The Education section of the second Agg1 conference will contain a significant focus on dredging. The Mining Reclamation and Dredging committee met by conference call on June 30 and discussed potential topics for the 2010 conference which will be held in Cincinnati on February 15 through 18 at the Duke Energy Convention Center. Fifteen topics were suggested both in the conference call and in succeeding days of which six were on dredging reported Charles Johnson committee member. Read More
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Chris Nelson joined Supreme Manufacturing Inc. as vice president and National Sales Manager as of June 8. Nelson has nearly 20 years of experience in the floating clamshell dredge industry and was formerly general manager at Rohr Corporation. Read More
On Friday July 17 the House of Representatives approved HR 3183 the Energy and Water Appropriations bill by a vote of 320-97. The $33.3 billion fiscal year 2010 spending bill… Read More
As the three-day event which brought together more than 600 experts including civil engineers dredging companies contractors consultants project developers water companies knowledge institutes financial institutions and insurance companies governments and NGOs progressed the consensus was that governance does not mean government alone. We all bear responsibility in the decision-making process about deltas water management and risk planning. Read More
The St. Paul District Corps of Engineers selected its Maintenance and Repair Section based in Fountain City Wisconsin for its Safe Employee of the Year award. Read More
The Texas A&M Cutter Suction Dredge Simulator short course attracted nine participants from dredging companies this year. The course was held January 19 through 21. Read More
Re: East Coast Dredging Issues Widely Covered at Charleston Meeting IDR November/December 2008 page 6. The report presented by Dena Dickerson at the ICHDMG meeting regarding the “environmental window” imposed… Read More
Re: Colleagues Remember A.D. (Ton) Damen IDR January/February 2009 page 11. As usual you did an exceptional job with this issue. The tribute to Ton was first class and the… Read More
Technical paper abstracts for WODCON XIX are due on September 30 2009. The conference will be held from September 8 through 12 2010 in Grand Epoch City Beijing China. Read More
The acquisition of GeoAcoustics Ltd. by Kongsberg Maritime was completed in September 2008. Following the acquisition the two companies held a series of meetings including one at the Kongsberg Maritime office in Horten Norway focusing on marketing and sales issues. Read More
