A new vessel to replace the aging MV Balfour will begin sailing in 2022, according to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. The ministry states that it is exploring options for an electric vessel or one that could be converted later. The dredging of a section of the West Arm near Balfour to make passage… Read More
Anaklia Port is set to enter a new important stage of its construction. In August 2018, Georgia will witness an unprecedented scale of marine engineering works in the country’s history, as the marine works for dredging and reclamation at Phase 1 Anaklia Deep Sea Port project will begin. After a long and tough selection process,… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi had a record-breaking first half of the year moving 52.2 million tons of products between January 1 and June 30, 2018. This number exceeds the tonnage moved in the first half of 2017 by 926,000 tons – an overall two percent increase year over year. The growth can be attributed,… Read More
Early on Friday morning, July 6, City of Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and several other area leaders took a boat tour in Huffman to observe Lake Houston debris removal progress. The debris removal project is a part of the overall Hurricane Harvey debris mitigation from last year’s 51-inch rainfall. Galveston-based DRC Emergency Services was awarded… Read More
When it comes to avoiding a repeat of the 2016’s record-breaking deluge and disaster, many communities are still floating ideas. Few projects are under way while state and local officials assess the best way forward. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last month dedicated $14 million toward the Comite River Diversion Canal, though the amount… Read More
Because of high expense and no guarantees of success, the Watseka City Council Tuesday night agreed to opt out of an Army Corps of Engineers study on flooding. This is different than the Department of Natural Resources buyout program, which the city is currently working through. Mayor John Allhands read from the 2014 compressive plan… Read More
“It was a dream scenario, but it didn’t work out.” That was the word Thursday from Carteret County Shore Protection Office Manager Greg Rudolph. Mr. Rudolph, along with Atlantic Beach Mayor Trace Cooper and Pine Knoll Shores Manager Brian Kramer, attempted this week to convince the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to undertake a massive… Read More
Global Ports Forum presents the Executive Program on Global Ports Advanced Management, September 30 – October 09, 2018 + Port visits 3 days 10-12 October 2018, Singapore. Exclusive. Dear Peter STRUCTURE This ten days Management program is structured in to two modules: First five days General Management and the next five days of Advanced Management… Read More
W. P. Carey Inc. (NYSE: WPC), a leading net lease REIT specializing in corporate sale-leaseback, build-to-suit financing and the acquisition of single-tenant net lease properties, today announced the acquisition of a mission-critical portfolio of 14 logistics assets and one corporate headquarters totaling 1,986,841 square feet (184,582 square meters) for approximately $188 million (DKK 1.2 billion)…. Read More
That was the word Thursday from Carteret County Shore Protection Office Manager Greg Rudolph. Mr. Rudolph, along with Atlantic Beach Mayor Trace Cooper and Pine Knoll Shores Manager Brian Kramer, attempted this week to convince the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to undertake a massive beach nourishment project this year that would encompass all of… Read More