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Drewry’s latest five-year global container port demand forecast is 4.3% per annum, up from last year. The maritime consultancy made the announcement in its summary of the key trends and developments in the global container port and terminal industry. Projected port capacity expansion is 2.7% per annum, so average utilisation levels will rise, said Drewry…. Read More
The historic “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” legislation approved Dec. 2 in the U.S. Senate and a somewhat different version approved on Nov. 16 in the House of Representatives each contain provisions that would reduce or curtail much-needed tax support for investments in America’s infrastructure, including seaports. As the united voice of the nation’s ports,… Read More
The backers of one of the biggest coal terminals in North America have filed a second lawsuit against Washington state over a $680 million coal export terminal. Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview filed the lawsuit Monday in Thurston County Superior Court against the state Department of Ecology. The lawsuit alleges Ecology violated public records laws by withholding… Read More
Scania said it is strengthening its position in the marine engine segment with the launch of a new six-cylinder 13 L inline engine. The new engine combines new power levels ranging from 650 to 925 hp and reduced fuel consumption, Scania said. It’s the second platform in Scania’s marine engine portfolio to use common rail… Read More
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have agreed to share the $1.2 million cost of a design plan for green infrastructure that would divert 17 million gallons of stormwater annually from combined water and sewer pipes under Negley Run Road. The project site is one of several that… Read More
General Electric seeks to close the books on a $1.7 billion cleanup of the upper Hudson River, a new fight is simmering over the company’s legacy of toxic pollution in the region. This time, the focus is not on whether the fish are safe to eat, but whether children are safe playing in riverside parks… Read More
The state marine fisheries department has sought the help of Paradip port for dredging the Mahanadi river mouth – where the state’s largest fishing harbour is located -to ensure the safety of sea-going fishermen. The depth of the navigation channel has dipped over the years due to silt deposition, posing a threat to hassle-free movement… Read More
After a large volume of scientific research and almost two-years of pre-consultation with the community, Napier Port has reached a huge milestone in the development of its proposed wharf and dredging project. Today the port lodged its resource consent application with Hawke’s Bay Regional Council – which if granted would allowed the 350m wharf to… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is close to renewing Pennsylvania’s 10-year permit for maintenance work on the Delaware Canal. Following a public comment period open through Dec. 21, the corps plans to award the permit under the Clean Water Act to the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Running 60 miles from Easton… Read More
Hurricane Harvey caused catastrophic damage in Houston, but the historic deluge also brought calamity to the Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Bay. The aftermath of the storm threatens two vital industries — one mammoth and ironclad, the other small and slimy: shipping and oysters. Fire Boat One cruises down the Houston Ship Channel — one… Read More
Shipping industry experts fear the proposed Enayam port, proximate to the Vizhinjam port in Trivandrum and the Vallarpadam port in Cochin, may not be sustainable. The confusion and controversy surrounding a port proposed to be set up at Enayam in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, refuses to subside. To be developed as a major international port,… Read More
Sri Lanka formally handed over commercial activities in its main southern port to a Chinese company on Saturday and received US$292 million out of a US$1.12 billion deal, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera said. The deal, signed in July, will see China Merchants Port Holdings, handling the Chinese-built Hambantota port on a 99-year lease. The port… Read More
It seemed at the time like a somewhat random, and amazingly fortuitous, coincidence. Just as the Panama Canal was unveiling a new, fatter set of locks, U.S. shale drillers were readying their very first exports of liquefied natural gas. While the wide-body tankers that transport LNG would’ve had no chance of squeaking through the original… Read More
A new QUT-led study has found ways to detect hidden dangers of repeated stresses on seagrass using statistical modelling. The research, published by the Journal of Applied Ecology, found cumulative maintenance dredging which affected the light on the sea floor increased risks on seagrass survival. It found, globally, seagrass meadows can be at risk of… Read More
Port Canaveral has completed a project that deepened the West Turning Basin to the authorized depth of 43 feet (plus two feet of additional overdredge), complementing the existing authorized port channel depth of 44 feet, the port said in a statement Thursday. The six-month project allows deeper draft access to the port’s container cargo facility… Read More