The Corps of Engineers military arm is continuing its mission to rebuild the infrastructure in Iraq and supporting operations in Afghanistan. I’m tuned in to this partly because much of… Read More
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Central Dredging Association has completed plans for CEDA Dredging Days to be held on November 5 and 6 at the Ahoy Rotterdam the Netherlands. On November 4 a pre-technical visit… Read More
On Friday August 14 Jan de Nul launched the cutter dredge Ibn Battuta at the Uljanik Brodogradiliste d.d. Shipyard in Pula Croatia. Delivery is expected at the end of the… Read More
J.F. Brennan has finished the Operable Unit 1 (OU1) cleanup and capping at Little Lake Buttes des Morts on Wisconsins Fox River. This section of the project is six miles long and contains 1363 acres. Two eight-inch articulated ladder DSC dredges were used to dredge 260 acres and 110 acres were capped with sand gravel or a combination to stabilize the contaminants. 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
When I called the St. Paul District to get more information about the safety award to their team of Fountain City engineers the person I talked to said that the… Read More
Dredging contract awards from September 24 2008 through April 14 2009 Read More
The Savannah District Corps of Engineers has issued a Request for Quotation for a 25-foot survey vessel fully equipped. The quotation is for the boat only and not survey equipment… 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
