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An early flood on the Mississippi River this year brought with it a large amount of sediment that is slowly filling in vital navigation channels on the lower river. The extra dirt has cut into the recommended draft for all vessels going through the main navigation channel of Southwest Pass and has had the U.S…. Read More
An environmental group is taking legal action to demand that Environment and Climate Change Canada investigate possible health impacts if a Canadian potash exporting company dredged sediment from Prince Rupert harbour. Canpotex, which is looking to construct an export terminal on Ridley Island, has been issued a renewed permit that allows the company to lift… Read More
There may be scope for future African leaders to borrow the European precedent of connecting navigable rivers to develop an inland, canal-based transportation network. Inland waterway systems have also been successful outside Europe. In the U.S., inland waterway freight transportation can move bulk and container shipments of over 100 TEUs at lower cost per unit… Read More
For the first time since 2007, the number of vessels in the port of Rotterdam increased. In 2015, 29,122 sea-going vessels arrived, compared to 29,014 in 2014. In 2007, 37,097 sea-going vessels called at the port. The number of significant accidents decreased the past year from twelve to seven. Three of these incidents involved leisure… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers found scant public support Tuesday night for its proposal to dump contaminated Cuyahoga River sediment into Lake Erie nine miles offshore. The Army Corps, which dredges the six-mile Cleveland Carla Rautenbergshipping channel twice a year, requires an Ohio EPA permit to perform open-lake dumping of thousands of tons of dredged… Read More
Global economic growth will be stuck in low gear this year at around 2.5 percent, continuing the weak GDP that has put the brakes on trade for the past few years, IHS Chief Economist Nariman Behravesh told the 2016 TPM Conference in Long Beach on Monday. Trade will not recover this year, and when it… Read More
Port infrastructure is being intensely developed in Russia. Draught Strategy for the Development of Seaports Infrastructure till 2030 implies more dredging, also in Arctic conditions. Prospects of Russia’s dredging industry and import substitution were discussed by the participants of the 3rd International Forum of Dredging Companies organized by Media-Group PortNews. The Forum also saw the achievement… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District will meet with non-federal sponsors, customers and agency partners to collaborate on best practices regarding programs ranging from environmental to flood risk management, dredging the Texas coast and regulatory oversight of U.S. waters during a Stakeholder Partnering Forum, March 3, at the district’s headquarters building located at… Read More
Thanks to a cooperative agreement between the South Coast Ports Coalition and the state of Oregon, a $700,000 Ellicott 360 Swinging Dragon dredge named The Laura, will be used to clear mooring basins inside of breakwater areas at ports from Brookings north to Coos Bay. Individual ports will foot the bill for the transportation, set… Read More
THE approval of the US$675,5 million loan of the second phase of construction works at the Kribi Deep sea port has come as a major boost in Cameroon Vision 2035 ambitions by unlocking the country’s mining potential, create jobs and enhance trade with neighbouring countries. The Exim Bank of China has approved additional funding for… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said late Wednesday that test results of samples taken from the bottom of the Cuyahoga River shipping channel were clean enough to allow open-lake disposal of dredged sediment. The Army Corps‘ desire to dump dredged river sediment into Lake Erie has been a point of contention for more than… Read More
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