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Norwegian billionaire Kjell Inge Røkke has profited from offshore drilling. But now the businessman, who started as a fisherman, wants to give back with a colossal yacht for marine research. The vessel will be able to scoop up around five tons of plastic every day, and then melt it down – all in yet another… Read More
In reviewing the details announced today in President Trump’s fiscal 2018 budget request, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) – the recognized and unified voice of America’s seaports – sees declines for most federally funded, port-related programs. However, AAPA is encouraged by the Administration’s recently announced major infrastructure initiative to support $1 trillion in… Read More
A Chinese construction company will deepen the approach channel and alongside depth of the Ukrainian port of Yuzhny as the government steps up efforts to secure investment under the Belt and Road program. The deal follows the official adoption earlier this year of an ambitious development plan for the port, which sits on the Black… Read More
Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, joined by Representatives Peter DeFazio (OR-4), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1), and Earl Blumenauer (OR-3), today urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) to support essential dredging and maintenance of Oregon’s small ports in its 2017 work plan. “Oregon’s ports and harbors are the lifeblood of the coastal… Read More
The folks down at the Port of Baltimore are grinding hard, and they’re accruing the awards and data to show for it. According to newly released figures, the port broke a quarterly record already this year for general cargo. The exact number was 2,560,065 tons of general cargo, which primarily comprises shipping containers, farm and… Read More
Experts Friday pointed put various lacunae in the tender allocated to a Kolkata-based firm for dredging of river Jhelum and machinery pressed for execution of the project. They cautioned about 2014 like disaster in making in case immediate measures are not taken to correct the messy dredging with suitable and effective equipments. They said that… Read More
The outlines of President Trump’s promised $1-trillion, 10-year infrastructure initiative are coming into clearer focus. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has provided more information about the plan, saying states and localities that bring their own funding and financing to the table will get priority in receiving the additional federal dollars the proposal will contain. Speaking at… Read More
QUEENSLAND Treasurer Curtis Pitt is confident an environmental study will give the green light for dredging of the Cairns shipping channel to allow bigger ships to enter the port. He said he was “excited” about the results of Ports North’s drawn-out Environmental Impact Statement due at the end of next month. Mr Pitt said he… Read More
A new plan is in the works to control floodwaters threatening to inundate the fast-growing neighborhoods upstream of the Addicks and Barker reservoirs, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday. Army Corps officials said they would seek to study the Addicks and Barker dams, built six decades ago, and see what improvements could boost… Read More
Engineers working on the design of Sydney harbour’s second cruise ship berth have identified a preferred location north of the existing dock after extensively testing specific conditions. To locate the berth without affecting the existing facility was a challenge, Richard Morykot of CBCL Ltd. told Ports Day this week. They looked at four particular orientations… Read More
Local watermen and other fishing industry representatives urged Rep. Andy Harris (R-1st) last week to lean harder on the Army Corps of Engineers to find a solution to the sandbars and shoals that are hampering navigation of the Ocean City Inlet area. The corps is gathering information on the 53-foot scour hole near Homer Gudelsky… Read More
AN ACTION plan has been drawn up in a bid to increase the profile and use of Musselburgh’sFisherrowHarbour and waterfront area, with a potential investment of between £1.7 million and £2.3 million in the pipeline. Future projects could include pontoon berths, dredging the harbour, a designated dog toilet at the East Beach and more dog… Read More
Much has been written (incorrectly) about how to deploy boom in order to protect, deflect or contain oil. We have long promoted using math and science when deploying spill countermeasures not only because it works, but because it’s faster, safer, more effective and it saves time, money and impact. What we’ll focus on in this… Read More
Innovators Ben Arntz and Nick Noordam of The Hague-based GBM Works have developed a noiseless method for sinking monopiles into the sea bed.With their invention, they have made it all the way to the finals of the Philips Innovation Awards. This new approach can substantially lower the installation costs of underwater deep foundations. Nick Noordam… Read More
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA), a specialist in the sampling, monitoring, and assessment of marine environments, recognizes the challenge of mobilizing equipment and personnel in a cost-effective, safe, and efficient manner, often with short notice. The greatest challenge lies in rapidly integrating, packaging, and transporting appropriate, fit-for-purpose equipment and supplies customized for a particular project,… Read More