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The Port of Napier wants to make its harbour deeper by dredging but the idea is already under fire from local shipowners. The port is proposing to build a new berth for larger ships and managers say they will seek resource consent to deepen the harbour from its current maximum of 12.8 to 14.5 metres…. Read More
There may be scope for future African leaders to borrow the European precedent of connecting navigable rivers to develop an inland, canal-based transportation network. Inland waterway systems have also been successful outside Europe. In the U.S., inland waterway freight transportation can move bulk and container shipments of over 100 TEUs at lower cost per unit… Read More
THE approval of the US$675,5 million loan of the second phase of construction works at the Kribi Deep sea port has come as a major boost in Cameroon Vision 2035 ambitions by unlocking the country’s mining potential, create jobs and enhance trade with neighbouring countries. The Exim Bank of China has approved additional funding for… Read More
Dredging will start in mid-May to deepen the access channel to the port of Maputo, to allow ships of up to 80,000 tonnes to enter the port, according to the Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC), which holds the lease on the port. The channel will be dredged from the current depth of 11 metres to… Read More
The regional water board is suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over dredge and fill operations along the Los Angeles River in Glendale and the Sepulveda Basin that allegedly violated the Clean Water Act, officials announced Thursday. The lawsuit, lodged Wednesday in Los Angeles federal court by the Regional Water Quality Control Board, alleges… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will spend more than $60 million this summer dredging the main shipping channel on the Columbia River, along with $2.7 million deepening the lower Skipanon Channel. Gov. Kate Brown’s office announced last week the state had received $85.2 million worth of work in the Corps’ 2016 work plan. The… Read More
The United States Army Corps of Engineers has issued a federally-required Department of Army permit to the New England Clean Power Link, allowing it to be placed in the waters of the United States along its proposed route. Developer TDI New England announced the decision today. The Army Corps permit authorizes TDI New England to… Read More
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO), a five state partnership of New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia, released an ambitious and wide-ranging set of information on the vast natural resources and economically-important uses of the Mid-Atlantic Ocean, which contribute to the health and vibrancy of the region’s coastal communities. The analytical… Read More
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO), a five state partnership of New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia, released an ambitious and wide-ranging set of information on the vast natural resources and economically-important uses of the Mid-Atlantic Ocean, which contribute to the health and vibrancy of the region’s coastal communities. The analytical… Read More
Dredging of the Pirie River may start in May, according to a letter shared with lobby group, the Wharf Rats. The group, consisting of about a dozen men with links to fishing and boating, had demanded more information from Port Pirie Regional Council about the $2 million dredging and boat ramp project. Deputy Mayor Cr… Read More