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

International Industries Inc. (III) has sold four Odom Echotrac CV 3 echo sounder systems to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Detroit Michigan. The dual frequency sounders will be used on hydrographic surveys throughout the District. Read More

Last summer Dredging Supply Company Inc. (DSC) a dredge manufacturer headquartered in Reserve Louisiana was nominated for the 2007 Louisiana Workers Compensation Corporation (LWCC) Safest 70 Award. 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