Jaxport’s TraPac Container Terminal at Dames Point welcomed the largest vessel to ever call on Jacksonville’s seaport. The 6,600 TEU (containers) Yang Ming Milestone travelled from Southeast Asia through the Suez Canal and called on other U.S. east coast ports before arriving at TraPac Tuesday afternoon. The Milestone is more than 1,000 feet in length [...]
New Topsail Inlet is about to get a lot deeper. Shoaling had made the inlet impassable for some vessels at low tide but the Army Corps of … (charlotte) Source: charlotte, August 11, 2011
Boxships calling at the UK’s second busiest container port will benefit from “greater flexibility” following the recent completion of … (cargosystems) Source: cargosystems, January 26, 2011;
South Carolina is blessed with amazing attributes, none more important to our region’s economic well-being than the natural seaport found in… (postandcourier) Source: postandcourier, November 16, 2010;
He may be a landlocked Atlantan, but Jim Balloun has a unique perspective on the economic importance of the Savannah River. As a member of… By Mary Carr Mayle (savannahnow) Source: savannahnow, July 26, 2010;
With the newly deepened 43-foot Columbia River channel, local ports and shippers are gearing up to take full advantage of the opportunity to… Source: Port of Portland, June 23, 2010
DP World Southampton is upgrading its shipside capabilities by deepening its container berths and purchasing further ship to shore cranes. Once the dredging works are completed later this year the depth for berths 205, 206 and 207 will be 14.0m, 14.6m and 15m respectively. These deeper berths will provide greater flexibility for vessels calling at [...]
While driving alongside Beach Boulevard in Pascagoula, MS, the average person would never know that just six months earlier the majority of that beach didn’t exist. It’s hard to imagine a beach was just created out of nowhere, but that’s exactly what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mike Hooks, Inc., and Gulf Sand & [...]
A port survey has shown that the total investment earmarked for expansion and renovation projects along the 2,838km navigable length of the Yangtze river now comes to around $4bn… Source: Port Strategy, March 11, 2010
Petroleum Institute of East Africa (PIEA) said the government’s Sh16 billion Mombasa port expansion plan entailing ocean floor dredging will allow large tankers to dock… Source: Daily Nation, November 4, 2009;
