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This year saw positive news for the two large new port development projects in North West Europe: JadeWeserPort and London Gateway. Both ports, sometimes cited as unsuccessful port development projects, are on a slower development path than initially foreseen but now seem to have developed the critical mass for further growth. And they have managed… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can modify the Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion to meet Minnesota regulators’ demands, though there are some limits, Maj. Gen. Richard Kaiser told reporters here Wednesday, Oct. 11. Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., said this could mean reducing the volume of water stored behind a dam upstream of the diversion channel and… Read More
Ecuador is determined to prove that two’s company in its port sector. DP World’s planned new facility at Posorja in Ecuador says it has no plans to overshadow the already successful and nearby Guayaquil. Instead, it intends to complement the established port with deep sea draft of over 15 metres, compared with Guayaquil’s sub 10… Read More
Imports set a second all-time monthly record high this summer as retailers brought in merchandise for the busy holiday season, and are continuing at unusually high levels this month, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “When imports break records two months in a… Read More
Edgartown has a new dredge, and it’s almost ready for use. The old dredge was 21 years old and showing serious signs of wear, so Edgartown ordered a new one. The new dredge came from the Ellicott Company in Baltimore, is 35-feet long, weighs 30 tons, is sparkling white with bright red lettering, blue equipment… Read More
The revamped gateway between the Atlantic and Pacific is larger than ever, and so is its impact on the North American shipping industry. When the $5 billion Panama Canal Expansion Project was completed last summer, boasting wider, deeper lanes and an additional lane of traffic, it opened up opportunities for the world’s largest vessels to… Read More
The little restoration work at a few places is not enough if a flood of the scale of 2014 hits the Valley, say experts. The channel starts from Padshahibagh and flows into Wullar Lake in Bandipora district. It regulates Jhelum water level while it passes through Srinagar city. “This needs to be restored to its… Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will delay signing a controversial agreement with a number of Portland Harbor Superfund polluters for two weeks to hear concerns from Oregon, Portland and tribal officials. The EPA had notified the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality that it was preparing to sign the agreement for baseline testing with the unidentified… Read More
Leica Geosystems has announced the launch of the Leica MSS420 Dredging Sensor for marine applications. The new sensors benefit customers in offshore applications, ensuring speed, performance, precision and productivity (SP). VG Entreprenør, a construction company with expertise in all types of coastal area projects, started working on a project for the extension Esbjerg port, Denmark,… Read More
Panama’s $5 billion investment to expand its century-old canal is paying off as shipping lines send more U.S.-bound cargoes through the passage instead of the Suez Canal. Ships nearly three times as large as the ones crossing before the expanded locks opened in June of 2016 are bringing tens of millions of additional dollars in… Read More
Pasqualino Monti, appointed president of the recently established Western Sicily Port Authority (Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale), has put growing cruise business among his main objectives. His remit covers the ports of Palermo, Termini Imerese, Trapani and Porto Empedocle. ‘Western Sicily’s ports have extraordinary potential for expanding as a cruise destination,… Read More
Global dredging market rose by a CAGR of 6.1% in 2000-2016, IAA PortNews journalist cites Richard Brakenhoff, Industry analyst at Rabobank, as saying at the Dredging Today Conference (DTC) which started today, 9 October 2017, at Amsterdam RAI Convention Center. Among the structural growth drivers of the global dredging market the speaker mentioned population growth,… Read More
Port Serpukhov LLC (subsidiary of Moscow River Shipping Company, Moscow region) has awarded the construction of a P-class modular dredger with shallow draft and enhanced dredge head to Tsymlyansky Marine Engineering Works JSC (Rostov Region). As Director General of Moscow River Shipping Company told IAA PortNews, the dredger construction will be financed by United Shipbuilding… Read More
Pronab Payeng from Majuli is a navigator of SL Lohit, one of the five survey vessels stationed in the Brahmaputra. For the last 27 years — since he has been associated with Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) — Payeng has spent more nights on the river than on its bank. He understands the pulse… Read More
Leading cruise company Carnival Australia has announced Fremantle will be used as a home port for Princess Cruises after an earlier threat to pull out. The WA Government’s commitment to fix infrastructure issues helped seal the deal, which will see the redeployment of Sun Princess, with 2,000 guests. Speaking on sister ship Sea Princess, Premier… Read More