The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, announced the selection of Dr. Edmond Russo Jr., as its new deputy district engineer for programs and project management – the highest attainable civilian position in the district. “I’m honored to serve this district and provide leadership that w
GUPC has announced that they will continue its efforts to find a solution and reach an agreement with ACP, and has delivered a new proposal that takes into account the concerns of ACP while providing funding necessary to finish the Third Set of Locks project. Pending an agreement, works on the Third
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, known for its safety, time and cost saving capabilities announces that it has subject to final contract details renewed for a further thr
Ohio EPA and the Ashtabula River Remedial Action Program Advisory Council have scheduled a Feb. 20, 2014, public meeting to update the community on restoration of the Ashtabula River Area of Concern. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Kent State University’s Ashtabula Campus (Blue and Gold Room)
A delegation from the Dutch Government Agency Rijkswaterstaat, the Dutch Union of Water Boards and Deltares visited UK yesterday. This visit looked at ways of deploying Dutch expertise to combat the floods in England. The team of experts was appointed by Roeland Allewijn, the Rijkswaterstaat directo
North Queensland Bulk Ports (NQBP) today announced that damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Dylan unfortunately means the southern breakwater at the Mackay Marina will not reopen to the public by mid-February as originally scheduled. Maintenance work on the breakwater has been ongoing since November d
CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. has recently won the bid for the cofferdam and reclamation works (Lot 1) of Island 2 of the Evergrande Haihua Island project in Hainan Province, with a planned construction period of 550 days. The project involves cofferdam construction, reclamation and const
A bipartisan group of Great Lakes senators, led by Great Lakes Task Force co-chairs Sen. Carl Levin and Sen. Mark Kirk, wrote to Army Corps of Engineers leaders, urging them to direct additional funding for harbor maintenance projects to reduce a severe backlog of projects in the Great Lakes. The le
IHC Merwede Wins Contracts Worth EUR 350 Million IHC Merwede has been successful in securing orders worth € 350 million for a wide range of dredging and offshore vessels and equipment. Ghana: GPHA Receives Seven Bids for Tema Port Expansion The Ghana Ports & Harbours Authority last week received s
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dedicate at least $30 million from their budget for infrastructure improvements along the Great Lakes. The Senators sent the letter, along with Senators Kirk, Levin, Baldwin, Klobuchar, Franken, Brow
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) sent its counterproposal to the Grupo Unidos por el Canal S.A. (GUPC) that will enable the continuation of work in the new locks project. The proposal does not increase the contract price or accepts any of the claims, which must be presented following the mechanisms
The Port St. Joe Port Authority today announced that the results of an economic impact study, conducted by the Washington Economic Group (WEG), concluded that the proposed port infrastructure improvements are estimated to generate nearly $133 million in net state revenues, representing a total retur
Representatives from the multilateral institutions financing the Panama Canal Expansion Program visited today the new locks project construction in the Pacific side as part of their regularly scheduled visits. Experts from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Investment Bank (EIB)
Italdraghe, the long-standing Italian dredger builder, will be showcasing some of its latest innovative dredgers and dredging equipment at the International Maritime Conference and Exhibition to be held in Istanbul on 26-27th February. Turkey is proving to be a very attractive and dynamic market, he
