News From the Port
Port Of Oswego Makes $3.5 Million In Dock Upgrades
Anyone in the city of Oswego over the last year and a half has seen cranes, trucks and local construction workers heading for the port.
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News From the Port
Port Of Oswego, U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers To Sign Historic $600,000 Oswego Harbor Deepening Project Agreement
On Sept. 13, the Port of Oswego Authority (POA), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), will sign a historic $600,000 agreement to deepen the port’s harbor, transform its capabilities and ignite new growth, according to William Scriber, executive director.
News From the Port
Port Of Oswego Awards Building Contract For $2.1 Million New Goble Dry Dock Marina
The Port of Oswego Authority (POA), recently awarded a construction contract to W.D. Malone Trucking & Excavating Inc. of Oswego to build its new $2.1 million deep-water marina on the site of the former Goble Dry Dock and Shipyard, adjacent to the Port’s West Pier, according to William Scriber, POA executive director and CEO.
Oswego Daily News
Seaway Development Corporation, Port Fight DEC Proposal
Looming new ballast water regulations, if implemented by the state, could devastate the port and erase the good economic picture, according to the port’s executive director and the administrator of the US St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
Oswego Daily News
Grant for Innovative Security at Port of Oswego Aims to Prevent Attackers Coming Through Oswego from Canada
An official of the Port of Oswego says, simply, that if someone wanted to sneak into America, he could take a boat from Canada and be in Oswego in 40 minutes and in New York City in a couple of days.
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand visited the port to celebrate a grant that will create what one person calls an innovative approach to making the Port of Oswego — and the region — a little more safe.
Oswego Daily News
Council Paves The Way For City-Port Marina Deal
The Common Council voted 5 to 2 Wednesday afternoon to move ahead with plans to acquire the International Marina from the Port of Oswego Authority. The price tag is $2.1 million.
Oswego Daily News
Council Holds Off On Marina Purchase, Seeks More Information
In the wake of lingering questions and concerns by the public and some aldermen, the Common Council voted 4-3 Monday night to table a resolution regarding the purchase of the International Marina from the Port Authority. Council President Dan Donovan and councilors Mike Myers, Shawn Walker and Bill Sharkey voted in favor of tabling the resolution.
Oswego Daily News
State Decision On Ballast Water Regulations Could Sink Oswego Port
The port could be forced to close if New York moves forward to enforce unworkable rules governing the treatment of ballast water carried by commercial vessels on the St. Lawrence Seaway. The proposal would require meeting strict guidelines; however, no technology exists anywhere in the world to achieve this goal, opponents point out.
Oswego Daily News
Aubertine: Oswego Port To Receive $1.75 Million
The project will restore the quay wall of the West Terminal and allow for the installation of a new fender system.
Without the pier restoration, the dock will eventually become unusable for the freighters that call the Port’s bulk terminal.
This project is critical to the continuation of a significant portion of the business operations at the Port of Oswego.
Community
United Way Campaign Chair Up To The Challenge
When United Way board member Jonathan Daniels, executive director of the Port of Oswego Authority, was asked to reprise his role as chairperson for the United Way’s Campaign Cabinet he found it to be a decision that was easy to make.