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USACE Los Angeles District Releases Work Plan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, received an additional $112.3 million in funding through congressional appropriations for existing projects and programs through the Corps fiscal year 2016 work plan. Jo-Ellen Darcy, assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, said the pla
Missouri River Committee Meeting Next Week
The Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee will hold its next quarterly meeting February 23-25 in Kansas City, Missouri. The public will have the opportunity to address the committee and the lead agencies, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, regarding the M
Wando Welch Maintenance Dredging Approved
South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) announced yesterday that the Board has approved a contract for the investigation and excavation of historical resources on the Yellow House Creek Borrow Site, a location from which soil fill material will be mined for construction of the Leatherman Terminal. The
WODA to Present Environmental Excellence Awards
The World Organization of Dredging Associations (WODA) has just announced that the organization will, for the first time, present the 2016 WODA Environmental Excellence Awards. The overall process and criteria are similar to the annual Environmental Excellence Awards initiated by WEDA in 2011. Three
Panama Canal Expansion Project – February 2016 Update
With only few months left till the official opening of the expanded Panama Canal, the ACP (Panama Canal Authority) and Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC) have just released their latest video on the expansion project. Panama Canal Expansion Project, also called the ‘Third Set of Locks Project‘, is the
Caterpillar F Series Excavators for Unique Business Needs
The introduction of the 313F, 315F, 316F, and 318F completes Caterpillar’s launch of its U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final/EU Stage IV 11- to 90-ton tracked excavator family. “Customers choose Cat® excavators because they make more money with our products,” said Brian Abbott, worldwide product manager for Cater
Memorial University Launches Marine Spatial Planning Program
The Memorial University Fisheries and Marine Institute will inaugurate the new Master of Marine Studies in Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) and Management, the first graduate program of its kind in Canada, in September 2016. “Marine spatial planning is an emerging and important field that is gaining pr
USACE Seeks Comments on Sand Hill River Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a proposed habitat improvement project on the Sand Hill River near Beltrami, Minnesota. The Sand Hill Watershed District requested permission from St. Paul District to modify the existing flood control project on the
Beauport 2020 Project Gets Support
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) has allocated almost $200,000 to 13 applicants to assist their participation in the federal environmental assessment of the Port of Quebec Deep-Water Multipurpose Wharf Project – Beauport 2020 Project, located in Quebec. This funding was made
Kongsberg Maritime Opens New Office in Panama
Kongsberg Maritime has established a new country office in the Republic of Panama. Opened in January 2016 and situated in the ‘Canal Zone’ close to Panama City, Kongsberg Maritime Panama will service merchant fleet customers transiting the canal and the extensive tug sector in the region, in additio
USACE: Sandwich Beaches Get New Sand
Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts received a significant amount of new sand recently. Approximately 130,000 cubic yards of sand was dredged from six areas in the authorized, 32-foot-deep by 500-foot-wide main ship channel and the 25-foot deep East Mooring Basin portions of the Cape Cod Cana
PHOTO: Hopper Dredge Wheeler in Charleston
A delegation from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District’s operations division toured the USACE dredge Wheeler last week. The Wheeler, based out of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, is in Charleston for repairs. This hopper dredge is scheduled to be operational in