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Work to fix the rapidly disintegrating Manawatū Foxton Beach Wharf is starting next week. The gabion basket wall, a wire box filled with stones, was installed in 2014 after the jetty was removed but had disintegrated and was no longer effective. The wall was intended to be a temporary measure, but it was never replaced… Read More
The effort includes a new state trust for guaranteed project funding. A high-profile pair of bills dealing with effects of climate change are sitting on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk, awaiting his signature. The two bills, which address sea level rise mitigation and funding for it, were sent to the Governor Monday, the same day DeSantis… Read More
Port of Melbourne welcomes the proposed $2b Commonwealth budget commitment for the creation ofa new intermodal terminal to accommodate future Inland Rail services, according to the company’s release. Port of Melbourne supports the increased use of rail to enable the more efficient movement of goods, as evidenced by its $125m Port Rail Transformation Project as… Read More
PD Ports, owner and operator of Teesport, has secured a third long-term deal at its recently unveiled state-of-the-art bulks facility, accelerating future expansion plans due to demand from global manufacturers and shippers, according to PD Ports’s release. The UK major ports group signed a long-term contract with a third global customer to secure the remaining… Read More
The U.S. container seaport sector endured a series of disruptions caused by the pandemic, but still ended up handling more containers than ever. Meanwhile, the temporary blockage of the Suez Canal complicated an ongoing congestion crisis. The rapid re-emergence of China from initial lockdowns combined with a surge in consumer durables demand and transport of… Read More
Excerpts from “Reflections on Earth Day 2021: Preparing for Future Needs,” a third in a series of messages from the US Army Corps of Engineers commemorating Earth Day and USACE’s enduring environmental mission. – Written by Mr. Eric Bush, Acting Planning and Policy Division Chief, USACE Headquarters. On behalf of the USACE Planning and Policy… Read More
Defence Minister Peter Dutton has asked his department ‘to come back with some advice’ about the future of the 99-year lease by Chinese company Landbridge of the Port of Darwin. Hopefully Defence takes this shot at redemption, correcting a dreadful policy error when it concluded in 2015 that the lease wasn’t a problem. Leave to… Read More
Toshiko Grace Hasegawa of Beacon Hill is running for the Port Commission Position 4 seat against incumbent Peter Steinbrueck. The battle is generational. Both Hasegawa and Steinbrueck come from liberal Seattle families long steeped in politics, but their campaigns represent the varied options of the Port’s future. The Seattle Port Commission oversees a vast transportation… Read More
Officials seek to conserve vast area of salt marsh as bulwark against storm surge, erosion, flooding Along the U.S. Southeast coast, communities and military installations face a common enemy—floods, erosion, and rising seas. In response, military and government leaders are looking to fight nature with nature. A group of regional government and military officials launched… Read More
After a slow start, the offshore wind industry in the United States is finally poised to take off. Just last month, the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) finalized its environmental analysis relating to the first proposed large-scale, commercial wind farm offshore the United States. This not only signaled that BOEM will… Read More