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The world’s biggest cargo ships, some a quarter-mile long, could be docking regularly near downtown Seattle before long. After four years’ study, the Army Corps of Engineers has given the okay to digging deeper shipping channels around Harbor Island at the mouth of the Duwamish River. The dredging down to a depth of 57 feet… Read More
Funding for inland waterways is having a good moment in Washington, D.C., as lawmakers are nearing approval of strong budgets for navigation infrastructure, while rejecting user fees and tolls that were proposed by the Trump administration. In three important developments over the past week, Congress and the Army Corps of Engineers have taken action to… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) delivered to Congress its Fiscal Year 2018 (FY 2018) work plan for the Army Civil Works program on Thursday, June 7. On March 23, 2018, President Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Public Law 115-141, of which Division D is the Energy and Water Development… Read More
The dredging of the fishing and commercial port of Dellys in Algeria will be launched in the third quarter of 2018, the public works department of the Boumerdès Province. The project will extend the area of the port, one of the oldest in Algeria and increase its draft, the province’s wali Abderrahmane Madani Fouatih, said… Read More
Floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey inundated hundreds of thousands of homes. Now, nearly 10 months later, a solution may be in the works that could protect entire Houston-area neighborhoods from suffering the same fate again during a major flood event. What is the proposal? In addition to spending money on building a third reservoir, U.S. Rep…. Read More
To shore up support for a more than $400 million bond proposal to repair San Francisco’s seawall, the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday added protections around historic resources and required more outreach to address construction impacts. The board was poised to place the bond on the November ballot, but with the amendments is now expected… Read More
With the delivery of the fifth bed leveller in the Dutch Dredging fleet -‘Peter’ last Thursday, now the world has the most sustainable bed leveller. The 22.4-metre-long vessel complies not only with the strict IMO Tier-3 standard for the emission of harmful substances in shipping but also with the Euro Stage 5 standard for emissions… Read More
There’s $35 million earmarked to build flood protection in the Red River Valley in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ fiscal year 2018 work plan, according to U.S. Sens. John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp. Hoeven, R-N.D., had spoken with Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, who confirmed the planned funding, Hoeven’s… Read More
Provincial Energy Ventures Ltd. is finally taking a step toward expansion of its bulk material transshipment facility at Sydney harbour. A request for proposals has been issued by the company for dredging services, with a deadline to submit proposals of June 28. It was in 2012 that Provincial Energy Ventures president Ernie Thrasher announced the… Read More
A bill that will allow New Castle County to levy a room tax on hotel rooms is on its way to the governor. House Bill 377 was passed by lopsided margins in both the Senate and House and came about with New Castle County facing a budget deficit that is expected to require a double-digit… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers is setting aside $49 million this year to help deepen Charleston Harbor to 52 feet — enough money, combined with a state loan, to let big ships navigate to the Port of Charleston’s busiest container terminal around the clock. The funding is part of the federal agency’s annual work plan… Read More
UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) members, including DP World UK, Hutchison Ports and Peel Ports, have helped form the UKMPG’s latest report and infographics on the biggest developments that will shape the future of ports. The survey, sent out to the groups nine members, highlights a number of digital and automation-based developments that will transform… Read More
Work on a $3bn project to build Patimban Port in Indonesia is anticipated to begin in July with the aim of the port being partially open for operation in March 2019. Indonesia’s Ministry of Transportation said that a government deal to award a $1.2bn construction contract to a consortium of three Japanese companies and two… Read More
From the foyer of his small guesthouse some 100 feet from the shoreline, Mohamed Nizar, 52, was wondering how long his business could remain viable. Last year, during an unusually nasty storm, water snaked through the narrow streets of Guraidhoo, a small island in the Maldives, pooling around the floor of the three-room house and… Read More
CEMEX UK have named their new marine dredger CEMEX Go Innovation. Currently under construction, the contract for the vessel – the first in the next generation of environmentally designed dredgers – was signed in January 2018 and delivery is scheduled for late 2019. ‘CEMEX Go Innovation is the perfect name for our new vessel,’ said… Read More