Americas
USA: Representatives Charge Administration to Prioritize Dredging
U.S. Representatives Cedric Richmond (LA-02) and Michael G. Grimm (NY-11) led twenty-five U.S. Representatives in submitting the letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The letter was sent in response to a recent policy statement that questioned the additio
WEDA: “So That Ships May Pass” Approaches (USA)
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) and Texas A & M University will host its Annual Western Hemisphere Dredging Conference (WEDA 33 and TAMU 44) on August 25–28, 2013 at the “HILTON HAWAIIAN VILLAGE” in Honolulu, Hawaii. The theme of this conference “So That Ships May Pass” will focus on the His
Canada: Port Hope Dredging Program About to Begin
Dredging of the Port Hope harbour will begin this month as part of the Municipality’s annual maintenance program to allow safe access for boaters during the summer. In the past two years, dredging has been limited to clearing a channel along the west wall for boater access. With the implementation o
USA: Ecology Seeks Public Comment on Duwamish Cleanup
The Jorgensen Forge Corp. (Jorgensen) site along the Duwamish Waterway in Seattle will undergo a partial environmental cleanup this summer under an amendment to a legal agreement between the company and the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology). Ecology seeks public comment on an amendment to i
Lock and Dam 3 Navigation Safety Project Dedication Set for May 31 (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, invites the public to attend a project dedication and open house at Lock and Dam 3, near Red Wing, Minn., May 31 at 9 a.m. The district recently completed nearly $70 million in improvements to the lock, and the work was completed without closing t
USA: Army Corps Hosts Public Meeting on Repairs to Marseilles Dam
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, will host a public meeting May 21 to discuss ongoing repairs at the Marseilles Dam and flood risk mitigation for the Marseilles community. The meeting, which will begin at 6 p.m., is open to everyone and will take place at the Marseilles Americ
Grimm Supports Staten Island’s Coastline Replenishment Program (USA)
Rep. Michael G. Grimm (R,C-SI/Brooklyn) sent the following letter to the NYC Parks Commissioner urging Parks to work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to use the sand dredged from Great Kills Harbor to replenish the storm-ravaged beaches along Staten Island’s coastline. “When it comes to our rec
USA: Corps Seeks Public Comment on Louisville Bend Project
A draft supplemental environmental assessment for the construction of a new channel and deep water habitat at Louisville Bend is currently available for public review. The draft supplemental EA evaluates the environmental impacts of constructing a new water supply channel between an existing pump st
USA: Freeport Harbor Dredging Scheduled for May 29
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a contract in the amount of $3,600,200 to Mike Hooks Inc., for maintenance dredging of the Freeport inside channel and turning basins in Brazoria County, Texas. The contractor is required to remove approximately 538,000 cubic yards of sho
Top News – May 13 to 19, 2013
Cummins: “Smallest-to-Largest” on Display at Nor-Shipping (Norway) Cummins Inc, a leading manufacturer of diesel engines for the commercial marine industry, will feature one of the most impressive engine line-ups at Nor-Shipping (Oslo, Norway; June 4-7) with a “smallest-to-largest” commercial marine
RIEGL: Geospatial World Innovation Award (The Netherlands)
On May 15th, RIEGL won the Geospatial World Award in the category Geospatial Technology Innovation Surveying at the Geospatial World Forum Conference in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, for the RIEGL VQ-820-G. The RIEGL VQ-820-G introduced the world’s first “tightly coupled”, shallow water, land and smar
Ecology OKs La Center’s Shoreline Master Program (USA)
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) has approved La Center’s updated shoreline master program. La Center’s shoreline program will result in significant improvements in the protection, use, development and restoration of approximately 1 mile of shoreline and the water quality of the East F