The Portland City Council voted Monday to fund its share of a long-awaited project to clear sediment from the city’s working waterfront after more than a decade of planning and delays. The city will spend $4 million from tax increment financing — which was laid out in the fiscal year 2025 budget — to clear… Read More
In short: Sand nourishment is being touted as a viable solution to address coastal erosion across Australian beaches. Experts say a shared program could be used in all coastal LGAs in New South Wales to lower the cost. Councils want the state government to chip in more funding to help mitigate the risk of erosion. Like… Read More
Strategic enhancements in Ecuador and Peru position ports as key gateways to global trade, driving economic growth and sustainability across the region. DP World, a global leader in supply chain solutions, is making significant investments in its port terminals in Peru and Ecuador to enhance capacity and operational efficiency, reinforcing its strategic vision for Latin… Read More
The second phase of the San Dieguito Lagoon restoration reached a significant milestone last week. On June 6, a collection of SANDAG and Caltrans engineers and biologists gathered to witness the active release of berm at the restoration project site, opening up the saltwater marsh inlet to the tidal flow. Rather than sending an epic… Read More
City’s First Offshore Wind Transmission Connection and Port in Sunset Park to Become Staging Hub for 54-Turbine Empire Wind 1 Project, Will Deliver 810 Megawatts of Renewable Electricity to City Project Advances Green Transition to Renewable Energy, Bolstering City’s National Leadership in Offshore Wind Industry Will Create Thousands of New ‘Green-Collar’ Jobs in Coming Years,… Read More
More than 30 volunteers spent the first Sunday of June busy planting 1000 native grasses in Wairarapa coastal sand dunes. The annual Riversdale Beach planting day is a community-led conservation effort to restore and protect the dunes. It’s a collaborative effort between volunteers from the Riversdale Beach Community Association [RBCA] and is funded by Masterton… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has announced the publication of the Draft Environmental Impact Study (DEIS) for the Pearl River Basin Mississippi Federal Flood Risk Management Project. This significant step in the project’s development marks the beginning of a 45-day public review period, concluding on Monday, July 22, 2024. The DEIS and its… Read More
Ocean and Key Ports Update As shared in our 6 May advisory, the complexity of the situation in Red Sea and the ripple effects on global supply chains have intensified in recent months causing industry-wide disruptions. We now expect that these disruptions will continue into the third quarter of 2024. Despite hopes that the situation would… Read More
APM Terminals’ operations featured six times in the top 10 most efficient container terminals in the world, as ranked in The Container Port PERFORMANCE INDEX 2023 published this week by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence. The CPPI, developed by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence, is based on an extensive… Read More
AWO Welcomes Two New Members. Please join AWO in giving a warm welcome to our newest members: Kluber Lubrication NA LP is based in Tyler, TX and offers products including advanced formulations for Z-drives and stern tubes to enhance machinery longevity and align with stringent environmental standards. Spinergie Corporation is a maritime technology company specializing in vessel performance, emission… Read More