October 4 2012. The water levels on the Great Lakes have begun their seasonal decline so the impacts of the dredging crisis will become even more pronounced in the fourth quarter. Even before the lakes began their dip the largest ships were forfeiting more than 6200 tons of cargo each trip. In the weeks and months ahead each inch that the lakes decline will slash another 50 to 270 tons from the already deflated totals. Read More

Your economy depends on cruise ship tourism. The cruise ship industry demands you dredge your port deeper to prepare for a new class of larger ships on an extremely tight timeline. But your the ports doesnt really have the financing to pay for such an ambitious project especially on short notice. What do you do? Read More

1570 Words Dredging 2012 the fourth in a series of international conferences held every ten years gathered in San Diego California on October 22 through 25. The conference was a look back at 40 years of dredging and environmental innovation and the future of the industry. Read More