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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is close to renewing Pennsylvania’s 10-year permit for maintenance work on the Delaware Canal. Following a public comment period open through Dec. 21, the corps plans to award the permit under the Clean Water Act to the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Running 60 miles from Easton… Read More
Hurricane Harvey caused catastrophic damage in Houston, but the historic deluge also brought calamity to the Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Bay. The aftermath of the storm threatens two vital industries — one mammoth and ironclad, the other small and slimy: shipping and oysters. Fire Boat One cruises down the Houston Ship Channel — one… Read More
Shipping industry experts fear the proposed Enayam port, proximate to the Vizhinjam port in Trivandrum and the Vallarpadam port in Cochin, may not be sustainable. The confusion and controversy surrounding a port proposed to be set up at Enayam in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, refuses to subside. To be developed as a major international port,… Read More
Sri Lanka formally handed over commercial activities in its main southern port to a Chinese company on Saturday and received US$292 million out of a US$1.12 billion deal, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera said. The deal, signed in July, will see China Merchants Port Holdings, handling the Chinese-built Hambantota port on a 99-year lease. The port… Read More
It seemed at the time like a somewhat random, and amazingly fortuitous, coincidence. Just as the Panama Canal was unveiling a new, fatter set of locks, U.S. shale drillers were readying their very first exports of liquefied natural gas. While the wide-body tankers that transport LNG would’ve had no chance of squeaking through the original… Read More
A new QUT-led study has found ways to detect hidden dangers of repeated stresses on seagrass using statistical modelling. The research, published by the Journal of Applied Ecology, found cumulative maintenance dredging which affected the light on the sea floor increased risks on seagrass survival. It found, globally, seagrass meadows can be at risk of… Read More
Port Canaveral has completed a project that deepened the West Turning Basin to the authorized depth of 43 feet (plus two feet of additional overdredge), complementing the existing authorized port channel depth of 44 feet, the port said in a statement Thursday. The six-month project allows deeper draft access to the port’s container cargo facility… Read More
The Congressional PORTS Caucus, Co-Chaired by Reps. Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) and I, hosted a Congressional briefing to discuss how our nation’s ports prepare for hurricanes, their relief efforts, and the federal government’s role in these processes. Expert panelists included Phyllis Saathoff, CEO and Port Director at Port Freeport; Mark McAndrews, Port Director at the Port… Read More
According to a report from the San Pedro Sun, the Caye Chapel Development group is proposing an investment for a US $250 million five star resort scheduled to be built on the island over the next 4 years. On Thursday, November 30, the group invited interest parties to share their ideas and opinions when they… Read More
State Rep. Dan Huberty helped with legislation passed in 2011, fining businesses conducting illegal sand mining operations. “If you’re flying over the San Jacinto River, you’ll see all the sand mining operations that are up and down that river, but there’s a ton of those illegal sand mining operations – a ton of them,” Huberty… Read More
The Portland Harbor Superfund, the contaminated 10-mile stretch of the Willamette River right through the heart of the Rose City, is one of 21 toxic areas the Trump administration says should see “immediate and intense” attention. Cause for celebration? From Gov. Kate Brown’s perspective, the announcement Friday can only be interpreted positively. “We actually feel… Read More
It’s tempting to believe that the devastating sequence of hurricanes in the Atlantic this year has blown in a new awareness of the risks of rising waters and increasingly powerful storms on our rapidly warming planet. In a rational world, the destruction wrought by these storms would inspire us to redouble our efforts to cut… Read More
After six years of study, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved future expansion at the state Port at Gulfport, which port officials say is crucial for luring new business. “The Port of Gulfport is a major economic driver for Harrison County and the entire Mississippi Gulf Coast,” Gov. Phil Bryant said in a… Read More
The Able Group has dug deep to strengthen its position as a world-class leader in offshore recycling activities with a £6million investment at its Seaton Port facility in Hartlepool. A major recently completed upgrade and dredging programme means it is able to offer a range of activities, including marine decommissioning, offshore wind installations and handling… Read More
A $13 million price tag is among a slew of reasons why Porirua Harbour should not be dredged, a new report has found. Removing the build-up of silt from the harbour’s bottom was unlikely to be consented, might not be supported by iwi, and didn’t guarantee a fix for the murky waters, it says. Porirua… Read More