A new bill in Congress could mean a major infusion of money for the Erie port, reports erietvnews.com This legislation would mandate that an import tax go directly to fund improvements to ports, including Erie. Right now the money stays in a trust fund. Locally the money would fund improvements incl
A team led by Mr Pankaj Jain, Special Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, government of India, visited the facilities of Jawaharlal Nehru Port. This delegation held a meeting with the Chairman, Mr L. Radhakrishnan, and other senior officers. According to eximin.net, the C
This is Cornwall reports that preparation for attempts to dredge and develop Falmouth harbour will end up costing about £1 million. So far, Falmouth Harbour Commissioners, one of the partners of the Falmouth Development Initiative, has spent £700,000. Colin Jarvis, of Cornwall Development Company sa
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District proposes to perform maintenance dredging of the Rockaway Inlet of Jamaica Bay, New York, Federal Navigation Project, with subsequent beneficial use placement of the dredged material at one or more of the following placement sites: beach placement,
Pier 33 Marina of St. Joseph, Michigan has recently completed a self-funded dredging of a critical area of the Morrison Channel. Morrison Channel is a public waterway that allows boaters direct access to Lake Michigan around the southwest side of Marina Island, the shortest and most convenient route
According to The Post and Courier, South Carolina’s top environmental board declined Thursday to hear an appeal by the Georgia Ports Authority and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of a move to limit the deepening of the Savannah River for a Georgia port project. Earlier this month a group representing S
After its first attempt to find contractors to remove silt from the Hudson River found no takers, the borough will reopen bidding on the Edgewater Marina dredge project. According to northjersey.com, the New Jersey side of the river faces a continual build-up of sediment and mud in its jetties and c
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) informs the shipping, harbour craft and pleasure craft communities in Singapore’s waters that the construction of sea water intake structure at Jurong Island is underway. The construction of the sea water intake structure will entail dredging works, ins
U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) yesterday announced his support for a plan to fund critical operations and maintenance of the nation’s harbors, which could help direct unspent funds to the ports of Philadelphia and Erie to protect the jobs they support. Announcing his support for the bipartisan Harbor
Dredging and capping of contaminated sediments in Onondaga Lake is set to begin this summer, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joe Martens announced at an event in Syracuse yesterday. The $451 million Superfund remediation project has undergone five years of
Europe’s leading shipping company-independent container terminal operator and number one on Germany’s North Sea coast is again flying the flag in China. For the fourth year in succession, EUROGATE is participating at the transport logistic China 2012 trade fair in Shanghai. At the “German Ports” joi
Yesterday, EPA released its evaluations of the final Phase II Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPs) from Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Completion of the plans marks a significant stage in the Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort, and represents the
According to the Hindu Business Line, a Parliamentary Standing Committee has pointed out in its latest report that DCI has not been able to procure any new dredging machinery in the last nine years. As against the targets of 672 million cubic metres (MCMs) in capital dredging and 430 MCMs in mainten
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Ports in India 2012” report to their offering. The sixth edition of Ports in India report provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date study on this sector. The Ports in India 2012 report provides the very latest information on the sector and