Executive director of the Port of Los Angeles on the backlog at U.S. ports
Gene Seroka
Posted on September 29, 2021
Gene Seroka of Port of Los Angeles joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the state of U.S. ports and how he thinks the U.S. can fix the supply chain bottleneck.
The Port of London Authority is continuing with an operation to remove a ‘wet wipe’ island from the River Thames The mass of congealed wipes, weighing an estimated 180-tons and size of two tennis courts, is near Hammersmith Bridge. In the first such project an eight-ton excavator is being used to dredge up the wet… Read More
A cargo transfer milestone has been reached at a Chinese port. But the haul wasn’t typical products, but rather, air pollution. It’s a fascinating achievement that could provide shipping with another revenue stream, astoundingly from ship exhaust, according to the Maritime Executive. Evergreen’s 152,300-deadweight-ton Ever Top was retrofitted last year with tech to capture carbon dioxide from… Read More
The dredging and reclamation works will create 1,207 hectares of reclaimed land in two phases — Phase I at ₹14,301.35 crore and Phase II at ₹4,937.23 crore. Vadhvan Port Project Ltd has invited global bids worth ₹19,238.57 crore for dredging, land reclamation, and construction of an offshore protection bund for the upcoming Vadhvan Port in… Read More
The works will enable the Shetland port to host larger cruise ships. The second phase of a major dredging project at Lerwick Harbour in Scotland is set to get underway mid-month following successful completion of an initial phase in July. The resumption of dredging by Boskalis Westminster follows the arrival backhoe dredger, Magnor, today. The latest contract… Read More
Mining and Blue Economy Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho has ordered the formation of a fact-finding team to investigate claims that a contractor flouted government directives on the disposal of dredged material. The probe follows accusations by Old Town fisherfolk that the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) deposited dredged sand, silt, clay, gravel, and debris onto critical… Read More