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Security clearance granted to companies bidding for port projects, and those taking up dredging work in domestic ports, will be valid for five years, according to the new rules framed by the Centre. At present, the clearance is valid for just three years. For port projects, the Shipping Ministry will share the list of companies/bidders… Read More
The state agency that runs the bustling ports in Savannah and Brunswick, seeing continued growth in ocean-bound cargo, is forming a master plan for a 10-year, $2.3 billion expansion of its capacity. At a conference Monday in Sea Island, Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch said investments the agency plans will allow the harbors… Read More
Jaxport saw strong gains in the first quarter of its fiscal year, CFO Michael Poole noted during Monday’s board meeting. The port authority had 14 percent more vessel calls, 16 percent more tons of cargo and 16 percent more revenue than last year’s first quarter. Jaxport also handled 27 percent more containers. – Vessel calls:… Read More
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, fearful of more flooding on the Lake Ontario shoreline, has asked federal officials to build more protective bulwarks. Officials at the Army Corps of Engineers are considering the request, a spokesman said Monday. Cuomo sent a letter to the Corps of Engineers Saturday asking the agency to install extra protection along as… Read More
Federal officials will take another look at the historic Alaska community of Nome as a possible port serving ships heading for the Arctic. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it has signed an agreement with the city of Nome to examine whether benefits justify costs of navigation improvements, said Bruce Sexauer, chief of civil… Read More
Dredging Contractors of America had a very successful Washington, D.C. fly-in this past week. It was a good and solid effort made by all to demonstrate the resolve of the U.S-Flag dredging industry. The DCA delegation to Capitol Hill was led by industry leaders including: Devon Carlock (Cottrell Contracting), Bill Hanson (Great Lakes Dredge &… Read More
Assam Industries Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary today said the state government will invest Rs 2,250 crore in developing waterways. “The World Bank is offering Rs 1,000 crore and the Ministry of Shipping has also sanctioned Rs 1,250 crore. Thus a total of Rs 2,250 crore is ready for investment in developing the waterways in Assam,”… Read More
If you drive out to the middle of nowhere and keep going, you can see where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is battling with the forces of nature. At the confluence of the Mississippi, Atchafalaya and Red rivers, the Corps has erected towering gates that bend the flow of the water. Without human intervention,… Read More
Almost a year ago, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the Environmental Protection Agency to review a contentious Obama-era clean water rule and — if possible — eliminate it. “The EPA’s so-called ‘Waters of the United States’ rule is one of the worst examples of federal regulation, and it has truly run amok,… Read More
New Zealand’s major surf breaks and the impacts of vehicles on beaches are receiving more attention from local authorities because of the New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement 2010 (NZCPS), new analysis released by Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage this past weekend shows. “Surfers can be grateful that protecting surf breaks is now something that councils consider… Read More
In a sluggish year for shipping and logistics, Chennai Port still saw an increase in traffic due to higher crude import. Chennai Port has achieved a maximum draft of 17 metres, ahead of Ennore port (16), Mumbai port (14), Vizag port (14.5) and Cochin port (14.5). “Draft or depth of major ports have improved for… Read More
“What we know now is that nature can do a lot of the work for you, if you bring in environmental considerations at the beginning,” said Gerard van Raalte, author, lecturer and recently, winner of CEDA’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The problem in the past has been that harbour or coastal programmes were largely designed with… Read More
On the heels of a record performance in 2017, the Port of Montreal has moved an important step further to establish a sixth container terminal, located at Contrecoeur, where there is an existing bulk shipping facility 25 miles away on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It released an environmental impact report on… Read More
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources Ministry yesterday recommended buying more dredgers and continuing dredging works in the rivers across the country round the year. The committee also suggested the ministry to take initiatives for increasing the water flows in the rivers, said a Parliament Secretariat handout. The committee came up with the recommendations… Read More
Louisiana aims to get a handle on coastal flooding and land loss, and it’s looking to the Dutch for advice. “The Dutch have been protecting their coastline for the last 800 years,” said Justin Ehrenwerth, CEO of Baton Rouge-based research group Water Institute of the Gulf, speaking at a luncheon Wednesday in downtown Lake Charles…. Read More