The Eastern Dredging Association (EADA) and the China Dredging Association (CHIDA) held their Third International Congress for Dredging Technology Development in China in Tinajin China on November 18 and 19 2008.Approximately 200 delegates attended primarily from the Far East with several from Europe America and Australia/Oceania. Read More
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A.D. Ton Damen died on December 24 of prostate cancer.Mr. Damen was president of Werimex NV Bloemendaal The Netherlands and represented dredging equipment manufacturers specifically Florida Machine and Foundry and Mobile Pulley and Machine Works for many years starting in 1972. Read More
“Connecting the World through Dredging” is the theme of a joint CEDA and WEDA seminar on March 2 at the Panama Canal Authority’s Ascanio Arosemena Complex Panama City. Session… Read More
November 4 – 6. WEDA Pacific Chapter annual conference Embassy Suites Hotel San Diego Bay-Downtown 601 Pacific Highway San Diego. The program will include a harbor tour. A call… Read More
On Wednesday January 28th the US House of Representatives passed H.R. 1 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The bill passed with a vote of 244 - 188 with no Republicans voting for the bill. Read More
A listing of all members of the House of Representatives and how they voted on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1)is on the following web site:… Read More
On Wednesday January 28th the US House of Representatives passed H.R. 1 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The bill passed with a vote of 244 - 188 with no Republicans voting for the bill. The House bill includes $526.5 billion in spending and $275 billion in tax cuts of that spending figure only about 5% will go toward infrastructure. Read More
Letter from the Water Resources Coalition chairs to Daniel K. Inouye Thad Cochran Dave Obey and Jerry Lewis House Appropriations Committee Read More
Washington D.C. January 28 2009. The U.S. inland waterways were given a grade of D- by the American Society of Civil Engineers in their 2009 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. Read More
Washington D.C. January 28 2009. The U.S. inland waterways were given a grade of D- by the American Society of Civil Engineers in their 2009 Report Card for Americas Infrastructure.Announced three months early in order to provide input to the Congressional debate on a hefty infrastructure stimulus bill the report card awarded an overall grade of D to the Nations infrastructure with individual grades given in 15 categories Read More
