US ports are demanding access to a $6 billion fund collected from the controversial Harbour Maintenance Tax (HMT). The ports want to use the money for critical infrastructure improvements, mainly dredging of harbour channels to authorised depths and widths – the original intention of the fund. But despite a large surplus in the the [...]
The Jean Lafitte National Park in Louisiana, USA faced typical waterway maintenance issues in their canoe trail canal system. Over time, silt build-up and displaced vegetation slowly filled in the canals making them un-navigable for recreationists. In order to prevent the canals from filling in completely, park management had to ensure that they not only [...]
The expansion of the Panama Canal is expected to significantly increase vessel numbers and sizes calling at US east coast ports, but Paul… By Pete Goldin (ifw-net) Source: ifw-net, October 4, 2011;
Negotiations are underway between the Maguindanao provincial government and a US–based firm for the acquisition of a P80-million dredger through a 20-year loan. This developed as members of the Maguindanao provincial council rushed to pass Wednesday a resolution declaring the entire province under a state of calamity. Sixteen of the province’s 36 municipalities remain submerged [...]
Virginia Port Authority’s top-to-bottom shake-up will leave no stone unturned in its quest to make the port more competitive on the US East Coast (portstrategy) Source: portstrategy, September 23, 2011
US Ecology, Inc. has announced that Jim Baumgardner, Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present an overview of the Company’s operations at the 2011 Wedbush Clean Technology & Industrial Growth Conference on Thursday, September 15, 2011 at The Westin San Francisco. Inc. US Ecology, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides radioactive, hazardous, PCB and non-hazardous industrial [...]
US Ecology, Inc. announced that General Electric Company has agreed to extend its contract with the Company to dispose of sediment removed from the Upper Hudson River in New York State through December 31, 2011. The Company was one of three vendors that disposed of sediment in 2010. The sediment contains polychlorinated biphenyls, or [...]
The United States could get a major trade boost from the soon-to-be-finished expansion of the Panama Canal, but experts worry poor infrastr… (breitbart) Source: breitbart, May 16, 2011
German shipowner Peter Doehle has lost an appeal in a US court alleging damages to a vessel caused during New Orleans dredging. (fairplay) Source: fairplay, March 22, 2011
A workshop in Muskegon Friday addressed something that affects the cost of electricity and construction materials in Michigan. By Jessica Puchala (wzzm13) Source: wzzm13, March 7, 2011
