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Organic Sediment Removal Systems Introduces New Pond Restoration Solution
Organic Sediment Removal Systems has introduced an innovative eco-friendly pond restoration solution. Organic Sediment Removal Systems offers a method of pond restoration that is as environmentally friendly as it is efficient. The professional pond cleaners work closely with each client to remove se
USA: Corps Seek Comments on Draft Breckenridge Environmental Assessment
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on the draft Breckenridge, Minn., berm construction and channel clean-out Environmental Assessment. The Corps, in partnership with the city of Breckenridge, is proposing to modify the city’s existing flood risk reduction projec
Brigadier General John S. Kem Joins Mississippi River Commission
Brigadier General John S. Kem has been appointed by President Obama to serve on the Mississippi River Commission. Brig. Gen. Kem serves as the commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division, a position he has held since July 2013. In this position, he oversees an annual program
Brazil: LUSCHI Acquires Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger
LUSCHI, a Brazilian based company, added a 1,330 m³ Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) to its fleet. The vessel, named “Recreio do Bandeirantes”, will become “LUSCHI X” after formalizing purchase between LUSCHI and BIC Bank, on Wednesday, June 04. The vessel which has a length of 77,5 m, and a w
Bechtel Announces Results of ROPES Project
Bechtel announced the results of the Research on the Passing Effects on Ships (ROPES) project, a groundbreaking joint-industry study to improve the safety of shipping ports. The results, unveiled at the PIANC World Congress in San Francisco, confirmed that in restricted waters, the wash from passing
Florida Governor Approves Changes to Port Canaveral’s Charter
Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law a major overhaul of the Port’s 60-year-old charter, which resulted from a nine-month community review and input process and received bi-partisan legislative support. It is the first complete review and analysis of charter revisions in the Port’s history. “
Coral Morphologic to Preserve Corals from Panama Canal Dredging
Coral Morphologic divers are collecting corals and transplanting them in an aquaculture lab to save them of destruction during the Panama Canal widening project. The Panama Canal expansion project is intended to double the capacity of the Panama Canal by 2015 by creating a new lane of traffic and al
Corps Get Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet Stabilization Project Biological Opinion
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has received the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service) biological opinion of the Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet stabilization project concluding that while project activities will affect piping plovers, the project will not jeopardize the continued
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Nets Delaware River Dredging Contract
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, a provider of dredging services in the United States and internationally, has been awarded a contract for dredging the main channel of the Delaware River. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded the Company a contract worth $25,376,872 to conduct the project in Ph
USA: Debate Continues Over St. Johns River Dredging
The Public Trust Environmental Legal Institute of Florida has filed a lawsuit over the St. Johns River dredging. JAXPORT officials and the local community stressed the importance of this dredging project in bringing more cargo ships and business to town. According to WJCT News, Public Trust Environm
OMA and Royal HaskoningDHV Win US Rebuild by Design Competition
Making the City of Hoboken resilient to flash floods and storms surges OMA and Royal HaskoningDHV informed that their comprehensive urban water strategy for Hoboken was announced as one of the winners of the Rebuild by Design Competition – an initiative of the Hurricane Sandy Task Force to rebuild t
VIMS Helps Assess and Map Virginia’s Offshore Sand Resources
Hurricane Sandy’s passage up the eastern seaboard in October 2012 generated a storm surge and waves that severely impacted Virginia’s ocean beaches, including those at Sandbridge and Wallops Island. Now, with the official start of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season on June 1 reminding the nation of