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The Ohio EPA has won another court ruling in a long-running dispute over dredging Cleveland’s harbor. A federal judge says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must pay the past costs of dumping sediment from the Cuyahoga River into contaminant areas along Lake Erie. The Corps and the EPA have been fighting about where the… Read More
The Port of Coos Bay has stepped up its public outreach efforts in recent weeks to promote its proposed $400 million channel modification project. “This city, this bay was built on shipping. It’s a valuable resource,” Mike Dunning, port director of maritime operations, told Coos Bay city councilors Tuesday. “One of the important numbers to… Read More
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) – the recognized and unified voice of America’s seaports – is applauding Congress for approving the 2017 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, which will maintain or increase funding for several programs in a variety of federal agencies that help America’s seaports deliver economic prosperity, create U.S. jobs and benefit local… Read More
Dive Brief: – Newark Bay’s Bayonne Bridge will be raised from 151 feet to 215 feet six months ahead of schedule, a counterpoint to the $2.1 billion dredging project at the Port of New York and New Jersey, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. – The raised bridge will allow the Port to begin accepting… Read More
The Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport (DMAT) in Abu Dhabi has issued a notice directing all dredging and reclamation companies to obtain a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for dredging and reclamation works in Abu Dhabi waters. The notice stipulated that the companies must obtain the NOC prior to the commencement of the work as… Read More
ABS, the leading provider of classification and technical services to the offshore industry, is working with industry to improve efficiencies in offshore development. “ABS is working on multiple fronts to help the offshore industry find efficiencies and streamline operations,” says ABS Executive Vice President for Global Offshore Ken Richardson. “We are coordinating efforts for standardization… Read More
In a surprising turn in the Cuyahoga River dredging saga, the US Army Corps of Engineers collaborated with the Ohio EPA last week to sample sediment on the Cuyahoga River. The two sides have been arguing over the dredged material for years. Together, the Army Corps and the Ohio EPA decided on the location and… Read More
The government has moved to modernise and strengthen the south-western Mongla port to handle the increased load of cargoes it has to face once transit goods and Rampal power plant’s raw materials are unloaded there, officials said. The step has been taken following an instruction of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to make the port… Read More
The record-breaking level of cargo moving through the Port of Charleston has had some unintended — and expensive —consequences, with a maintenance dredging project repeatedly having to move to the sidelines as container vessels take precedence at Wando Welch Terminal. The State Ports Authority‘s bill for dredging the berths came in at nearly 54 percent… Read More
IHS Markit will be releasing two free whitepapers each quarter providing thought-provoking industry insight form our subject matter experts covering both the Maritime industry and Global Trade future outlooks for 2017 and beyond. Second quarter reports are currently available. Source: IHS
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency on April 18 based on the continuous, rapid erosion of the state’s coastline. The goal of the declaration is to hasten the federal permitting process in order to get coastal restoration projects started and bring nationwide attention to the issue. “Decades of saltwater intrusion, subsidence… Read More
A combination of two levees costing $1.6 million has been recommended as a solution to reduce the impact of flooding in Holbrook. The Holbrook Floodplain Risk Management Study was adopted by Greater Hume Council on Wednesday. It put forward a range of measures including designating a flood-way, developing a database of all drainage infrastructure and… Read More
Stakeholders with a water resources development project they would like modified or studied need to submit requests to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in a timely fashion and should pay close attention to a notice recently published by the USACE in the Federal Register. Entities interested in pursuing potential congressional authorization for future water… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Galveston District (USACE) announces the release of the Draft Integrated General Reevaluation Report (DIGRR-EA) for the Tentatively Select Plan (TSP) of the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project, Brazoria County, Texas. The USACE will accept written public comments or questions on the DIGRR-EA from April 11, 2017 through May 11, 2017,… Read More
Residents and traders in a West Cork town have expressed concern they may be hit by a third major flood in as many years next winter if negotiations don’t succeed to get a contractor for a major €16 million flood relief scheme for the town. Contractor Wills Brothers removed all its heavy machinery from the… Read More