Dredging
EPA: USD 9.5 M Available for 2013 Great Lakes Restoration Projects (USA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a Request for Applications soliciting proposals from states, municipalities, tribes, universities and nonprofit organizations for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants to fund new projects to restore and protect the Great Lakes. Up to $9.5 million
Pallone: Funding for Research and Education on Coastal Issues (USA)
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium (NJSGC) was awarded $471,500 for research, extension and education programs on coastal issues. Sea Grant is a nationwide network administered through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of 32
WWF: Protection of Great Barrier Reef Remains Key Concern (Australia)
As Community Cabinet meets in Rockhampton today, research shows more than three-quarters of people in the Queensland electorate of Capricornia [75.2%] support a total ban on the dumping of dredged waste in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Of all the threats to the Reef, by f
Governor Quinn Tours Mud-to-Parks Site in Chicago (USA)
Governor Pat Quinn visited an old steel mill site to showcase the final phase of the innovative Mud-to-Parks program, which makes use of reclaimed topsoil dredged from the Illinois River to create a new park near Lake Michigan. Mud-to-Parks is a component of Governor Quinn’s Millennium Reserve Initi
CARIS Participates in Inaugural Mexican Hydrography Convention
The first Mexican Hydrography Convention recently took place in Veracruz, Mexico. The event was organized by the Dirección Adjunta de Oceanografía, Hidrografía y Meteorología of the Mexican Navy and was held at the Senior Naval Club. During the convention, CARIS hosted a workshop that covered the ne
DSC Dredge: W&S Wolverine for City of Villahermosa (Mexico)
The city of Villahermosa in the state of Tabasco, Mexico recently added a W&S Wolverine dredge from DSC Dredge, LLC to its flood-prevention arsenal. In 2007, the city experienced a devastating flood. Since then, the federal and state governments, with the assistance of private industry, launched a p
Durres Port Development: Dredging is Major Factor for Success (Albania)
Today EMS Albanian Port Operator Shpk officially started operations at the East Terminal in the Port of Durres. EMS APO, full daughter of the German logistics company EMS Shipping & Trading GmbH, Leer, had won the tender this year. The contract was signed in May and has a maturity of 35 years. “An i
HR Wallingford: Visiting Professorship for Andrew Manning (UK)
Andrew Manning has been appointed a Visiting Professor specialising in Sediment Dynamical Processes by the University of Hull. Andy, a Principal Scientist at HR Wallingford in the Coasts and Estuaries Group, is a marine scientist specialising in sediment transport within coastal, estuarial and fluvi
Vietnam: NAPA Attends ASEAN Ports & Shipping
Between 11th and 12th July 2013, NAPA presented itself at ASEAN Ports & Shipping, held in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. This event, which is considered one of the most important logistics fairs in Southeast Asia, is attended by all of the region’s most significant logistics providers, hence NAPA seiz
USA: Boustany Addresses Need for Dredging (VIDEO)
Rep. Charles Boustany (LA-03) spoke on the House floor on July 9, 2013, about the increased funding in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. Dredging funds are needed to maintain the nation’s ports and harbors. According to the Army Corps of Engineers, nearly 1,000 ports and harbors have not been prope
VIDEO: Huizenga Introduces Bipartisan Dredging Legislation (USA)
The U.S. Rep’s Bill Huizenga, Dan Benishek and Candice Miller, joined by two New York State colleagues, introduced a bill to have the U.S. Corps of Engineers treat the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway as one unit when it comes to dredging makes sense. This legislation would establish a single, co
VIDEO: Herrera Beutler Supports Small Port Dredging (USA)
Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler announced that the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations approved legislation that would designate $30 million specifically for the purpose of small port dredging. As a member of the U.S. House Appropriations committee, Jaime has strongly advocated to make small
France: Officials Invite Bids for Dieppe Area Dredging Projects
Syndicat Mixte du Port de Dieppe has invited bidders for the Dieppe area dredging projects. This development program will include maintenance dredging of quay approaches and river channels in order to maintain the depths of the Ports of Dieppe, Tréport, Fécamp, Caen and Ouistreham, with depositing o
Falkirk Council Announces River Carron Dredging Plan (UK)
Falkirk Council has announced a plan for the River Carron dredging program. These works will involve dredging of a sediment bar from the bed of the River Carron beside Dunipace Bridge and will consist of: – Site establishment; – The removal and disposal of Japanese knotweed from the riverbed (approx