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Members of Florida’s Congressional Delegation say plans to deepen the Harbor at Port Panama City are “shovel ready”, but they say the Army Corp of Engineers in not funding the project. A deeper port can accommodate larger ships and that means more money and jobs. Senator Bill Nelson and Representative Neal Dunn are supporting the… Read More
A year ago, Gov. Larry Hogan put out a call for private industry to suggest how Maryland should address the pollution that was quickly piling up behind the Conowingo Dam — a staggeringly expensive problem that many policymakers thought could wait. For nearly a century, the dam had stopped silt and polluting muck in the… Read More
Across the state of Iowa, crops are flourishing in the rich Midwestern soil, to be harvested throughout the summer and the fall. After the harvest, millions of pounds of corn, soy, wheat and other important commodities will be put onto barges and floated down the Mississippi River. Once they arrive in Louisiana, they will fill… Read More
South America’s largest port for containerized cargo had its official draft improved from 12.3 meters (40.4 feet) up to 12.6 meters Tuesday after emergency dredging concentrated on stretch one of the Santo port channel. The move comes a week after the Capitania dos Portos de São Paulo (CPSP), which is part of the Brazilian Navy,… Read More
Our two main reservoirs of Plover Cove and High Island hold 85 per cent of our freshwater supply, three quarters of which comes from a costly source: the Dongjiang. The Hong Kong government rejected the lateral expansion of reservoirs as too damaging to surrounding country parks, but it never looked into deepening Plover Cove to… Read More
Ecuador’s Manta port, under new management, plans cruise-related improvements to the tune of US$15m, including building a passenger terminal. There is great potential to grow tourism in Manta and the surrounding area, according to Samuel Franco C., general manager, Terminal Portuario de Manta, who cited ‘beautiful reserves, parks, beaches and small, eco-friendly resort facilities.’ With… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District Survey Team conducted project condition surveys (PCS) for the Alaska District in Southeast Alaska from June 5, 2017 through June 16, 2017, covering the Aurora and Harris harbors in Juneau, and the North Harbor in Petersburg. The Buffalo District Survey Team has provided similar survey services assistance… Read More
Kuryk international ferry port on the Caspian Sea, which started operation in the beginning of the year, has received 93 ships and more than 400,000 tonnes of cargo. Plans are underway to increase the number up to one million tonnes, according to a Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) press release. First Deputy Prime Minister Askar Mamin… Read More
BAE Systems, the ship repair giant that operated the dry docks at Pier 70 for more than a decade before walking away last year, has agreed to pay the Port of San Francisco a $4.9 million settlement, money that will help fund improvements needed to lure a new operator to revive the facility. The settlement… Read More
Kruse Integration, an industry leader in dredge automation, announces a new system to keep pipeline dredging operations in compliance with the National Dredging Quality Managment Program monitored by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. Working closely with the Army Corp DQM division, Kruse Integration has developed a user-friendly DQM interface package that meets all required… Read More
Trimble® Marine Construction software (TMC) helps improve productivity and efficiency in underwater marine construction applications including dredging, crane operations, piling and hydrographic survey. The software provides accurate 3D visualization to assist the operator with underwater construction tasks and improve marine construction efficiency and safety. Trimble® Marine Construction Software is a branded version of Teledyne’s PDS… Read More
In many ways, the proposed Fargo-Moorhead Diversion is unique. Opponents point to the lawsuit to prevent it, which has lasted more than four years. Supporters point to the first-of-its-kind arrangement, expected to pay for the approximately $725 million project. A “P3,” or public-private partnership, is expected to fund the F-M Diversion. Public-private partnerships are a… Read More
The letter drafted by Georgia’s lawmakers was, on its face, a routine one: The delegation wanted more federal money for dredging work at Savannah’s harbor. But look a little closer and the semantic gymnastics were apparent. Congress’ earmark ban prevented the representatives from directly asking the House Appropriations Committee for what they wanted. They instead… Read More
For many ports and harbours, maintenance dredging is the biggest single expenditure in their goal to ensure clear and safe navigation. Along sandy coasts, sediment is transported along the shoreline by the impact of waves, tide and currents, and potentially accumulates in port areas. This accumulation of sediment results in reduced water depths in the… Read More
INTRODUCTION It has long been recognized that the container shipping industry is cyclical, with major shipping lines making acceptable operational profits one year and then having substantial losses the next. In an attempt to offset this down cycle, many shipping lines have tried to take advantage of the economies of scale by operating increasingly large… Read More