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Ellicott Celebrates 130 Years of Business
The employees of Ellicott Dredges LLC in Baltimore, Maryland had two big reasons for celebration this week. First Ellicott’s Baltimore plant has achieved an enviable safety record of one thousand (1,000) consecutive working days without a lost time accident. Ellicott values safety at all its locatio
Caterpillar Helps Protect Ormond Beach
Caterpillar Inc. announced today a $250,000 investment in The Nature Conservancy’s Coastal Resilience program, with specific efforts targeted to Ormond Beach in Ventura County, California. The program will demonstrate how using traditional build infrastructure along with the Earth’s natural infrastr
IADC Webinar on Dredging Equipment
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released this very interesting webinar about the dredging equipment. The webinar, presented by Mr Frans Uelman – lecturer and course coordinator of the IADC Dredging Seminar for more than 15 years, was held on June 17. IADC webinars
Money Available for Wetlands Restoration
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has announced the availability of $17.5 million in financial and technical assistance nationwide to help eligible conservation partners voluntarily protect, restore and enhance critical wetlands. “USDA has leveraged
Picture of the Day: IHC Beaver in Brazil
Two state-of-the-art IHC Beaver® cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) are performing vital work on the Madeira River running through the Santo António Dam, located six kilometers southwest of Porto Velho in Rondónia. First cutter suction dredger, the JATUARANA I was delivered in February 2011. She is a 47
Gator Dredging Wins Ocala Deal
The City of Ocala has contracted Gator Dredging to work on the Tuscawilla Lake Alum Pond sediment removal project. The pond is located on the south end of Tuscawilla Park. Removing sediment from this pond is required periodically to stay in compliance within the Florida Department of Environmental P
Beals Harbor in Need of Dredging
The town of Beals has requested a maintenance dredging of the harbor, according to the USACE’s New England District latest Update Report for Maine. About 83,000 cubic yards of sediment will be removed from the 10-foot anchorage in Beals Harbor, and 17,000 cubic yards from the 6-foot channel and 6-fo
New Plans for Hatfield Marine Center
The Oregon Legislature has approved $24.8 million in state bonding to help fund a new building at Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport that will be a centerpiece for research and education on critical issues facing coastal communities. The $50 million, 100,000-square-f
Funding Announced for Westside Terminals
The Port Saint John will receive federal funding in the amount of $68.3 million under the National Infrastructure Component of the New Building Canada Fund for a project to modernize the port’s Westside terminals. The $205 million project involves improving and consolidating the Rodney and Navy Isla
Picture of the Day: Harper’s Slough Project
Construction of islands in Harper’s Slough, located in Pool 9 of the Upper Mississippi River, is well underway. The work will span four construction seasons and is anticipated to be complete in 2018. A single construction contract was awarded in September 2014 and the remaining options exercised in
New Commander for Charleston District
Lt. Col. Matthew W. Luzzatto will assume command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, in a change of command ceremony this Friday, July 10, at 10 a.m. at The Citadel’s Mark Clark Hall in the Buyer Auditorium. Luzzatto replaces Lt. Col. John T. Litz, who completes his two-year te
DredgeFest Set for Next Month
DredgeFest Great Lakes, an event about the human manipulation of sediments in the Great Lakes basin, will take place in Duluth and Minneapolis, Minnesota over the week of August 14-21, 2015. It will consist of a symposium, field tours and speculative design workshops, which collectively bring togeth