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DGP Jacob Thomas committed grave irregularities in acquiring 50 acres of agriculture land in Tamil Nadu and while purchasing cutter suction dredger when he was heading the department of ports. This was revealed in two statements of facts former chief secretary SM Vijayanand had submitted a week before his retirement to the advocate-general. The statements,… Read More
The Digby Port has a new expansion plan, and it involves increasing the port size, the amount of docks, and local tourism. Digby Harbour Port Association chair Vance Hazelton and Digby harbour CEO and manager Edwin Chisholm are two of the plan’s key players, and say big things are in store for the port. Plans… Read More
A bill to provide a modest revolving loan fund for Texas ports had smooth sailing through the Senate Transportation Committee last week, setting it on a positive course as it heads to the full Senate for consideration. Senate Bill 28, sponsored by Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, puts action behind a port study completed by the… Read More
Universities in Wales and Ireland are joining forces to investigate how coastal defences and renewable energy schemes can be improved by more eco-friendly designs. More than €3m of EU funds is being invested in the Ecostructure project, which will develop and trial new methods to enhance the quality of coastal structures, including sea-walls and tidal… Read More
Chairman of Calabar Shippers’Association, Mr. Michael Ogodo, has supported efforts by the House of Representatives to investigate the dredging of the lower River Niger project which gulped billions of naira before being abandoned. Ogodo, who spoke with Vanguard on the issue, said it was the duty of the legislature to probe any function of the… Read More
Union shipping minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday alleged a stop-work order from the National Green Tribunal (NGT) last year on a dredging project at the Mormugao Port in Goa has resulted in a loss of Rs 250 crore to the exchequer. “The NGT judge had stopped the dredging work at the Mormugao port, leading to… Read More
The commanding general and chief of engineers of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers laid out a get-tough approach toward unraveling some of the agency’s burdensome red tape, securing funds for modernizing waterways and completing construction projects now underway. Speaking to the annual meeting of the Waterways Council Inc., Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite told… Read More
If all goes well, the ambitious outer harbour project of Cochin Port Trust (CPT) worth Rs 3,050 crore will be ready by June 2020, says A V Ramana, chairman (in-charge), CPT. According to him, the Indian Navy will give Rs 1,050 crore for the project. Ramana says that the central government may provide funding under… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. (ESG), Panama City, Fla., will launch the 356’x79’6×27’3 trailing suction hopper dredge Magdalen for Weeks Marine Inc., Cranford, N.J., on March 31 at Eastern’s Allanton facility in Panama City, Fla. The design and detailed engineering and the dredging equipment were provided by Dredge Technology Corp. (DTC), part of the IHC Merwede… Read More
The Port of Virginia is still in hot pursuit of having the deepest shipping channels on the East Coast. In recent months, however, it’s become clear that it’s going to take at least a little longer to get there. An initial study phase of a big harbor dredging project that could get the port’s channels… Read More
French shipping company CMA CGM drew down just over US$56 million, the equivalent of $7.2 billion, for the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) development project, most of which appeared to have procured equipment. The funds came from a US$265-million pool of loans that the shipping company will draw on, as needed, as the first phase of… Read More
The House of Representatives has indicated an interest to investigate the dredging of the lower River Niger project on which several billions was sunk, before being abandoned . The House will also investigate the establishment of land port in Idah and Jamata in Kogi by Messrs Van Oord Nigeria Limited. The motion for the investigation… Read More
Wyly Gilfoil remembers when 25 million bushels of Louisiana corn and soybeans were dry docked at the state’s largest inland port in Lake Providence in 2012 before the Army Corps of Engineers was pressured by Congress to dredge the port channel and the Mighty Mississippi during a low-water drought. The Lake Providence Port director said… Read More
The Illinois River could have a brighter, cleaner future ahead. A regional coalition of county leaders and environmentalists are celebrating the announcement that the US Army Corps of Engineers will commit labor and funding to prioritize projects to revitalize the Illinois River. It’s an effort nearly 20 years in the making. The Peoria Lakes Basin… Read More
The condition of the U.S. inland waterways system has improved over the last four years. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has released its new report card on U.S. infrastructure, and it gives waterways a slightly improved grade. In most schools, however, receiving a D would land you in the principal’s office — and… Read More