The Presque Isle Marina dredging program is progressing according to schedule, reports uppermichiganssource.com. The dredged material is being placed near the city municipal building on Baraga Avenue. Regarding this development project, Karl Zueger of Marquette Parks and Recreation, stated: “It’s a
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) joined Cameron Davis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Senior Advisor on Great Lakes issues, and Western New York leaders and community members for discussions on the future of the Great Lakes. “As we continue pushing to remove barriers to public access and prov
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, has been selected to provide support logistics to the Jan De Nul Group for an offshore energy megaproject in Australia. The Belgium-based Jan De Nul Group specialises in dredging operations around the world and has app
Damen Shipyards has announced their participation as the main exhibitor at the INMEX INDIA 2013 maritime trade show. South Asia’s Premium Event for the Maritime & Shipping Industry INMEX INDIA 2013 will be held from the 8th – 10th October 2013 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. Now marking its
DSC Dredge LLC is preparing the special training class for all dredge operators regardless of brand (June 14, 2013 Omni Hotel, New Orleans). The one-day classroom session covers training on the fundamentals of dredging and understanding dredging theories. Trainer Charles Johnson covers a wide range
“Ports and harbors are the economic life blood for many of our smaller communities, and funding for maintenance dredging is absolutely critically important to supporting the economies of these communities,” said Senator Collins at a Senate Appropriations Energy and Water Subcommittee hearing. [mappr
African Ports Evolution (26-28 August 2013, Cape Town International Convention Centre, South Africa) will address the readiness of African ports to receive the newer and bigger vessels, developing, improving and protecting port facilities; securing financing for marine infrastructure; managing conge
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced a plan for various small construction projects within the boundaries of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division. The Huntington District Corps of Engineers intends to procure up to two indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contracts for various small
Brusselle Enterprises has announced that it will participate at the WODCON XX conference. Brusselle Enterprises is founded in 1929. Since than the company Brusselle Enterprises has built up a world-wide image as being one of the most devoted and experienced designers and manufacturers of ship’s deck
Rosmorport has invited bidders to submit their offers for the Port of Vladivostok dredging program, according to portnews.ru. The main purpose of this tender is to select an organization for an environmental feasibility study of dredging works aimed at the recovery of design dimensions of the first
The Turkish Container Terminal (TCEEGE), operated by Grup Marítim TCB, continues its strategic plan for technological innovation by adding an ECH (empty container handler) to its equipment, increasing the speed, safety and environmental sustainability as compared to the reach stackers used until now
The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) is urging the Queensland and Australian Governments to make public all of the scientific evidence about the impacts of dredging and dumping on the Great Barrier Reef. Felicity Wishart, the AMCS Great Barrier Reef campaign director, said that it appea
Yesterday, at the home of Katherine Graves & Tom Ryan, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to swiftly investigate flooding along the Grassy Sprain Brook in Yonkers and provide the best mitigation strategies to
Yesterday, a coalition of local residents, grassroots environmental and clean-energy activists asked the Oregon Court of Appeals to put the brakes on a Oregon Department of State Lands’ dredging permit that paves the way for the Port of Coos Bay to export dangerous liquefied natural gas (LNG) or coa
