ARCADIS announced on February 20 that Lisa Lefkovitz had joined its Waterfront Group as Senior Scientist.In her new role Lefkovitz will be working to advance Arcadis' relationship and services with the Corps of Engineers and provide strong technical leadership to Arcadis' industrial clients in the area of dredged material assessment and management. Read More
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On March 14 the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) officially awarded the contract to design and build a new more powerful cutter suction dredge to IHC Beaver Dredgers B.V. Read More
The WEDA (Western Dredging Association) Pacific Chapter met on October 24 through 26 2007 at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Honolulu Hawaii.The meeting was well-attended by many Corps of Engineers and private sector individuals. Read More
On April 10 the Pacific Chapter released notice and call for papers for their 2008 meeting to be held Wednesday November 5 through Friday November 7 2008 at the Mayflower Park Hotel in Seattle. Read More
Norfolk Dredging Company has donated funds to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) that will help advance studies of seafloor history and ecology. VIMS will use the funds to purchase a Geotek core logger which can uncover a wealth of environmental data from seafloor sediment cores. Read More
The U.S. dredging industry is holding its own while business booms around the world; why the |!|gas tax holiday|!| is a bad idea. Read More
Dredging Contract Awards February 22 2008 through April 22 2008 Read More
633 WordsThe American Association of Port Authorities will visit Panama for its biennial Harbors Navigation and Environment Seminar May 20 through 22 at the Sheraton Panam Hotel & Convention Center. Read More
VOSTA LMG has been awarded a contract for the delivery of a complete engineering and component package for three hopper barges for Van Oord in The Netherlands. Read More
On March 19 2008 bidders submitted proposals to the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) for an opportunity to dredge the Expansion Programs Pacific entrance. This phase of the project will widen the canals 8.9 mile-long (14.2 km) navigation channels at least 715 feet (218 meters) and deepen them to a maximum level of -51 feet (-15.5 meters) Mean Low Water Springs (MLWS). Read More
