The Port of Seattle’s commission has voted to speed up its carbon-cutting efforts by ten years and now aims achieve net-zero emissions from its own operations by 2040. The port has also committed to accelerating its goal for tenant and port user emissions to be carbon neutral or better by 2050. The policy directives were… Read More
A 167,264-square-foot freezer facility is fighting the supply chain slowdown by increasing storage density and capacity. Technologically advanced, the facility features automated logistics. (TNS) — One of the Port of Virginia’s latest tools in the fight against supply chain disruption is almost as big as three football fields and “blasts” frozen food products with temperatures… Read More
RESERVE, La. — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has appointed Katie Klibert of LaPlace to the Port of South Louisiana Commission. She is filling the position left vacant by Patrick C. Sellars, who passed away on July 22. Klibert is a native of St. John the Baptist Parish and, along with her husband and son,… Read More
Martha Raddatz covers Hawaii’s response to climate change on ABC’s “This Week.” Rising sea levels paired with recent storm surges have been causing faster than usual erosion on Hawaii’s beaches and shorelines. “The coastal issues that are related to climate change are sort of the canary in the coal mine,” coastal hazards specialist Tara Owens… Read More
Lease prices for manufacturing could run $200,000 per acre for two parcels totaling about 40 acres, with the potential to generate millions in lease revenue. New Jersey has received bids from six potential tenants, all global renewable energy leaders, to lease parts of a new 200-acre port the state is building in Salem County to… Read More
A CAD 3.3 million (about US$2,6 million) investment by the Government of Ontario will see Canada’s Heddle Shipyards build a new cable ferry for the route that links the province’s Simcoe Island and Wolfe Island in the spring, summer and fall. The vessel will be built at Heddle Shpyards’ Hamilton yard and will help support… Read More
Third quarter net income of $13.8 million Third quarter adjusted EBITDA of $32.2 million Backlog of $598.5 million at September 30, 2021 HOUSTON, Nov. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Great Lakes”) (Nasdaq:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, today reported financial results for the quarter… Read More
Jeddah: A. P. Moller – Maersk, global integrator of container logistics, today signed an agreement with Saudi Ports Authority “Mawani” committing to an investment of 136Million USD (510 million Saudi Riyals) over a period of 25 years to set up an Integrated Logistics Park at the Jeddah Islamic Port in Saudi Arabia. The agreement was… Read More
SEATTLE — When coastal homeowners install seawalls to protect their houses from rising waters, they’re solving one problem by creating another. Protective structures such as seawalls and bulkheads can help save properties from erosion. But such structures, known collectively as shoreline armoring, can block the natural flow of sand and sediment down the coast and multiply… Read More
CONWAY, S.C. (WPDE) — The past five years have showcased a new chapter in the lives of neighbors who call the South Carolina coast home. Weather events from hurricanes, extreme seasonal rainfall, to the ebbs and flows of the ocean have impacted lives more frequently than what was once the norm. That’s evident in data… Read More