The Corps of Engineers has embarked on a pilot project to aid local governments in maintaining federal channels not included in the federal budget. Funds allocated by Corps headquarters were made available in February of this year and all seven projects are going forward. Read More
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On July 12 the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) of Kenya stopped the dredging of Likoni channel because of alleged breach of environmental constraints.Iddi Mambo chairman of the Coast Development Transparency Initiative (Codeti) informed NEMA that waste that was to have been discharged 50 miles at sea by Contractor Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors was seen floating near shore. Read More
Economic recovery coastal protection and environment restoration it all starts with dredging.That all-encompassing statement by Bill Hanson says it all.Hanson who is vice president of business development at Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company was among several speakers emphasizing the importance of timely dredging of waterways ports harbors and coastal channels at the National Dredging Meeting May 24 and 25 in Washington D.C. Read More
Patrick McLaren's Sediment Trend Analysis (STA) determines the patterns of net sediment transport and their dynamic behavior. Samples are simply observations and the derived patterns of transport explain the observations he says.Because only one pattern can ever be found linking the sample distributions Im 100 percent confident that the derived understanding of how the environment is working is correct he says. Read More
The Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) has been in existence since the mid 20th century. There diagnosis research and education to protect Americas livestock and food supply from animal diseases is conducted. The Corps of Engineers recently performed maintenance dredging revetment work and dune creation to keep this |!|staff-only|!| island off the tip of Long Island operational. Read More
Elastec/American Marine (USA) has delivered two custom oil and debris skimming boats manufactured in Europe to a major client in Asia. The 32-foot (10 meter) craft is capable of collecting storing and transporting recovered oil and debris. Read More
Angela Y. Premo was honored by the Dredging Contractors of America on May 25 with the William R. Murden Lifetime Public Service award. She retired on March 2 2011 from a 33-year career in the Corps of Engineers devoted mainly to dredging and navigation projects and programs. Read More
Weeks Marine Inc. Inc. (WMI) is building two new dredges an 8500 cubic yard hopper dredge Weeks 475; and an ocean-class 30-inch hydraulic cutter suction dredge Weeks 314.The new dredges represent an investment of more than $125 million and the creation of 125 permanent well-paying jobs according to Richard S. Weeks WMI president. Read More
Dredging operations began in mid-April on the approximately $20 million project to provide depth for the Navys nuclear powered aircraft carriers to transit from Norfolk Naval Station to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard safely at all times of the day. The Corps of Engineers Norfolk District is managing the project. Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD) announced on July 20 that it had entered into a joint venture with Environmental Remediation Holding Inc. (ERH) a subsidiary of DEC of Belgium. Read More
