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A symbol of America’s ailing infrastructure, Lock No. 52 on the Ohio River is responsible for a shipping bottleneck that hobbles commerce far and wide. Luther Helland stood on a platform in the middle of the river and surveyed his dam. It was in bad shape. Several of the panels that kept the water back were… Read More
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has sent ports platform recommendations to president-elect Donald Trump’s transition team as he put forth a goal of investing up to USD 1 trillion to rebuild America’s infrastructure. The document outlines opportunities related to strategic investments in seaports and freight transportation assets. Some of the recommendations by APPA… Read More
At a recent environmental conference hosted by U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Jeremy Jackson, professor emeritus at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography and a leading voice on human impacts on the environment, praised the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council’s work to plan for the effects of climate change, describing the agency’s efforts as “amazing.” Chris… Read More
Ellicott Dredge Technologies (EDT) is pleased to announce new technology that will minimize down time by greatly reducing pump and cutterhead clogs in debris rich environments. EDT, through its IMS and Mud Cat™ product lines, is now offering the self-cleaning debris guard called the “Pump Defender” (patent pending) on its entire horizontal cutterhead product line…. Read More
The long-running saga of the deepening of the river Elbe will be decided this year by the German Federal Court, with dredging now expected to commence in 2017. It has been calculated that the deepening of the Lower and Outer Elbe would enable an ultra-large container vessel (ULCV) to load around 1,800 teu more per… Read More
The state is pushing federal environmental officials to take nearly five times more PCB samples from the Hudson River than now planned in order to learn whether a $1 billion cleanup by General Electric Co. has worked. On Tuesday, Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos urged Judith Enck, regional administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,… Read More
President Rodrigo Duterte has given the go signal for the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) to proceed with its proposed P9.2-billion international port project in the northern town of Consolacion in Cebu province. This means that the CPA port project will be the project to be implemented in Barangay Tayud, Consolacion town in favor of the… Read More
The tourism ministry councillor, Joey Hew, has claimed that the cruise port’s new design reduces the dredging footprint, as government prepares to begin the tender process for the controversial project, which it maintains will be underway before the election. With the tourism ministry’s review of the revised design plans completed, Hew said they had gone… Read More
Mexico is surging ahead with the dramatic expansion of the Port of Veracruz in preparation for the trade increase expected from the country’s growing manufacturing base, especially car makers. The Mexican government, as part of its project to build a new facility next to the existing Gulf of Mexico port, will hear presentations next week… Read More
Some years ago, when Members of Parliament asked for more information on the use of inland waterways and coastal shipping, the then chairman of the industry lobby group “Freight by Water” responded. “We need to raise the profile of the water options for freight in this country – the coast, rivers and inland waterways such… Read More
Federal regulators are starting the reviews needed to jump-start construction of the long-awaited Jasper Ocean Terminal. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin a study — known as an Environmental Impact Statement — to “assess the potential social, economic, and environmental effects of the proposed construction and operation” of the port, according to corps… Read More
Azerbaijan and Iran have opened a formal discussion on key issues of cooperation in the field of commercial navigation. Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (AXDG/ACSC) informs that its chairman Rauf Veliyev received Jabbar Jalilian representing PMO (Port & Maritime Organization) under the Ministry of Roads & Urban Development of Iran. The subject of consultations was the… Read More
In the near future, the Ecodelta – a hyper-modern, LNG-powered dredging vessel currently being built at the Barkmeijer shipyard in Friesland – can be found working in the port of Rotterdam, Port of Rotterdam Authority said in its press release. The ship is a key component of the new contract entered into by Bagger- &… Read More
Preparations to make the South Asia Pakistan Terminal (SAPT) another Nandipur are in progress. This is due to a war between the KPT and the Sindh government to occupy land, which has become a roadblock for the deep sea terminal. Sources said the prime minister has shown interest in expediting the process of completion of… Read More
Gov. IfeanyiOkowa of Delta has urged the Federal Government to dredge the Warri Port for a better draft to allow bigger vessels to berth. The governor made the plea in Asaba, Delta, while receiving the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), MsHadiiza Usman, in his office. “Bigger vessels have not been coming to the… Read More