Dredging & Marine Construction

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) reported a net profit of EUR 123 million (about $164 million) in the first half of 2013. Revenues rose by 12 percent in the first half to EUR 1.6 billion ($2.23 billion). Read More

Ocean and Coastal Consultants Engineering PC (OCC) of Trumbull Connecticut guided the emergency dredging of the Rye Municipal Boat Basin and a portion of the Milton Harbor Federal Navigation Project in May of this year. Read More

Ocean and Coastal Consultants Engineering PC (OCC) of Trumbull Connecticut guided the emergency dredging of the Rye Municipal Boat Basin and a portion of the Milton Harbor Federal Navigation Project in May of this year. Read More

At the WEDA conference dinner August 27 the WEDA Environmental Commission chaired by Craig Vogt of Craig Vogt Inc. presented the four 2013 Environmental Excellence Awards in two categories navigational and environmental dredging. Read More

At the WEDA conference dinner August 27 the WEDA Environmental Commission chaired by Craig Vogt of Craig Vogt Inc. presented the four 2013 Environmental Excellence Awards in two categories navigational and environmental dredging. Read More

About 150 people and 30 exhibitors attended the 33rd Western Dredging Association (WEDA)/ Texas A&M 44th Annual Dredging Seminar in Honolulu Hawaii from August 25 to 28. After opening remarks from WEDA President Robert Wetta of DSC Dredge LLC Col. Gregory Gunter USACE Pacific Division Deputy Commander Hawaii one of the few Corps representatives spoke about the necessity of harbors and navigation which supports every facet of life on the Hawaiian Islands. The budget issues were among the challenges he talked about for the Corps but the focus of the majority of his talk was on transforming the civil works program to be more innovative and collaborative. That means important partnerships with groups that have a common interest in navigation and doing things better at the Corps. The 3-3-3 concept tries to simplify Corps initiative so they are more manageable and more streamlined. Under this rule of three Col. Gunter said studies by the Corps must be completed within three years have a budget under $3 million and go through three levels of review. The Corps has to be ready “to do less with less” Gunter said. Read More

About 150 people and 30 exhibitors attended the 33rd Western Dredging Association (WEDA)/ Texas A&M 44th Annual Dredging Seminar in Honolulu Hawaii from August 25 to 28. After opening remarks from WEDA President Robert Wetta of DSC Dredge LLC Col. Gregory Gunter USACE Pacific Division Deputy Commander Hawaii one of the few Corps representatives spoke about the necessity of harbors and navigation which supports every facet of life on the Hawaiian Islands. The budget issues were among the challenges he talked about for the Corps but the focus of the majority of his talk was on transforming the civil works program to be more innovative and collaborative. That means important partnerships with groups that have a common interest in navigation and doing things better at the Corps. The 3-3-3 concept tries to simplify Corps initiative so they are more manageable and more streamlined. Under this rule of three Col. Gunter said studies by the Corps must be completed within three years have a budget under $3 million and go through three levels of review. The Corps has to be ready “to do less with less” Gunter said. Read More

News items from North America of interest to the dredging community. Read More

News items from North America of interest to the dredging community. Read More

The results of an economic impact report on the benefits of deepening the Mississippi River to 50 feet from its current 45-foot draft were released in August. The Big River Coalition a multi-state maritime trade association and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development commissioned the study by noted economist Tim Ryan PhD. entitled “The Economic Impact of Deepening the Mississippi River to 50 Feet.” Read More