Americas
Barclays Capital Analysts Reduce Target Price on GLDD Shares (USA)
Analysts at Barclays Capital reduced their target price on shares of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. from $9.00 to $8.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, StockRatingsNetwork reports. Barclays Capital’s target price points to a potential upside of 15.94% from the stock’
USA: JAXPORT CEO Pledges to Build on Port’s Successes (VIDEO)
Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) Chief Executive Officer Brian Taylor met with Jacksonville media on July 30 for the first time and provided the following statement. “I am thrilled to be here and anxious to get started. Several people have asked how I plan to turn JAXPORT around, but I don’t be
USA: Monmouth Beach Replenishment Moves Forward (VIDEO)
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) was joined last month by Monmouth Beach Mayor Susan Howard, Sea Bright Councilman Reed Murphy and Colonel Paul Owen, Commander of the Army Corps of Engineers New York District at the Monmouth Beach Bathing Pavilion to praise the progress of the beach replenishm
USA: Corps Announces Details of St. Augustine Inlet Dredging Program
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has announced a plan for the St. Augustine Inlet maintenance dredging program. This development project includes maintenance dredging of shoaled material from the St. Augustine Inlet entrance channel with the placement onto the stretches south
USA: Governor Markell Tours Indian River Inlet Dredging Project (VIDEO)
Governor Jack Markell last week inspected beach renourishment/dredging activities north of Indian River Inlet. The Governor joined DNREC Beach Nourishment Administrator Tony Pratt, Division of Watershed Stewardship Director Frank Piorko, Director of Parks and Recreation Chazz Salkin, Deputy District
USA: Obama Advocates for Deepening of East Coast Ports
President Obama called for investing in JAXPORT’s deepening project on NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Aug. 6. Building on the theme of his July 25 remarks at the JAXPORT cruise terminal, the president again highlighted the importance of the nation’s ports in helping to grow the U.S. economy
USA: Agencies Seek Input on Longview Terminal Proposal
The public is invited to comment on the scope of an environmental impact statement (EIS) that three agencies plan to jointly prepare for a proposed export terminal for shipping coal near Longview. Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview LLC proposes to build and operate a terminal to export coal from the
Mississippi River Commission to Hold Public Meeting in Dubuque (USA)
The Corps of Engineers is hosting a public meeting aboard the Motor Vessel (MV) Mississippi on Aug. 13 at 1 p.m. at the River’s Edge Plaza in Dubuque, Iowa. The public meeting is held as part of the Mississippi River Commission’s Low Water Inspection trip that runs Aug. 12-16. The MRC conducts the a
Canada: PM Announces Support for Small Craft Harbours
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced support to ensure that small craft fishing harbours across the country remain operational and productive. He was accompanied by Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and Tilly O’Neill Gordon, Member of Parliament for Miramichi. “Safe and efficient harbo
Hurricane Sandy Coastal Management Division Opens (USA)
Staff members from the Hurricane Sandy Coastal Management Division joined Vincent Grewatz, regional business director, Joe Forcina, chief of Hurricane Sandy CMD, and Brig. Gen. Kent Savre, commanding general of the North Atlantic Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers July 30 to cut a ribbon s
USA: Great News for Plumb Beach
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, will be completing the second and final Phase of coastal storm risk reduction work at Plumb Beach in Brooklyn along the Belt Parkway through most of the rest of the calendar year and the bike lane, which had been closed during construction activit
Hudson River Dredging Moves Forward (USA)
Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC (TZC) will continue 24-hour-a-day dredging operations in the Hudson River as part of the New NY Bridge Project. The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a revised Notice to Mariners with updated safety information, including a request that boaters use the main channel, reduce wak