A malfunction of the Poe Lock at Sault Ste. Marie Michigan on September 24 has illustrated the pressing need for Congress to appropriate the funds to build another lock capable of handling the largest U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters. Read More

Mort Richardson was awarded the Western Dredging Association Lifetime Achievement Award June 11 for his role in establishing a worldwide professional dredging association that today is the World Organization of Dredging Associations. Read More

With the press of a button Mayor Ivo Opstelten on September 1 set in motion the sand-spraying operation for Maasvlakte 2. This in turn was the starting signal for this expansion of the port of Rotterdam. Read More

In our July/August issue we reported on the restoration of a pocket beach in downtown Seattle which won Anchor Environmental an award from the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (Anchor Environmental Wins Restored Beaches Honor by Ram Mohan) On this months cover and on this page we present pictures and more description of the finished beach. Thanks to Peter Hummel landscape architect with Anchor for the pictures and description. Read More