On May 26, U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard granted a summary judgment in favor of the Corps and JaxPort, the port authority of Jacksonville, Fla., that dismissed a lawsuit… Read More
dredging
By Ed Landgraf Coastal and Marine Operators The United States has a wealth of natural resources; everything from habitat to petroleum reserves is unequalled. Many U.S. citizens work in marine-,… Read More
Like other sectors of the maritime industry, dredging is considered “essential” by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the division of the Department of Homeland Security tasked with identifying… Read More
After extending a public comment period on its plans for disposing of material dredged from Pool 6 of the Upper Mississippi River, the St. Paul Engineer District has concluded it… Read More
On March 2, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation announced the receipt of several major dredging awards totaling $71.6 million. The awarded work includes: Caminada Headland Back Barrier Marsh Creation… Read More
The Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) released Pipeline Incident Prevention (PIP), a recommended best practices guide for safe dredging near underwater gas and hazardous liquid pipelines located in… Read More
On February 4, the St. Paul Engineer District released its draft Environmental Assessment for its proposed dredged material management plan (DMMP) in Pool 6, a 14.4-mile stretch of the Upper… Read More
The Mississippi Valley Trade & Transport Council and The Coal Institute held the annual World Trade & Transport Conference February 20 at the Omni Royal Orleans hotel in New Orleans’… Read More
Washington, D.C.—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) led a group of her key committee chairmen and freshman lawmakers to try and resuscitate infrastructure as a potential bipartisan issue by announcing a… Read More
No one operating barges needed to be told that 2019 was a tough year for the barge industry. Historic flooding on most river systems combined with trade turmoil to bring… Read More
