Business & Finance
Major Victory for U.S. Ports, Congresswoman Says
The nation’s ports will receive an additional $36 million in funding next year as a result of an amendment championed by Congresswoman Janice Hahn (CA-44) that the U.S. House of Representatives passed during consideration of the energy and water appropriations bill two days ago. “This is a major vic
New Environmental Monitoring Guidance for Dredging
Developers and regulators often require monitoring of the marine environment, to assess potential changes and impacts during construction projects. More monitoring, however, is not necessarily better monitoring, and dredging experts from HR Wallingford have helped to produce new guidance on why and
Marsh Lake Project up for Comment
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, seeks comments on the draft Environmental Assessment for the Marsh Lake ecosystem restoration project. The Marsh Lake project will improve the nearly 4,500-acre lake, near Appleton, Minnesota. The nearly $11.5 million project also includes re-rout
Sequim Hosts Workshop on Shorelines, Erosion
A workshop about shorelines, erosion and alternatives to hard armoring will take place from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at the Guy Cole Convention Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. in Sequim, WA. The workshop topics include: coastal and beach processes; how to manage beach and bluff erosion; alternatives to h
Huffman Nabs Erie South Pier Contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, awarded a contract for approximately $950,000 to Huffman Equipment Rental & Contracting, Inc., East Lake, OH to repair damages caused during Super Storm Sandy to the Erie South Pier, Erie, PA. Work began on April 20, 2015 and is scheduled to be com
KIASMA Takes Part in Magdalena River Project
KIASMA and Odebrecht, through their Colombian subsidiary – Consortium Navelena Construction, have signed a cooperation agreement under which KIASMA will supply the HDPE floating pipelines with KFC system (for abrasion reduction) to be used for dredging operations on the Magdalena River in Colombia.
Ichthys Jetty Completed
BAM Clough Joint Venture has successfully completed the design and construction of the Product Loading Jetty for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project. The jetty forms part of the onshore LNG facilities being developed in Darwin, Australia. The project comprised two separate vessel load-out berths,
ASF Enters Alliance with Guangzhou Dredging
ASF Group Limited announced yesterday that their subsidiary ASF Consortium Pty has signed a co-operative development agreement with CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co. Under the agreement, the two companies will work together on a number of international projects, including the Gold Coast Integrated Resort
USACE on Track for the Sandy Recovery Work
In testimony on Capitol Hill before the House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, April 22, Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick praised The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ proficiency in the Sandy recovery work. According to the Army’s chief of engineers, the Hurr
New Bill to End Auckland Wharf Extension Plans?
New Zealand First is taking action to stop any further commercial expansion of Auckland’s port. “With massive opposition in Auckland we have moved quickly with a Bill to freeze the size of the port and push any future growth to other ports,” said New Zealand First Leader and Member for Northland Rt
Picture of the Day: DEME’s Amazone in Egypt
The New Suez Canal development program is nearing its completion and the preparations for the inauguration ceremony of the new waterway are currently underway. Head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish recently said that the dredging works on the new waterway scheme will be finalized in July 201
NOAA Study on Coastal Resilience
The resilience of U.S. coastal communities to storms, flooding, erosion and other threats can be strengthened when they are protected by natural infrastructure such as marshes, reefs and beaches, or with hybrid approaches, such as a “living shoreline” — a combination of natural habitat and built inf
PRPA Figures Indicate Continued Growth
Following on the heels of an excellent 2014, where the facilities of the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) experienced their fifth consecutive year of double-digit growth, recently-compiled cargo figures for the first-quarter of this year indicate that an equally or even more impressive 20
Counting Down to Completion of Deep Dredge
PortMiami experienced double-digit container volume growth in March; as well as a 12 percent year to date increase for the first six months of FY 2015. In March PortMiami recorded approximately 84,000 TEUs, compared to the 73,000 TEUs moved during the same period last year, and for the first six mon