A floating causeway, seen on satellite images of Chinese ports in 2021, was one option. But they are cumbersome. China filed patents for the new barges in 2020, notes Mike Dahm, a former naval ...

May 17 (UPI) --The first trucks carrying more than 500 tons of humanitarian assistance began rolling off a U.S.-built floating causeway on the Gaza shore Friday morning, the American military said.

U.S. officials said aid deliveries from the Gaza pier could start “within days,” but it was unclear if there was a firm deal with the U.N. for its distribution.

Singh said Monday that next will come the construction of the causeway, which will then be anchored to the beach. U.S. and Israeli officials have said they hope to have the floating pier in place ...