Hemisphere GPS has launched the Earthworks Business Unit to design and manufacture products for the construction market. The Earthworks product line is focused on machine guidance and control of earth-moving machinery. Read More
Author: International Dredging Review
In April the construction consortium PUMA moved and placed 3.8 million cubic meters of sand in one week during the Maasvlakte 2 land reclamation project in the North Sea. Eleven Boskalis and Van Oord hopper dredges are working on the project. Read More
On April 15 U.S. Sen. Carl Levin D-Mich. introduced S.3213 - the Harbor Maintenance Act of 2010 a bill to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance and ensure funding for federal ports and harbors across the nation. Read More
A new company DSC Dredge LLC has been created as an umbrella company to encompass Dredging Supply Company Inc. and all its subsidiaries. These include: Best Equipment M&S Equipment Better Dredges Inc. W&S Dredge Manufacturer Reliable Gulf South LLC Dredge Surplus and Dragados Sud-America (DSA). Read More
On April 20 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock announced that the position of chief operating officer had been eliminated effective immediately. A new position president of Dredging Operations was created with responsibility for all aspects of domestic and international dredging operations. Read More
On May 4 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD) reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31 2010. Read More
The Mississippi Department of Transportation and The Mississippi Fish and Wildlife Foundation are submitting a completed prospectus for the proposed establishment of a mitigation bank referred to as the Buttahatchie River Mitigation Bank. Read More
On Wednesday May 26 Peter Bowe president of Ellicott Dredges LLC will testify before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee regarding the impact of ARRA on the U.S. dredging industry… Read More
Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Secretary Robert Barham has announced the following additional closures to recreational and commercial fishing activities in portions of state inside waters… Read More
