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The Delaware River is being dredged so bigger ships can come through. The giant cranes have arrived, able to unload the world’s largest container ships. And the Port of Philadelphia, now known as PhilaPort, received its largest one this year. What’s next for the $300 million state-backed revitalization? Training workers. In January 2019, PhilaPort will… Read More
The State Ports Authority is getting a $25 million federal grant to help pay for an expansion at a Spartanburg County cargo hub that links the Upstate with the Charleston waterfront. The funds — part of the Better Utilizing Investment to Leverage Development program — are administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The award… Read More
The Port of Baltimore is getting a $6.5 million federal grant to build an additional 50-foot-deep berth to accommodate large containerships. “The more cargo, the more money we make and the more jobs we create,” said U.S. Rep. C.A. “Dutch” Ruppersberger, whose district includes the port. “This is really going to help the port.” Ruppersberger… Read More
After three decades of wrangling, Texas officials have approved funding to expand the Port of Corpus Christi, which will widen and deepen its shipping channel — a project that will have national and international implications. The $360 million Corpus Christi Channel Improvement Project is expected to be a boon to Texas oil drillers as large… Read More
Canadian National Railway is seeking to emulate its success on Canada’s west coast by establishing a bigger beachhead on the east coast by bidding, with an unidentified partner, to acquire a stake in Halterm Container terminal at the Port of Halifax. “As part of our action-oriented approach to grow trade volumes on our eastern network,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will receive more than $12 million from the federal government for repairs to the north and south break wall at Buffalo’s Outer Harbor, as well as harbor dredging. The north wall is about 100 years old- and it’s beginning to show its age. The south break wall is even… Read More
The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) will get one of its biggest funding increases in recent years, in the federal government’s Fiscal Year 2019. The recently-released AIWW maintenance budget is set at $23.944 million. It will allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to do critical dredging projects needed to keep the waterway navigable for commercial… Read More
In November, the United States Army Corps of Engineers released its 2019 work plan detailing the year’s civil appropriations, including more than $16 million in investment to the Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project (SELA) to fund drainage projects on the West Bank. Legislators praised the decision, while emphasizing that more funding and research are… Read More
A $32 billion Costal Texas project proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Texas General Land Office aims to save Texas’ coastal areas from being engulfed by the sea. What does this mean for the Valley? The project involves engineering, economic and environmental analyses for Texas coastal areas including South Padre Island…. Read More
In view of a ban imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on dredging of sand from rivers and rising demand from the construction industry, the Maharashtra government is considering allowing import of sand. Revenue Minister Chandrakant Patil gave this information in the Legislative Council here Friday while replying to a debate on a calling-attention… Read More
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedInShare to WhatsAppShare to MessengerShare to EmailShare to TelegramShare to More95 The Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (UDECOTT) said it is in ‘ardent negotiations’ to take over management of Maracas Beach, after citizens and tour operators commented on the beach’s shabby appearance. The response comes after tour… Read More
The Mississippi Department of Transportation says the One Lake Project proposal would result in the “catastrophic failure” of bridges on the Pearl River if allowed to proceed as planned. In a September email to the key sponsor of the project, the Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood & Drainage Control District, MDOT said the proposed dredging of… Read More
A town consultant is expected to deliver early next year its assessment of Palm Beach’s flood risk amid rising sea levels. Massachusetts-based Woods Hole Group is nearing the end of its two-year, $160,000 evaluation of the coastal vulnerability of the ocean and lake sides of the island. Woods Hole is expected to present its findings… Read More
The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), a not-for-profit global alliance of roughly 170 ports and 140 maritime companies and institutes, met in London recently at its at the LNG Ship/Shore Conference and saw the product of an IAPH Clean Marine Fuels Working Group which has developed an LNG bunkering audit tool, already being… Read More
Seatools developed the Carrera E mass flow excavation spread leveraging its proven capabilities in heave compensation and ROV control technologies. The patent-pending spread features 3D motion control, which enables precision excavation operations at a minimum of seabed disturbance. Thanks to the Carrera E’s incorporated dynamic positioning (DP) capabilities, the tool may follow a pre-programmed track… Read More