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The revamped gateway between the Atlantic and Pacific is larger than ever, and so is its impact on the North American shipping industry. When the $5 billion Panama Canal Expansion Project was completed last summer, boasting wider, deeper lanes and an additional lane of traffic, it opened up opportunities for the world’s largest vessels to… Read More
Leading cruise company Carnival Australia has announced Fremantle will be used as a home port for Princess Cruises after an earlier threat to pull out. The WA Government’s commitment to fix infrastructure issues helped seal the deal, which will see the redeployment of Sun Princess, with 2,000 guests. Speaking on sister ship Sea Princess, Premier… Read More
The Ascension Parish President was one of three to send a letter to the Pontchartrain Levee District (PLD) requesting action on Bayou Manchac Dredging to enhance drainage in the area. Ascension Parish President Kenny Matassa, East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, and Iberville Parish President Mitchell Ourso sent the letter to PLD President Ricky… Read More
The Port of Genoa is one of the major Italian seaports in the Mediterranean Sea. With a trade volume of 50 million tonnes and 2-million TEUs, it is the busiest port in Italy by cargo tonnage. Genoa Port covers an area of about 700 hectares of land stretching along the coastline, with 47km of navigable… Read More
The first phase of round-the-clock works to build a future port in Tuas has crossed the halfway mark, with about 2,000 workers and supervisors on site. When The Straits Times visited the site recently, dredging and reclamation works were in full swing. The world’s largest grab dredger, which has a bucket capacity of 200 cubic… Read More
Earlier this year, top Louisiana governmental officials and the executives with Lotte Chemical USA announced a project that is proof the five-parish area of Southwest Louisiana not only is growing in population and economic vitality, but garnering the interest of domestic and international firms that want to do more than build production facilities in the… Read More
Container ships bound for Houston called on other ports as Hurricane Harvey slogged its way across the upper Texas coast and into the history books. For weeks after the storm’s massive floodwaters receded, trucking companies lost revenue and endured delays. And still today, a heavy buildup of silt is blocking many of the barges that… Read More
San Mateo County Harbor District officials are navigating federal regulations as they aim for a pilot project that could stem erosion at Surfers Beach and help protect against sea level rise. Slow but steady progress is being made in the yearslong effort to dredge Pillar Point Harbor and use the material to bolster Surfers Beach…. Read More
The Dutchess County Executive and local leaders went to the Poughkeepsie waterfront Monday, calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to require more PCB cleanup of the Hudson River. This comes as the agency considers public comment on its five-year review. Republican Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro urges the EPA to take further action. “And we… Read More
Bags of sediment that was dredged from the Ballina Boat Harbour and Fishery Creek have been removed from the site. Parliamentary Secretary for Northern NSW, Ben Franklin, said the dredging works were done to maintain safe access for the commercial fishing fleet and recreational vessels. The dredging was finished last year. “The original dredging work… Read More