The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, is extending the public comment period to Mar. 15 for the Flagler County Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project Draft Integrated Feasibility Study and Environmental Assessment. The Corps received several requests for an extension of the
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, announced yesterday it will solicit a rapid response maintenance dredging contract, with the bid opening the week of March 3, to address critical shoaling and perform maintenance dredging within the Brazos Island Harbor (Brownsville Harbor) jetty
Vice President Joseph R. Biden will visit America’s Central Port along the Mississippi River in Granite City today. This visit will mark the fifth anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and highlight the need for continued investment in infrastructure to create jobs and grow the e
The Charleston District will be holding a public meeting for the Folly Beach Shore Protection Project (February 19, Tides Hotel, 1 Center Street, Folly Beach, S.C.) to educate the public and media about the project. Project managers will be available to answer questions, and interactive displays wil
Members of the Geosyntec team will be well represented as part of the speaker line up at Geo-Congress 2014, set for February 23-26 in Atlanta, GA. The annual event, sponsored by the Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), is among the leading geotechnical engineering profess
Statoil embraces predictive analytics for condition monitoring of heavy rotating equipment. Comprehensive solution provides early warning of impending failure, and deep insight into overall equipment health. GE Intelligent Platforms has announced that Statoil has chosen GE’s Proficy® SmartSignal pre
The Briese Award for Marine Research will take place at the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Warnemünde, next Wednesday 19th February, 2014. The awarded PHD thesis is titled “Locomotion in biological systems”. There have been altogether 13 scientists applying for the award, among them seve
The Green Harbor East and West jetties in Marshfield, Mass., will be repaired under the terms of a $1,177,400.00 contract issued recently by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. Work will be accomplished by Atlantic Support Installations, Inc., of Hopedale, Mass. Construction is s
Bowtech Products Ltd, a global market leader in subsea vision systems, releases the 6th generation of their colour and monochrome tooling cameras with 720 TV lines with improved light sensitivity. As part of Bowtech’s continual product improvement strategy, the monochrome LCC-700 has been superseded
Dredging of the Kingston Harbour, as part of the Government’s Global Logistics Hub development, is awaiting selection of an approved bidder, who will manage operations at the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT). This was stated by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica (
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) Annual General Meeting will be held at the Institution of Civil Engineers, One Great George Street, London, on 25th February 2014, at 18.00pm. This meeting will be followed by the John Sargent Lecture – Overcoming challenges and obstacles to construct privatel
The Panama Canal Expansion program is currently underway. In keeping with sustainable development principles and environmental management best practices, the Panama Canal Expansion will use unique water-saving basins to help preserve the freshwater resources along the waterway, reutilizing water fro
Ennore Port Limited has announced a plan to enter the debt capital market to raise funding for dredging, improve port connectivity and set up a coal berth. It will issue tax-free secured, redeemable non-convertible bonds. The bond issue aggregates up to Rs. 2,500 million, with an option to retain ov
Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo is calling for a meeting with various government offices and agencies and other stakeholders on Wednesday to discuss possible venues for a win-win situation and hopefully a final resolution to the ongoing “black sand mining” issue at Barangay Tambacan, Poblacion
