Several parties expressed support Thursday for ongoing Hudson River PCB dredging plans, while a Saratoga County official raised concerns about current procedures. About a dozen people testified at the Gideon Putnam Hotel before an independent panel that is reviewing the first phase of dredging, whic
Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord has been nominated by the judges of the Gouden Cursor (Golden Cursor) award in The Netherlands. In total, some 400 recruitment sites have been evaluated. Ten sites have been shortlisted and have a chance to win the prize for most attractive recruitment s
Forwarders offering services on the eastbound transatlantic are facing “serious price hikes”, as ocean carriers capitalise on the tight capacity situation. Since the start of the year, Evergreen, OOCL, Hanjin and Zim have all announced price increases on the North America to Europe trade, with Hanji
Analysts are continuing to forecast gloomy forecasts over the next few years for China’s shipbuilding industry. Despite China reporting a gross output value growth of 28.7 percent to US$80 billion, the growth rate has dropped by 31 percent, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has
State Rep. Lake Ray of Jacksonville is asking fellow lawmakers to approve a plan for steering up to $500 million to Florida’s ports by using a portion of taxes paid by insurance companies. [mappress] Source:jacksonville,February 19,2010;
PALMETTO, Fla. – The Manatee County Port Authority announced at its Feb. 18th meeting its intent to seek bids for a major dredging project at Port Manatee. [mappress] Source:earthtimes,February 19,2010;
Seven hundred offshore wind turbines are being proposed for Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair including 165 turbines north of Lakeshore and wind… [mappress] Source: windsorstar, February 18, 2010
VENTURA — For most of 2010, heavy equipment has been operating in Ventura Harbor to improve the integrity of the detached breakwater at the harbor’s entrance… [mappress] Source:thelog,February 18,2010
SAN DIEGO — Large waves from a major mid-January storm apparently damaged the southern tip of Mission Bay Jetty. [mappress] Source:thelog,February 18,2010;
Dhaka, Feb 18 — Water resources minister Ramesh Chandra Sen brushed off a common allegation on Thursday that India’s Farakka Barrage causes droughts and floods in Bangladesh, with the backdrop of renewed Bangla-Indo ties. [mappress] Source:bdnews24,February 18,2010;
New Jersey and Delaware have parted ways in a legal battle over a plan to deepen the Delaware River’s main channel. New Jersey officials this week formally supported an environmental coalition’s court challenge… [mappress] Source:dailyrecord,February 18,2010;
The development of the well-known ‘Damen Stan Tug’ range of tug-workboats has a history that dates back to the formation of Damen Shipyards as we know it today. In those early days, commencing in1969, among the most important products selected as ‘standard’ designs for serial production were the Pus
Workers at Ireland’s busiest container terminal have voted to cancel the latest round of industrial action over redundancies and working conditions, following negotiations between unions and management. Staff at Dublin’s Marine Terminals (MTL) had been due to strike on Monday, but yesterday a deal w
Princess Cruises has just announced plans to build two new cruise ships. The new additions are set to be the largest cruise ships in Princess’ fleet. Although there was speculation just a few weeks ago that the cruise line was considering building a new ship, this is the first formal confirmation of
