Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Dredging, Environmental & Marine Engineering – Company Capsule” company profile to their offering. Dredging, Environmental & Marine Engineering – Company Capsule’ contains a company overview, key facts, major products and services and key employees, as well as data on company locations and subsidiaries. Dredging, Environmental & [...]
February 3, 2012 |
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St. Joseph Harbor is now in good shape, officials say. After weeks of waiting for the funds and good weather, dredging of the Saint Joseph Harbor was completed last month. “We look good right now. The water depths are good. If we lose more water depth that reduces how much clearance the boats have to [...]
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Environmental consultants have an additional week to submit bids to support Whatcom County, the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) in preparing the agencies’ Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate a proposed bulk cargo marine terminal at Cherry Point in north Puget Sound. Bid proposals are due [...]
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announced it will begin dredging for the Fort Pierce Shore Protection project. This project was authorized as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996. A contract was awarded for this next renourishment in September 2011 to Manson Construction in the amount of $5.5 million. This [...]
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Jaxport’s TraPac Container Terminal at Dames Point welcomed the largest vessel to ever call on Jacksonville’s seaport. The 6,600 TEU (containers) Yang Ming Milestone travelled from Southeast Asia through the Suez Canal and called on other U.S. east coast ports before arriving at TraPac Tuesday afternoon. The Milestone is more than 1,000 feet in length [...]
February 2, 2012 |
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The Avalon Beach replenishment project has officially commenced. About 60,000 cubic yards of sand will be moved from two beachfronts in the southern portion of the community to the northern end. “This is one of the few years where we haven’t had a dramatic erosion problem due to a fairly mild storm season,” said Tom [...]
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West Sacramento levees are no longer sinking as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District wraps up repairs on nearly a mile of levees near the Yolo Bypass. The repairs are part of the Corps’ West Sacramento Project, a joint effort with the West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency and the Central Valley Flood [...]
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The third cycle of the St. Augustine Beach renourishment project is to begin on Monday. During the project, crews will place 2.1 million cubic yards of sand on the shore from the south boundary of Anastasia State Park to the Bermuda Run. The project involves dredging sand around the inlet that will have been carried [...]
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Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after holding a House Ways & Means Oversight Subcommittee hearing on the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and Maritime Tax Issues yesterday: “At a time when Americans are concerned about our nation’s competitiveness, the federal government seems to be content with allowing for our [...]
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The St. Louis District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host two open house events to provide background information and get public feedback on the scope of an Environmental Assessment of New River Training Structures on the Middle Mississippi River. The two open house events in Alton, IL, and Cape Girardeau, MO, will feature a [...]
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