The Water Resources Coalition sent a letter the last week of October urging Congress to support H.R. 6184a bill to amend a provision in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2000. The bill would to extend and modify Section 214 by allowing the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend funds contributed by non-federal entities to expedite the evaluation of permits. Without the legislation Section 214 will expire on December 31st. Read More
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Kelly Barnes USA Deputy Secretary for PIANC reminds the dredging community that abstracts for the Smart Rivers 2011 conference are due on January 24 2011. The three-day technical conference will… Read More
The Port of New Orleans christened its new dredge the Edward S. Ned Reed on August 27. Read More
Categorized summary of all articles that appeared in the six issues of IDR in 2010. Some articles are in several locations. Read More
On July 23 DSC reported that in the first two quarters of the year they had exported delivered and commissioned 18 projects internationally. For 2010 the company expects to exceed its 2009 performance in revenues and number of projects completed. Read More
The cutter shaft bearing on NMDC's 27500 hp Al Sadr was replaced last summer after 10 years of hard use but could have gone on 10 more years as it showed little wear. Read More
Paul Quinn vice president of Sales for Ellicott Dredges reports that the company has exported more than 10 cutterhead dredges so far this year. Exports account for more than 50 percent of the companys sales. Ellicott models 370 670 1170 and 1870 were delivered to Southeast Asia Central Asia including Bangladesh; South America including Colombia; and Nigeria. The dredges are being used for a range of applications including navigation dredging sand and mineral mining flood control and land reclamation. Read More
While most photos of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico over the summer included pictures of floating boom corralling oil and protecting wetlands and shorelines it is difficult to get an accurate picture of the scope of the containment boom part of the project. As a start this month we relate the experiences of several manufacturers which will give an inside view of how the crisis was handled in these companies. Read More
During his November visit as part of the National Export Initiative President Obama noted that Indiawith its tremendous economic growth and its large and growing middle classis a key market for U.S. exports. Those exports are generating jobs in every corner of the United States and across every major sector. These involve some of our countrys largest companies but also an increasing number of small and medium-sized enterprises stated a White House press release which mentioned Ellicott's delivery of two dredges to Maharashtra Maritime Board in India. Read More
Dredging contract awards in the U.S. - August 23 through November 2 2010 Read More
