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The Federal Government needs $16 billion to build deep seaports in Warri, Delta State and Bonny in Rivers State, Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, said yesterday. He also hinted that more coaches and locomotives to boost rail transportation across the country would be brought it between now and December. Amaechi spoke with State House reporters… Read More
The rehabilitation of piers and wharves in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone will be the priority of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) in order to fully realize the potential of this premier maritime-logistics center. Newly appointed SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said the Subic agency has allocated P2.46 billion to repair and… Read More
The Port of Port Angeles’ status quo $8.28 million draft operating budget for 2018 includes $150,000 for dredging and foresees a continuation of end-of-2017 log yard activity. It also dispenses a 2.3 percent pay increase to port employees. There’s no more consulting and special projects funding for the Composite Recycling Technology Center, housed in a… Read More
The Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat) and the Port of Rotterdam Authority are to deepen the Nieuwe Waterweg and the Botlek. The Port of Roterdam says a tender for this was issued this week. The work will involve a one-and-a-half-metre deepening along a 25-kilometre stretch of waterway between Hoek van Holland, the… Read More
After years of lawsuits over the dredging of the Cuyahoga River, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers are collaborating. Dredging has been a sticking point for years, but officials say the relationship between the Army Corps, the Port of Cleveland and the Ohio EPA has changed for the better now… Read More
As farmers work to harvest what the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is calling third largest corn crop ever, compounding issues on the Mississippi River are causing grain handlers to slash basis, eating into farmers’ bottom-line. U.S. Waterways Council confirmed portions of the Ohio River are currently closed to river traffic, making it difficult to… Read More
A revolutionary new dredging tool has been launched by an innovative Norfolk boat builder. The dredging head, believed to be a world first, has been developed in collaboration between Goodchild Marine, based at Burgh Castle near Great Yarmouth, and Italian manufacturers Italdraghe. Named La Benna Dragante, the head was developed over a three-year period and… Read More
Dredging is an important industry with its uses in many spheres. As the population of the world keeps on increasing, particularly in the coastal areas, more amount of coastal land needs to be reclaimed and protected from erosion and floods, giving rise to the need of dredging in the coastal areas. Also, due to the… Read More
Aiming to raise the bar for shallow water mapping and imaging, Ping DSP has introduced its new MBES Bathymetry Engine. With a useable swath width of up to 14 times water depth, the 3DSS brings accurate, wide swath echo sounding to shallow water and provides the same operational and bathymetric performance benefits of Multibeam Echosounders… Read More
The Houston Ship Channel reopened within days of Hurricane Harvey’s tropical storms leaving the area, but work still needs to be done to address the damages left behind. At its monthly meeting this week, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority proactively approved an additional payment of up to $2 million to the… Read More
THE Port of Townsville’s $193 million channel-widening project has been given the go-ahead by the State Government following the approval of its rigorous environmental impact statement. Ports Minister Mark Bailey, Minister Assisting the Premier on North Queensland Coralee O’Rourke and Townsville MP Scott Stewart will announce the approval at the port this morning. The Coordinator-General… Read More
An approved expansion for a spit of land visible by drivers crossing the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel will support growth at the Port of Virginia. The Office of Management and Budget approved a $3-million request from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District on Wednesday. These funds will go toward the Craney Island Eastward Expansion… Read More
SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Inland Waterways Users Board (Board). This meeting is open to the public. For additional information about the Board, please visit the committee’s website at http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/… DATES: The Army Corps of… Read More
Port Commission Chairman of the Port of Houston Authority Janiece Longoria has stressed the importance of restoring and improving the Houston Ship Channel due to its importance to the future of the Houston region, state and nation. In comments to the Port Commission during its regular monthly meeting, she highlighted impacts of Hurricane Harvey and… Read More
South Carolina’s Ports Authority had a record-breaking fiscal year for 2017, setting the bar high as the group heads into 2018. “We’re seeing a number of economic development initiatives that will bring freight to the ports such as Samsung, Volvo’s announcement today, and continued growth of BMW,” said SCPA CEO Jim Newsome. The much awaited… Read More