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The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has expressed concerns over a recent PREMIUM TIMES report which detailed how some former top officials of the agency were indicted in Switzerland for alleged corruption. The Managing Director of the agency, Hadiza Bala Usman, said the report, apart from being “deeply embarrassing” to the NPA, was particularly worrisome because… Read More
According to the latest forecasts, the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season will be more active than historical averages with regard to the number of named storms. To that end, planning for future weather events was top of mind at a May 18 conference on the urgent need for a New York harbor storm surge barrier. Presented… Read More
Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded Port of Oakland bond ratings and assigned ratings on an upcoming series of refunding revenue bonds. The upgrades, announced June 9, include: – $656 million of senior lien bonds to A1 from A2; – $324 million of intermediate lien bonds to A2 from A3; and – a subordinate lien bank… Read More
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey urged President Trump on Monday to include money in his proposed budget to continue work on locks and dams on the Monongahela River, including the one in Charleroi. Casey also criticized the president for suggesting that tolls be placed on those who navigate through locks on the river, something that “could… Read More
The artery of the area’s lifeline for industry — the Calcasieu Ship Channel — is getting a little less unclogged because of efforts by Rep. Clay Higgins. Last week, the congressman announced he had succeeded in getting an additional $10 million from the Army Corps of Engineers’ discretionary fund for dredging of the channel. That’s… Read More
The amphibious vehicles market is projected to grow from an estimated $2.39 billion in 2017 to $3.70 billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 9.13% during the forecast period. “The increasing use of the dredging application by amphibious excavators is one of the key factors expected to drive the amphibious vehicles market” The growth of… Read More
As Jacksonville faces a monumental decision about how to pay for one of the most expensive public works projects in city history, a retired CSX executive has emerged as an unlikely source of do-it-yourself research calling into question the bedrock assumptions the Jacksonville Port Authority uses to justify deepening the St. Johns River. Dale Lewis… Read More
NOTE: This is the official White House release from the Office of the Press Secretary regarding the administration’s stand on US infrastructure issues. “Crumbling infrastructure will be replaced with new roads, bridges, tunnels, airports, and railways gleaming across our very, very beautiful land.” – President Donald J. Trump CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE: America’s infrastructure is out of… Read More
Tanzania’s government on Saturday signed a $154 million contract with the state-run China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to expand the main port in the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is seeking financing for infrastructure projects as part of its plans to transform the country into a regional transport and trade hub. Under the contract… Read More
We’re excited to see more than $5 million in harbor improvements coming to Ashtabula, Conneaut and Fairport. This week, U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce announced that the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers will start breakwater repair projects in Ashtabula and Conneaut and also dredge the Grand River in Fairport Harbor. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
David Peronnet had heard about the idea of storm-surge gates on the Lafayette River, which lies just north of his house, and thought, “I don’t even know what that means.” So he came to a public meeting Thursday night to learn about that and other steps being considered to prevent damage from coastal storms. The… Read More
U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich have announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has provided $13 million for flood management, water infrastructure, and environmental restoration projects throughout New Mexico. The funding comes at the request of Udall and Heinrich following passage in May of the Fiscal Year 2017 omnibus appropriations bill, which… Read More
The Port of Rotterdam is creating space for an offshore centre for wind energy at sea, decommissioning (the dismantling of oil and gas platforms) and the oil and gas market. To this end, a new port site of up to 70 hectares is being created using the hydraulic filling technique on Maasvlakte 2 in the… Read More
This week, the White House is pushing its infrastructure plan, which could have major impacts across the United States. While Washington remains politically divided, both parties have expressed support for overhauling the nation’s infrastructure, because all sides see a need to improve our roads, bridges, ports, and other modes of transportation. Businesses throughout the nation… Read More
On cable news channels, clocks are ticking down to a momentous event Thursday in Washington, D.C. But for many in the Berkshires, the news that hits closest to home will be made not on Capitol Hill by former FBI Director James Comey, but down the Mall at the William Jefferson Clinton East Building. There, in… Read More