Business & Finance
Panama Canal Expansion Reaches Major Milestone
The Panama Canal Expansion reached another major milestone with yesterday’s arrival of the final shipment of gates. The gates for the new locks will be used for the Atlantic side of the project, two gates, and two for the Pacific. The four gates arrived on board the Post-Panamax vessel Xia Zhi Yuan
Pompton Dredging: Comment Period Extended
In response to requests from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and Citizens for a Clean Pompton Lakes, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will extend the public comment period for the proposed plan to remove mercury contamination from areas of Pompton Lake in Pompton Lakes, New
Wider Channel – Benefits for Fair Landing
Northbound commerce with as many as 49 barges moved through the restricted portion of the river at Fair Landing during daylight hours. This helps speed the clearing of the daily queue and reduces the wait time for southbound vessels. Work is also proceeding well in the narrowest reach of the restric
2nd Meeting on Lake Ontario Dredging Plan
The Lake Ontario counties including Oswego, Cayuga, Wayne, Monroe, Orleans and Niagara, the City of Oswego and the Town of Greece are jointly undertaking an update and expansion of the Lake Ontario “Regional Dredging Management Plan” completed in 2000. A public meeting to review findings and receive
Van Oord Gets “Traineeship of the Year” Award
Young professionals and potential trainees have appointed Van Oord’s traineeship as ‘Traineeship of the Year’ in the technology category. This title is the result of a large National Traineeship survey, that consisted of a quantitative and a qualitative study and assessment by the target audience. O
VolkerStevin Completes Doncaster Scheme
VolkerStevin, working with subsidiary companies VolkerBrooks and VolkerGround Engineering, have together successfully completed stabilization works to the bank of the River Don in Doncaster. The built embankment separating the South Yorkshire canal and River Don at Wheatley Cut, has a long history o
Term Expires for Two DCI Directors
Dredging Corporation of India Limited has informed BSE that the company is a Government of India Undertaking under the administrative control of the Ministry of Shipping. Ministry of Shipping vide letter dated October 17, 2011 informed appointment of Shri S. Balachandran and Shri Vinai Kumar Agarwal
Officials to Discuss Lake Manawa Dredging
A follow-up meeting to discuss two Lake Manawa projects totaling more than $10 million is scheduled for 1 p.m. today at the Game and Fish Club, 531 Comanche St, Council Bluffs, Iowa. The meeting will address concerns heard from Council Bluffs residents during an October 12 meeting about the project,
Southampton Port Ready for Giants
Associated British Ports’ Port of Southampton is ready to handle the biggest ships in the world today and long into the future after a £40 million dredging project. Dredgers have completed a program of capital dredging to deepen and widen the approach channel linking international shipping lanes to
Picture of the Day: New Sand for Tybee Island
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, recently awarded a $10 million contract for the Tybee Island shoreline project that will provide greater protection against future storms and reinforce the beach at this coastal Georgia community with additional sand. Great Lakes Dredge and Dock C
Galveston Beach Replenishment Set for December
A long-awaited project to restore the beach and dune system from the end of the Seawall to Dellanera RV Park is scheduled to begin December 1, 2014, announced cityofgalveston.org. Approximately 120,000 cubic yards of beach-quality sand will be distributed in front of Dellanera RV Park and Seascape C
Major Marina Development Proposed for Eden
A development application has been lodged with Bega Valley Shire Council that proposes a major marina development in Eden. The application comes after a recent amendment to the Bega Valley Local Environmental Plan that enabled the waters of Cattle Bay and Snug Cove to come under Council’s local plan
Environmental Water Monitoring Program for MDB
A new five year monitoring plan for the Murray-Darling Basin announced today by the Commonwealth Government will provide unprecedented knowledge into the effectiveness of environmental watering. “Localised teams of experts from Australia’s leading regional universities and research institutions will
Arc Surveying Acquires Loudenbeck
Jacksonville, Fl-based Arc Surveying and Mapping, Inc. has acquired Loudenbeck Surveying, Inc. of Memphis, Tenn. Loudenbeck provides topographic, construction and boundary surveying throughout the southeast and mid-south regions, with licenses in Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas and Louisi