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Plans Approved for South Basin Marina
Plans for the South Basin Marina, that were submitted by the West End Development Corporation (WEDCO) partnering with South Basin Development Ltd. (SBD), have been given green light by planning authorities, according to Grant Gibbons, the Minister of Economic Development. The new South Basin Marina,
San Diego Hosts Event on Coastal Sediments
The Coastal Sediments 2015 conference will take place on May 11-15, 2015, in San Diego, CA. The Coastal Sediments conference will provide an international forum for exchanging information among coastal engineers, geologists, oceanographers, and others interested in the physical processes of coastal
Meeting on Lido Beach Project Starts Tomorrow
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold two community meetings on Wednesday, April 15 at 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. at City Hall in Sarasota, FL, to discuss the long term Lido Beach shoreline protection project. Staff with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will present the recently completed environment
Loch Arbour Beaches to Get New Sand
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6) yesterday announced the start of a federally funded beach replenishment project covering the area stretching from Philips Avenue in southern Deal to Loch Arbour. Army Corps awarded the contract for the $38 million project to Manson Construction Company. The fund
Deschutes River Cleanup Plan Out for Review
As a part of continued efforts to restore Deschutes River water quality, the Department of Ecology has released a draft water cleanup plan for this watershed and is hosting public meetings as part of a comment period over the next six weeks. The report found a number of pollution factors contributin
Business Leaders Gear Up for Marine Terminal Summit
Investors, marine terminal operators, project developers and port authorities will gather this May in New York City to connect and share information about global investment opportunities in marine terminals. Terminals operators are under the gun to upgrade their facilities and to provide improved ca
GLDD Celebrates 125 Years of Dredging
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation is celebrating 125 years of successfully providing dredging and marine infrastructure services. In honor of the occasion, GLDD team members will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square. Jonathan Berger, Chief Executive Officer, will ring the Opening Bell. Fo
Cano Tidal Channel in Urgent Need of Dredging
A group of residents from the communities along the Caño Martín Peña, led by leaders of the grassroots organization G-8, symbolically dredged the tidal channel by hand to call for urgent action by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on approval of the feasibility study required the channels environment
Panama Artificial Island Project Kicks Off
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte yesterday visited the artificial island constructed by Boskalis off the coast of the Punta Pacifica, Panama City, to place the first stones for the second island project. Nine hectares of land will be created by placing approximately 600,000 cubic meters of rock to fo
GE to Begin Hudson River Dredging in Early May
General Electric is working aggressively to refine plans for the sixth and final season of the Hudson River dredging program, which will be performed later this year, from May through November. When dredging is completed this year, GE will have removed 100 percent of the PCBs targeted by EPA for rem
California DWR Requests Permits for Delta Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, will evaluate a California Department of Water Resources permit application, required to construct three temporary salinity barriers in waters of the California Delta. The public is invited to review the DWR request and submit comments by April
Miami Port Conference Starts Next Week
The Port & Terminal Technology conference will take place on April 21-22, 2015, at the Hilton Hotel – Miami Downtown, Miami, USA. This industry event has been running successfully in Europe for the last nine years and is now in its seventh year in the United States. The conference is a targeted even