages of Singapore’s maritime cluster, build a vibrant innovation ecosystem and develop a future-ready and skilled maritime workforce. MPA will also enhance and top up the Maritime Cluster Fund (MCF)[1] by $100… Read More
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has pledged millions of dollars for widespread property buyouts and preparations for dredging the San Jacinto River to help communities prevent future catastrophic flooding that occurred during Hurricane Harvey. Gov. Greg Abbott met with area leaders Thursday in Kingwood to announce plans for voluntary buyouts of about 900 flood-prone homes in… Read More
The Port of Hamburg celebrated the largest container ship to ever sail up Germany’s Elbe River, but the arrival of 20,776 TEU CMA CGM Antoine de Saint Exupery also served as another reminder of the urgent need to deepen river access to the North Europe hub. On its maiden call to Hamburg with the FAL1… Read More
The port of Savannah in the state of Georgia has been seeing substantial growth in the last few years and is currently the nation’s fastest growing and fourth-busiest container port. The port handled over 4 million TEUs in 2017, which included 323,000 TEUs in December, incidentally the busiest month of December in the Georgia Port… Read More