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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
The board of trustees of Mumbai Port Trust on Friday (27 April) scrapped a three-year contract signed with the Dredging Corporation of India Ltd (DCI) last September for maintaining the port’s channel and adjacent areas. The board of trustees also decided to debar DCI from participating in a fresh tender issued by the Mumbai Port… Read More
On Monday, April 30, 2018 the Port of Corpus Christi will host a hearing of the Texas House Select Committee on Ports, Infrastructure and Innovation. Texas ports connect to global markets across a vast array of industries. The advent of “megaships,” expansion of the Panama Canal, and Mexico’s project to reform its energy sector are… Read More
Mounting appreciation of the benefits of using polymers in the treatment of sediments in dredging projects could potentially see the process gain a greater foothold in dewatering-intensive port development works around the world. In an article recently published in Terra et Aqua, authors Alexis Boisson and Francois Couturier of France-based polyacrylamide manufacturer SNF highlighted successful… Read More
President Donald Trump’s unexpected embrace of a half-billion dollar Soo Locks modernization project has given new momentum to a three-decade effort to update the aging freight passage infrastructure in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Speaking to a capacity crowd Saturday night during a campaign-style rally Total Sports Park in Washington Township, the first-term Republican promised to “fix”… Read More
A proposed £700,000 deal to secure the future for Perth Harbour has been described as a “game changer” by the leader of the council. Council chiefs agreed to move ahead with an offer from CalMac Ferries as the preferred bidder to take over the running of the Shore Road harbour operation. Councillors who attended a… Read More
APM Terminals Elizabeth in New Jersey, USA, took delivery of 4 STS cranes of the newest generation designed for operations on today’s largest container vessels, the port operator informs. The cranes reach 23 containers across the vessel beam and constitute part of the facility’s USD 200 mln infrastructure investment plan scheduled for completion this year…. Read More
What is claimed to be the smallest amphibious dredger in the World has been launched by a Dutch company, Waterking. This compact dredger is designed to facilitate the clearance and deepening of small waterways and lakes and it has been made compact enough to allow it to be road transportable thus widening the use of… Read More
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today doubled down on his push to secure federal funding to fully repair Army Corps of Engineer-owned infrastructure in Sodus Bay, including the Sodus Bay Breakwater and the Charles Point steel wall that were damaged in last summer’s Lake Ontario floods. Specifically, Schumer is calling on the U.S…. Read More
Trial run for container movement by Chennai Port Trust leaves heavy silt at the river mouth The operationalisation of the port will be delayed because of heavy silt formation at the mouth of the harbour after the Chennai Port Trust conducted a trial run for container movement. The Public Works Department had taken up dredging… Read More
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has approved the permit application for the Centerm Expansion Project and South Shore Access Project. The decision was made after a thorough and robust project and environmental review, including three rounds of public consultation and extensive technical studies to understand the potential impacts of the project and proposed mitigations. Centerm… Read More