State Representative Garey Bies (R-Sister Bay) announced that the Joint Finance Committee approved a motion that includes $5.2 million for the dredging of the channel between Northport and Detroit Harbor. The committee began voting last week on appropriations in Governor Walker’s biennial budget and
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe announces the upcoming public meeting regarding the Grasse River Record of Decision (ROD). The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) will host the meeting on May 7, 2013 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Saint Regis Mohawk School. The purpose of the meet
Congressman Bill Enyart met with students at Shawnee High School in Wolf Lake this week to listen to their concerns about Mississippi River issues near their homes. Congressman Enyart spoke to juniors and seniors in the government and history classes instructed by Jamie Nash-Mayberry. Her classes ha
Riverkeeper has submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in support of its comprehensive plan to remediate the Gowanus Canal Superfund site. The plan will address the impacts of more than 150 years of pollution and concerns raised by Riverkeeper from its history of patrol
On the 29th of April 2013, Western Baltija Shipbuilding delivered a 2500 m3 TSHD turn-key dredger “Macuti“ to Johs. Gram-Hanssen A/S after a building period of 20 months. Extensive tests and trials of all systems kept Western Baltija Shipbuilding specialists busy in the last weeks. One week before t
The N.C. Department of Transportation Ferry Division, U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are working together to clear a safe way to return the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route to its original route. The ferries have been using an alternate route between the two terminals since Friday, F
More than 900 people have had their say on the City’s draft Ocean Beaches Strategy 2013-2023, but there are only a few days remaining until the community consultation closes on Monday 6 May. The survey period has been extended to give the public a chance to visit Burleigh Heads on Saturday for discu
Van Oord publishes its annual report 2012 yesterday. In this integrated report, Van Oord reviews the course of business in the company in 2012. The financial report has been prepared in accordance with the Dutch GAAP guidelines. “We have been guided in our choice of topics in the area of sustainabil
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation announced that it will release its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2013 on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 7:00 a.m. C.D.T. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation is the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and the only U.S. d
As part of the fiscal year 2013-14 budget plan, major state-owned ports will receive approximately $120 million for the maintenance dredging projects, the Indian Ministry of Shipping announced yesterday. In the fiscal year 2012-13, which ended on March 31, 2013, the Government had already allocated
SMD has been honoured with the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category in recognition of the development of its specialist subsea trenching technology. This is the third Queen’s Award for Enterprise that SMD has won in the last three years. MD’s latest Queen’s Award recog
The Newman Government has announced it is prepared to commit $4 million over the next two years towards the Gladstone Healthy Harbour Partnership providing industry matches its contribution. The proposed government commitment involves $1 million in set up costs, and then $1.5 million each year, over
Comfortable, reliable, competitive. Dragflow, a world player in solid pumping solutions, announces the complete restyling of its dredges: a technical initiative to improve design, working conditions and process monitoring, building on our traditional strengths: pumping high solid concentrations, wor
The Training Institute for Dredging (TID) has developed a complete capacity building program for cutter operators. The training (11 – 15 November 2013, Kinderdijk, the Netherlands) will be performed with the use of a new generation extremely realistic cutter simulator. The modern dredging operator d