Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement yesterday after voting to provide necessary levels of funding for harbor maintenance and dredging for America’s ports, harbors, and waterways: “South Louisiana is home to some of America’s largest ports an
Governor Nathan Deal said that he wants to see dredging get underway this year on the long-sought deepening of the Port of Savannah’s shipping channel. “This general assembly has already made changes to funding formulas so that interstate projects and freight corridors will be prioritized,” Deal sai
On December 24, the first riprap of Oran Port Offshore Breakwater Reinforcement Project Phase I in Algeria was wrapped up. The first section of the Oran breakwater development program was jointly completed by CHEC and the consortium composed of local companies. This phase included an aggregated rock
On the morning of December 11, the turning-over ceremony of Lobito Port Expansion Project in Angola was held at Lobito Port Authority. Ana Paz De Jesus Neto, Chairman of Board of Directors of the project client Lobito Port Authority, representative of consulting engineer – supervision company A1V2 a
The Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has reaffirmed its full support to the Panama Canal Administration in the management of the contract for the construction of the Third Set of Locks. In a press release issued yesterday, signed by the Chairman Roberto Roy, the Board of Direct
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its final Bristol Bay Assessment describing potential impacts to salmon and ecological resources from proposed large-scale copper and gold mining in Bristol Bay, Alaska. The report, titled “An Assessment of Potential Mining Impacts on Salmon Ecosyste
Permitting for bulkhead replacement and repair on portions of Long Island’s south shore will be streamlined under a draft permit released yesterday, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joe Martens announced. “In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, DEC issued an emerg
On February 4 & 5, HYPACK®, Inc. will hold a two-day HYPACK® DREDGEPACK Training at The Holiday Inn in Baton Rouge, LA. This training will concentrate on the basics of dredging using DREDGEPACK® Software applications for various dredge types. This two day course will provide instruction in the volum
The Royal Bath and West of England Society announced they would start a Somerset Levels Relief Fund in September 2013. Since then the Society has brought together the various bodies and agencies involved, including farmers, the Environment Agency, Internal Drainage Boards, Somerset County Council, t
Florida Governor Rick Scott joined Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown, Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Ananth Prasad and JAXPORT CEO Brian Taylor yesterday at JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine Terminal. The governor announced his plans for a historic $8.8 billion Department of Transportation
Members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation urged the Army Corps of Engineers to use a portion of the approximately $200 million in funding appropriated for construction of high priority projects as part of the Omnibus Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2014 to fix the portions of the Wood Riv
On November 16, the last batch of offshore deepwater guiding beacons was installed, thus completing the principal part of 300,000-ton crude oil terminal and channel dredging project of Sino-Myanmar Crude Oil Pipeline Project was completed. The construction of this project officially started on July
The China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. (CHEC) and Sea Ports Corporation signed the general contract for Sudan Dama Oil Wharf Phase II Dredging and Reclamation Project in Guangzhou. Vice President Lin Yichong attended the meeting and signed the contract on behalf of CHEC. This project mainly incl
EOMAP, a value-added service provider of satellite data was contracted by the Mexican National Commission for Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity (CONABIO) to deliver high resolution environmental information for the entire Maya coast. This coastline extends 600 km south from the Yucatan Peninsula to
