Americas
Ellicott Dredges Gets OPIC Impact Award
In a ceremony at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation’s (OPIC) President and Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth L. Littlefield presented Ellicott Dredge Enterprises, LLC and its Ellicott Dredges LLC entity with OPIC’s inaugural “Impact Award” for Ellicott’s work i
Swedish Companies Visit Singapore Ports
Business Sweden recently led a business delegation compromising of Swedish companies focusing on material handling equipment, power equipment and transport solutions for ports. The aim of the visit was to learn more about the expansion plans for the port of Singapore and to explore opportunities for
USA: Shark River Dredging Not Economically Feasible?
The Monmouth County Board of Recreation Commissioners was notified that the NJ Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has determined that a preliminary engineering and cost analysis of dredging and drying the dredge material at Shark River Park is not economically feasible. “The projected cost to proc
Delaware River Dredging Plan Progresses Well (USA)
The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers is working towards the completion of the Delaware River Main Channel Deepening Project. Extensive studies from the Corps found this deepening effort could bring the shipping channel from 40 feet to 45 feet and could be accomplished from Philadelphia Harbor in Pennsylv
Officials Discuss Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program
Huddled around a small conference table at the Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters in Annada, Mo., March 4, members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the public discussed a draft plan to improve the wetland ecosystem of t
USA: Corps to Release John Redmond Project Update
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invites the public to an informational update for John Redmond Reservoir from 7:00-8:00 p.m. April 3 at the Hartford, Kansas Community Building, 117 Commercial St. Representatives from the Corps will provide an overview of the status of ongoing projects and issues at
Milwaukee Receives USD 1 M Great Lakes Restoration Grant (USA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the award of a $1 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant to the city of Milwaukee to fund green infrastructure projects to improve water quality in Lake Michigan. EPA Region 5 Administrator/Great Lakes National Program Manager Susan Hedman
USA: DEC Issues General Permit for Bulkhead Repair
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) finalized the General Permit -Tidal Wetland Bulkhead With Dredging GP-1-13-001 for bulkhead replacement and repair on portions of Long Island’s south shore, DEC Commissioner Joe Martens announced yesterday. “Following the lead of Gove
Boskalis Achieves Record Net Profit of EUR 366 M
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. achieved revenue of EUR 3.5 billion in 2013 (2012: EUR 3.1 billion). Net profit rose sharply to EUR 366 million (2012: EUR 249 million), partly due to a number of extraordinary items amounting to EUR 97 million post tax. Boskalis intends to distribute a dividend of EU
Draft Feasibility Report on Wisner Project Available for Review (USA)
A draft feasibility report and environmental assessment for stream bank restoration southwest of Wisner, Neb. is currently available for public review. The report identifies alternatives to provide stream bank protection and prohibit further rapid erosion on the right-descending bank of the Elkhorn
USA: Financial Boost for Hamilton City J Levee Project
Congressman John Garamendi, joined by Congressman Doug LaMalfa and lawmakers at every level of government, successfully campaigned for the project to be included in the Corps of Engineers 2014 Work Plan. Up until this year, the project had failed to get funding because of Congress’s “no new start” p
Corps Funds Bodega Bay Dredging Studies (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has budgeted $500,000 to plan for the dredging of the federal channel at Bodega Bay. The funding will cover the studies and permits needed to perform future maintenance dredging. Securing funding is a competitive process, said Regional Parks Director Caryl Hart, and