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After decades of policy to keep the terminal open to ensure that Brooklyn continues to have a blue collar ‘working waterfront’, the only container terminal in the state of New York may finally close down and give way to the development of urban functions. The state governor Andrew Cuomo has suggested a “more productive community… Read More
After nearly 30 years of waiting, the Port of Corpus Christi has received a show of support from the federal government for funding related to its ship channel expansion project. To top it off, the recommendation is coming directly from President Donald Trump. Trump included about $13 million in funding for the Corpus Christi Ship… Read More
Political opposition has mounted to Port Adelaide’s plans to dredge to accommodate larger containerships. Australian Greens’ South Australian parliamentary leader Mark Parnell said the project risks “massive” environmental harm and has suggested that details of the Environmental Protection Authority’s advice on the dredging is being kept secret. Mr Parnell said one of the most important… Read More
For several years inflation has been far below the long-term average, with the slow recovery from the previous financial crisis being the main cause of the lacklustre performance. In 2015-2016, low inflation even turned into deflation following a sharp fall in commodity prices. Currently, everyone seems to have got used to low inflation rates –… Read More
“These compact and medium-sized vessels are provided with features making it the best in their class for efficiency and emissions”, says Robby de Backer, Director Newbuilding Department. Lower fuel oil consumption and lower emissions Both hopper dredgers are in fully diesel-electric execution. This is exceptional for a hopper dredger as large as the 18,000 m3… Read More
The Ellipse 2 Micro Series is a new product range reducing size and cost of high performance inertial sensors for volume projects. Ellipse 2 Micro Series is available as an IMU, or as an AHRS or INS running an Extended Kalman Filter. Among the features are: – Industrial Grade – Benefit from a 2-year warranty… Read More
The Great Lakes Waterways Conference took place last week in downtown Cleveland. Sessions over the two-day meeting focused on autonomous technology, government partnerships, and Great Lakes developments. New plant in Toledo will increase shipping for city’s port Cleveland Cliffs, an iron ore manufacturer, is opening the plant, the first of its kind in the Great… Read More
On Monday, Governor Ralph Northam joined President Trump at the White House to discuss future projects. Northam is expected to push for several issues critical to the Commonwealth. Dredging the Port of Virginia seems to be at the top of his priority list. Back in January, the Port told us they’re working with the Army… Read More
Georgia lawmakers crossed several items off their D.C. to-do list in the two-year budget agreement President Donald Trump signed into law last week. But one of the delegation’s top federal priorities, securing ample funding for the Savannah port’s nearly $1 billion expansion project, won’t see clarity until Monday, when the White House unveils its proposal… Read More
Sri Lanka’s special Port City legislation will be presented in parliament soon, as new laws and regulations are essential for a mega project of this nature, a frontline Deputy Minister of the government disclosed. “Multiple emerging opportunities have been considered in drafting this new legislation in consistency with the constitution creating an oasis for businesses… Read More
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over land loss in the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area, seeking to force the federal agency to do restoration work in the nearly 72,000-acre state nature preserve in Vermilion Parish. Filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Lafayette, the suit puts the… Read More
The just-approved federal budget includes hundreds of millions of dollars for flood-fighting public works to ward off powerful storms, according to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). New York’s qualifying projects include: – The Fire Island to Montauk Point plan, which would shield 83 miles of Suffolk oceanfront. – The Rockaway and Jamaica Bay Reformulation plan, which… Read More
The State of California has joined a group of other states and the District of Columbia in a suit seeking to overturn the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to suspend its own “waters of the United States” rule. The State of California has joined a group of other states and the District of Columbia… Read More
A recent study by Wisconsin researchers suggests that the failure of any of the 25 aging locks on the upper Mississippi River could lead to an increase of nearly half a million truckloads of freight on highways between Minnesota and Missouri. The study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison estimates that a shutdown of… Read More
Council chiefs have launched a £700,000 bid to reverse the fortunes of troubled Perth harbour. The once-thriving port has been left facing an uncertain future after a dramatic slump in visiting vessels. Perth and Kinross Council ordered a review after a study revealed the number of ships calling at the city had plummeted from about… Read More