EDITOR’S NOTE: Contract awards from April and May can be viewed on our Web site: www.dredgemag.com – Contract News entry dated August 17 2010. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
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On July 29 Barry Holliday chair of Realize Americas Maritime Promise (RAMP) announced that Chairman James L. Oberstar chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure committee had agreed to include the groups harbor maintenance trust fund (HMTF) language in the committees markup of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2010. Read More
The Environmental Panel at the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) conference in Puerto Rico was presented on June 8 by four dredging professionals who have dealt with environmental issues in their careers. Chaired by Craig Vogt formerly with the Environmental Protection Agency and now heading his own consulting company Craig Vogt Inc. the panel included Dr. Robert Engler Senior Environmenal Scientist at Moffatt & Nichol; Paul Quinn vice president of Ellicott Dredging Inc. and president of WEDA; Tom Wang senior partner Anchor Environmental QEA and Norman R. Francingues Senior Project Engineer OA Systems Corporation. The following are synopses of the talks. Read More
Dredging Conferences to be Held Around the World WEDA Pacific Chapter will Gather in Monterey The annual meeting of the Western Dredging Association Pacific Chapter will be held on Wednesday… Read More
McElroy has introduced a pipe-fusion-focused Apple iTunes application for iPhone iPad and iPod Touch. The McCalc Fusion Pressure Calculator is a free application that helps a fusion machine operator to find the correct fusion pressure calculations for a job. Read More
The unexpected happened in November 2009 when Rockaway Beach in Queens New York was hit hard with a series of noreasters that caused erosion and severe damage to the beach. What started out as a maintenance project for the Corps of Engineers New York District quickly turned into an emergency restoration project. Read More
EDITOR’S NOTE: Contract awards from April and May can be viewed on our Web site: www.dredgemag.com – Contract News entry dated August 17 2010. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
The Environmental Panel at the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) conference in Puerto Rico was presented on June 8 by four dredging professionals who have dealt with environmental issues in their careers. Chaired by Craig Vogt formerly with the Environmental Protection Agency and now heading his own consulting company Craig Vogt Inc. the panel included Dr. Robert Engler Senior Environmenal Scientist at Moffatt & Nichol; Paul Quinn vice president of Ellicott Dredging Inc. and president of WEDA; Tom Wang senior partner Anchor Environmental QEA and Norman R. Francingues Senior Project Engineer OA Systems Corporation. The following are synopses of the talks. Read More
McElroy has introduced a pipe-fusion-focused Apple iTunes application for iPhone iPad and iPod Touch. The McCalc Fusion Pressure Calculator is a free application that helps a fusion machine operator to find the correct fusion pressure calculations for a job. Read More
The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2010 is moving forward with bi-partisan support in both the House and Senate. Good news came in August when Barry Holliday announced that… Read More
