rom the driver’s seat of his pickup truck, Jake Fiennes points to the dark green strips of grass that betray the location of a dried-out saltwater creek system on the Holkham estate in Norfolk. If the early autumn rains allow, a rotary ditcher dragged by a tractor will soon score shallow channels in the sandy… Read More
A coastal clean-up removed tonnes of waste from Bermuda’s shores, according to environmental charity Keep Bermuda Beautiful. The KBB Coastal Clean Up, sponsored by accounting firm EY Bermuda, addressed waste on more than 40 sites across the island between November 5 and 7. A spokeswoman for the charity said hundreds of volunteers took part in… Read More
Northam calls roadmap a ‘milestone’ for how state will deal with sea level rise linked to climate change Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration released Virginia’s inaugural Coastal Resilience Master Plan Tuesday, meeting a pledge earlier this year to complete the initiative before his term ends. Developed over the past year with what the governor’s office said… Read More
A total of 10 projects — five new and five revised ones — were approved in Tuesday’s meeting The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday cleared the “Enhancing Digital Government and Economy (EDGE)” project involving a huge amount of Tk2541.64 crore, aiming to turn Bangladesh into a digital economy. Bangladesh Computer Council… Read More
Manufacturers from the Coast region have called on the State to facilitate the sector to expand production for local the domestic, regional and international markets. They noted that there were numerous economic activities that local producers could take up with the rise of the blue economy and called for incentives from the government. Speaking during… Read More
In March this year Boskalis was at the center of worldwide media attention on the salvage of the stranded mega container ship Ever Given in the Suez Canal. In collaboration with the Suez Canal Authority a large group of experts from Boskalis and its subsidiary SMIT Salvage succeeded in refloating the enormous vessel within a… Read More
Dredging proponents are seeking $893 million in federal loans supporting water infrastructure. Proponents of a controversial dredging project for Utah Lake are seeking $893 million in federal financing, hoping to tap a program aimed at “accelerating investment in water infrastructure” and gaining a crucial validation in the process. On Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency… Read More
GPC International Terminal Ltd. (GPC) has signed a public-private partnership (PPP) contract with the Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) to develop and operate the Laem Chabang Port Phase 3, Terminal F project in Chonburi province. The investment value in terms of the berth structure development is 30,871 million baht. This joint endeavor aims to push… Read More
San Pedro Bay is looking less crowded these days. The fleet of massive container ships loitering just offshore from the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles has thinned to 46 boats from its peak of more than 80 in late October. Is that a good sign for Southern California’s congested supply chain, and the… Read More
The Port of Hamburg has been integrated into MSC’s feeder service operating between the United Kingdom and several Baltic Sea ports. Four containerships with capacities ranging between 2,000 TEU and 3,500 TEU will be deployed in the Baltic Loop 3 service and will are set to call at Wilhelmshaven (Germany), Bremerhaven (Germany), Hamburg (Germany), Portbury… Read More