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Canaveral Boosts Inland Port Development (USA)
With the start this fall of the widening and deepening of the three-and-one-half-mile channel, Port Canaveral also is pursuing the development of an inland port near the north end of Brevard County, which has lost thousands of space-related jobs and is suffering the economic repercussions. “An inlan
USA: GLDD Receives Outperform Rating from Imperial Capital
Imperial Capital restated their outperform rating on shares of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation in a report released on Thursday. Imperial Capital currently has a $11.00 price objective on the stock. “We are initiating coverage of GLDD shares with an Outperform rating and a one-year price targe
Corps Introduces Sunfish Lake Dredging Program (USA)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, has introduced a plan for the Sunfish Lake dredging program. The work includes clearing, tree removal, mechanical excavation (dredging), placement site preparation, transporting the material to the placement site, shaping the placed material and a
Officials Object to Efforts to Move Army Corps Personnel Out of WNY (USA)
Congressmen Chris Collins (NY-27) and Brian Higgins (NY-26) are objecting to efforts by the United States Army Corps of Engineers to move functions performed in the Buffalo region to Louisville and Detroit. “The Army Corps of Engineers continues to play a critical role in the success of several proj
USA: Corps Proposes Buttermilk Bay Maintenance Dredging
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, is proposing maintenance dredging of the Buttermilk Bay Federal Navigation Project (FNP) in Bourne, Mass. The authorized FNP provides for a 7-foot deep by 100-foot wide channel at mean lower low water (MLLW) through the sandbar blocking the nat
McIntyre: Great Day for North Carolina’s Coast (USA)
U.S. Congressman Mike McIntyre announced that the Wilmington Port, Brunswick County Beaches, Pender County Beaches, and Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway have received $24,548,804 in federal funds. Congressman McIntyre stated, “This is a great day for North Carolina’s coast! Ensuring federal funds for
Corps to Host Meetings on GIWW Permit Setback Policy (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District will host three public meetings in July to seek input on the proposed changes to its permit setback policy along the Gulf Coast Intracoastal Waterway. The first meeting is scheduled for July 1 at 4 p.m., at the Freeport Community House located at 1
USA: Northeast Areas to Receive New Sand
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the process of placing more than 26 million cubic yards of sand along the coastline throughout the northeastern United States to repair and restore coastal storm risk reduction projects previously built by the corps that were severely impacted by Hurricane Sand
Dredge Central: Two Completely Refurbished Dredges Available (USA)
The Used Dredge Center has announced the immediate availability of the first two completely refurbished dredges. “We now have a 10-inch (250 mm) AMMCO model PD-10E, and an 8-inch (200 mm) AMMCO Swinging-Ladder Dredge, both ready for inspection at our manufacturing facility in Goodlettsville (Nashvil
USA: Jepson to Serve Second Term as GPA Chairman
The Board of Directors of the Georgia Ports Authority today elected Robert S. Jepson Jr. of Savannah to serve a second term as chairman of the board. Jepson was first appointed to the Board of Directors in 2008 and previously served as vice chairman. The new vice chairman will be James A. Walters, a
“Ports: Success Through Diversification” Scheduled for August (USA)
Continuing a long tradition of excellence, PORTS ’13 “Ports: Success through Diversification” (August 25-29, 2013, Seattle, Washington) is the thirteenth in a series of international port and harbor development specialty conferences held on a tri-annual basis since 1977. This conference’s theme was
EPA, MPCA to Provide USD 3.3 Million to Restore St. Louis River (USA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency announced more than $3 million to help restore the St. Louis River Area of Concern. EPA will provide $2.2 million in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funds and MPCA will provide an additional $1.1 million th