With a trillion-dollar infrastructure program on the table from the administration it has many wondering where all that money is coming from. President Trump has been touting less government and… Read More
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Our Infrastructure and the New Administration We’ve heard a lot of talk about infrastructure since the Trump administration rolled into Washington. It has long been one of the few… Read More
BY ANNA TOWNSHEND The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority which operates the Port of Vancouver in British Columbia Canada supports a maintenance dredging program for the Fraser River shipping channel performs… Read More
BY LEO SIQUIERA The access channel of Colombia’s Port of Barranquilla located in the city of same name in the state of Atlantico had to undergo emergency dredging in late… Read More
On April 11 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers posted its notice on the Federal Registrar calling for proposals by non-federal intersts for feasibility studies and for modifications to an… Read More
BY JUDITH POWERS The Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) held its quarterly meeting on May 5 in Washington D.C. with 10 representatives from member companies present. “Our… Read More
In March the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) with the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Port Administration released the draft guidance document for Innovative Reuse and Beneficial Use of Dredged Material. … Read More
Great Lakes New CEO Takes the Reins in May; Building on 2016 Year-End Results and Dredging Successes
On May 1 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. board of directors named Lasse Petterson CEO. In December 2016 Petterson joined the board of directors and needed to complete an… Read More
BY JUDITH POWERS Two Ellicott Series 2070 Dragon® dredges are awaiting shipment to Bangladesh where they will perform river maintenance as part of the government’s vast program to restore navigability… Read More
PERUVIAN PORT SECTOR TO INVEST $148 MILLION IN 2017 The Peruvian port sector will invest more than $148 million USD in both infrastructure and equipment improvement projects in 2017 as… Read More
