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Several ships carrying cargoes of sorghum from the United States to China have changed course since Beijing slapped hefty anti-dumping deposits on U.S. imports of the grain, trade sources and a Reuters analysis of export and shipping data showed. Sorghum is a niche animal feed and a tiny slice of the billions of dollars in… Read More
WASSP, the professional multibeam sounder manufacturer, showcased its next-generation sonar solution to conference delegates at this year’s Danish Ports Conference. The WASSP multibeam sounder delivers water column and seabed profiling with 224 beams, offering significant improvements in speed and accuracy over conventional single-beam echo sounders. WASSP’s multibeam sonar represents ground-breaking technology that places the New… Read More
By Ahmad Ghaddar and Libby George LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) – Shipping industry hopes that so-called sulphur scrubbers are a quick-fix solution to compliance with drastic emissions reduction demanded by 2020 are somewhat misguided, one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of the equipment told Reuters. The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) cut to the amount of… Read More
More than three years after work on the first phase of the mega Tuas Terminal began, the authorities have awarded a billion-dollar reclamation project for the next phase to a joint venture made up of contractors from Japan, South Korea and the Netherlands. A consortium comprising Japan’s Penta-Ocean Construction Company, South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering &… Read More
Eight bipartisan members of Texas’ Congressional delegation recently sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urging the agency to provide additional funding for the Port of Corpus Christi’s Ship Channel Improvement Project (CIP). The port received $32 million last year through the Project Partnership Agreement. The delegation members believe the additional discretionary… Read More
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