Laura E. (Beth) Williams, P.E., a civil engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, received the 2012 “James Connolly Award” during the Savannah E-Week Technical Training Conference at Armstrong Atlantic State University, Feb. 22, 2012. The conference is held annually in Savann
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources officials yesterday joined neighborhood, city and state leaders in the dedication of a newly restored, highly popular trail along the Schuylkill River that draws thousands of people each year to Philadelphia’s Manayunk section. “One of the major ways
Compañía Sudamericana de Dragados S.A., a subsidiary of Jan De Nul Group, has been awarded a contract for capital and maintenance dredging in the port of Bahia Blanca, Argentina. The contract value is approximately EUR 90 million and was acquired together with Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskal
Beginning of 2012 VOSTA LMG and APT Global Marine Services LLC have signed an agreement for co-operation in the field of Dredger construction, manufacture of components and servicing of dredger vessels operating in the Middle East, North African (MENA) region. VOSTA LMG is a well experienced technic
Peterson SBS announces a £1.5 million capital investment in its quayside operations at Aberdeen Harbour. The company has leased a further two berths from Aberdeen Harbour Board and has secured additional accommodation, including a transit warehouse for the receipt and containerisation of items and e
His Excellency Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Chairman, DP World, underlined the importance of DP World Caucedo in serving the wider Caribbean region as a hub port as he concluded his tour of the company’s marine terminals in South America with a visit to the Dominican Republic terminal. Mr Bin Sulayem w
Gdynia Port Authority has unveiled a $142 million investment plan (2012-2014) which includes port repairs and port modernisation. This development project also includes infrastructure upgrades, which will absorb $100 million and consist of the remodelling of the quay, development of a road access ne
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will soon commence a $15.8 million beach renourishment project between Key Biscayne and Miami Beach. The first phase of the beach restoration is set to start in the last week of February and it will include dredging of approximately 250,000 cubic yards of sand from a bor
The Coastal Conservation Association Texas recently announced a $500,000 matching grant to initiate a new push in generating the funding to open Aransas County’s Cedar Bayou and Vincent Slough. After decades of negative impacts from siltation and low water flows, an estimated $6.5 million effort wil
A Hawks Nest group has called for an urgent Myall River dredge following the death of Grant ‘‘Squid’’ Forster in the area this week. BY MATT CARR (theherald) [mappress] Source: theherald, February 23, 2012
Dredging process of the Oconto River is moving ahead and it might be completed in 2013. Five years have passed since the river was last dredged. Back then the project cost $1.5 million and the state provided 80% of the expenses. The dredging is needed again since shoaling and sandbars at the mouth o
The Board of Selectmen has authorized approximately $200,000 from the town’s Harbor Dredge Fund to be used for an emergency dredging of 10,000 cubic yards of sand in Wells Harbor. The release of town funds is precautionary according to Town Manager Jon Carter since it was made clear on February 8 th
WWF today challenged the Australian Government’s view that the Great Barrier Reef is being sustainably managed, citing publications showing that coral had declined by up to 50 per cent. As UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee prepares to visit Queensland next month, after expressing “extreme concern” a
A long awaited beach renourishment project is underway at the Fort Pierce Inlet. Approximately 416,000 cubic yards of sand are being pumped onto the beach on the south side of the St. Lucie County’s inlet. “It’s a recreational benefit,” said Richard Bouchard, St. Lucie County coastal engineer. Reaut