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Construction of Transnet National Ports Authority’s (TNPA) new bed leveller (plough tug) is underway and was marked by an official keel laying ceremony in Port Elizabeth on 19 January. The new vessel is being designed, manufactured, assembled, commissioned and delivered to TNPA’s Dredging Services division by shipbuilder FTC Engineering (Pty) Ltd, trading as Tide Marine… Read More
Down the palm tree-lined roads of northeast Florida’s Flagler County, a half-dozen dump trucks are shuttling back and forth along the Atlantic coast pouring thousands of tons of sand onto the local beach. Replacing sand swept away by waves and wind is critical work to protect seaside homes and businesses as well as the tourism… Read More
The number of mega-ships calling at the Port of Hamburg more than doubled in 2017, but through a unique set of circumstances, Germany’s busiest port saw its volume actually decline compared with the previous year. In 2017, Hamburg received 102 calls by vessels in the 18,000 to 20,000-plus TEU class, an increase of 52.2 percent,… Read More
After a disappointing week of budget announcements, Savannah’s harbor expansion project may be moving closer to receiving the funds needed to finish the project. On Monday, President Trump’s budget proposal included about half of what is needed for fiscal year 2019. But the situation started looking a bit better by mid-week. The Georgia congressional delegation… Read More
Buller District Council voted to revoke the security status of its port, which means ships from overseas will no longer be able to enter the West Coast town. It follows moves by the council to take over the port’s operations from next month, after the current operator Westport Harbour Limited is wound up. Mayor Garry… Read More
One and half years after, investors are yet to take up 20 per cent of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) equity in Lekki Deep Seaport project in Lagos. The Authority had, in 2016, decided to drop part of its equity after paying $23 million out N39.9 billion ($110.9 million). China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), which… Read More
In the two years since Washington lifted a 40-year ban on oil exports, tankers filled with U.S. crude have landed in more than 30 countries, ranging from massive economies like China and India to tiny Togo. The repeal has unleashed a flood of U.S. shale oil, undercutting global crude prices, eroding the clout of the… Read More
Channel-deepening projects at Savannah and Corpus Christi are among several port navigation projects included in the Trump administration’s proposed $4.785 billion civil works budget for the US Army Corps of Engineers. The administration budget request for the corps is a starting point for appropriations that will be shaped by the US Congress. The American Association… Read More
To develop its ports Russia should renovate its dredging and technical fleet having ensured import substitution in this segment. At the Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging Congress organized by Media Group PortNews, representatives of ad hoc ministries, agencies and companies were discussing recent developments in this sphere and the ways to achieve this objective and… Read More
The budget proposal from the administration of President Donald J. Trump includes $131 million allocated for the Pittsburgh District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. An announcement by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District reports that the $131 million is part of a total of $4.785 billion in discretionary funding proposed in… Read More
In 2018, UAH 300 million are planned to be allocated for dredging of Ukrainian rivers. Funds will be allocated from the budget of Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority for dredging such rivers as Dnipro, Pripyat and others to ensure full navigation in Ukraine, reports UkrAgroConsult. Earlier it was reported that Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority plans to… Read More
In recent years, the Brazilian government has done its best to promote foreign investment in new port projects. However, perceived corruption at the very highest levels allied to a faltering economy have seen many potential investors holding back. But, with a change of government and improvements to business confidence, money is slowly being attracted, albeit… Read More
President Donald Trump did not include any money for the Charleston Harbor deepening in his proposed budget for the coming federal fiscal year, but the lack of funding won’t keep dredges from starting to dig the waterway later this month. The U.S. government allocated $17 million in a previous budget to begin the dredging and… Read More
After decades of policy to keep the terminal open to ensure that Brooklyn continues to have a blue collar ‘working waterfront’, the only container terminal in the state of New York may finally close down and give way to the development of urban functions. The state governor Andrew Cuomo has suggested a “more productive community… Read More
After nearly 30 years of waiting, the Port of Corpus Christi has received a show of support from the federal government for funding related to its ship channel expansion project. To top it off, the recommendation is coming directly from President Donald Trump. Trump included about $13 million in funding for the Corpus Christi Ship… Read More