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The development of Port Louis will not only accommodate increasing container traffic, but also mitigate the likely impact of the cyclonic weather to which the country of Mauritius is prone, giving shippers more reliability. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
Department of ports has flagged the issue of need for comprehensive security cover and installation of security surveillance system to the minor ports in Karnataka with the ministry of road transport, highways and shipping. At present, the security of minor ports in the state is vested with the internal security division ofKarnataka State Police and… Read More
A rising tide lifts all boats. That old adage may be true, except in the case of the Petaluma River, where the waterway is so clogged with silt that the largest barges drag along the bottom even at high tide. The problem has persisted form more than a decade. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,… Read More
A new report, set to go to councillors next week, provides responses to last year’s public engagement and says there is “insignificant benefit” to dredging the river. Dredging the Nith won’t stop the Whitesands flooding. That’s what a new report set to go before councillors next Wednesday makes clear. The report provides responses to a… Read More
Today, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that a re-elected Conservative government will launch the “Quebec Maritime Prosperity” initiative to foster job creation and support Quebec’s Maritime Strategy. He also announced that as part of this initiative a re-elected Conservative Government will provide funding for the new maritime terminal at the Port of Montreal’s Alexandra Pier,… Read More
Business is on the upswing at the Florence-Lauderdale Port, but in winter, access is sometimes an issue. The Tennessee River port has long been the Shoals’ primary industrial access point to inland waterways, and business has been good. Port director Hal Greer said the board of directors has acquired more land for storage. “We’re seeing… Read More
Dredging of the 102.5-mile river channel to 45 feet is just one of many projects under way as Philadelphia and other Delaware River ports build new terminals that can handle various cargoes or rev up long-postponed plans for new terminals. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
Vietnam’s shipping department has drafted a proposal to deepen the Thi Vai passage, allowing Cai Mepcontainer terminal to handle larger vessels. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
Nome’s ability to attract investors and secure its role in offshore Arctic activities continues to be the main focus of the city’s Port Commission. At this month’s meeting, the commission shared concern over its inability to attract big business and even bigger visitors to Nome this summer. Along with Shell running its summer drilling operations… Read More
Matri Sadan seers have taken objection to the Uttarakhand administration seeking the Centre’s nod for dredging in the Ganga and its tributaries in Haridwar. The seers have written a strong letter to state forest minister Dinesh Agrawal on the issue. Swami Shivanand has rejected the suggestion that there is a threat of Ganga swelling and flooding… Read More
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has joined 27 other states in asking the Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw the final regulation regarding the “Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the United States.” The regulations, known generally as the “Waters of the U.S.” Rule, or WOTUS, would extend the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers’ regulatory… Read More
After sending 12 civil servants to study in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, the Jakarta administration is seeking to further cooperate with the Dutch city on water management and land reclamation. Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama said that Jakarta sought to learn from and imitate Rotterdam in terms of water management, as Rotterdam had hundreds of years… Read More
The Philippine Coast Guard would conduct an investigation on the large dredging machine pipe which was swept by strong waves by Typhoon Ineng, ending up in Barangay Baroro, Bacnotan town. “There is still no confirmation if where it really came from and why was that big pipe here,” said Ensign Simeon Dela Rosa, Coast Guard… Read More
Speakers at a public hearing Thursday almost unanimously endorsed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers‘ proposed 30-year dredging plan for Long Island Sound, whether they were owners of small marinas who depend on removal of sand and silt to keep their boat slips accessible or congressional representatives interested in protecting major marine assets in the… Read More
They came by kayak, sailboat, jet ski, paddleboard, pontoon boat, by whatever watercraft they could to reach a Sunday afternoon beach party the likes of which they believe Sarasota has never before experienced. On a Big Pass sandbar that at low tide stretched the equivalent of about three city blocks, 2,000 or more beachcombers —… Read More