The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Costa Rican Government and APM Terminals in an appeal filed by the port workers union against the 33-year concession contract for the new Moin Container Terminal (TCM) in Limon on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. For Paul Gallie, Managing Director of APM
The upper Hudson River dredging project, administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and General Electric (GE), is continuing during the 2014 Navigation Season between Lock C-4 in Stillwater and Lock C-8 in Fort Edward. The dredging operations are lighted, have day shapes
The Washington Department of Ecology has approved the City of Yakima’s Shoreline Master Program (SMP) that will manage 1,700 acres of shorelines within the city. The locally tailored shoreline program is designed to help minimize environmental damage to shoreline areas, reserve appropriate areas for
The Portland Harbor Non-Federal Dredge Workgroup (NFD) will present its interim findings to the Waterfront Alliance – a harbor advocacy group representing both Portland and South Portland interests – at an October 14 meeting. The NFD Workgroup has prioritized construction of a “confined aquatic disp
Cowes Harbour Commission has received an application for a maintenance dredge licence at East Cowes Marina. The area to be dredged includes the Cowes P and Q basins and extends south to the R and S basins and the T basin. The final dredge level will be to approximately 2.5m below chart datum (CD). T
The dredging scheme of an 8km section of the rivers Parrett and Tone, part of the agency’s 20 Year Flood Action Plan for the Somerset Levels and Moors, began back in late March and is scheduled for completion by the end of October. The above picture shows floating plant working on the River Tone jus
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis), a leading global services provider operating in the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services sectors, has provided another update on the company’s share buyback program. In the period from 6 October up to and including 10 October, Boskalis r
Lake Neatahwanta dredging project could come to a complete hold as the lack of state promised funds is threatening to shut down the project. Earlier in August, State Senator Patty Ritchie has announced she has secured $200,000 in special funding to help the City of Fulton and the Town of Granby in t
Official delivery of the Sayuru, a self-propelled grab hopper dredger that was built under the Grant Aid scheme of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has been scheduled for next week. Delivery of the dredger to the Ceylon Fishery Harbors Corporation (CFHC) will take place at the Dikkowit
Governor Pat Quinn has announced investments for stormwater control projects in Blue Island from his Illinois Jobs Now! capital construction program. The announcement is part of Governor Quinn’s agenda to protect the environment by modernizing Illinois’ water infrastructure, create jobs and drive Il
Over 500 participants are due to attend tomorrow’s TOC Americas conference in Cartagena, Colombia and discuss the changing face of trade flows and logistics in North America, Latin America and the Caribbean. Senior executives from North and Latin America’s will unite in Cartagena, Colombia for the 1
A series of marine studies are being rolled out this month to support the planning of the Port of Hastings Development Project. Minister for Ports David Hodgett announced this today and said that the studies demonstrated the thorough process the Port of Hastings Development Authority is taking to pr
The Washington State Department of Ecology is seeking comments on proposed plans for digging up and taking away contaminated soil at the North Marina Ameron/Hulbert site near Port Gardner Bay. The public is encouraged to review and comment the plans from October 10 to November 8, 2014, on a draft co
The Government of Western Australia has announced a major upgrade for Exmouth Boat Harbor, offering significant economic benefits for the Gascoyne region and expanding its capacity as a major supply and service base for the oil and gas sector. Regional Development Minister Terry Redman two days ago
