Americas
GLDD Posts 2014 First Quarter Results (USA)
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of environmental and remediation services, today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. For the quarter ended March 31, 2014, Great Lakes reported Reve
USA: “Hoedag” – Name of New Dredger for Grand Lake St. Marys
The Lake Improvement Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to the improvement of Grand Lake St. Marys, recently announced the result of its “Name That Dredger” contest. The new dredger destined to join Grand Lake St. Marys State Park’s record-setting fleet will be named “Hoedag”, the moni
USA: Everglades Restoration Plan is Waste of Money, Green Group Says
Government efforts to restore the ecological health of Lake Okeechobee and the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee estuaries are under fire from Florida environmental groups. The projects on the table are well-intentioned, say several organizations. But the astronomical costs and unrealistic projections wo
Picture of the Day: Plumb Beach Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and the National Park Service, is finishing the second and final phase of the Plumb Beach Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project in Brooklyn. The project is designed to reduce risk to the Belt Pa
USA: DEP Issues Permit for Herbert Hoover Dike Repair
The Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Ecosystem Projects introduced a consolidated Environmental Resource Permit, or ERP, to the United States Army Corps of Engineers for the Herbert Hoover Dike (HHD) Repair and Rehabilitation Project (R&R Project). The permit authorizes constructio
USA: Funding Secured for Coney Island Shoreline Restoration
U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Congress members Jerrold Nadler and Hakeem Jeffries announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a Project Partnership Agreement to move forward with critical repairs and emergency beach restoration for the Coney Island shoreli
USA: Hudson River Dredging for 2014 Kicks Off Tomorrow
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said that dredging operations are expected to resume tomorrow in the Upper Hudson River. In 2014, dredging will begin south of Schuylerville, New York and proceed south towards Troy. Dredging will also occur in a two-mile section of river near Fort Miller tha
Draft EIS/EIR Released for Yusen Terminals Project (USA)
The Port of Los Angeles and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Report (EIS/EIR) for the Yusen Terminals Inc. (YTI) Container Terminal Improvements Project, located at Berths 212-224 at the Port of Los Angeles, on the north side of Terminal Island along
USA: Senator Calls for Oregon Inlet Dredging
U.S. Senator Kay Hagan is requesting a meeting between the top official at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Dare County Board of Commissioners to discuss critical infrastructure investments in the Oregon Inlet. Hagan sent a letter to Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Wor
Sunrise Canal Dredging Project Completed (USA)
The Tarpon Springs-based company, Florida Dredge and Dock, last week wrapped up the Sunrise Canal dredging program on schedule and budget. The company completed dredging in six working days, said City Engineer Jim Bouquet. This $150,000 dredging scheme, located in a residential portion of New Town o
Peru Hosts “The Amazon Waterway” Event
The Private Investment Promotion Agency (ProInversión), in cooperation with the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC), recently held the information event on “The Amazon Waterway”, a project intended to improve the navigability conditions in the Peruvian Amazon river waterway system. The pr
Commissioners Ask President Obama for Assistance at Oregon Inlet
It was only last week that water depths at Oregon Inlet, a Federal channel authorized at 14 feet, declined to less than four feet in some areas, prohibiting recreational and commercial vessels from accessing the Atlantic Ocean. Favorable winds have improved conditions this week and emergency dredgin