The State Ethics Commission approved a Disposition Agreement in which former Edgartown Dredge Advisory Committee Chairman Norman Rankow admitted to violating G.L. c. 268A, the conflict of interest law, by, as Committee Chairman, directing that Town employees use Town equipment to dredge the area aro
A further dredging of the Dublin inner city section of the Grand Canal will start in October 2012. The news was confirmed today by the Waterways Ireland, one of the six North/South Implementation Bodies established under the British Irish Agreement in 1999. Waterways Ireland has responsibility for t
Orion Marine Group, Inc., a leading heavy civil marine contractor serving the infrastructure sector, today is providing it’s investors an update on the Company’s outlook and end markets. Market Outlook The Company continues to maintain a solid backlog and increase construction equipment utilization
Greenbrier State Park staff is set to gradually drawdown about six feet of water from the park’s 42-acre lake, beginning October 15, to allow for some much needed maintenance work. The improvements include, repairing the lake’s popular boat ramp and removing accumulated sediment for better boating a
The Steder Group has shipped large machinery items, with weights up to 85 tonnes, from the Netherlands to Singapore for a renowned Dutch dredging company. In total, the shipment consisted of more than 1,500 tonnes, with all the materials being intended for the refurbishment of a large backhoe dredge
Today, Hemisphere GPS introduces the Vector VS330™ and Vector VS131™ GPS compass products that provide high performance heading, position, heave, and attitude data. The new Vector products are designed for professional marine applications such as hydrographic and bathymetric surveys, dredging, oil p
Although the planned offshore wind farm in Maryland still has a lot of work to be done before its actual construction starts, the project’s impact on fishing community is already being discussed. According to Southern Maryland Online news portal, the offshore wind farm would create artificial reefs
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe does not agree with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed plan to clean up the Grasse River. “We appreciate EPA’s recognition of the Indian Meadows as reservation lands and the recognition of our status as an Environmental Justice community because of
The Lake Gregory Improvement Committee has announced that the County Regional Parks’ efforts to dredge at least the swimming beach area at Lake Gregory in December are waiting for final approval from three other agencies. Rick Dinon, the Committee chair, stated: “They (Regional Parks administrators)
The Ouachita River is facing hard times these days. “A reduced lock operations and a lack of dredging on the upper Ouachita River has effectively killed commercial navigation in Arkansas,” stated Camden Mayor Chris Claybaker. “I can’t sell the Ouachita River anymore. The river hasn’t been dredged in
Part 4 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 introduced a new licensing system for managing activities in the marine environment. This consultation seeks views on proposals to modify the current Exemptions Order, introducing new exemptions or modifying existing exemptions where the risks to the
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has been advised that Subsea Rock Installation works will commence along the pipeline route from the Corrib Offshore Field Location to WGS84. Work will start in mid October 2012 and is expected to be completed within 6-10 days. This work will be carried
Beginning Monday, October 8th, the City of Sanibel will begin dredging of the entrance channel to the Shell Harbor Subdivision. The channel will remain open for use during dredging, however, there may be short periods of time when boat traffic will need to be stopped. Boaters are advised to be alert
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co., L.L.C., Oak Brook, Ill., was awarded a $7,483,325 firm-fixed-price contract on Sept. 29, for repairs to the Shore Protection System at Naval Air Station Oceana, Dam Neck Annex. The work to be performed provides for the repair of the shoreline protection system by dre
