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The Northwest Seaport Alliance, a joint venture between the ports of Tacoma and Seattle that operates the fourth-largest maritime shipping gateway in North America, raised concerns that new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum could lead to broad negative economic consequences for Washington state. Steel and aluminum imports through the NWSA and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport,… Read More
On February 23, the Port of Everett Commission awarded nearly $25 million in construction contracts, kicking off the second phase of the Port’s South Terminal Modernization project – the largest capital project in Port history, and the largest marine construction project on the West Coast today. Project awards include a $24.5 million contract with Advanced… Read More
To continue growing the maritime cluster and capturing new opportunities, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will strengthen the connectivity and inter-linkages of Singapore’s maritime cluster, build a vibrant innovation ecosystem and develop a future-ready and skilled maritime workforce. MPA will also enhance and top up the Maritime Cluster Fund (MCF)[1] by $100… Read More
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has pledged millions of dollars for widespread property buyouts and preparations for dredging the San Jacinto River to help communities prevent future catastrophic flooding that occurred during Hurricane Harvey. Gov. Greg Abbott met with area leaders Thursday in Kingwood to announce plans for voluntary buyouts of about 900 flood-prone homes in… Read More
The Port of Hamburg celebrated the largest container ship to ever sail up Germany’s Elbe River, but the arrival of 20,776 TEU CMA CGM Antoine de Saint Exupery also served as another reminder of the urgent need to deepen river access to the North Europe hub. On its maiden call to Hamburg with the FAL1… Read More
The port of Savannah in the state of Georgia has been seeing substantial growth in the last few years and is currently the nation’s fastest growing and fourth-busiest container port. The port handled over 4 million TEUs in 2017, which included 323,000 TEUs in December, incidentally the busiest month of December in the Georgia Port… Read More
Just five port-related grants totalling US$72.7m have been awarded in Round 9 of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) programme. 41 projects were awarded grants in total, but the five port-related grants, of which only two went to marine port authorities from 40 port authority applications submitted, represented only 14.54%… Read More
A long-standing dispute over flood control versus wildlife protection along the Missouri River hit a milestone with a court ruling that says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers caused flood losses for property owners. In a ruling unsealed Tuesday, a Federal Claims Court judge agreed with plaintiffs who sued the federal government, claiming that the… Read More
Sea walls are designed to protect people, property and infrastructure from large waves that can occur when a severe storm happens at the same time as a high tide. When planning sea defences, a lot of data must be gathered in order to understand the potential hazards that might occur from the overtopping of these… Read More
Kongsberg Maritime is launching the sophisticated new ‘GeoPulse Compact’ Sub-Bottom Profiler system at Oceanology International 2018. Designed to deliver highly accurate data while using only 11% of the power requirements of previous generation systems, GeoPulse Compact will be available in two versions; a compact Over the Side (OTS) mounted version and a towed version. GeoPulse… Read More
Kraken Robotics Inc. (TSX-V: PNG) (OTCQB: KRKNF), is pleased to announce that its German subsidiary, Kraken Robotik GmbH has successfully concluded sea trials with its innovative SeaVision® 3D underwater laser imaging system. SeaVision® is the world’s first ultra-high resolution RGB underwater laser imaging system that that delivers full colour 3D point cloud images of subsea… Read More
After a large silt release turned the Shoshone River gray below the Willwood Dam and prompted a public outcry in 2016, federal, state and local officials formed a trio of working groups to study the problem. The announcement might have inspired hope that a combination of technology and attention would eventually solve the decades-old issue… Read More
ANOTHER ambitious plan that would have a significant impact on the future of the Mississippi River near Quincy could be on the horizon. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced last week that major restoration work to address shallow water depths caused by years of sediment accumulation in Quincy Bay is one of 10 river… Read More
Soaring Permian oil production, increased pipeline takeaway capacity, and a port expansion to accommodate larger vessels position the Texas port of Corpus Christi to become the U.S. oil export hub that could see the most volume growth through 2023, analysts at Wood Mackenzie say. According to John Coleman, Wood Mackenzie’s Senior Analyst North American Crude… Read More
There are dangerous toxic industrial by-products lying at the bottom of Sydney Harbour that could be disturbed if a plan to build another underwater tunnel is approved. A report marked ‘Cabinet in confidence’ and seen by the ABC and Fairfax Media showed that the preferred option for Sydney’s planned Western Harbour tollway would be to… Read More