Governor Kathy Hochul, the Army Corps New York District, Montauk Historical Society, and other partners yesterday celebrated the completion of the Montauk Point Coastal Resiliency Project. The officials also celebrated the reopening of the newly restored Montauk Point Lighthouse – the landmark locat
Each year at its annual WEDA Dredging Summit & Expo, Western Dredging Association presents Environmental Excellence Awards to outstanding projects/programs. In 2023 the categories for the awards were reimagined and two Environmental Excellence Awards were given. An award in the category “Partnership
EPA Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz recently joined Governor Wes Moore and Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller to announce new strategies by Maryland for restoring water quality in the Chesapeake and Atlantic coastal bays. The governor ushered in a new phase of Chesapeake and coastal bay restoration
The Port of Rotterdam has reached another great milestone on the largest construction project currently taking place in the port—the development of the new quay walls in the Princess Amaliahaven. “Great news in at the Prinses Amaliahaven: all sections on both the Rotterdam World Gateway B.V. side as
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) have entered into a joint agreement to complete the Port of Iberia AGMAC Channel Dredging Project’s Validation Study. It was announced in March of this year that $1,200,000 in federal funding was succe
The Ohio State legislature passed a bill to prohibit the open water disposal of dredged sediment after July 2020 and recommended to find alternative beneficial uses of the dredged sediment. With open water disposal no longer an option and confined disposal facilities nearing full capacity, innovativ
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District and the City of Wabasha (MN) are about to sign a historic river sand management document. The signing ceremony is set for 5:30 p.m., at the National Eagle Center Amphitheater, 50 Pembroke Ave. S. in Wabasha. According to USACE, this document will a
The digital transformation in the construction industry continues apace with construction sites becoming increasingly digital and networked. Driver assistance systems such as machine control systems are thus gaining in importance. They support the machine operators in carrying out their activities b
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dredging Operations and Environmental Research (DOER) Project team recently published guidance and tools for modernizing dredging evaluations for open water disposal compliance. The team consisted of researchers from ERDC’s Environmental Lab and Information Technolog
Environmentally friendly dredging is just one of the concrete results to come from Finland’s partnership with a Michigan company called Moran Iron Works (MIW). MIW and Watermaster North America recently partnered to manufacture a second Finnish-engineered dredging machine for a costumer in Minnesota
AD Ports Group and Karachi Port Trust (KPT) announced today the signing of a concession agreement for the development and operation of the Karachi Gateway Terminal Limited (KGTL). Under the terms of the 50-year concession agreement, a Joint Venture between AD Ports Group, as a majority shareholder,
The CEDA-IADC Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure course kicked off today in Beveren, Belgium. During the next two and a half days, the participants will learn how to implement the sustainability principles into dredging project practice. Experienced lecturers will inform about the latest thinki
The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association has released the much-anticipated annual list of the nation’s best restored beaches. The award winning projects this year are Central Reach Reimbursement Project (CRR) Holden Beach, North Carolina; City of Boca Raton, City of Deerfield Beach and
The City of Surrey is leading the way in B.C. in testing an innovative, green approach to coastal flood protection known as a ‘living dyke’ with the Mud Bay Nature-based Foreshore Enhancements Project. Surrey has partnered with the City of Delta and Semiahmoo First Nation on the project which is val
