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Missouri River Committee to Meet in Kansas City
The Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC) will hold its 28th meeting on February 23-26 in Kansas City, Mo. Public attendance is encouraged, and an opportunity is provided during each daily session for the public to address the Committee and the lead agencies, U.S. Army Corps of En
Fort Tilden Shoreline Planning Begins
The National Park Service (NPS) in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration- Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (EFLHD) is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate a range of alternatives to address access, safety, and shoreline resiliency at Fort Tilden, Gateway Nationa
UNF Hosts “The Dredging of the St. Johns River”
The University of North Florida will host “The Dredging of the St. Johns River: A Town Hall Meeting on the Proposal to Deepen the River” from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, March 9, at the Adam W. Herbert University Center. The purpose of the town hall meeting is to give the citizens of Jacksonville the [&hell
USACE: Meeting on Dredged Sediment Placement
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, will host a public hearing at Burke Lakefront Airport (West Concourse), 1501 North Marginal Road, Cleveland, today, from 5:15 – 9 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to provide an opportunity to anyone wishing to make verbal comments in person for t
DEME: New Contracts Worth 1.6 Billion EUR
DEME, the Belgian dredging, hydraulic engineering and environmental solutions group, has secured a number of new contracts worldwide. The total value of these orders is approximately 1.6 billion EUR. Foremost important is a Letter of Award received in Singapore. The Maritime and Port Authority of Si
Officials Break Ground on Coney Island Coastal Project
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and City officials two days ago broke ground on a long-awaited Coney Island shoreline protection project that will construct a series of T-groin rock jetties between West 37th Stree
Coal Ash Cleanup: SCE&G Exceeds Schedule
According to a recent report under a settlement agreement with conservation groups, South Carolina Electric & Gas removed over 600,000 tons of coal ash from its lagoons on the Catawba-Wateree River near Columbia, South Carolina, by the end of 2014. A settlement of litigation brought by the Southern
USACE Galveston Awards Geotechnical Services Contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a contract in the amount of $209,000 to Quaternary Resources Investigations LLC, for core drilling, soil sampling and laboratory testing of soil conditions in Orange and Jefferson counties, Texas. The contractor is required to obtain 23 c
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Picture of the Day: ‘Artemis’ in New Suez Canal The New Suez Canal dredging program is moving ahead. The Van Oord’s self-propelled cutter suction dredger ‘Artemis’ arrived two days ago at the site and started work immediately. VIDEO: Reuse of Dredged Materials by DEME DEME has […]
Randle Reef: New Modifications Introduced
The Randle Reef project partners have announced that a path forward has been established for the project. In the summer of 2014, extensive consultation occurred with industry experts to determine options to advance the project within the current budget envelope. After careful consideration of all in
Elizabeth River Dredging Makes Progress
The Elizabeth River dredging scheme is currently underway, announced Cruisers’ Net. Mariners are advised that the dredger Rockbridge is conducting dredging operations in the Elizabeth River, in Norfolk Harbor Reach and Craney Island Reach. These dredging operations will occur 24 hours a day, 7 days
Sampling the Mississippi River
For the third time in almost eight decades, bed material samples are being taken from the Mississippi River. The first was in 1935 and the second was in 1989, but this is the first time it’s an effort being coordinated between different government agencies. On Wednesday, February 11th, sixteen team