Duluth, MN – No more will ships leave Minnesota’s Great Lakes ports with less than full loads once Congress passes legislation introduced last week. Senate Bill 3213 requires the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (“HMTF”) to spend what it takes in each year rather than amass a surplus that is used to pa
„IT is the Gold Coast’s most valuable piece of real estate and we do almost nothing for it.“ That was the opinion of countless Gold Coast political and business leaders,plus marine industry members when asked about the ongoing battle to have the State Government commit to fixing the Broadwater… [map
A two-week trial is set to begin today to determine who pays to clean up Big Spring Creek outside of Lewistown — decades after cancer-causing chemicals were first detected in wild trout in that area. The renowned trout stream was contaminated for years as paint laden with polychlorinated biphenyl… [
The Port Authority says the construction work in Hambantota Harbour is being conducted as scheduled. Chairman of the Authority Dr. Priyath Banduwickrema says the target is to operate the first vessel into the harbour in November this year… [mappress] Source:slbc,April 19,2010;
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THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) has approved in principle the government’s plan to borrow €272.394 million from a Belgium-based bank to fund the rehabilitation of Laguna de Bay over the next two years… [mappress] Source:bworldonline,April 19,2010;
Those dock owners weren’t kidding when they talked about increased shipping on the Saginaw River and Great Lakes this year. Dredging on the Saginaw River last year and more planned for this year will help ships increase their loads, and cut costs… [mappress] Source:mlive,April 18,2010;
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has designed a master plan for the redevelopment and expansion of the Takoradi Port to transform it into a modern and vibrant one to meet the challenges of the emerging oil and gas industry… [mappress] Source:graphicghana,April 18,2010;
In an unusual compromise offer, both sides in a New Jersey federal court lawsuit over dredging the Delaware River have proposed shifting their case — and judge — to a Delaware court that already has ruled on a related suit… [mappress] Source:delawareonline,April 18,2010;
State-owned freight logistics group Transnet has confirmed that the further deepening of the berths at the port of Durban, in KwaZulu-Natal, is still required before they will be in a position to accommodate the so-called new generation of large container vessels… [mappress] Source: Engineering News
The 25-year-old debate over what to do about sediment dredged from the Toledo shipping channel will continue for at least another year… [mappress] Source:toledoblade,April 16,2010;
Bengkulu- Dredging of Pulau Baai port`s basin in Bengkulu will cost Rp125 billion for removing some three million cubic meters of sand… [mappress] Source:antaranews,April 16,2010;
The Cochin Port Staff Association, one of the major trade unions in the port, has expressed anxiety on the exorbitant hike in dredging costs… [mappress] Source:thehindubusinessline,April 16,2010;
Lagoons on Knight Island have come and gone, waves have wiped out the Gulfside beach on southern Manasota Key and inexperienced boaters have started to run aground… [mappress] Source:heraldtribune,April 16,2010;
