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  • Ondo oil-producing areas get new town

    22 August 2007

    The people of the oil producing areas of Ondo State may soon heave a sigh of relief over shortage of land in the areas as government has commenced the establishment of a new town with reclamation work in Adagbakuja. Yinka Oladoyinbo reports. ONE thing that the people of the oil producing communities of Ilaje Local […]

  • Nigerian Ondo State Buys New Amphibious Excavator

    10 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    As part of its efforts to combat the perennial flooding problems ravaging various parts of Nigerian Ondo State, the State Government has acquired new amphibious excavator CAT 320D2. Commenting the latest news, the Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, said that the amphibious excavator is required in the state for dredging and clearing of […]

  • SCPA receives two ship-to-shore cranes for Wando Welch terminal

    8 November 2021
    Equipment, Heavy lifting, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) has received two ship-to-shore cranes for Wando Welch terminal, completing its fleet of 15 new ship-to-shore cranes with 155 feet of lift height.

  • Korea South-East Power Inks 600MW Offshore Wind Deal

    24 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    South Korean energy company Korea South-East Power (KOEN) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build a 600MW offshore wind farm off the Wando Island as part of the Jeonnam Wando Island 5GW Wind Power Generation project.

  • SC Ports Secures $20 Million Infrastructure Grant from DOT

    12 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    S.C. Ports Authority was awarded a nearly $20 million federal grant yesterday to assist with building vital infrastructure at Wando Welch Terminal in support of the Charleston Harbor Deepening Project. The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the Port Infrastructure Development Grant for S.C. Ports’ Wando Welch Terminal Wharf Toe Wall and Berth Deepening Project. The […]

  • New Ship-to-Shore Cranes for SCPA

    2 March 2018

    The South Carolina Ports Authority welcomed two new ship-to-shore cranes at the Wando Welch Terminal.

  • The ‘Grow America’ in Charleston

    19 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx yesterday visited the Wando Welch Terminal to discuss the facility’s upcoming wharf improvement project, which received a 10.8 million dollar Transportation Infrastructure Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant in September. “The future is a choice, and Charleston will seize the opportunities the future holds by preparing […]

  • SCPA Continues Investing in Port Infrastructure

    22 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    South Carolina Ports Authority President and CEO, Jim Newsome, delivered his 11 th State of the Port address yesterday to more than 900 business executives, elected officials, SCPA customers and members of the maritime community. The Propeller Club of Charleston hosted the annual event in North Charleston. “Only eight states in the country have a […]

  • Nigeria: Ondo State Governor Awards Idiogba-Ilepete Waterways Dredging Project

    22 April 2011

    Ondo State Governor Olusegun Mimiko has flagged off the dredging of the Idiogba-Ilepete Waterways, Phase 1, at Ugbonla in Ilaje… By Damisi Ojo (thenationonlineng) [mappress] Source: thenationonlineng, April 22, 2011  

  • SBSS Secures Two New Contracts

    15 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    S.B. Submarine Systems (SBSS), a subsea cable installation joint venture between China Comservice and Global Marine Systems, said it has signed two contracts last week: the Hainan OBS Phase 3 project, and the Wando-Jinsan project with Haechun. OBS is a subsea observation cable system in Chinese waters on which SBSS will conduct cable recovery and re-trenching […]

  • Missouri River Needs Dredging, Says ND Engineer (USA)

    4 June 2012

    “Some dredging is needed on the Missouri River in response to last summer’s flooding,” said Todd Sando, the North Dakota’s state engineer. He says the river’s channel has narrowed in spots south of Bismarck. The dredging project could help prevent new flooding and ice jams during the winter. The Army Corps of Engineers has to […]

  • PHOTO: The First Load of Dredged Material from Charleston Post 45 Lower Harbor

    8 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, has just released this beautiful photo of the first load of dredged material from the Charleston Harbor Post 45 Deepening Project’s Lower Harbor contract. The material, dredged by Norfolk Dredging Company, is being taken to the offshore dredge material disposal site. The approximately $124 million contract covers […]

  • Dredging allows largest boxship to visit Charleston

    31 May 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    Late last week, the massive CMA CGM MARCO POLO sailed into Charleston, setting the record as the largest ship to ever call the U.S. East Coast and the Port of Charleston. The docking of the 1,300 feet long vessel at Wando Welch Terminal comes after SC Ports has invested $2 billion in port infrastructure in […]

  • South Carolina Ports Authority Bolsters Annual Throughput

    21 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) reported a modest growth of container volume and a significant rise in breakbulk tonnage handled at its Charleston facilities during the 2016 fiscal year ended June 30. SCPA handled 1.9 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) during FY2016, an increase of 1.4 percent over the previous year. As measured in pier […]

  • ‘Big Step Forward’ for South Carolina Ports Authority

    10 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    The delivery of two super post-Panamax cranes at South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) last week marked a significant milestone in the Port’s big ship readiness, to be followed in the coming years by the completion of the Wando Welch wharf project and harbor deepening to 52 feet. The cranes, produced by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry […]

  • Gladstone Review Panel – Selective Interviewing (Australia)

    16 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    The next step of the independent review into the Port of Gladstone is now underway, but one of the biggest critics of harbour development has already ruled out accepting the result. The review panel, which was formed by the Federal Government at the request of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, is considering submissions looking at […]

  • Port of Charleston welcomes largest vessel to date

    19 February 2025
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) has welcomed the eco-friendly containership OOCL Iris to the Wando Welch terminal, setting a new record for the largest vessel to call the Port of Charleston, at 16,828 TEUs.

  • Philippines: Rehabilitation of MMORS to Include Dredging

    25 October 2011

    The rehabilitation of the Marilao-Meycauayan-Obando River System (MMORS) being implemented by Bulacan Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado wil… (journal) [mappress] Source: journal, October 25, 2011

  • SC Ports’ Volumes Continue Growing Despite Trade War

    10 January 2020

    Despite global trade tensions, the South Carolina Ports Authority had the best calendar year in its history.

  • Milestone Fiscal Year for South Carolina Ports Authority

    19 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) said in its latest release that they achieved strong performance across multiple business segments in fiscal year 2018, accomplishing new records for monthly and annual container volumes as well as progress of key capital projects. “SCPA had an ambitious growth plan for the 2018 fiscal year, and our progress across […]

  • Spotted: Charleston Welcomes Its Largest Boxship

    31 August 2016

    On August 29, South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) welcomed the APL Yangshan, the largest container ship ever to call the Port of Charleston.  The Yangshan, which is 1,140 feet long and 148 feet wide, can transport up to 10,700 TEUs. The boxship is deployed on the China East Coast “CEC” weekly vessel service via the […]

  • Getting Charleston ready for the world’s largest vessels

    16 July 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    Charleston, South Carolina, will soon have the deepest port on the east coast – ready for some of the world’s largest vessels. When the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) initially started dredging Charleston Harbor in the mid-nineteenth century, principal entry channels were as shallow as 12 feet deep at low tide, forcing approaching […]

  • SCPA Approves $262.3M Capital Plan

    22 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    South Carolina Ports Authority Board of Directors yesterday adopted a 2018 fiscal year financial plan that includes six percent pier container growth, $251.1 million operating revenues, $44.1 million operating earnings, and capital expenditures of $262.3 million. “The Port’s FY2018 financial plan reflects continued success of our state port system, both in volume growth and progress […]

  • Historic number of dredgers busy on Post 45 Project

    22 October 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, is moving ahead with the Charleston Harbor dredging program, with the main goal to deepen it to 52 feet. Stretching across roughly 40 miles of open ocean and inner channels, the Charleston Harbor Post 45 Deepening Project has a historic number of dredgers working around-the-clock to complete […]

  • Port relies on high-tech cranes to speed flow of cargo

    10 March 2008

    In a matter of minutes, crane operator Bruce Luzier has made three trips out over the hulking cargo ship and carefully placed his load, one container at a time, on the dock. Luzier is perched in the operator’s cab 115 feet above the Wando Welch terminal in Mount Pleasant. Looking straight down between his feet […]