Florida’s top elected officials Tuesday approved dredging a boat channel almost five miles long from the Gulf to a future Pasco County Park… By Bobbie O’Brien (wusf) Source: wusf, May 18, 2011;
Months after the Freeport Container Port (FCP) projected multi-million-dollar investments based around it being the largest regional… By INDERIA SAUNDERS (thenassauguardian) Source: thenassauguardian, April 7, 2011
Florida Governor Rick Scott plans to fully fund the $77 million shortfall for the port dredging project so that larger ships can enter… (travel-trick) Source: travel-trick, March 6, 2011
Florida Gov. Rick Scott submitted a list of major freight-related port and highway project needs to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood … By John D. Boyd (joc) Source: joc, February 18, 2011;
Florida Panhandle officials say beach renourishment is the key to their post-oil spill recovery… (miamiherald) Source: miamiherald, February 9, 2011;
At a time when the economy has gone to “muck,” the Dredging industry is thriving, in large part due to a significant number of government contracts assigned to maintain the country’s waterways and lakes. And one local company is benefiting from the abundance of work: Cavache, a South Florida based dredging contractor experienced in hydraulic [...]
Piedroba Marine Construction (PMC) today announced Luis Prieto-Portar, PhD, PE, PMC’s Principle and Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at the 16th Annual Florida Remediation Conference on Friday, October 15, 2010 in Orlando. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. (ET). Dr. Prieto-Portar will be discussing emerging technologies and their application to clean [...]
FORT LAUDERDALE — They are extravagant and self-indulgent, with their helipads, onboard gyms, mahogany interiors and glass-walled elevators… Source:palmbeachpost,April 4,2010;
A tiny marine bristle worm has stopped dredges from pumping sand along Satellite Beach and Indian Harbour Beach for the past decade, while officials spent almost $68 million bulking up the oceanfront to the north and south… Source: Florida Today, March 7, 2010
State Rep. Lake Ray of Jacksonville is asking fellow lawmakers to approve a plan for steering up to $500 million to Florida’s ports by using a portion of taxes paid by insurance companies. Source:jacksonville,February 19,2010;
