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David Peronnet had heard about the idea of storm-surge gates on the Lafayette River, which lies just north of his house, and thought, “I don’t even know what that means.” So he came to a public meeting Thursday night to learn about that and other steps being considered to prevent damage from coastal storms. The… Read More
U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich have announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has provided $13 million for flood management, water infrastructure, and environmental restoration projects throughout New Mexico. The funding comes at the request of Udall and Heinrich following passage in May of the Fiscal Year 2017 omnibus appropriations bill, which… Read More
The Port of Rotterdam is creating space for an offshore centre for wind energy at sea, decommissioning (the dismantling of oil and gas platforms) and the oil and gas market. To this end, a new port site of up to 70 hectares is being created using the hydraulic filling technique on Maasvlakte 2 in the… Read More
This week, the White House is pushing its infrastructure plan, which could have major impacts across the United States. While Washington remains politically divided, both parties have expressed support for overhauling the nation’s infrastructure, because all sides see a need to improve our roads, bridges, ports, and other modes of transportation. Businesses throughout the nation… Read More
On cable news channels, clocks are ticking down to a momentous event Thursday in Washington, D.C. But for many in the Berkshires, the news that hits closest to home will be made not on Capitol Hill by former FBI Director James Comey, but down the Mall at the William Jefferson Clinton East Building. There, in… Read More
Port of Vancouver says there are no plans to deepen the Fraser River, to accommodate larger vessels, “within the foreseeable future,” following a recently-completed analysis of port development options. The port said in a news release late last month that dredging to deeper depths “would be extremely costly” and require extensive environmental study and consultation…. Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is extending the public comment period until Sept. 1 on its review of the cleanup of toxic contaminants from the upper Hudson River. In the review, made public last week, the agency said that while PCB levels in Hudson River fish remains high, more dredging doesn’t seem necessary for now…. Read More
Two seaports in the United States will be the sole beneficiaries of allocations in the budget introduced by the Trump administration recently for fiscal year 2018 that starts October 1. That document provided $108 million to be split between Boston and Savannah. But other US ports won’t be completely left out in the cold. The… Read More
DP World has banned all Qatari ships from calling at UAE ports, it said in a statement on Tuesday evening. The Dubai-based ports operator announced that “all vessels with the flag of Qatar, or vessels destined to or arriving from Qatar are not allowed to call at any DP World terminals in the UAE until… Read More
Senior Staff of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on Tuesday challenged three former top officials of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), to immediately come out to defend themselves against the multi-million dollars bribery allegations. The ex-top officials involved are the former managing director of NPA, Adebayo Sarumi; a former Managing Director of NPA’s Eastern Ports,… Read More
The dredging barge Ibis partially sank, resting the bottom, in the Arabian Sea on 200 meters from the coast of Mangaluru in Karnataka, India. Indian Coast Guard has rescued all 27 personnel from the flooded barge, as the first four people were evacuated already yesterday. The rescue operation was abandoned at night because of strong… Read More
Three former top officials of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and a former special adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan have been named in a massive foreign bribery scandal that has led to the conviction of a company and some of its top officials in Switzerland. Dredging International Services (Cyprus) Limited was sentenced to a fine… Read More
Shippers using the south Brazilian port of Itajai and other southern ports are facing expensive delays and storage costs as severe rainstorms and strong river currents impede port operations. The Itajai port complex has been closed for the past six days and is not expected to open again until Sunday at the earliest. Meanwhile, three… Read More
For boaters and tourist businesses in southeastern Utah, draining Lake Powell would be a disaster. But for environmentalists and those who rely on water from Lake Mead, it might be a dream. The two sides faced off in Carson City, Nevada on May 17 in a meeting of the Nevada Senate Committee on Natural Resources…. Read More
The leaders of Louisiana’s deepwater ports are clamoring for deeper, more consistently maintained river channels, and their voices are getting louder. As 10/12 Industry Report details in its second quarter issue, the execs say an increase in channel depths will lead to increased cargo capacities and an ability to handle larger vessels, which in turn… Read More