Navigator Holdings Ltd. (“Navigator”) has announced the signing of a non-binding Letter of Intent with Naviera Ultranav Limitada (“Ultranav”) to merge Ultragas ApS’ (“Ultragas”) fleet and business activities with Navigator, according to the company’s release. The transaction would unite two leading gas shipping companies with similar culture and mindset and is expected to enhance Navigator’s… Read More
Talks about the Port of Virginia deepening and widening its shipping channels to make room for larger cargo vessels have spanned several years. It was welcome news, then, when dredges hit the Chesapeake Bay in December 2019 to start digging, the first step in a project that aims to make Hampton Roads’ port the deepest… Read More
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand are calling on the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to direct available funding toward an emergency dredging of Barcelona Harbor in the town of Westfield. Citing recent storms that have washed sediment over the break wall, the channel has increasingly shallowed. Schumer and… Read More
The Northwest ports of Vancouver, British Columbia, Tacoma, Seattle, and the combined container operations of The Northwest Seaport Alliance, are jointly committing to a new vision to phase out emissions from seaport-related activities by 2050. In a collaboration among the four ports, the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy seeks to meet this target through changes… Read More
Middlesex County and municipalities join Resilient NJ to initiate resiliency plan to reduce flood risk The Resilient NJ: Raritan River and Bay Communities initiative seeks community input to build an equitable and impactful long-term climate adaptation strategy MIDDLESEX COUNTY – A coalition of local Middlesex County leaders and technical experts today announced the launch of the… Read More
GEFCO, a global provider of industrial supply chain services and the European leader in automotive logistics, has formed a partnership through its subsidiary in the UAE with the leading smart trade enabler, DP World, UAE Region for new car solutions, according to the company’s release. Through this partnership, GEFCO UAE now offers automotive customers a… Read More
Over the last months, European ports have been playing a critical role in the supply and distribution of essential goods and in keeping the economy running. As gateways to the world, being at the crossroads of supply chains, hubs of energy, industry and blue economy, ports can be unique engines of sustainable growth and recovery…. Read More
STRUTHERS — Dam removal work on the Mahoning River in Mahoning County is resuming for 2021. In a regional effort to revitalize the waterway between Mahoning and Trumbull counties, Struthers is the next community to have its dam removed. Mayor Catherine Cercone Miller said the work will kick off in May and wrap up in… Read More
MASSENA, N.Y. (WWTI) — Cleanup efforts will continue beginning in April at the Grasse River Superfund Site. The United States Environmental Protection Agency announced this week that in-river work will resume; aiming to address sediment contaminated at the Grasse River Superfund Site, Alcoa Aggregation, in Massena, New York. Arconic to provide over $2 million to… Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released Thursday a proposal for the next phase of the Sherwin-Williams/Hilliards Creek Superfund site. The proposal calls for dredging of contaminated sediment and excavation and capping of floodplain soil at Silver Lake, Bridgewood Lake, Kirkwood Lake, and Hilliards Creek between Gibbsboro, Voorhees and Lindenwold. Silver Lake and the creek… Read More