State Rep. Gretchen Driskell (D-Saline) voted Wednesday in favor of Senate Bill 233, a bill that would fund more than 70 different projects around the state. The bill also funds 49 emergency dredging projects. The bill passed 107-3. “This money will go toward parks and other natural sites across Mic
Michigan State Senators Goeff Hansen, John Proos and Tom Casperson held a press conference last month to announce funding that will aid communities in their efforts to dredge ports, waterways and marinas. Here is the video from this conference: Revenue from tourism, boating and shipping commerce are
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for the Sea Bright Erosion control program. The proposed project will include placement of 1.7 million CY of sand with an option of an additional 1.9 million CY to restore the mentioned area to its ini
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host an open-house style information session Thursday, March 28 in Springfield, Ore., about its draft feasibility report for the Willamette River Floodplain Restoration Study. The session will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room at Springf
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee, announced that a key Senate panel passed two Gillibrand measures that would strengthen the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers’ disaster response by authorizing the Corps to recommend specific projects to reduc
Beach maintenance works and a change in the weather and ocean swell are having a positive impact on the city’s beaches. Mayor Tom Tate said the hard work by Council maintenance crews had resulted in some obvious changes to Surfers Paradise beaches. “It’s a week to go before Easter holiday crowds arr
Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after drafted legislation in the U.S. Senate proposed by Senator David Vitter (R-LA) and Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) authorizes an increase in the amount of available financing for harbor dredging work. T
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., welcomed a public commitment from the civilian head of the Army Corps of Engineers that $19 million in Hurricane Sandy recovery funding will be available to repair the storm’s damage to Great Lakes harbors. The commitment from Jo-Ellen Darcy, the assistant secretary of the
Congresswoman Janice Hahn (D-CA) and Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX), Co-Founders of the bi-partisan PORTS Caucus were honored with the distinguished American Association of Port Authorities 2013 “Port Person of the Year” award at the association’s annual spring conference in Washington, DC. “I am honore
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North Western Basin Branch of FSUE Rosmorport has invited bidders to submit their offers for the Luga River dredging program. This development project will include repair works and dredging on the approach canal at the mouth of the Luga River, reports portnews.ru. Initial price of this dredging cont
This video shows the Santa Cruz Harbor dredging project. The material dredged from the bottom of the Santa Cruz Small Craft harbor is a combination of sand, natural organic plant life and seawater. Dredged material (averaging 200,000 cubic yards per year) is an important sand resource for beach repl
The 3rd annual Dredging and Port Expansion Africa will again be the premier meeting place for port and dredging professionals in Africa. This time however the event sets sail for the east coast of Africa and will dock in Maputo, Mozambique, from the 27 – 30 January 2014. Ports in Mozambique have ben
A.P. Moller-Maersk Executive Board Member Kim Fejfer will meet with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan this afternoon, in connection with a state visit to the Danish capital by the Turkish Prime Minister and as the next step in the company’s partnership on Turkish infrastructure. The formal
