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Dredging technologies of the future will be based on robotization and intellectualization, IAA PortNews correspondent cites Mikhail Chemodanov, Technical Director of Nonius Engineering Ltd., as saying at the 3rd International Forum of Dredging Companies organized by Media-Group PortNews. According to him, the future will see robotizaion of dredgers and barges as well as production of… Read More
A group of elected officials led by U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to include Southern Brooklyn in any coastal protection projects it recommends in a new study of mitigation and resiliency programs in the New York/New Jersey harbor. Schumer (D-New York) and U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-Coney Island-Canarsie-Eastern… Read More
An iron cannon has been unearthed during dredging work on Portsmouth Harbour. The relic was recovered during a seabed clearance to prepare for the new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers. Experts believe, although cannons can indicate the presence of unknown shipwrecks, it was an “isolated discovery”. It is being held at the Mary Rose Museum… Read More
Kamarajar Port Limited, which runs the port at Ennore in the state of Tamil Nadu on India’s eastern coast, is investing close to $1.2 billion in five projects that will add its first container terminal and nearly double capacity over the coming three years. The five projects are the 1.4 million twenty-foot-equivalent unit capacity container… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps Engineers has denied funding for a study of Red River which was requested in response to flooding in June. The newly-formed flood technical committee, a group of area engineers, hydrologists and other experts from Caddo-Bossier Parish, asked for $1.5 million to be allocated from the Corps’ federal budget for a study… Read More
Angered by the resurgence of illegal dredgers on its waterways, the Lagos State Government has decided to suspend all dredging activities in the state. The state commissioner for waterfront infrastructure development, Adebowale Akinsanya, who made the disclosure said the government would do all that is possible to arrest the fragile coastline of the state and… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers will allocate an additional $9 million this year toward dredging projects at Oregon’s small ports. More than $5 million of those funds will go toward the needs of small ports along Oregon’s South Coast, including $942,000 for the Port of Umpqua. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Springfield, and Sens. Ron Wyden and… Read More
The Port of Wilmington has a lot to be proud of. It’s the nation’s top importer of bananas. As part of the greater Delaware River port complex, it helps that system bring in almost all of the East Coast’s oil. And it’s got prime access to truck routes in and out of the Mid-Atlantic. But… Read More
Ohio’s environmental regulators are unlikely to allow a federal agency to begin dumping sediment from Cleveland’s shipping channels into Lake Erie. The head of the state’s Environmental Protection Agency said Friday that a decision hasn’t been made. But Craig Butler says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hasn’t swayed him into thinking the sediment is… Read More
Disciplinary action has been taken against officers over mistakes made over the contract to dredge and dispose of silt from Peel Marina. The move follows a highly-critical Public Accounts Committee report which concluded the dredging project was mishandled and government financial regulations were ‘almost completely ignored’. In the House of Keys this week, Infrastructure Minister… Read More
Belgium is working towards getting an agreement between the ports of Zeebrugge in Belgium and the port of Chennai as part of its efforts to take part in the development of Indian ports, a top Belgian official said. Proposal to be ready The port of Chennai is in the process of getting a proposal ready… Read More
Dredging operations on the upper Hudson River are winding down after six years and $1.5 billion but some advocates are pushing for another round. A coalition of environmental groups that unsuccessfully lobbied to prolong the PCB dredging before crews left the river last year are still pressing their case as the Environmental Protection Agency begins… Read More
Denmark’s Port of Frederikshavn has released a video outlining its ambitious expansion plans as it looks to up its potential as one of Northern Europe’s key players. The video articulates how the Port of Frederikshavn intends to drastically expand its harbour and channel in order to facilitate new quays, an increased basin depth and a… Read More
Charleston and Savannah are adjacent ports, serving similar ships and hinterlands and, therefore, highly competitive. Both were vying for deeper channels. After 15 years of relentless struggle, in 2012, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved a 47-foot channel for the Port of Savannah; then, in 2014, the corps approved a 52-foot channel for the… Read More
The signing of Letters of Exchange between Nepal and India for using Visakhapatnam Port as an alternative EXIM gateway for the Himalayan country will benefit both the countries in strengthening their economic ties. After yearlong consultations culminating in the visit of Nepal’s Minister for Commerce Deepak Bohara and Ambassador Deepak Kumar Upadaya last month and… Read More