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Spotlight on Black River dredged material beneficial reuse facility
The Ohio State legislature passed a bill to prohibit the open water disposal of dredged sediment after July 2020 and recommended to find alternative beneficial uses of the dredged sediment. With open water disposal no longer an option and confined disposal facilities nearing full capacity, innovativ
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Wabasha to manage the Corps’ dredged river sand
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District and the City of Wabasha (MN) are about to sign a historic river sand management document. The signing ceremony is set for 5:30 p.m., at the National Eagle Center Amphitheater, 50 Pembroke Ave. S. in Wabasha. According to USACE, this document will a
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Liebherr extending its range of machine control systems
The digital transformation in the construction industry continues apace with construction sites becoming increasingly digital and networked. Driver assistance systems such as machine control systems are thus gaining in importance. They support the machine operators in carrying out their activities b
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Modernizing dredging evaluations for open water disposal
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dredging Operations and Environmental Research (DOER) Project team recently published guidance and tools for modernizing dredging evaluations for open water disposal compliance. The team consisted of researchers from ERDC’s Environmental Lab and Information Technolog
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MIW delivers second Watermaster amphibious dredger
Environmentally friendly dredging is just one of the concrete results to come from Finland’s partnership with a Michigan company called Moran Iron Works (MIW). MIW and Watermaster North America recently partnered to manufacture a second Finnish-engineered dredging machine for a costumer in Minnesota
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AD Ports to deepen the Karachi Gateway Terminal
AD Ports Group and Karachi Port Trust (KPT) announced today the signing of a concession agreement for the development and operation of the Karachi Gateway Terminal Limited (KGTL). Under the terms of the 50-year concession agreement, a Joint Venture between AD Ports Group, as a majority shareholder,
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CEDA-IADC course Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure kicks off in Beveren
The CEDA-IADC Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure course kicked off today in Beveren, Belgium. During the next two and a half days, the participants will learn how to implement the sustainability principles into dredging project practice. Experienced lecturers will inform about the latest thinki
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ASBPA awards 2023 best restored beaches
The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association has released the much-anticipated annual list of the nation’s best restored beaches. The award winning projects this year are Central Reach Reimbursement Project (CRR) Holden Beach, North Carolina; City of Boca Raton, City of Deerfield Beach and
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Launch of the innovative Mud Bay Living Dyke project
The City of Surrey is leading the way in B.C. in testing an innovative, green approach to coastal flood protection known as a ‘living dyke’ with the Mud Bay Nature-based Foreshore Enhancements Project. Surrey has partnered with the City of Delta and Semiahmoo First Nation on the project which is val
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SCDNR presents the South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative
After nearly three years of development, a comprehensive plan to protect salt marsh along the coast from North Carolina to east-central Florida has finally come to fruition. In South Carolina, a coalition of over 75 individuals, including those from the Coastal Conservation League, the South Carolin
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USACE announces wrap up of five Long Island Inlet dredging projects
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District has announced the recent completion of dredging in five south shore inlets. According to the Corps, the projects have all been dual-purposed, restoring safe depths for navigation, and beneficially using all dredged sands for coastal storm risk resi
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Encinitas-Solana beach nourishment project to begin this fall
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and local elected officials recently announced the execution of Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) for the Encinitas-Solana Beach Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project. The Encinitas-Solana Beach Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project, involves placing 700,000 cubi
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New Webinar Series from CPRA
Louisiana is celebrating the organizations around the state working proactively toward a more sustainable and resilient coast. Gov. John Bel Edwards officially proclaimed April 24th – April 28th as Coastal Industry Week for the state. “I am proud to proclaim Coastal Industry Week in Louisiana to bri
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Dredging the ports of the Danube region
Oleksandr Kubrakov, Deputy Prime Minister for Recovery of Ukraine – Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development, recently met with a delegation of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) headed by the Bank’s President Odile Renaud-Basso, to talk about the