Americas
Comments Invited for PCB Processing Facility Plan
The EPA has just made available for public review a plan that outlines how GE will dismantle and decontaminate its 110 acre sediment processing facility that was built to support the dredging of the Hudson River PCBs superfund site. The plan, called the Processing Facility Demobilization and Restora
Meeting on North Topsail Shoreline Erosion
The Town of North Topsail Beach Board of Aldermen will hold a special meeting today to continue discussions about the inlet area and how to address ongoing erosion along the shoreline closest to the inlet. The meeting will be held at the North Topsail Beach Town Hall at 2008 Loggerhead Court. The Bo
Groups Press Cuomo on GE Cleanup
Through the formal request to Governor Andrew Cuomo, the leaders of four major environmental organizations are stating that given New York’s status as a Trustee of the Hudson River Superfund Site, the governor has a critical role to play to ensure a healthy and restored Hudson River. The choice is b
GLDD to Repurchase Common Stock
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation’s Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $15 million of its common stock. Under the authorization, the Company may purchase common stock from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiat
Cardno Hosts PIANC Event
Neil Lawson, in his capacity as Chairman of PIANC, hosted a member-only PIANC networking event on Thursday, 10 September, at Cardno’s Sydney office. PIANC is the global non-political and non-profit organisation providing guidance for sustainable waterborne transport infrastructure for ports and wate
Savannah Dredging Kicks Off
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Oak Brook, Illinois, last Thursday, 11 September, began dredging of the Savannah’s outer harbor. The dredging was originally scheduled to begin in December but dredge ‘Alaska’, which was working in Louisiana, became available earlier, reported the U.S. Army Corps
SOL Wins Freeport Contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, has awarded a contract in the amount of around $255.000 to SOL Engineering Service LLC for environmental services to include the collection and analyses of water and sediment samples from the federally-maintained Freeport, entrance and jetty chan
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
LOI Signed for Jakarta’s Giant Sea Wall South Korea, the Netherlands and Indonesia have signed a letter of intent for a study on a joint realization of the National Capital Integrated Coastal Development (NCICD), also known as the ‘Giant Sea Wall’ project. Panama Canal Project Enters […]
Picture of the Day: Dredger at Agua Clara Locks
The largest infrastructure project since the waterway’s original construction, the Panama Canal Expansion Program, will soon become a reality. With the project 93% completed, the Panama Canal Expansion has reached its final stretch. The filling of the new locks began recently, marking the start of a
VIDEO: Removing Plug from Agua Clara Locks
The Panama Canal Expansion project continues to gain momentum as it moves closer to completion. In August, while testing of the new locks continued, the three dams adjacent to the Pacific-facing Cocoli Locks were completed. These dams are essential to the completion of the new locks project since th
USACE Called to Complete Waterway Assessment
Congressman Walter B. Jones and several congressional colleagues have joined forces to call on the U.S. Army of Corps of Engineers to meet its statutory mandate to perform an assessment of the maintenance dredging needs along the Atlantic and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways. According to Jones, a 2014 l
Another Dredging Deal for Donjon
Donjon Marine Co., Inc. dredging and marine salvage company headquartered in Hillside, New Jersey, has won an $11.5 million contract with options for the Flushing Bay and Creek dredging program, located in Queens, New York. The estimated completion date of this cleanup scheme is November 28, 2015. F