C-Nav has released a second independent full-constellation (GPS + GLONASS) GNSS correction service called C-NavC2. Read More
Author: International Dredging Review
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) and the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) have organized a two-day forum on Early Contractor Involvement to be held in London at the end of June 2011 Read More
After almost two years the efforts of Gambol Marine Industries to develop a ship repair yard on Terminal Island came to an end this January. The 30-acre site was the location of the last shipyard to close at the Port of Los Angeles. Read More
Ellicott Dredges LLC has introduced a new-design dredge the 860SL Swinging-Dragon. The design includes an 800 hp engine inline marine transmission and 14-inch pump. This dredge and other dredging equipment will be featured at Ellicotts booth number 222 at the Western Dredging Association meeting in Nashville. Read More
Vicksburg May 10. The swirls and eddies in the Mississippi River are visible in this photo Dr. Robert Engler took at Vicksburg at 8 a.m. on May 10. The river… Read More
Groups lobbying to pass Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund legislation have been active and there is broad awareness of and enthusiasm for it in Washington Barry Holliday told IDR. Read More
Sean Duffy Big River Coalition administrator and maritime advocate for the Mississippi River Maritime Association issued a statement on May 6 describing the effects of the historic flooding on the river and tributaries this Spring.He told IDR on May 10 The only thing that has changed since this was drafted is that flooding is becoming more of a threat and people must come before the economy but of course they are intimately related. Read More
The Mississippi River and tributaries are experiencing record flooding this year surpassing the flood of 1927 which changed the thinking of the federal government and the Corps of Engineers regarding flood control and funding of scientific research on rivers. From ERDCs Hydraulic Lab History: Read More
This is the story of how an idea grew into an event with the help of my colleagues in the dredging industry. It concerns an annual pilgrimage my six sisters and I make to our roots in Charleston South Carolina. Read More
Chatham Rock Phosphate Ltd (CRP) New Zealand has selected Royal Boskalis Westminster to undertake the detailed design of their rock phosphate nodule project at the Chatham Rise a relatively shallow… Read More
