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Experts Friday pointed put various lacunae in the tender allocated to a Kolkata-based firm for dredging of river Jhelum and machinery pressed for execution of the project. They cautioned about 2014 like disaster in making in case immediate measures are not taken to correct the messy dredging with suitable and effective equipments. They said that… Read More
The outlines of President Trump’s promised $1-trillion, 10-year infrastructure initiative are coming into clearer focus. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has provided more information about the plan, saying states and localities that bring their own funding and financing to the table will get priority in receiving the additional federal dollars the proposal will contain. Speaking at… Read More
QUEENSLAND Treasurer Curtis Pitt is confident an environmental study will give the green light for dredging of the Cairns shipping channel to allow bigger ships to enter the port. He said he was “excited” about the results of Ports North’s drawn-out Environmental Impact Statement due at the end of next month. Mr Pitt said he… Read More
A new plan is in the works to control floodwaters threatening to inundate the fast-growing neighborhoods upstream of the Addicks and Barker reservoirs, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday. Army Corps officials said they would seek to study the Addicks and Barker dams, built six decades ago, and see what improvements could boost… Read More
Engineers working on the design of Sydney harbour’s second cruise ship berth have identified a preferred location north of the existing dock after extensively testing specific conditions. To locate the berth without affecting the existing facility was a challenge, Richard Morykot of CBCL Ltd. told Ports Day this week. They looked at four particular orientations… Read More
Local watermen and other fishing industry representatives urged Rep. Andy Harris (R-1st) last week to lean harder on the Army Corps of Engineers to find a solution to the sandbars and shoals that are hampering navigation of the Ocean City Inlet area. The corps is gathering information on the 53-foot scour hole near Homer Gudelsky… Read More
AN ACTION plan has been drawn up in a bid to increase the profile and use of Musselburgh’sFisherrowHarbour and waterfront area, with a potential investment of between £1.7 million and £2.3 million in the pipeline. Future projects could include pontoon berths, dredging the harbour, a designated dog toilet at the East Beach and more dog… Read More
Much has been written (incorrectly) about how to deploy boom in order to protect, deflect or contain oil. We have long promoted using math and science when deploying spill countermeasures not only because it works, but because it’s faster, safer, more effective and it saves time, money and impact. What we’ll focus on in this… Read More
Innovators Ben Arntz and Nick Noordam of The Hague-based GBM Works have developed a noiseless method for sinking monopiles into the sea bed.With their invention, they have made it all the way to the finals of the Philips Innovation Awards. This new approach can substantially lower the installation costs of underwater deep foundations. Nick Noordam… Read More
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA), a specialist in the sampling, monitoring, and assessment of marine environments, recognizes the challenge of mobilizing equipment and personnel in a cost-effective, safe, and efficient manner, often with short notice. The greatest challenge lies in rapidly integrating, packaging, and transporting appropriate, fit-for-purpose equipment and supplies customized for a particular project,… Read More
Author: EIVA CEO Jeppe Nielsen A previous post on the trend of large data sets touched upon how the use of not just one but multiple autonomous/unmanned systems have recently escalated among offshore and shallow water survey specialists. These include AUVs (autonomous underwater vehicles), ASVs (autonomous surface vehicles) and USVs (unmanned surface vehicles). (Unmanned in… Read More
Minister of State for Forest and Environment, Mir Zahoor Ahmad today paid visit to World Famous Wetland Hokersar in the city of Srinagar and took stock of the measures and initiatives taken up by the Department of Wildlife Protection for restoration of the reserve site of Hokersar. MLA Batmaloo, Noor Mohammad Sheikh, Principal Chief Conservator… Read More
PRESSURE is mounting on Ports North as two of Australia’s biggest cruise operators call for nationwide port upgrades, including Cairns, so bigger ships can be accommodated. Both Carnival Australia (P & O Cruises and Princess Cruises) and RCL Cruises (Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises) say the only factor holding back growth is better port facilities… Read More
The outlook for the shipping industry under President Donald Trump, so far, has been a bit of a mixed bag. Some policies will be good for business, others might hamper it. Despite that, the CEO of the Port of New Orleans says the future looks good. Since taking office, Trump has pulled out of an… Read More
Belarus intends to implement a project on the development of port infrastructure in Nizhnie Zhary village, which borders Ukraine. Ukraine sees this as a perspective for the navigation development along the Dnieper and the potential for cargo transit. This requires dredging from Kiev to the border with Belarus, reports UkrAgroConsult. In the long term, such… Read More