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South Carolina’s Ports Authority had a record-breaking fiscal year for 2017, setting the bar high as the group heads into 2018. “We’re seeing a number of economic development initiatives that will bring freight to the ports such as Samsung, Volvo’s announcement today, and continued growth of BMW,” said SCPA CEO Jim Newsome. The much awaited… Read More
The Port of Genoa is one of the major Italian seaports in the Mediterranean Sea. With a trade volume of 50 million tonnes and 2-million TEUs, it is the busiest port in Italy by cargo tonnage. Genoa Port covers an area of about 700 hectares of land stretching along the coastline, with 47km of navigable… Read More
As the National Assembly resumed plenary on Tuesday after two months break, the Senate has called on the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, to commence the dredging of Rivers Benue and Niger, to avert the menace of flooding. It could be recalled that, several communities and states in Nigeria recently recorded calamities, as a result… Read More
IADC’s annual review of the global dredging market, Dredging in Figures, is now available. This edition focuses on the international dredging industry’s revenue for 2016. Report Reviews Revenue This paper highlights essential information about the dredging industry, which is divided into three sections – Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) that includes sustainability, emissions and safety, the… Read More
The first phase of round-the-clock works to build a future port in Tuas has crossed the halfway mark, with about 2,000 workers and supervisors on site. When The Straits Times visited the site recently, dredging and reclamation works were in full swing. The world’s largest grab dredger, which has a bucket capacity of 200 cubic… Read More
Bisnis Bali reports that the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, presided at a “sand-breaking” ceremony at Bali’s southernmost port of Benoa on Monday, September 18, 2017, marking the commencement of a port improvement project targeting to transform Bali into a modern passenger cruise ship destination. The ceremony, held at the eastern pier… Read More
The Port of Lake Charles has partnered with the Water Institute of the Gulf on a study that will identify the source of sediment building up in the Calcasieu Ship Channel, areas to dispose dredged material and solutions on how to best use dredged material. Port Board members in August approved $360,000 for the contract… Read More
Most of the country’s rivers are struggling to survive due to encroachment, sand and stone lifting, and pollution, experts said at World Rivers Day. Also, excessive siltation and limited flow of water from the upstream compounded the threat to the continued existence of these vital lifelines, they added. If the government does not take strict… Read More
State officials say they’ve reached a purchase agreement for a former electric plant site in southeastern Indiana as a possible new Ohio River shipping port. The Indiana governor’s office says the Ports of Indiana Commission will complete a review by the end of 2018 before finalizing its purchase of the 725-acre site near Lawrenceburg. The… Read More
Earlier this year, top Louisiana governmental officials and the executives with Lotte Chemical USA announced a project that is proof the five-parish area of Southwest Louisiana not only is growing in population and economic vitality, but garnering the interest of domestic and international firms that want to do more than build production facilities in the… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi may look like it is fully reopened, with vessels traveling through the ship channel, but the Port is still operating under restrictions nearly a month after Hurricane Harvey. Port officials are working closely with their federal partners, the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to achieve… Read More
Port Fantasy marina, situated in the integrated tourism resort development in Wailoaloa, Nadi is designed as two areas, each operating separately from the other. There is one island dedicated to handling physical tourism and a totally separated island for industrial and freight activity. A number of lots of different sizes were created so that different… Read More
In 2011 Nigeria opened her doors to the largest container vessel ever to call on any West African port called West African Max (WAFMAX) which has 4,500 twenty equivalent units (TEUs) capacity on a single voyage. The vessel which requires a minimum of 13.5 meters draught was brought into Apapa port by Maersk Nigeria Limited…. Read More
Container ships bound for Houston called on other ports as Hurricane Harvey slogged its way across the upper Texas coast and into the history books. For weeks after the storm’s massive floodwaters receded, trucking companies lost revenue and endured delays. And still today, a heavy buildup of silt is blocking many of the barges that… Read More
Dredging is the process of excavating sediment deposits, trash, and other debris from the harbor floor and disposing of them elsewhere. An essential aspect of harbor maintenance, dredging is routinely performed in ports around the world for a variety of reasons. The main purpose of this process is to maintain the depth of existing ports… Read More