
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of commercial and industrial demolition and remediation services, announced its participation with DEME in the Wheatstone LNG Project dredging works in Australia. Dredging International (Australia) Pty Ltd, a member of the DEME Group, has been [...]
February 14, 2012 |
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The Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday held a nomination hearing for Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick to be the new Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., used the opportunity to press the nominee on the need for additional funding for Great Lakes dredging and maintenance. “The [...]
February 10, 2012 |
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The Army Corps of Engineers will allocate additional funding to Great Lakes dredging projects that support economic development and job creation, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., announced yesterday. The Corps made the decision after Levin pressed Corps officials last month on the urgent need for dredging and maintenance funds for the Great Lakes. “This funding will [...]
February 8, 2012 |
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Environmental officials hope to launch cleanups over the next two years that will address what remains of the complex and extensive … By Joe Tyrrell (njspotlight) Source: njspotlight, January 12, 2012; Image: usace
January 12, 2012 |
Read More » ![Congress OKs USD 300 Million for Great Lakes’ Environmental Programs (USA)]()
Congress has approved $300 million to continue a multiyear program aimed at fixing some of the Great Lakes’ most severe environmental programs. Some of the money is expected to benefit Lake Superior and Duluth. The money will go to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a multi-agency federal effort to clean up toxic materials, fight invasive [...]
December 23, 2011 |
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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of commercial and industrial demolition and remediation services, announced the award of the $57 million East Hidd Housing Project in Bahrain. Great Lakes will reclaim 618 acres of the Arabian Gulf on which the government [...]
November 18, 2011 |
Read More » ![USA: Influx of Silt in Kansas Lakes Will Threaten Water Quality, Say Experts]()
Dirt is slowly filling lakes and ponds in Kansas, and experts are divided over how much to worry… (kansascity) Source: kansascity, November 7, 2011
November 7, 2011 |
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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of commercial and industrial demolition and remediation services, today reported financial results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011. Commentary Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Berger said, “We were very pleased with [...]
November 1, 2011 |
Read More » ![USA: Dredging Project to Improve Traffic Between Loon Lakes]()
Boaters will be able to go between the two Loon lakes after this fall because the channel will be dredged of silt that has stopped boat traf… By Frank Abderholden (suntimes) Source: suntimes, October 17, 2011;
October 17, 2011 |
Read More » ![USA: EPA Plans Dredging of Nine Great Lakes River Mouths and Harbors]()
Nine river mouths and harbors contaminated with industrial toxins will be targeted for accelerated cleanups under an Obama administration… By John Flesher (detnews) Source: detnews, October 13, 2011;
October 13, 2011 |
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