As a subconsultant to Atkins, Taylor Engineering will examine the bridge hydraulics and scour associated with the proposed deepening of the St. Johns River channel at the Dames Point Bridge in Duval County, Florida. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) proposes deepening the St. Johns River chan
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Kurt Nagle, president and CEO of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), yesterday said: “AAPA was extremely pleased that President Obama mentioned the value and need for ‘modern ports to move our goods’ in his State of the Union address last night. AAPA applauds the president’s inclusi
The Florida Ports Council (FPC), represented by the Chairman, Bill Johnson, PortMiami; Legislative Co-Chairmen, Paul Anderson, Port of Tampa, and Steve Cernak, Port Everglades; Stan Payne, Port Canaveral; and Carlos Buqueras, Port Manatee, presented the FPC Federal Legislative agenda to the Florida
Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after sending President Barack Obama a letter regarding his pledge to support infrastructure and modernization projects at America’s ports, harbors, and waterways: “Earlier this week during the State of th
This exceptionally versatile and manoeuvrable dredger, built to Italian Naval Registry regulations, is perfect for precision dredging projects in marinas and waterways where disruption needs to be kept to a minimum. No wires are required and the dredger can operate inside marina finger berths so tha
The Board of Directors of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce approved the Chamber’s 2013 Public Policy Agenda at their meeting yesterday, February 13, 2013. The Agenda includes state and local items that bring focus to the area’s need to be more business friendly. “As our region continues its slow r
Taylor Engineering will prepare technical components of the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening Environmental Impact Statement and the accompanying air quality evaluation. The EIS will evaluate effects of deepening the first 14 miles of the St. Johns River channel from 40 feet to alternative depths up to
In 2012, the impressive investing course DEME has followed during the last decade reached a climax with the naming ceremony of the cutter suction dredger “Amazone” in Singapore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIro1Hl518A In this video: The naming ceremonies of the trailing suction hopper dredgers “
After almost two years as an associate member of the organisation, the Italian Hydrographic Society (IHS) has been elected a full member of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS). Based in Catania, Sicily, the IHS is a non-profit enterprise representing leading hydrographic su
NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced a successful €200 million bond issue on NYSE Alternext by DEME, the Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group. The company is the first issuer of bonds on NYSE Alternext in Brussels, a market designed for SMEs with more flexible listing requirem
The World Bank Group has endorsed Jamaica’s aim to become the logistics hub for the Caribbean, Latin America and US Gulf & East coastal area by pledging to help find funding for the pioneering project. Speaking in Kingston recently, Giorgio Valentini, World Bank Group representative to Jamaica, desc
Low water levels, not low funds, maybe the biggest threat to the 2013 boating season in New Buffalo’s 1,000-vessel recreational harbor. “The water level is 17 inches below what it was this time last year. That’s huge, almost a foot and a half. We’ve broken the record low since the Army Corps of Engi
Located just 20 minutes drive from the Castle of Mey and within walking distance of Thurso the second largest town in the Highlands, the Queen Elizabeth pier and deep-water basin at Scrabster has opened up the remote and beautiful landscape of the Far North to larger cruise vessels. https://www.yout