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USA: Port of Rochester Dredging Set for 2014
Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY), Co-Chair of the Congressional Great Lakes Task Force, announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to dredge the Port of Rochester and Irondequoit Bay. After receiving a letter from Slaughter in March urging the Corps to obligate funding for dr
Senator Blunt Touts Amendments to WRDA Bill (USA)
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) highlighted his support for several amendments to the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) this week, including measures to secure dredging for smaller inland ports along the Mississippi River; a provision to encourage resilient construction that can better withstand n
Folly River Dredging Moves Ahead (USA)
Following the recent approval of state and federal permits to begin reconstruction, the Folly Beach County Park Shore Stabilization Project is now in progress. While the park remains closed to the public at this time: the goal of the stabilization project is to replenish the beach and provide beach
USA: Navajo County, Corps Prepare Study to Serve Winslow-Area Residents
The team at Navajo County Public Works, in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, has been designated as the USACE South Pacific Division’s Planning Team of the Year for the work being done on the Feasibility Study for flood risk management in the Winslow, Ariz. area
USA: Orion Marine Bags USD 9 Million Dredging Contract
Orion Marine Group, Inc., a leading heavy civil marine contractor serving the infrastructure sector, today announced a contract award of approximately $9 million. Orion Marine Group was recently awarded a contract by the US Army Corps of Engineers to dredge approximately two million cubic yards of m
VIDEO: Panama Canal Expansion Program
The Panama Canal has received three Communicator Awards for the production of two corporate videos: one showing the Expansion Program progress and the other one highlighting the Canal’s commitment to employee training. This clip received the best video award under the “Corporate Image” category at t
USA: Port of Baltimore to Accommodate Extra Large Ships
Governor Martin O’Malley, joined by Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and private sector partners from Highstar Capital and Ports America Chesapeake, yesterday led celebration of a new 50-foot-deep berth and four supersized container cranes at the Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal.
USA: Senate Committee Visits Coastal Ports
The state Senate’s Ports and Marine Resources Committee visited coastal ports last week, committee chairman Sen. Brice Wiggins said. The group inspected Bienville Port in Hancock County and the state Port of Gulfport. After that, they were in Jackson County to tour the Port of Pascagoula. “Every yea
USA: Amendments Address Mississippi Concerns over Levee Project
U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) introduced a series of amendments intended to ensure the safety of Mississippians from flooding or storm surge threats that might result from a new flood control proposal for Louisiana. To various degrees, the three Cochran amendments to the Water Resources Develo
USACE to Modernize Military Port’s Piers (USA)
Since 1942, the Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO) has been a vital ammunition distribution center in support of the deploying forces during the Korean, Vietnam and Gulf Wars. But this facility in the eastern San Francisco Bay Area has not been able to efficiently carry out its mission for a lo
Arrow Rock: Army Corps Releases Report on Notching (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District briefed stakeholders at Arrow Rock, Mo., on May 7 about potential erosion concerns caused by notches on the Missouri River. In response to concerns expressed by landowners during an April 2012 Corps public meeting at Arrow Rock, Mo., the Corps re
USA: Waveland Beach Renourishment Completed
Waveland Beach reopened to the public on Wednesday, May 8. The beach access was temporarily closed on April 1, due to the beach renourishment project and the renovation of the lifeguard tower. St. Lucie County Lifeguards will resume their daily coverage at Waveland from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Located at 10