Canal and Waterway


Panama Canal shipping rebounds in hopeful sign for global trade
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Bloomberg | Top Story | August 17, 2020

Panama Canal shipping rebounds in hopeful sign for global trade

The Panama Canal is seeing signs of a rebound in global trade as ship transits recover from the depressed levels caused by the pandemic.
Tulane University warns New Orleans and Baton Rouge at risk from sea level rise
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Stas Margaronis | Top Story | August 11, 2020

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Tulane University warns New Orleans and Baton Rouge at risk from sea level rise

A Tulane University report warns that as a result of increasing rates of sea level rise, the remaining 6,000 square miles of Louisiana's coastal wetlands in the Mississippi River Delta will probably disappear.
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State of Louisiana, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sign Agreement to Deepen Lower Mississippi River to 50 Feet

AJOT | July 31, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

Gov. John Bel Edwards and other top Louisiana officials sign a formal agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin construction on the deepening of the Lower Mississippi River to 50 feet from 45 feet.

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Video shows two ships colliding on Welland Canal

AJOT | July 15, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

Video shows two ships colliding on Welland Canal

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FreightWeekSTL 2020: Out-of-the-box barge idea during historic 2019 flooding

AJOT | May 19, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

Plus COVID-19 river impact, and U.S. Coast Guard change in leadership highlight panel session

Secretary of Commerce allocates $88 million in fishery disaster funding

AJOT | May 19, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

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St. Louis Region’s Freight Network Delivers Essential Shipments During COVID-19 Pandemic

AJOT | April 27, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

Goods continue to move to and through the bi-state area, underscoring the adaptability of the network and how those employed in the freight sector are among the essential workers keeping our economy moving

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Panama Canal closes first half of 2020 fiscal year with eye on COVID-19 impact

AJOT | April 17, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

The Panama Canal has closed the first half of the 2020 fiscal year (FY20) with a tonnage of 258.4 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS), while closely monitoring the global impact that COVID-19 will have in the coming months, in order to prepare and continue facilitating world trade with a continuous and safe service.

AGLPA highlights infrastructure stimulus priorities

AJOT | April 13, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

Panama Canal facilitates transit of Holland America’s Zaandam and Rotterdam for humanitarian reasons
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AJOT | Top Story | March 30, 2020

Panama Canal facilitates transit of Holland America’s Zaandam and Rotterdam for humanitarian reasons

The Panama Canal facilitated this Sunday the transit of Holland America's MS Zaandam and MS Rotterdam cruise ships, under extraordinary conditions and for humanitarian reasons.
Statement from Panama Canal on Holland America Ship Zaandam

AJOT | March 30, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

Congress reforms harbor maintenance funding

AJOT | March 30, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

Waterways Council calls President Trump’s 2021 Budget for U.S. Inland Waterways & Army Corps of Engineers “Astonishingly Inadequate”
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AJOT | Top Story | March 02, 2020

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Waterways Council calls President Trump’s 2021 Budget for U.S. Inland Waterways & Army Corps of Engineers “Astonishingly Inadequate”

Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI), which represents farmers, shippers and tug and barge operators on the Mississippi and other rivers, sharply criticized President Trump’s 2021 budget proposals for the U.S. inland waterways and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers calling them “Astonishingly Inadequate” and noting:
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Protecting the Canal’s Water Now for a Sustainable Future

AJOT | February 05, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

Earlier this month, the Panama Canal announced new measures aimed at sustaining an operational level of water and providing reliability to customers as it implements a long-term solution to water.

Panama Canal to adopt measures to ensure water availability & route’s reliability

AJOT | January 13, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

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Panama Canal Advisory Board and Board of Directors discuss waterway’s performance

AJOT | December 06, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

The Panama Canal Advisory Board and Board of Directors gathered this week in Savannah, Georgia, where they discussed the Canal's performance, strategic foresight, maritime trends and water issues, as part of their biannual meetings.

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Improved technology platform VUMPA eases maritime procedures in Panama

AJOT | November 01, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

Earlier this month, the Panama Canal and the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) upgraded their Panama Maritime Single Window System (VUMPA, for its acronym in Spanish).

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