Americas
Busy and Successful 2014 for Italdraghe
Italdraghe, Italy’s leading dredging equipment builder, has had an extremely busy year. During 2014 it has seen increased sales of its popular range of BD dredging heads for excavators which have been put to use not only in river, lake and coastal projects but in mining applications, particularly in
Latest Update on Mill River Cleanup
Mill River Cleanup Project in Fairfield, CT, which has been underway since mid-October, is currently in the process of dredging, dewatering the sediment, treating the filtrate water from the dewatering process, and discharging treated water back to the River. All of the sediment dewatering and water
Two CPRA Programs for Coastal Louisiana
For the third year, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), in collaboration with The Water Institute of the Gulf, is offering two programs focused on fostering applied research and identifying innovations that will enable CPRA to more effectively protect and restore coastal Louisia
State Funding to Help Eroded Areas
The Patrick Administration yesterday announced $1.5 million in funding to reduce risks associated with coastal storms, erosion and sea level rise through natural and non-structural approaches, continuing Governor Deval Patrick’s $50 million investment in climate change preparedness. Grants were awar
Meeting on Hudson River Dredging Set for December 4
The next meeting of the Hudson River PCBs Site Community Advisory Group (CAG) is scheduled for 4 December 2014 at the Saratoga Spa State Park Administration Building (19 Roosevelt Drive, Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866), Gideon Putnam Room. Meeting Agenda 1:00pm Welcome, Introductions, Review October 20
Delays on Calcasieu Dredging Unacceptable, Says Vitter
U.S. Sen. David Vitter, top Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee which has jurisdiction over the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, harshly criticized the Corps yesterday for not adequately dredging the Calcasieu River Ship Channel. The Corps has failed to maintain the channel
Genesis Water Granted European Patent
Genesis Water, pioneer of the Genesis Rapid Dewatering System™ (RDS), announced yesterday that the company’s dewatering technology has been granted European Patent No. 1286924 by the European Patent Office. The patent, awarded for the “apparatus and method for high-speed dewatering of slurries,” cov
St. Louis to Host Inland Marine Expo
The Inland Marine Expo (IMX) will be held on June 15-17, 2015, at Union Station, St. Louis, Mo. This event is the annual trade show for the inland and intracoastal marine transportation industry. Target attendees include ports and terminals, barge and towing companies, fleeting and harbor services c
Quick Connect Dredge Hose Coupling from VOSTA
A new “quick connect dredge hose coupling” designed by VOSTA LMG has been successfully tested in the United States in a joint effort with a USA customer. The new coupling was developed to enhance safety and to make the assembly and disassembly procedures for floating dredge hoses easier and faster,
Conference on Contaminated Sediments Approaches
The Eighth International Conference on Remediation and Management of Contaminated Sediments will be held on January 12-15, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Conference is organized and presented by Battelle and Sponsors including public-and private-sector organizations active in environmental asse
LUSCHI – 2014 Year in Review
LUSCHI, a service provider and product representative that operates in the Engineering, Sanitation and Environment areas, has become the fastest-growing dredging company in Brazil. The year 2014 is proving to be a very successful one for the company with more than five hundred thousand cubic meters
‘Colombian-Dutch Dialogues’ Kicks Off
The ‘Colombian-Dutch Dialogues’ will start today and last until 4 December 2014 in the coastal city of Santa Marta, Colombia. Dutch water experts will debate an urgent erosion problem affecting the Caribbean coast of Colombia. The event will be led by international engineering and consultancy firm W