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Florida legislators have provided the Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) in Florida $30 million to purchase two new container cranes for the Blount Island Marine Terminal at the Port of Jacksonville. Jaxport says the cranes will increase the port’s cargo handling efficiencies, which will allow more cargo to move through the port. The new ship-to-shore cranes… Read More
We have used this space several times in recent months to address climate change and how this rapidly unfolding process has already affected the North Fork. In the coming months, we will continue to write about this issue on this page, as the shorelines of eastern Long Island — and, in particular, the narrow finger… Read More
Residents will sound off on Nov. 7 as to whether the borough should spend slightly over $15 million, including bonding costs over a 20-year period, to dredge Mill Pond and restore water quality and improve water retention and recreational value. The Borough Council agreed, 5-0, on a resolution Aug. 8 to place the non-binding referendum… Read More
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a new Shoalbuster 3209 to SAFEEN Group, a subsidiary of AD Ports Group. The vessel was named Al Mirfa, after a coastal community located in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi, in a ceremony that took place at Damen Shipyards Gorinchem in the Netherlands. The primary purpose of the Al Mirfa will be buoy maintenance, a… Read More
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Lloyd’s Register (LR)’s Maritime Decarbonisation Hub have garnered support for the Silk Alliance initiative, which aims to establish a Green Corridor Cluster beginning with intra-Asia container trade. Joining the alliance are Yara Clean Ammonia ASA, the Methanol Institute, National University of Singapore (NUS) Centre for Maritime Studies, and… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will host a virtual public meeting to discuss plans for the integration of multiple projects in southeast Fla., Tuesday, August 29, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Along with discussing the regional benefits of project integration, Corps project managers will provide updates on individual projects concerning coastal… Read More
Galveston Wharves Port Director and CEO Rodger Rees has been recognized as a 2023 Most Admired CEO by the Houston Business Journal (HBJ). Rees was among the honorees celebrated at a luncheon of hundreds of corporate and community leaders hosted by the HBJ on Aug. 24 in Houston. A panel of judges reviewed nominations and… Read More
According to the most recent statistics from NOAA and the Bureau of Economic Analysis the U.S. marine economy represents an estimated $361 billion of the country’s gross domestic product. Of that, about $7 billion is generated by marine construction. These numbers come as no surprise to local marine and foundation contractor, the Dissen & Juhn… Read More
An increasing number of climate-driven extreme weather events is taking its toll on the world’s major shipping routes — and El Niño could make matters worse. El Niño — or “the little boy” in Spanish — marks the unusual warming of the surface waters in the tropical central and eastern Pacific Ocean. It is a naturally occurring climate pattern… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District and South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) celebrated a major milestone for the Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Project in Miami-Dade County today. The S-709 Pump Station, a component of the L31 Flow-Way, is complete and will contribute to the restoration of Biscayne Bay. The USACE and… Read More