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Trimble® Marine Construction software (TMC) helps improve productivity and efficiency in underwater marine construction applications including dredging, crane operations, piling and hydrographic survey. The software provides accurate 3D visualization to assist the operator with underwater construction tasks and improve marine construction efficiency and safety. Trimble® Marine Construction Software is a branded version of Teledyne’s PDS… Read More
In many ways, the proposed Fargo-Moorhead Diversion is unique. Opponents point to the lawsuit to prevent it, which has lasted more than four years. Supporters point to the first-of-its-kind arrangement, expected to pay for the approximately $725 million project. A “P3,” or public-private partnership, is expected to fund the F-M Diversion. Public-private partnerships are a… Read More
The letter drafted by Georgia’s lawmakers was, on its face, a routine one: The delegation wanted more federal money for dredging work at Savannah’s harbor. But look a little closer and the semantic gymnastics were apparent. Congress’ earmark ban prevented the representatives from directly asking the House Appropriations Committee for what they wanted. They instead… Read More
For many ports and harbours, maintenance dredging is the biggest single expenditure in their goal to ensure clear and safe navigation. Along sandy coasts, sediment is transported along the shoreline by the impact of waves, tide and currents, and potentially accumulates in port areas. This accumulation of sediment results in reduced water depths in the… Read More
INTRODUCTION It has long been recognized that the container shipping industry is cyclical, with major shipping lines making acceptable operational profits one year and then having substantial losses the next. In an attempt to offset this down cycle, many shipping lines have tried to take advantage of the economies of scale by operating increasingly large… Read More
The Ashdod port in Israel is one of the country’s two main cargo ports. Located about 40 kilometers south of Tel Aviv, the port is undergoing a substantial expansion to meet the forecast of a 40 percent increase in cargo traffic by 2021. This sophisticated project has brought together a number of international companies that… Read More
With annual visits in the 1 million range, an 800-person, 10-year-long waiting list to rent marina slips, parking issues and localized boating congestion, Summersville Lake, West Virginia’s largest and most popular body of water, needs help to plan for its future. That’s why personnel from the Huntington District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
An Ohio Senate bill awaiting Gov. John Kasich’s signature would give the state EPA more power to regulate dredging in Lake Erie and landfills throughout the state. Senate Bill 2 revises environmental protection laws, putting a spotlight on Northern Ohio issues. It passed through the assembly on June 22, and Kasich is expected to sign… Read More
Urban waterways are natural centers of gravity for cities around the world. Today, however, many old industrial waterfronts and other neglected urban waterways are ripe for new design, development, and purpose. Mayors worldwide are rethinking how best to harness the unique, underutilized strategic value their rivers, canals, and harbors can present to their cities. Through… Read More
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has taken over the management and operations of Malalag port in Davao del Sur to upgrade the terminal and bring it to international standard as it positions the facility to become a third major international gateway. In a statement, the port regulator said P500 million will be initially spent starting… Read More
An Indar manufactured submersible motor such as will be installed on the Chinese newbuild dredger Dutch marine electrical system integration specialists Bakker Sliedrecht will deliver two submersible motors for a new hopper dredger being built for China’s Chang Jiang Waterway Bureau (CWB). Georgia USA based GIW Industries, which manufactures heavy duty dredge pumps, has ordered… Read More
The Senate on Wednesday began to investigate the $3 billion dredging of Calabar Channel, Lagos Channel and Bony Channel supervised by the Nigeria Port Authority. The Senate accused the NPA of conniving with Lagos Channel Management Limited, Bonny Channel Company Limited and Calabar Channel Management Company Limited to defraud Nigeria. Leading the debate on the… Read More
Magufuli orders contractor to fasCARGO handling at the Dar es Salaam port is set to surge to 28 million tonnes from the current 18 million per year, upon completion of the mega 926.2bn/- project. President John Magufuli yesterday laid the foundation stone, launching the construction works to deepen and upgrade the port’s berths one to… Read More
The 10,100 teu capacity Maersk Gibraltar arrived at APM Terminals Pipavav on June 16th, marking both the first call of Maersk Line’s ME1 service to the facility, and setting a new record for the largest vessel ever to call Pipavav port. The 337m long container ship loaded cargoes of refrigerated agricultural products, and iron castings… Read More
The Takoradi Port in the Western Region has begun recording increase in revenue from traffic to the sea port after the expansion works on the port were completed. This was made known by the Public Relations and Marketing Manager of the Takoradi Port Peter Amoo Bediako at a public lecture held on the revitalization of… Read More