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The Sri Lankan government has approved a proposal to build a tunnel to link the Chinese-built ‘Port City’ reclamation project with Colombo’s road network under a private-public partnership (PPP) model, a spokesman said. The government will enter in to an agreement with the developer, CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt.) Ltd, a subsidiary of China Harbour… Read More
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that he and state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will file a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to force continued PCB-dredging of the Hudson River if the agency determines there is no additional cleanup necessary. The state has been pushing General Electric Co. to do more after it completed… Read More
Mexico’s Mazatlán port authority (API Mazatlán) has canceled a tender to carry out dredging works to increase the depth of the port navigation channel, which was launched on November 29. “The works related to the tender are being canceled while [the authority] confirms the availability of the funds approved for this project,” a note posted… Read More
The conversion into dual fuel of Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) Samuel de Champlain is now in its active preparation phase. It is the main part of the EU-funded S/F SamueLNG Project, lead by French DRAGAGES-PORTS EIG, which has the overall aim to improve the sustainability of marine traffic through the use of marine liquefied… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dropped its challenge to a federal judge’s ruling that the agency abused its discretion when it refused to dredge the six-mile Cleveland Harbor and Cuyahoga River shipping channel in 2015. Senior U.S. District Judge Donald Nugent ruled in May that the Army Corps erred two years ago when it… Read More
Captain of Ports (CoP) Department will continue to hold rights over dredging of rivers even as six Goan rivers have been declared as National Waterways. While the Goa government has already explained the consequences if the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is not signed, a major gain for the… Read More
The Payra Port Authority and Belgium-based company Jan De Nul on Monday signed an agreement to jointly conduct capital dredging on the main channel of the country’s third seaport Payra in Patuakhali. Chairman of Payra Port Authority Commodore Jahangir Alam and Jan De Nul’s Managing Director Jan Piter De Nul signed the contract on behalf… Read More
Drewry’s latest five-year global container port demand forecast is 4.3% per annum, up from last year. The maritime consultancy made the announcement in its summary of the key trends and developments in the global container port and terminal industry. Projected port capacity expansion is 2.7% per annum, so average utilisation levels will rise, said Drewry…. Read More
The historic “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” legislation approved Dec. 2 in the U.S. Senate and a somewhat different version approved on Nov. 16 in the House of Representatives each contain provisions that would reduce or curtail much-needed tax support for investments in America’s infrastructure, including seaports. As the united voice of the nation’s ports,… Read More
The backers of one of the biggest coal terminals in North America have filed a second lawsuit against Washington state over a $680 million coal export terminal. Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview filed the lawsuit Monday in Thurston County Superior Court against the state Department of Ecology. The lawsuit alleges Ecology violated public records laws by withholding… Read More
Scania said it is strengthening its position in the marine engine segment with the launch of a new six-cylinder 13 L inline engine. The new engine combines new power levels ranging from 650 to 925 hp and reduced fuel consumption, Scania said. It’s the second platform in Scania’s marine engine portfolio to use common rail… Read More
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have agreed to share the $1.2 million cost of a design plan for green infrastructure that would divert 17 million gallons of stormwater annually from combined water and sewer pipes under Negley Run Road. The project site is one of several that… Read More
General Electric seeks to close the books on a $1.7 billion cleanup of the upper Hudson River, a new fight is simmering over the company’s legacy of toxic pollution in the region. This time, the focus is not on whether the fish are safe to eat, but whether children are safe playing in riverside parks… Read More
The state marine fisheries department has sought the help of Paradip port for dredging the Mahanadi river mouth – where the state’s largest fishing harbour is located -to ensure the safety of sea-going fishermen. The depth of the navigation channel has dipped over the years due to silt deposition, posing a threat to hassle-free movement… Read More
After a large volume of scientific research and almost two-years of pre-consultation with the community, Napier Port has reached a huge milestone in the development of its proposed wharf and dredging project. Today the port lodged its resource consent application with Hawke’s Bay Regional Council – which if granted would allowed the 350m wharf to… Read More