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An Arab company is poised to take over operations at the Port of Wilmington in a deal that the governor said would protect thousands of middle-class jobs and create new ones. Gulftainer Group seeks to lease the Port of Wilmington from the state for a term of 50 years. In exchange, they plan to construct… Read More
The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), through its president Iju Nwabunike, has called on the Federal Government to dredge sea ports located in the eastern part of Nigeria to attract more cargo and decongest the western ports. Nwabunike, also a Director, Inland Container Terminal, Kaduna, made the call during his visit to the… Read More
The loading of VLCCs is not on the radar at Port Houston under its channel development program primarily for financial reasons, even though crude exports from the Greater Houston area are forecast to grow, port officials told S&P Global Platts this week. * Dredging costs seen over $1 bil * 2018 crude exports could rise… Read More
Dredging of the fairway along with the modernisation of the quays at the Inner Port is one of the three largest EU projects at the Port of Gdansk. The Port Authority will soon select the contractors. Using the funds from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the Port of Gdansk Authority will carry out investments for… Read More
The Ukrainian Sea Port Authority plans to carry out dredging works in the water areas of Ukrainian seaports before 2019, Head of the Ukrainian Sea Port Authority Raivis Veckagans said. “This year our goal is dredging in all ports. Today we have a number of signed agreements… on April 5, 2018 we will sign a… Read More
The Port of Gdansk are looking to invest upwards of PLN 1 billion (approx. US$ 292 million) in the modernization of the quay and dredging of the fairway. The investments are part of a wider project titled “Modernisation of the fairway, quay expansion, and improvement of the conditions of navigation at the Inner Port in… Read More
Trimble has introducted its new MPS865 (Marine Positioning System) multi-frequency and multi-application GNSS receiver. The Trimble® MPS865 is a highly versatile, rugged and reliable Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning and heading solution for a wide variety of real-time and post-processing applications for Marine survey and construction. It brings a new level of connectivity to… Read More
The confirmed death toll from the wreck of a dredging vessel that capsized Wednesday in waters off the southern Malaysian state of Johor in the Malacca Strait amounted to four and the agents rescue team decided on Sunday morning to finish diving operations but expand the search area. Sanifah bin Yusof, deputy director of the… Read More
Facing sluggish economic growth, Namibia, a sparsely populated country in southwest Africa, is seeking more cooperation with China during the state visit of its President Hage G. Geingob to the world’s second-largest economy. China has been supporting Namibia in several domains for years and Geingob’s visit happens at a very critical time as the African… Read More
South Carolina Ports Authority posted record fiscal year-to-date container volume through February with more than 1.4 million 20-foot equivalent container units handled since July. SCPA moved 168,480 TEUs during February, which drove a fiscal year-over-year container volume increase of 1.07%. “Our container volumes are on track leading into spring, which is generally a strong season… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi commissioners voted recently to issue bonds of up to $400 million to dredge the Corpus Christi Ship Channel — a project that has been waiting for promised federal funds for 28 years. The new debt incurred by the port ensures the project will move forward to meet the 2021 deadline,… Read More
The US Army Corps of Engineers is due to complete the dredging of a six-to-eight mile section of the Houston Ship Channel in May to increase the draft and facilitate more tanker traffic, Bill Diehl, president of the Greater Houston Port Bureau, said Monday. “We still have some shoaling spots as an aftermath of Hurricane… Read More
Belgium headquartered global dredging contractor Jan De Nul has ordered three trailing suction hopper dredgers which will feature fully diesel-electric propulsion systems. Cosco (Dalian) Shipyard Co Ltd will build an 18,000 m3 trailing suction hopper dredger at its yard in China while Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd will build to 6,000 m3 trailers in Singapore. The… Read More
Plans for a deeper berth in Douglas to allow cruise liners to dock don’t take into account dredging costs. That’s the belief of the Treasurer of the Isle of Man Shipping Association. Russell Kent was speaking following Tynwald’s approval of the 2018 Harbours Strategy. Whilst the Association welcomed the document in recognising the major commercial… Read More
Officials with Port Fourchon are moving along with expanding the port’s ability to service the oil and gas industry. The Greater Lafourche Port Commission is working on a plan to deepen the Belle Pass entrance into Port Fourchon from 26 feet to 50 feet, as well as deepening part of Bayou Lafourche to 50 feet…. Read More