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Nicaragua Canal ESIA Report Completed
The Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) report for the Nicaragua Canal Development Project, completed by Environmental Resources Management (ERM), has been presented to the Government of Nicaragua. Xu Changbao, General Manager of HKND’s Nicaragua Office, received the ESIA report from M
2015 Houston Dredging Summit ‘on Schedule’
The recent devastating floods that hit Texas will have no effect on the upcoming Dredging Summit and Expo to be held, June 22-25, in Westin Galleria, Houston. According to the hotel management and the conference planners, the Westin Galleria is back to normal and fully functional as of this week. Th
Ipswich Hosts Regional Meeting on Dredging
A regional meeting on dredging issues will be held Friday, June 19, at 10:30 a.m. at the selectmen’s meeting room in Ipswich Town Hall, announced the Daily News of Newburyport. This meeting, being organized under the auspices of state Senator Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, will include presentations on p
News in Photos: The ‘Mac’ Completes Its Task
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, has just announced that after 62 days of work their hopper dredger McFarland successfully completed emergency dredging operations on the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River. The ‘Mac’, one of four oceangoing hopper dredgers owned and opera
West False River Barrier Project on Track (VIDEO)
According to the Department of Water Resources (DWR), construction of a temporary emergency drought barrier at West False River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is its nearing completion. The barrier now spans the approximately 750-foot-wide river between Jersey and Bradford islands and blocks sa
San Elijo Lagoon Dredging About to Begin
During the week of June 4-12, the inlet to San Elijo Lagoon will be breached from sand and cobble obstruction. This annual inlet excavation reconnects San Elijo Lagoon to the Pacific Ocean. San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy is the organization overseeing the process. “The lagoon’s inlet and channel appea
Picture of the Day: Dredge Yaquina in Morro Bay
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge vessel Yaquina is in Morro Bay cleaning up the harbor bottom. The purpose of the dredging project is to remove sand and silt build up in order to provide a deeper, safer, more navigable channel. Designed by USACE and built by Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Cor
News in Photos: Drought Barrier Nears Completion
Construction of a temporary emergency drought barrier at West False River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is nearing completion about two weeks sooner than anticipated, according to the Department of Water Resources (DWR). The barrier now spans the approximately 750-foot-wide river between Jerse
Chile to Host Americas Port Congress
The Latin American Delegation of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) is working on the newest edition of the Latin American Congress of Ports that will take place in the city of Arica, Chile, from November 30th through December 3rd this year. Every year more than 400 port leaders and
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Galveston Dredging Deal Confirmed The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded few days ago a $11.5 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company for routine maintenance dredging of the Galveston inner and outer bar, entrance channel and extended entrance channel as well as
Hudson River Dredging – Project Update
The upper Hudson River dredging project, administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and General Electric (GE), will be in progress during the 2015 Navigation Season between the confluence of the Mohawk River and Lock C-8 in Fort Edward. The dredging operations are lighte
LCA Project Partnership Agreement Signed
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District and Plaquemines Parish Government have signed a Project Partnership Agreement for construction of the Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Program. The project will use sediment obtained from operation and maintenance