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As commercial operation gathered momentum at the Lekki Deep Seaport, the Lekki Freeport Terminal said four commercial vessels have so far berthed and discharged cargoes successfully at the port. Speaking over the weekend to LEADERSHIP, the chief commercial officer, LFT, Kehinde Olubi-Neye, disclosed that the port has been receiving import volumes and export of empty… Read More
There’s some movement on the long-delayed plans to sort out fixing beach erosion on Stockton Beach which has stripped foreshores and led to the loss, or near-loss of buildings. The Department for Regional NSW has been directed to take charge of the Stockton Beach project as part of a shake-up to drive restoration works forward…. Read More
For the 1992 Olympic Games, Barcelona rediscovered the sea. It beefed up its beachfront using thousands of tons of sand, and the area is now packed with tourists and lined with beach bars. Barcelona’s beach may be partly artificial, but it’s big business. The way things are going, however, soon there won’t be any beach at all…. Read More
In 1987, what is now the headquarters of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes (LRD) and Ohio River Division (LRD) in Cincinnati, was just the “Ohio River Division”. The Great Lakes districts wouldn’t be absorbed by the Ohio River Division until about a decade later during a series of redistricting efforts. Prior to… Read More
Port of Corpus Christi Commissioners Tuesday accepted the resignation of Chief Executive Officer Sean Strawbridge, effective June 2. Strawbridge will continue to serve as CEO until that time. An interim chief executive, as well as plans to identify a new CEO, will be announced at a future Commission meeting. “I am extremely proud of the… Read More
HOUSTON, May 16, 2023 — Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN), a leading specialty construction company, today announced the closing of a new 3-year $103 million senior secured asset based credit facility with White Oak ABL, LLC and White Oak Commercial Finance, LLC, which are the asset based lending affiliates of White Oak Global Advisors,… Read More
Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, awarded an architect-engineer contract totaling $6.8 million to continue and complete the design of the North Bypass Channel in support of the Modified Central City Project. The A-E contract was awarded to CDM-Stanley Joint Venture – the team who previously developed the 60 percent design. … Read More
Austal USA delivered the future USS Augusta (LCS 34) to the U.S. Navy today. LCS 34 is the 17th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) delivered by the company and the second U.S. Navy vessel to be named Augusta in honor of Maine’s state capital. Delivery documents were signed on board the ship and followed the… Read More
Recent US legislation, notably the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (2021), and the Inflation Reduction Act, (2022), has authorised large amounts of future spending on infrastructure that would support carbon reductions and future shifts to cleaner energy. A major beneficially has been the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), whose work includes a Clean Ports Program, which has committed… Read More
General Webinar Overview: The State of New Jersey boasts one of the most extensive maritime transportation systems in the country with over 600 nautical miles of engineered waterways ranging from the entrance channels to the NY/NJ Harbor to the back bays of the Atlantic coastal zone to the shipping channels of the Delaware River supporting… Read More