Representatives from the five institutions that have signed agreements for financing the Panama Canal Expansion Program took part in the annual visit to the Canal in January. Read More
Dredging & Marine Construction
The Waterways Journal has been covering dredging and marine construction news on the inland rivers since 1887. Now, with the combined power of IDR (International Dredging Review), we cover this news in greater depth, expanding our coverage to major projects along all US waterways, coastlines and the Great Lakes.
Geodynamics LLC based out of Morehead City / Beaufort North Carolina took delivery of a 30-foot Armstrong catamaran in the 3rd quarter of 2012. The boat the R/V Benthos was custom designed for hydrographic survey operations and configured to be rapidly trailered which reduces cost to clients according to Chris Freeman company president. Read More
After 20 years operating installing trouble-shooting and repairing hydrographic survey equipment Michael Higgs through Higgs Hydrographic Tek has begun a new track of helping several companies adapt and create new equipment to fill niches in the industry. He has signed as sales representative for a number of companies and is helping several of them to develop and modify their equipment for the dredging and shallow water hydrographic survey industries. Read More
Representatives from the five institutions that have signed agreements for financing the Panama Canal Expansion Program took part in the annual visit to the Canal in January. Read More
The American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) has called for abstracts for its 2013 conference to be held October 23 through 26 at the Isla Grand Resort in South Padre Island Texas. One-page abstracts are due by May 17 and should be submitted to abstracts@asbpa.org. See www.asbpa.org for additional requirements. Read More
After 20 years operating installing trouble-shooting and repairing hydrographic survey equipment Michael Higgs through Higgs Hydrographic Tek has begun a new track of helping several companies adapt and create new equipment to fill niches in the industry. He has signed as sales representative for a number of companies and is helping several of them to develop and modify their equipment for the dredging and shallow water hydrographic survey industries. Read More
The American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) has called for abstracts for its 2013 conference to be held October 23 through 26 at the Isla Grand Resort in South Padre Island Texas. One-page abstracts are due by May 17 and should be submitted to abstracts@asbpa.org. See www.asbpa.org for additional requirements. Read More
Its no news that Michigan lakeshore towns have been having to step up along with the state with additional dredging funds in the face of historic low water that threatens the states multi-billion dollar boating and fishing tourism industry. The Corps of Engineers has been strapped for funds to dredge and maintain even federally mandated channels so states and local communities have had to fill in the shortfalls. Read More
On February 26 Jeffrey Buchanan Senior Domestic Policy Advisor for Oxfam America reported an action by dredging and other companies who work on the Gulf Coast to encourage the five Gulf states to participate in the federal RESTORE act. The news release is as follows. Read More
The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Germany began a coastal permafrost erosion research project (COPER) funded by the Helmholz Association and the institute at Herschel Island in Canada. The research project looks to describe and quantify the erosion and related carbon release by using air- and space-born methods together with field research. Read More
