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Capital improvements, customer service, and sustainability to provide economic benefits — improving quality of life for the region The Port of Seattle Commission passed its 2022 Budget and 2022-2026 Capital Improvement Plan today, with an emphasis on delivering an equitable recovery by safely operating our airport and maritime gateways, advancing capital improvement projects, and continuing… Read More
The agreement is the outcome of a six-month terminal review process between both parties and sets stage for new deepwater port and supply chain network. Charlotte, North Carolina USA and Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana USA – Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District (PPHTD) and APM Terminals have announced a Letter of Intent whereby APM Terminals will… Read More
An ongoing plan to clean out Ireland Creek and improve the beauty of the area continues to evolve, with new details from city leaders now being discussed. The update regarding dredging Ireland Creek was given during Walterboro City Council’s recent meeting, held on Nov. 9th. According to Walterboro City Manager Jeff Molinari, the city’s leaders… Read More
MASSENA — A milestone has been reached in the cleanup of the Grasse River Superfund site, according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials. They said Thursday that dredging and capping work, which began in 2019, has been completed, with nearly a quarter million cubic yards of sediment contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs, removed and more… Read More
EMERALD ISLE — Emerald Isle commissioners voted 5-0 Nov. 9 to authorize town manager Matt Zapp to apply for state funds for a dredging project to improve the channel to and from a regional boating access facility on Bogue Sound. The vote came during the board’s monthly meeting in town hall, also held virtually via… Read More
Maersk has agreed to form a joint-venture with South African transport and finance conglomerate Grindrod, to manage their South African container operations. The proposed deal, with Maersk taking a 51% stake and Grindrod 49%, will see Grindrod Intermodal and its feeder shipping operation, Ocean Africa Container Lines, merge with Maersk’s Southern African ocean services. And… Read More
Leading coastal and marine ecologists, economists and maritime engineers from 38 organisations across Europe, Turkey and Israel gathered in Barcelona between 2 and 5 November 2021 for the official kick-off meeting of the new project. It is one of the just four projects, among 180 candidates, funded by the so-called Green Deal call of the… Read More
Follows years of advocacy and the passage of historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that will deliver at least $8.5 billion to Washington State WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) announced today that she has helped to successfully secure $20 million in federal funding for the East Marginal Way Corridor Improvement project. The United States… Read More
The United States Department of Energy has awarded Duke University a $7.5 million grant to research the impact that offshore wind development can have on wildlife and marine life. The grant announced Oct. 13 is part of a larger sustainable energy development award package of $13.5 million by the Energy Department. The department distributed the… Read More
Many people welcomed the news on November 5 when the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan infrastructure bill that includes $2.5 billion in waterways infrastructure funding. Edward Belk Jr., P.E. has special reasons for welcoming it. Belk is director of programs for the Corps of Engineers’ Mississippi Valley Division, and he oversees a lot of… Read More