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The Mississippi River should be dredged to let three southeast Louisiana ports accept the enormous cargo ships built to take advantage of the Panama Canal’s expansion, the Army Corps of Engineers says. Many other U.S. ports either already have completed similar projects or are trying to get them approved. Parts of the shipping channel from… Read More
Bangladesh has inked 2 memorandums of understanding (MoU) worth $600 million with two Chinese companies for the construction of 2 of the 19 components of the Payra Deep-sea Port at Bangladesh Secretariat at a signing ceremony on Dec 8. China Harbour Engineering Company Limited(CHEC) is to construct the of core port infrastructure and China State… Read More
Vietnam has started dredging work on a reef in the South China Sea, fresh satellite images appear to show, a move that could provoke Beijing which claims most of the disputed waterway. An image of Ladd Reef in the Spratly Islands, where Vietnam has a lighthouse, shows several vessels in a carved out embankment. Sediment… Read More
The commercial operations at South Asia Pakistan Terminals (SAPT), Pakistan’s first deep sea container terminal project, could not start even after the lapse of 6 years mainly due to lack of homework, including dredging, to be done by the concerned departments. The inauguration of the terminal has been postponed again by the authorities which was… Read More
The government will allocate a further Sh10 billion for construction of the first three berths at Lamu port in the next financial year, Transport Principal Secretary Irungu Nyakera has said. When the project started in the 2016/1017 financial year, it was also allocated Sh10 billion. Mr Nyakera said the works were progressing well slightly ahead… Read More
The local government here has invited the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UPMSI) to find ways to solve river pollution and siltation and flooding problems of the city. Mayor Belen Fernandez inspected the rivers affected by the siltation and pollution caused by rampant fishpen operations accompanied by UPMSI researchers led by Prof. Caroline… Read More
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed Tuesday that his state will file suit to overturn federal approval of plan to allow sludge dredged from harbors in Connecticut to be disposed of in the open waters of Long Island Sound. The New York lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which isn’t expected to be filed… Read More
Barry Parker discusses life after the expanded Panama Canal for ports on the US East Coast for Port Strategy The now waning 2016 will be remembered as the year that the widened Panama Canal, with its new set of locks, finally opened. Against the backdrop of press releases trumpeting port calls of 8,000 teu ships,… Read More
The Eastern Shore of Virginia’s history, culture has always been tied to the surrounding tidal waters and our ability to safely navigate them, whether for work or for pleasure. The waters of the shore are both federally and state controlled, however budget constraints indicate that federal funding for dredging shallow draft navigation projects will continue… Read More
With a helping hand from Harrisburg the Port of Philadelphia is upping its game. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced that the state is investing $300 million to boost the port’s facilities, doubling its container capacity by 2020. About $200 million of the total will enhance the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal, the port’s biggest facility,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has denied Sarasota County’s request for a more stringent environmental study of the controversial plan to dredge Big Pass. In a seven-page letter to the Sarasota County Commission on Tuesday, the Army Corps defended the type of environmental assessment it has conducted on the plan to dredge up to… Read More
A risk-based framework for sustainable, leading practice maintenance dredging of Queensland ports to ensure protection of the Great Barrier Reef was announced December 1. The Maintenance Dredging Strategy for Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area Ports was jointly released by Ports Minister Mark Bailey and Environment Minister Dr Steven Miles, meeting an important election commitment… Read More
THE Minister of Works and Transport Rohan Sinanan is expected to travel to Tobago this week to discuss the problems being experienced by Tobago businesses as a result of postponed sailing of the inter-island cargo boat, Super Fast Galicia. Last week Chief Secretary Orville London said the meeting is “tentatively” scheduled for Wednesday at the… Read More
The government’s planning to pass urgent legislation this week to fast track crucial work in Kaikoura, Prime Minister John Key announced on Monday. Passing the urgent legislation will “give the government the authority to do the things you’d expect us to be able to do relatively quickly”, Mr Key says. That would include dredging in… Read More
Four persons are missing and two others were saved after a barge capsized near Pulau Bruit at the Rajang river mouth in stormy weather on Saturday night. The missing crew members are skipper Pawi Nyawan, 50, crane operator identified as only Kamal in his 30s, Angga Wahyudi, 24, and Kamal’s wife Mira. The two survivors… Read More