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Since the International Maritime Organization announced the new Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index requirements following MEPC 76, shipowners have been looking for solutions which will enable the current fleet to meet and exceed the required targets. However, the question remains, will the technologies and fuels currently available enable vessels to comply? In addition to existing… Read More
The Responsible Offshore Development Alliance has another grant from the federal government to bring experts together on how the big push for developing offshore wind power will affect U.S. fisheries. The latest $155,000 award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will fund a second “Synthesis of the Science” symposium, this time on how floating… Read More
Damen’s Global Dredging Headquarters in Nijkerk has had the honour of receiving His Excellency Anne van Leeuwen, the new Dutch Ambassador to Bangladesh, who will be starting in his new post in Dhaka, Bangladesh, next month. The ambassador was there on a fact-finding mission to learn about dredging, including the latest technology now in use,… Read More
Residents of Anloga District in the Volta Region have expressed worry over the threat posed to coastal communities by the devastating effects of the sea, threatening lives and property. They said pleas of the three coastal districts, Anloga, Keta and Ketu South, for government’s intervention to curtail the perennial sea erosion had yielded no results…. Read More
Col. Estee S. Pinchasin became the 69th commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, during a change of command ceremony at the Washington Aqueduct in Washington D.C., July 16, 2021. Pinchasin, the first female leader of the Baltimore District, assumed command from Col. John T. Litz, who had served in the… Read More
Corpus Christi, TX, USA – The Port of Corpus Christi ended June 2021 with a new record quarter and a record first half of the year, moving nearly 80.5 million tons of cargo in the first six months of the year. The Port’s first-half 2021 total tonnage yielded a 4.7 percent increase over the same… Read More
Highlights: Quantity disputes hamper efficiency Singapore leads with Mass Flow Meter example Regional jurisdictions complicate implementation Delays and disputes over marine bunkering operations remain widespread at the key Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp ports, according to industry players, fueling new calls for mandatory mass flow meters in the European port hub. Disagreements over the volumes of marine fuels actually… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The San Francisco Bay could get a $125 million boost to help improve its water quality and restore surrounding wetlands. The House of Representatives passed the San Francisco Bay Restoration Act last month and the Senate recently referred it to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose), who co-sponsored the bill,… Read More
FORT WORTH, Texas – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District Deputy Contracting Chief, Contracting Division, Gerard Henry was recently announced as the winner of the 2021 Excellence in Contracting Awards – Manager of the Year Award. Each year, USACE recognizes the significant achievements and contributions of our contracting workforce for their commitment and… Read More
PITTSBURGH, July 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — L.B. Foster Company (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: FSTR) has been awarded a $7 million subcontract to supply infrastructure materials for the rehabilitation of existing upstream approach walls for a new lock at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Soo Locks Complex in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The Company… Read More