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A new Ministry for Waterways has been established by the Fijian Government. This has been done to address the growing threat that flooding poses, a threat that is projected to worsen due to the effects of climate change. The ministry will be responsible for the maintenance of drainage systems and management of waterways in Fiji,… Read More
When the $5.5 billion expansion of the Panama Canal opened on June 26, 2016, dignitaries from around the world and 25,000 Panamanians lined the banks of the canal. But on the first anniversary, it was pretty much a working day. Five NeoPanamax vessels — ships too long, too wide and too heavy to fit through… Read More
The reported Indian proposal seeking Bangladesh to meet 20 per cent of the cost for dredging the routes of its two major rivers under the Protocol of Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWTT) does not seem to be fair. India, according to a report published recently in this paper, has floated a proposal to amend… Read More
Fifty-five years. The number drew groans and murmurs throughout the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel ballroom. That’s how long Gary Klawinski, director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2, said it could take before a person will be able to safely eat a fish meal from the Hudson River once a month. It’s an estimate found… Read More
Caterpillar Marine is pleased to announce one of the world’s largest split hopper dredger is being built with a complete Cat® engine and propulsion package. The 4200 cubic meter capacity vessel designed by MARIC Design House in conjunction with the Jiangsu Haixin shipyard, receives its shaft propulsion power from two Cat C280-8 engines which are… Read More
Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO), owner of the world’s largest container shipper Maersk Line, has been hit by the global Petya cyber attack, preventing it from accepting new orders. The cyber extortion campaign, which has disrupted businesses around the world, has also caused congestion at some of the 76 port terminals run by Maersk’s APM Terminals… Read More
A fast-and-furious month for lining up money to start deepening Jacksonville’s ship channel resulted Monday in the port authority board voting to move forward with the first phase of the dredging, a decision cheered by supporters who broke into applause in JaxPort’s boardroom. JaxPort board members engaged in no discussion before unanimously voting to proceed… Read More
The Environmental Protection Agency will answer questions from the public about the effectiveness of a $1.7 billion cleanup of the Hudson River. The EPA is taking questions Wednesday night in Poughkeepsie during the public comment period for a recently released review of the Superfund project. The EPA says that based on the data so far,… Read More
Bangladesh is set to start construction of a third seaport at Payra, in Patuakhali district, opening another avenue for shippers in Dhaka and the south-central region of the country to avoid other congested ports. The port will be connected to Dhaka and elsewhere through railways, roadways, and inland waterways. The new port will be 309… Read More
Late last month, an oil tanker measuring three football fields long and six stories high moved slowly through the port of Corpus Christi, Texas, to test the waters of America’s booming crude-export industry. After navigating Aransas Pass around 7 a.m. on May 26, the vessel, Euronav NV’s Anne, didn’t pick up any oil, but its… Read More
A move by China to save the planet has delivered a price shock to the global shipping industry just as it was starting to emerge from its worst slump in almost a decade. China manufacturers make 90 percent of all containers used on ships to carry all manner of finished products and commodities around the… Read More
Unrealistic investment in deepening and expanding ports on the US East Coast could lead to a dramatic backlash, a leading economist has warned. In a debate-style session to open TOC Europe’s Container Supply Chain conference, Hofstra University’s Jean-Paul Rodrigue told delegates that the massive public spending on dredging projects on the East Coast will come… Read More
The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) board of directors adopted a 2018 fiscal year financial plan that includes six percent pier container growth, USD 251.1 million operating revenues, USD 44.1 million operating earnings, and capital expenditures of USD 262.3 million. The plan projects pier containers, or box volume, of 1.263 million during FY2018, a six… Read More
Stikland based Cape Mining Supplies (CMS) report the delivery of the largest Dragflow hydraulically driven submersible dredge pump yet supplied on the African continent. This order was received from Marine Civils Contractor Southern Oceaneering who was awarded the dredging and sand bypass maintenance contract at Coega’s deep water port of Ngqura. Its contract with Transnet… Read More
The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore handled nearly 10 percent more cargo last year than the previous year, making it the fourth fastest-growing port in North America, according to a recent study by the Journal of Commerce, an industry publication. In 2016, the port handled the equivalent of 648,770 20-foot containers, the truck-sized boxes… Read More