Nalco (NYSE:NLC) confirmed that it is providing oil dispersants and support to BP and the responders dealing with the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The company will continue to provide these dispersants as requested for as long as responders have the need. Read More
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U.S. Dredging Contract awards from February 3 through March 25 2010 Read More
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 May 21 Ken Holder public affairs chief at the New Orleans District Corps of Engineers issued this statement regarding the dredging permits to create protective berms along the Louisiana… Read More
Governor Jindal and Coastal Officials View Oil Impact at Grand Isle Thunder Bayou and Fourchon Beach
May 21 2010 Grand Isle: Governor Jindal along with coastal parish officials viewed the impact of the oil along the coast in Grand Isle Thunder Bayou and Fourchon Beach. Read More
On May 21 Ken Holder public affairs chief at the New Orleans District Corps of Engineers issued this statement regarding the dredging permits to create protective berms along the Louisiana… Read More
Governor Jindal and Coastal Officials View Oil Impact at Grand Isle Thunder Bayou and Fourchon Beach
May 21 2010 Grand Isle: Governor Jindal along with coastal parish officials viewed the impact of the oil along the coast in Grand Isle Thunder Bayou and Fourchon Beach. Read More
On May 10 the Corps of Engineers New Orleans District announced that emergency dredging permits could be issued under NOD-20 – General Permit Emergency Operations with the New Orleans District… Read More
Venice Louisiana: On May 20 Governor Bobby Jindal joined Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser and other local officials for a meeting and boat tour off the coast of Plaquemines Parish in the Pass a Loutre area where he observed firsthand substantial oil impact on Louisiana's wetlands. The Governor and local officials rode through and inspected thick dark oil that has made its way into the state's fragile wetlands. The Governor held a press conference in Venice following the tour where he renewed his plea to the Army Corps of Engineers to issue an emergency permit so the dredging plan can begin quickly. Read More
May 20 2010. Ken Holder chief of Public Affairs at the New Orleans District Corps of Engineers has issued the following statement regarding the processing of emergency permits for protection… Read More