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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Concerns about adequate federal government funding again were the focus of speakers at the WEDA Gulf Coast Regional Workshop held November 8 and 9 at the Westin Hotel in New Orleans. Beneficial use of dredged material was a repeated topic because it raises the cost of dredging. Not as much dredged material is being used as is available several speakers noted. Read More
Concerns about adequate federal government funding again were the focus of speakers at the WEDA Gulf Coast Regional Workshop held November 8 and 9 at the Westin Hotel in New Orleans. Beneficial use of dredged material was a repeated topic because it raises the cost of dredging. Not as much dredged material is being used as is available several speakers noted. Read More
October 4 2012. The water levels on the Great Lakes have begun their seasonal decline so the impacts of the dredging crisis will become even more pronounced in the fourth quarter. Even before the lakes began their dip the largest ships were forfeiting more than 6200 tons of cargo each trip. In the weeks and months ahead each inch that the lakes decline will slash another 50 to 270 tons from the already deflated totals. Read More
October 4 2012. The water levels on the Great Lakes have begun their seasonal decline so the impacts of the dredging crisis will become even more pronounced in the fourth quarter. Even before the lakes began their dip the largest ships were forfeiting more than 6200 tons of cargo each trip. In the weeks and months ahead each inch that the lakes decline will slash another 50 to 270 tons from the already deflated totals. Read More
In a conversation with Alec Dreyer the new executive director of the Port of Houston Authority staff writer David Murray learned that dredging is the major concern for the port. Dreyer estimated that the port is realizing only eight cents per ton in maintenance money in return for $127 million contributed to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund last year. Read More
In a conversation with Alec Dreyer the new executive director of the Port of Houston Authority staff writer David Murray learned that dredging is the major concern for the port. Dreyer estimated that the port is realizing only eight cents per ton in maintenance money in return for $127 million contributed to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund last year. Read More
On April 15 U.S. Sen. Carl Levin D-Mich. introduced S.3213 - the Harbor Maintenance Act of 2010 a bill to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance and ensure funding for federal ports and harbors across the nation. Read More
On April 15 U.S. Sen. Carl Levin D-Mich. introduced S.3213 - the Harbor Maintenance Act of 2010 a bill to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance and ensure funding for federal ports and harbors across the nation. Read More
On Thursday April 15 U.S. Sen. Carl Levin D-Mich. introduced legislation to guarantee that fees collected for the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) would be used to properly maintain and… Read More
