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Minister Implored to Help with Fears Over Future Dunleer Flood Threat

Ireland

Up to €80m is to be spent in the Louth and East Meath region on flood defences – but not a penny in the area most affected by recent damage – Dunleer. The lower part of the town was under water in 2014 but the recent allocation of funding has ignored the problem in Dunleer,… Read More

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2018: “Transformative Year” for Ports

United States

Shifting economic trends, trade flows and global demographic patterns, in conjunction with changes in port ownership could lead to a “transformative year” for port development, according to law firm Ince & Co. These factors could create a “unique set of commercial opportunities for port operators”, which will also impact the wider ports supply chain. Ince… Read More

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Port of Antwerp to Temporarily Manage Port of Cotonou

Benin

Port of Antwerp International (PAI), the consultancy and investment subsidiary of Antwerp Port Authority, has been appointed by the Council of Ministers of the West African country of Benin to modernise the port of Cotonou. This port is the economic heart of Benin, handling an annual freight volume of around 12 million tonnes. In the… Read More

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Alabama State Port Authority and APM Terminals Growth Drive Continued Investment at the Port of Mobile

United States

The Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) and APM Terminals boards of directors in separate actions have approved a $49.5 million expansion of the container facility at the Port of Mobile. The Port Authority and APM Terminals jointly will deliver a Phase 3 expansion that includes a dock extension and an additional 20 acres of improved… Read More

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Corps of Engineers: New Sand Management Plan Delayed Until Summer

United States

The Army Corps of Engineers says it will go public this summer with a revised plan for managing disposal of sand dredged from the Mississippi River around Alma and Wabasha. A controversial sand management plan released last spring drew opposition from landowners, residents and governmental bodies in Wabasha and Buffalo counties. A 40-year proposed plan… Read More

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Port of Beira Adopts Electronic Cargo Management System

Mozambique

The port of Beira, in the province of Sofala, Mozambique this year plans to adopt an electronic cargo management system allowing users to register their entries at the terminal in advance, via the Internet, which should improve port efficiency, said the managing director of Cornelder de Moçambique, the port’s management company. Jan de Vries also… Read More

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AAPA Pleased Final Tax Reform Bill Keeps Private Activity Bonds Tax-Exempt

United States

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), the united voice of America’s ports, was pleased that several important tax related policy priorities were addressed in the final “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” legislation passed today by Congress. These included provisions related to tax-exempt bond financing and wind energy production tax credits. “Public port authorities throughout… Read More

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Port Denarau Marina Optimistic For 2018

Fiji

Close to 700 transient vessels are expected to berth at the Port Denarau Marina which will make it a record number for the niche port. This marina remains an integral part of the Fijian tourism infrastructure, providing access and being a link to all the resorts in the Yasawas and Mamanucas. Tour operators such as… Read More

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Caterpillar Marine to Develop Innovative New Propulsion System

United States

Caterpillar Marine, partnering with Caterpillar Innovation & Technology Development Division (ITDD), is in the process of developing a proprietary advanced propulsion system for marine applications. The Cat® Marine Advanced Variable Drive™ (AVD™) is a patented system that leverages Caterpillar’s extensive experience with heavy duty continuously variable transmission (CVT) technology, advanced controls and power system integration… Read More

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Weeks Marine announces Hopper Dredge “Magdalen” Delivered on December 22

United States

On December 22, after passing her sea trials and regulatory inspections, the newest vessel in Weeks Marine’s (“Weeks”) large and varied industrial work fleet, the Magdalen, was officially delivered by Eastern Shipbuilding just in time for the holidays. On December 28, she sailed from Panama City, FL on her maiden voyage to the East Coast…. Read More

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Higher Performance and New Functionality for Surveyors in New Generation Multibeam Echo Sounder

United States

Kongsberg released the EM 304, the third generation of their 30 kHz Multibeam Echo Sounder System, which is used for high resolution seabed mapping from depths of 10 metres to beyond the continental rises – deeper than 8000 metres. Developed as a low noise echo sounder with state-of-the-art electronics, the EM 304 delivers superior data… Read More

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Puducherry Port Operations Set to Begin by January

India

The Puducherry port will be ready to handle cargo operations by the end of this month or beginning of next year, Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy said here on Saturday. Addressing a press conference, the Chief Minister said Marg company, which operates the port at Karaikal, had taken over dredging from the Dredging Corporation of India…. Read More

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State Judge Rules New Jersey Beach Can Be Seized For Protective Dune Project

United States

Midway Beach, a small oceanfront community on the New Jersey shore, was barely impacted by Superstorm Sandy, due largely to the large sand dunes its nearly 400 homeowners built and maintained over the decades. Then, state officials told the community’s condominium association that the government was seizing the beach to make way for protective sand… Read More

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Three Lapsset Berths 40% Finished as Vision Takes Shape

Kenya

Construction of the first three berths of the Lappset corridor project is 40 per cent complete, officials said on Thursday. The port will be the largest in East Africa. Members of the board of the Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport project toured the berths on Thursday and said they were satisfied with the progress…. Read More

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All You Need to Know About 1st-phase of Chabahar Port

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated Chabahar port on Sunday, which is seen as seen as a strategy by India to counter China’s development of Gwadar port in Pakistan, barely 100 km from Iran’s Chabahar. The project in Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan Province was inaugurated in a ceremony attended by 60 foreign guests from 17 countries, including… Read More

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