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Port of Vancouver says there are no plans to deepen the Fraser River, to accommodate larger vessels, “within the foreseeable future,” following a recently-completed analysis of port development options. The port said in a news release late last month that dredging to deeper depths “would be extremely costly” and require extensive environmental study and consultation…. Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is extending the public comment period until Sept. 1 on its review of the cleanup of toxic contaminants from the upper Hudson River. In the review, made public last week, the agency said that while PCB levels in Hudson River fish remains high, more dredging doesn’t seem necessary for now…. Read More
Two seaports in the United States will be the sole beneficiaries of allocations in the budget introduced by the Trump administration recently for fiscal year 2018 that starts October 1. That document provided $108 million to be split between Boston and Savannah. But other US ports won’t be completely left out in the cold. The… Read More
DP World has banned all Qatari ships from calling at UAE ports, it said in a statement on Tuesday evening. The Dubai-based ports operator announced that “all vessels with the flag of Qatar, or vessels destined to or arriving from Qatar are not allowed to call at any DP World terminals in the UAE until… Read More
Senior Staff of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on Tuesday challenged three former top officials of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), to immediately come out to defend themselves against the multi-million dollars bribery allegations. The ex-top officials involved are the former managing director of NPA, Adebayo Sarumi; a former Managing Director of NPA’s Eastern Ports,… Read More
The dredging barge Ibis partially sank, resting the bottom, in the Arabian Sea on 200 meters from the coast of Mangaluru in Karnataka, India. Indian Coast Guard has rescued all 27 personnel from the flooded barge, as the first four people were evacuated already yesterday. The rescue operation was abandoned at night because of strong… Read More
Three former top officials of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and a former special adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan have been named in a massive foreign bribery scandal that has led to the conviction of a company and some of its top officials in Switzerland. Dredging International Services (Cyprus) Limited was sentenced to a fine… Read More
Shippers using the south Brazilian port of Itajai and other southern ports are facing expensive delays and storage costs as severe rainstorms and strong river currents impede port operations. The Itajai port complex has been closed for the past six days and is not expected to open again until Sunday at the earliest. Meanwhile, three… Read More
For boaters and tourist businesses in southeastern Utah, draining Lake Powell would be a disaster. But for environmentalists and those who rely on water from Lake Mead, it might be a dream. The two sides faced off in Carson City, Nevada on May 17 in a meeting of the Nevada Senate Committee on Natural Resources…. Read More
The leaders of Louisiana’s deepwater ports are clamoring for deeper, more consistently maintained river channels, and their voices are getting louder. As 10/12 Industry Report details in its second quarter issue, the execs say an increase in channel depths will lead to increased cargo capacities and an ability to handle larger vessels, which in turn… Read More
Suction dredge mining could be permanently banned from Western Oregon’s wild salmon habitat under a bill that has passed the Oregon House. The bill creating stream protection passed Wednesday and is awaiting Gov. Kate Brown’s pledged signature, The Mail Tribune reported (http://bit.ly/2qG9NS5 ). Suction dredging uses floating vacuums to suck gravel from a stream bottoms…. Read More
As a dredging company, you are paid for every cubic metre of dredging spoil. You work with strict deadlines. Every day that your dredge pump is idle costs you money. You want your dredger pump to run for as long as possible. Dredge pumps often have to cope with severe shocks and vibrations, the wrong… Read More
Valeport has reported a surge in sales of tide gauge equipment in its most recent quarter. The UK’s leading manufacturer of oceanographic, hydrographic and hydrometric instrumentation said that sales of tide gauge equipment rose 22% over the same period in 2016. Valeport’s performance and reliability in tide gauges is well renowned and the firm confirm… Read More
For the first time in 30 years, the Maryland Port Administration has acquired land to accommodate growing business. The port administration announced Tuesday that it has completed the purchase of Point Breeze Business Center near Seagirt Marine Terminal in Southeast Baltimore in a $55 million deal that will expand Seagirt’s footprint to 356 acres. The… Read More
Marty Mozzo gets a gorgeous show each night when the sun sets over wetlands near his property on the bay side of a barrier island. When he and his wife bought the house in 2008, she looked at the marsh, where the only sign of water was a tiny trickle nearly a half mile away…. Read More