With the continued unpredictability of world markets, the shipping and port industry needs to watch for new frontiers for growth and emerging new patterns in global trade, said Mohammed Al Muallem, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, DP World, UAE Region. In a keynote speech to the second Middle East Liner Shipping Conference (MELSC) 2012, [...]
The Sheboygan Harbor was last dredged to its authorized depth in 1969. Since then, a restriction was placed on dredging the federal channel in Sheboygan due to contamination from PCBs. Also, sediment that settles in the harbor has resulted in a restriction of the safe draft for shallow draft vessels . Large vessels can no [...]
First things first: Mirror Pond needs to be dredged. At least that’s what the people studying the sedimentation problem in the pond say… By Nick Grube (bendbulletin) Source: bendbulletin, January 17, 2012;
Bud Hay has had a boat at Charleston City Marina for years and twice has had to relocate farther offshore as the old slips silted in… By Robert Behre (postandcourier) Source: postandcourier, January 10, 2012;
Maryport’s fishing industry will disappear within a year if the Elizabeth Dock is not dredged urgently, it is claimed… (timesandstar) Source: timesandstar, January 6, 2012;
A ship carrying limestone had trouble reaching a St. Joseph River’s dock in Benton Harbor because of all the sand and sediment build-up … By John Paul (wsbt) Source: wsbt, December 14, 2011;
The Mangalore old port, known for its historic trade relations with Arabia and Lakshadweep archipelago dating back to 1,000 years, is now… By M Raghuram (dnaindia) Source: dnaindia, December 12, 2011;
Low water levels and the build-up of silt have been limiting shipping activities in the Owen Sound Harbor, therefore Grey County is providing support to MP Larry Miller’s plan according to which the port would be dredged by the Federal Government. Miller expects the federal government to cover at least the cost of the necessary [...]
A spokesman for the elevator’s owner Parrish & Heimbecker Ltd says that unless the harbor is dredged it is likely that delivering and retrieving of cargo at Owen Sound’s waterfront grain elevator will cease. “It’s hard enough right now finding ships that can come into the shallow draft but if you start getting shallower and [...]
President Goodluck Jonathan has been urged to develop new ports in some major cities like Lagos, Calabar, and Port Harcourt to enable the country compete favourably in West and Central Africa. Maritime operators said the Federal Government should support the initiatives of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to meet logistics needs of the maritime industry [...]
