by Stas Margaronis Jul 22, 2019
Dutch storm surge expertise helps Louisiana, Texas, New York and New Jersey
The $165 million Seabrook Floodgate Complex, completed in 2012, protects New Orleans by reducing storm surge entering from Lake Pontchartrain.
Autonomous and Electric Powered Yara Birkleland Will Be Delivered in 2020
The Yara Birkleland, expected to be delivered in 2020, will be the first autonomous and all electric powered container ship in the world, according to Morten Stanger, vice president of marketing for Norway-based Kongsberg.
Port of Redwood City’s Zortman plans for new business & more dredging
Kristine Zortman, executive director, Port of Redwood City says that the Port needs to increase dredging and develop new markets to expand on its construction materials and scrap metals business.
US Ag exports undermined by 2019 flooding and inland waterway closures
Catastrophic flooding in 2019 is slowing or stopping barge traffic along the Mississippi, Missouri and Arkansas rivers and adversely impacting farmers and exports.
Sea level rise could cost U.S. ports between $57 billion To $78 billion In upgrades
A University of Rhode Island team has concluded that the top 100 US ports may need to invest between $57 billion to $78 billion to accommodate a two-meter increase in sea level rise and recent surveys indicate that some U.S. port designers are beginning to incorporate sea level rise into their planning process.
Port of Oakland National Maritime Day celebrates “seafarers & empowering women”
The theme of the 2019 National Maritime Day Celebration at the Port of Oakland was “Celebrating Seafarers & Empowering Women.”
HTA’S Jerry Moro – “Proposed A’s Ballpark Threatens Harbor Trucking & Port of Oakland Operations”
Jerry Moro, director of Northern California Operations for the Harbor Trucking Association, says plans for the Oakland Athletics’ baseball park to be constructed at the current site of the Port of Oakland’s Howard Terminal will generate so much car traffic that harbor trucking will be brought to a near standstill during baseball games and other events.
AWO’S Allegretti “optimistic” Trump will uphold the Jones Act after proposed waiver rejected
Following a meeting with Republican U.S. senators, President Trump has decided not to go ahead with a proposal to waive Jones Act rules that would have allowed foreign flagged ships to transport natural gas from American ports to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Northeast.
Goltens provides ballast water treatment design and implementation
Goltens Green Technologies is supporting the world-wide effort to design and install ballast water treatment systems that could be deployed on as many as 60,000 vessels world-wide.
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