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On June 29 the South Carolina legislature underscored its commitment to the Charleston Harbor dredging by voting an extraordinary fund of $300 million adding to a previously-set-aside $180 million to fully fund the Charleston dredging after its approval by the U.S. Congress. Read More

Tank Holding Corporation (THC) which includes polyethylene tank manufacturers Snyder Industries and Norwesco has been acquired by Leonard Green & Partners L.P. (LGP) and the executive management team. Read More

Siemens Industry Automation Division has introduced the Sitrans FC430 Coriolis flow meter. This new Coriolis flow sensor measures mass flow volume flow density and temperature simultaneously. Read More

Peter Bowe president of Ellicott was one of a handful of American exporters invited to witness President Barack Obama sign the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012 (H.R. 2073) on May 30. The bill renews the charter of the Export-Import Bank for three years and increases the banks lending cap to $140 billion from the current $100 billion. Read More

A federal appeals court in Pennsylvania rejected appeals by New Jersey and ruled on July 3 that the U.S Army Corps of Engineers can proceed to deepen a 102-mile stretch of the Delaware River from the mouth of the bay to Camden N.J. In a 67-page ruling the U.S. Court of Appeals refused New Jerseys demand for new studies to protect the environment. The administration of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said it would review its options in the rulings wake. Christie and his Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) oppose the Corps plans to deepen the Delaware River channel from 40 to 45 feet. Read More

Lake Pontchartrain Louisiana and Vicinity LPV Mitigation Manchac Wildlife Management Area Shoreline Protection Modification and Marsh Creation St. John the Baptist Parish Louisiana Ed 07-074. To Luhr Brothers Inc. for… Read More

Weeks Marine (WMI) christened the 18000 horsepower $41 million ocean-going hydraulic cutter suction dredge C.R. McCaskill on July 16 2012 at the companys Houma Louisiana marine yard. Read More

The New York District Corps of Engineers has completed restoration of Yellow Bar Hassockpart of a marsh island complex within the 26-square mile Jamaica Bay Park and Wildlife Refuge that was the countrys first national urban park and one of the Gateway National Recreation Areas. Read More

The 110-foot-long dredge Arthur J and the 38-foot-long tugboat Madison both belonging to MCM Marine sank in rough weather in 22 feet of water in Lake Huron in the early morning of July 19. The U.S. Coast Guard said it was coordinating the response to the two sunken vessels. The sinkings occurred about two nautical miles from the Michigan shoreline. Read More

On June 29 the South Carolina legislature underscored its commitment to the Charleston Harbor dredging by voting an extraordinary fund of $300 million adding to a previously-set-aside $180 million to fully fund the Charleston dredging after its approval by the U.S. Congress. Read More