Pier Damaged at Port Canaveral
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating a weekend incident that caused pier damage and scattered concrete debris in the harbor on Sunday. No injuries occurred and cleanup continues today. Port Canaveral harbor is undergoing widening and deepening to accommodate larger cruise and cargo ships. A bollard structure south of North Cargo Pier 2 suffered damage estimated to cost $500,000 to repair and will take up to three months to replace. There also was minor damage to North Cargo Pier 3. The damage is expected to cause some impact to cargo operations.
Port Canaveral Harbor Expansion Begins
Dispute remains over who pays for maintenance costs for federal channel. The $35 million harbor widening and deepening project at Port Canaveral to allow larger ships greater safety margins for sailing in and out of the port is scheduled to begin next month with completion in November 2014. The project to widen Port Canaveral’s 400-feet wide harbor by 100 feet and deepen the entrance by two feet to 46 feet cleared the final two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permitting hurdles last week.
Port Canaveral Security Zone Proposed
The US Coast Guard proposes to establish a security zone encompassing the navigable waters of the West Basin of Port Canaveral Harbor, . The security zone would be activated four hours prior to scheduled arrival of a cruise ship. Comments on the proposal should be submitted by Dec. 19. (Source: Holland & Knight)
