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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
The Port of Genoa is one of the major Italian seaports in the Mediterranean Sea. With a trade volume of 50 million tonnes and 2-million TEUs, it is the busiest port in Italy by cargo tonnage. Genoa Port covers an area of about 700 hectares of land stretching along the coastline, with 47km of navigable… Read More
As the National Assembly resumed plenary on Tuesday after two months break, the Senate has called on the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, to commence the dredging of Rivers Benue and Niger, to avert the menace of flooding. It could be recalled that, several communities and states in Nigeria recently recorded calamities, as a result… Read More
IADC’s annual review of the global dredging market, Dredging in Figures, is now available. This edition focuses on the international dredging industry’s revenue for 2016. Report Reviews Revenue This paper highlights essential information about the dredging industry, which is divided into three sections – Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) that includes sustainability, emissions and safety, the… Read More
The first phase of round-the-clock works to build a future port in Tuas has crossed the halfway mark, with about 2,000 workers and supervisors on site. When The Straits Times visited the site recently, dredging and reclamation works were in full swing. The world’s largest grab dredger, which has a bucket capacity of 200 cubic… Read More
Bisnis Bali reports that the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, presided at a “sand-breaking” ceremony at Bali’s southernmost port of Benoa on Monday, September 18, 2017, marking the commencement of a port improvement project targeting to transform Bali into a modern passenger cruise ship destination. The ceremony, held at the eastern pier… Read More
The Port of Lake Charles has partnered with the Water Institute of the Gulf on a study that will identify the source of sediment building up in the Calcasieu Ship Channel, areas to dispose dredged material and solutions on how to best use dredged material. Port Board members in August approved $360,000 for the contract… Read More
Most of the country’s rivers are struggling to survive due to encroachment, sand and stone lifting, and pollution, experts said at World Rivers Day. Also, excessive siltation and limited flow of water from the upstream compounded the threat to the continued existence of these vital lifelines, they added. If the government does not take strict… Read More
State officials say they’ve reached a purchase agreement for a former electric plant site in southeastern Indiana as a possible new Ohio River shipping port. The Indiana governor’s office says the Ports of Indiana Commission will complete a review by the end of 2018 before finalizing its purchase of the 725-acre site near Lawrenceburg. The… Read More
Earlier this year, top Louisiana governmental officials and the executives with Lotte Chemical USA announced a project that is proof the five-parish area of Southwest Louisiana not only is growing in population and economic vitality, but garnering the interest of domestic and international firms that want to do more than build production facilities in the… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi may look like it is fully reopened, with vessels traveling through the ship channel, but the Port is still operating under restrictions nearly a month after Hurricane Harvey. Port officials are working closely with their federal partners, the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to achieve… Read More