In June of 2014 the Western Dredging Association and Texas A&M will be taking its next Annual Western Hemisphere Dredging Conference to new heights. The Fairmont Royal York in Toronto, Canada will be hosting this landmark meeting. “Our Annual Western Hemisphere Dredging Conference will begin with a
U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden will travel to Panama in the third week of November to meet with President Ricardo Martinelli and visit the Panama Canal expansion project. Biden had to postpone a previous scheduled visit in September after a visit to Mexico, due to the crisis in Syria. He will visi
Ports, shipping and logistics development across India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will form a key topic of debate at the upcoming TOC Container Supply Chain Middle East conference, taking place on 9-11 December at the Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE. India’s economy is at the threshold of a “golden age o
De-silting work is about to start on Dawlish Brook to help reduce future flooding, protect the town centre, residents and businesses and its world-famous waterfowl. Work is scheduled to start today and is set to last two weeks. Signs have been put up at the waterfowl warden’s building and the Touris
The City of Boca Raton has hired the dredge contractor Marinex Construction Inc. to undertake the South Boca Raton beach renourishment project. The contractor will dredge material from the Boca Raton Inlet Ebb Shoal and place it south of the Boca Raton Inlet. This renourishment program is scheduled
Lake Superior State University (LSSU) recently purchased a SEAL AQ1 discrete analyzer for its Environmental Analysis Laboratory (EAL). This advanced instrument was purchased to analyze local, regional and national water quality samples. However, it also fulfils an important role providing the Univer
The 12th China International Engineering Project Management Summit, namely, Experience Exchange Meeting between National Excellent Construction Project Managers was hosted recently by the China Construction Industry Association (CCIA) in Xi’an. At this meeting, CHEC’s Zawal Port EPC Project in Saudi
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold two public information sessions to answer questions about its plan to clean up the Gowanus Canal Superfund site in Brooklyn, New York: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 6:30 – 9:00 PM, P.S. 32 Samuel Mills Sprole School, 317 Hoyt Street, Gowanus, Brookl
A new consistent planning zone for Victoria’s major ports has been approved, in a move that will secure the future growth of the freight sector and its contribution to the State’s economy. Planning Minister Matthew Guy said the zone and streamlined planning controls will create an effective buffer b
The 9th International Port & Terminal Technology Conference 2013 will take place in Amsterdam on 27 & 28 November. Established as a relevant, technical and informative event, the conference will deliver a diverse and in-depth programme providing an invaluable learning opportunity as well as an excel
Marine and coastal environment specialists, BMT Oceanica (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has commenced its latest project with Pluton Resources Ltd (Pluton) to increase knowledge of marine fauna around the Irvine and Cockatoo Islands off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia. This will invo
On the morning of November 8, with the ship loading 180,000 tons of iron ore berthing, the annual cargo throughput of Port of Dandong exceeded 100 million tons, which completed a historic breakthrough from a small port to a grand port of 100 million tons. In recent 3 years, the Port of Dandong has a
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, will hold an open house on Dec. 4, 2013 in Concord, Mass., to discuss the proposed New England General Permit (NE GP) that would authorize certain activities that require Department of Army permits under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, Sect
On Tuesday at the Delft Software Days 2013, ARCADIS became the first consultancy to be recognised by Deltares as a Certified Delft3D Modelling Centre. The certificate was handed out to Rob Steijn, the head of the Coast and Sea Consultancy Group. Certification means that Deltares decides on the basis