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Otter Creek cleanup PHOTO
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District, recently partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to begin work dredging contaminated sediment in a 7-mile stretch of Otter Creek which extends through Toledo and Oregon. Sediment in the lower 1.7 miles of Otter Creek is contaminated
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Webinar on Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Ecosystem Restoration
Port of Baltimore together with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will tomorrow, Wednesday night at 5:30 pm, hold a webinar on the Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Ecosystem Restoration project. The purpose of this webinar is to provide information and discuss the Mid-Bay restoration project, a future dredg
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Dredger Maas makes debut in Tilbury
New hybrid, water-injection dredger Maas has launched a programme of work on the Thames with a visit to the Port of Tilbury (POTL) on 27 April. Built for Van Oord by Kooiman Marine Group, Maas uses an innovative hybrid energy management system to reduce harmful CO2 emissions, by capturing residual h
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DO injection system tests released
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District has released results of tests of the dissolved oxygen (DO) injection system for the Savannah harbor deepening project. According to the Corps, the tests of the DO injection system prove that the multi-million-dollar apparatus successfully mitigates
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Nova Scotia: Boat Harbour cleanup project on the way
Nova Scotia Lands Inc. is currently working on the Boat Harbour Remediation Project that will remove all sludge material from the harbour effluent treatment facility aeration stabilization basins. The Boat Harbour effluent treatment facility, located in north central Nova Scotia on the Northumberlan
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Comments extended for Lower Passaic River
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the public comment period for its proposed plan to address contaminated sediment in the upper nine miles of the Lower Passaic River Study Area to June 14, 2021. The study area is for the Diamond Alkali Superfund site in Essex, Bergen, and P
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The transition to Zero Emission solutions
In the maritime industry, there is a significant journey ahead in moving to more sustainable operations. While the objective is widely recognised, the relevant solutions have not yet been developed and the roadmap is still unclear. These challenges even transcend the maritime sector. For example, th
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Productivity and sustainability in an era of rising demand
While dredging is often seen as a dirty and unattractive business, it plays a vital role in keeping ports and waterways around the world open for commerce, transport and recreation. Every year, billions of tonnes of sediment are carried down rivers and along coastlines where they settle onto sea and
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WEDA announces webinar on environmental risks of dredging
Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has announced its next webinar titled “A New PIANC Guideline for Managing Environmental Risks of Navigation Infrastructure Projects” will take place on Friday, May 28, 2021 at 1 PM EST. This joint webinar between PIANC, ERDC, and WEDA will focus on PIANC’s Environ
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Engineering With Nature: Volume 2 launched
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) recently held a virtual international Book Launch Event to celebrate the release of the Engineering With Nature Atlas, Volume 2. The ceremony, which was held on 7 April 2021, included messages from LTG Scott A. Spellmon, 55th Chief of Eng
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EPA proposes dredging of the Passaic River
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a plan to address contaminated sediment in the upper nine miles of the Lower Passaic River Study Area of the Diamond Alkali Superfund site in Essex, Bergen, and Passaic Counties, New Jersey. According to EPA, the sediment in the Lower Passa
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2021 WEDA Environmental Excellence Awards
Each year the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) presents Environmental Excellence Awards to outstanding projects at its annual WEDA Summit and Exposition. In 2021 the awards will be announced during the Virtual WEDA Dredging Summit, which owing to the COVID19 pandemic, will be held online from Jun
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EPA presents cleanup plan for Sherwin-Williams site
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a cleanup plan to address waterbodies of the Sherwin-Williams/Hilliards Creek Site in Gibbsboro, New Jersey. According to EPA, the proposed plan calls for the dredging of contaminated sediment, along with excavation and capping of floodplai
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JDN introduces the first physical-chemical soil remediation installation
A physical-chemical cleaning installation has just arrived in the Liège soil valorisation centre of Envisan, environmental subsidiary of Jan De Nul Group. This remediation installation arrived by ship at the Ile Monsin port area, where Envisan holds a concession on a 3.5 hectare site. Thanks to this