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Congressman Rooney Supports Everglades Restoration
Congressman Francis Rooney testified before Congressional colleagues during a meeting of the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee, held earlier this week. This testimony focused on Interior Appropriations regarding the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. Congressman Roon
St. Augustine Inlet Dredging Plans on the Table
The Florida Inland Navigation District, the Army Corps of Engineers and St. Johns County are hosting two workshops today to discuss the upcoming St. Augustine Inlet and Intracoastal Waterway dredging projects. The meetings are set for 2 p.m. and 6 p.m at the North Shores Improvement Association Comm
APM Terminals: Itajai Dredging Contract Signed
Brazil’s Minister of Transportation, Maurício Quintella Lessa, recently visited APM Terminals Itajai to attend the signing ceremony of an $11 million contract to dredge the navigation channel and terminal berths to a depth of 14 meters. The new depth will allow vessels of up to 9,000 TEU capacity to
DEP Funds 12 Projects to Help Restore Indian River Lagoon
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has awarded more than $24 million in funding for 12 recent projects to continue efforts to improve water quality in the Indian River Lagoon. These projects will help communities to reduce or eliminate nonpoint source pollution and eliminate mu
Canada Invests $250 Million in Esquimalt Graving Dock
Judy M. Foote, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, yesterday announced that the Government of Canada plans to invest in modernization of the Esquimalt Graving Dock, the largest deep sea shipbuilding and repair facility on North America’s West Coast. Joined by representatives from the Esquim
Pointe Mouillee Dredge Facility to Get Intermediate Cell
The Pointe Mouillee Confined Disposal Facility, located in Berlin Charter Township, Michigan, is currently in the beginning stages of creating an intermediate cell to facilitate future disposal operations, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit district, just announced. This facility was original
PHOTO: Pumping New Sand onto Norfolk Beaches
Dredging works for Willoughby Spit and Vicinity Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project in the City of Norfolk, Virginia, officially started last week, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District. Dredging and beach building activities are currently underway at Ocean View Beach, U
APM Terminals Lazaro Cardenas Welcomes Its First Vessel
APM Terminals Lazaro Cardenas yesterday received its first official vessel call with the arrival of the 9,600 TEU capacity Maersk Salalah on the AC2 Transpacific service from Asia. “A priority for us is to transition terminals under implementation into operation, and make them as efficient as possib
Sarasota Boat Docks Scheme Underway
Improvements to the boat docks at the 10th Street boat ramp, located in Centennial Park, are now underway, the City of Sarasota just announced. During the improvement project, the aging decking on the docks will be replaced with pressure treated composite lumber, which can withstand continual exposu
Dredging Work on Edgartown Great Pond Progresses
The Great Pond Foundation (GPF) has announced in its latest release that the dredging works, undertaken to keep Edgartown Great Pond healthy and clean, are moving ahead. “Since our last dredge update in January, we have essentially doubled our efforts with the amount of sand moved, and, we have now
USCG and USACE Improve Quinby Creek Navigation
The U.S. Coast Guard Fifth District in Portsmouth and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, last week completed a joint project that dredged and re-marked the Quinby Creek waterway in Accomack County. The USACE-led dredging project, completed by Cottrell Contracting Corporation, increa
Meeting on Arkansas River Restoration in Sand Springs
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, in conjunction with Tulsa County will host an information meeting today to answer questions regarding a proposed ecosystem restoration project in and along the Arkansas River at the Case Community Center in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. “No formal presenta