Philippine Ports Authority’s goal is to implement an integrated port system that is aimed at accelerating maritime trade and commerce and carrying forward the government’s objective of transforming Philippines into a newly-industrialized country. Along these lines,...
Globalization does not simply mean more ships; it also means more information flows. No wonder that data traffic is predicted to grow at a rate of 45% per year over the next decade. This dramatic increase...
The book Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure gives state-of-the-art guidance on how to design, implement, and manage a water infrastructure project with a dredging component to project owners, regulators, consultants, designers and contractors. The present insights result from a...
In Chabahar Bay, the coral reef colonies located between the dikes of the Shahid Beheshti Port were endangered by port activities and the land reclamation and dredging projects of the port. Given the disturbance of their...
Many scientists’ projections of future climate over the U.S. suggest that the recent trend toward increased heavy precipitation events will continue. The Maryland Port Administration (MPA) has felt the effects of these severe rain events at...
The coastal area of the Seto inland sea experienced rapid industrialization during the rapid economic growth era in the 1960s, leading to the deterioration of water quality and environmental issues reached a critical point. As such,...