Dredging
Orion Marine Bags Important Caribbean Deal
Orion Marine Group Inc., a leading heavy civil marine contractor serving the infrastructure sector, yesterday announced a contract award of approximately $19 million. Under this contract, Orion Marine Group will design and build a new dock facility for a private customer in the Caribbean. Design wor
USA: Richard DeWan Joins Geosyntec
Richard DeWan has joined Geosyntec Consultants as a senior consultant and environmental scientist based in New Jersey. He has more than 30 years of experience specializing in sediment and dredged material management, sediment remediation, site investigation and remediation, and large-scale brownfiel
Corps to Hold Meetings on Mississippi River Regulating Works (USA)
The St. Louis District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host three open house events to provide information and get public feedback on a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for regulating works on the Middle Mississippi River between the confluences of the Missouri and Ohio Rivers. The open
IQPC: Dredging & Reclamation USA Summit Approaches
IQPC’s Dredging & Reclamation USA Summit (March 31 – April 01, 2014, Miami, FL) is a global event that unites port authorities, engineers, port operators, construction companies, dredging contractors, and more in their quest to ensure the profitability and quality assurance of dredging projects. “Ou
Port of Koper: Opportunities with China
Luka Koper’s Management Board President Gašpar Gašpar Mišič today met with His Excellency Mr Zhang Xianyi, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Slovenia, and his colleagues. The Ambassador spent most of the day in Koper, commencing his visit at Koper Municipality where he was received by
Malaysia: Hall Contracting Opens New Office in Kuala Lumpur
Australia-based dredging, civil contracting and marine civil company Hall Contracting is celebrating its expansion within the international market, having recently opened a new office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Hall Contracting Managing Director Cameron Hall said as the first Hall Contracting branch
Corps Unveils Raritan River Dredging Plan (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has introduced a plan for the Raritan River maintenance dredging program. During this cleanup project, approximately 180,000 cubic yards of sediment will be removed from the Raritan River. The work is estimated to cost between $10 mln and $25 mln.
Horizon Acquires Controlling Interest in Pelydryn
Horizon Survey Company (Horizon) and Pelydryn Ltd (Pelydryn) announced that with effect from 1st December 2013 Horizon have acquired a controlling interest in Pelydryn. It is planned that the two companies will retain their individual identities and continue to operate independently. Where beneficia
The Philippines: Balanga City Sets Massive Flood Control Master Plan
The local government has readied a massive flood control mechanism so as not to have a repeat of the worst floods that it experienced the past two successive years, the Balanga City mayor announced Monday. Mayor Jose Enrique Garcia III admitted it would be a gigantic undertaking but it could be made
USA: PHA Identifies Capital Improvement Needs for 2014
The Port Authority plans to undertake significant infrastructure improvements in the next few years to ensure that the Port of Houston can accommodate the advent of larger vessels and increased cargo resulting from the pending Panama Canal expansion in 2015, as well as the expected future demographi
EPA: Sixteen Grants to Help Protect Wetlands in New England (USA)
EPA has recently awarded sixteen grants to recipients within New England, totaling more than $1.5 million, for programs that protect wetlands within the region. The grants are part of EPA’s Wetland Program Development Grants in New England. The grants were awarded to agencies in each of the six New
USA: Schumer Supports Jamestown Cleanup Project
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to award the City of Jamestown with a $200,000 Assessment Pilot Grant, which will allow the City to assess the Chadakoin West and Chadakoin Riverfront Brownfield sites for redevelopment. Specifically, the grant woul
AMCS Welcomes Inquiry Into Gladstone Disaster (Australia)
The Australian Marine Conservation Society has welcomed the announcement of an inquiry into the leaking bund wall in Gladstone and said no further port development approvals should be allowed on the Reef until the truth about Gladstone is fully understood. Felicity Wishart, the Great Barrier Reef ca
ARCO to Remove Hudson River Sediment at Hastings Site (USA)
The Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) will clean up contaminated soils and Hudson River sediment at the Harbor at Hastings site in Westchester County under the terms of a consent order, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens announced. Anaconda Wire & Cable