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The Port of Tauranga’s successful establishment as the only New Zealand port call for Maersk and Hamburg Sud’s big ship services is going to change New Zealand’s ports, says board chariman David Pilkington today. Speaking at an on-wharf celebration today of the port’s handling one million twenty foot equivalent containers in one year, David says… Read More
Port of Tauranga today celebrated a new record of more than one million TEUs (twenty foot equivalent units) processed in a year – a first for any New Zealand port. The milestone cements Port of Tauranga’s position as the busiest container port in New Zealand. The one millionth TEU crossed the wharf on 6 June… Read More
Statistics from the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) indicate that about 3,800 kilometers of the nation’s waterways are navigable seasonally, with 28 out of the 36 states of the federation accessible by water. Besides, Nigeria can also link five of its neighbouring countries through water, namely-Benin Republic (Port Novo), Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Chad and Niger… Read More
The Nigerian Ports Authority has threatened to sever ties with its joint ventures partners unless they come clean on recently-uncovered allegations of corruption, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt. The threat was handed down at a meeting Thursday, as ports’ management officials scrambled to contain the fallout of an audacious bribery scandal that calls the operational ethics… Read More
The Maersk Shanghai slipped into Government Cut before dawn Wednesday and headed to its berth at PortMiami, becoming the largest container ship to ever call at a Florida port. The 1,063-foot-long, 159-foot-wide megaship is almost the length of three football fields. Before PortMiami underwent a widening and dredging of its shipping channel from 44 feet… Read More
The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has expressed concerns over a recent PREMIUM TIMES report which detailed how some former top officials of the agency were indicted in Switzerland for alleged corruption. The Managing Director of the agency, Hadiza Bala Usman, said the report, apart from being “deeply embarrassing” to the NPA, was particularly worrisome because… Read More
According to the latest forecasts, the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season will be more active than historical averages with regard to the number of named storms. To that end, planning for future weather events was top of mind at a May 18 conference on the urgent need for a New York harbor storm surge barrier. Presented… Read More
Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded Port of Oakland bond ratings and assigned ratings on an upcoming series of refunding revenue bonds. The upgrades, announced June 9, include: – $656 million of senior lien bonds to A1 from A2; – $324 million of intermediate lien bonds to A2 from A3; and – a subordinate lien bank… Read More
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey urged President Trump on Monday to include money in his proposed budget to continue work on locks and dams on the Monongahela River, including the one in Charleroi. Casey also criticized the president for suggesting that tolls be placed on those who navigate through locks on the river, something that “could… Read More
The artery of the area’s lifeline for industry — the Calcasieu Ship Channel — is getting a little less unclogged because of efforts by Rep. Clay Higgins. Last week, the congressman announced he had succeeded in getting an additional $10 million from the Army Corps of Engineers’ discretionary fund for dredging of the channel. That’s… Read More
The amphibious vehicles market is projected to grow from an estimated $2.39 billion in 2017 to $3.70 billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 9.13% during the forecast period. “The increasing use of the dredging application by amphibious excavators is one of the key factors expected to drive the amphibious vehicles market” The growth of… Read More
As Jacksonville faces a monumental decision about how to pay for one of the most expensive public works projects in city history, a retired CSX executive has emerged as an unlikely source of do-it-yourself research calling into question the bedrock assumptions the Jacksonville Port Authority uses to justify deepening the St. Johns River. Dale Lewis… Read More
NOTE: This is the official White House release from the Office of the Press Secretary regarding the administration’s stand on US infrastructure issues. “Crumbling infrastructure will be replaced with new roads, bridges, tunnels, airports, and railways gleaming across our very, very beautiful land.” – President Donald J. Trump CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE: America’s infrastructure is out of… Read More
Tanzania’s government on Saturday signed a $154 million contract with the state-run China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to expand the main port in the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is seeking financing for infrastructure projects as part of its plans to transform the country into a regional transport and trade hub. Under the contract… Read More
We’re excited to see more than $5 million in harbor improvements coming to Ashtabula, Conneaut and Fairport. This week, U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce announced that the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers will start breakwater repair projects in Ashtabula and Conneaut and also dredge the Grand River in Fairport Harbor. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers… Read More