According to the U.N., about 12 million hectares of land are lost to desertification each year, an area a little smaller than New York State. Desertification has many causes, but it’s usually used to describe a relatively dry area that becomes drier and drier, losing water, arable land, and plant and animal life. Fighting desertification… Read More
Caterpillar Marine has detailed a two-pronged approach to urea injection for selective catalytic reduction (SCR), with separate strategies for small and bigger engines. In a new white paper the engine builder explains why its smaller engines – with a displacement of less than 18L (equating to a power output of around 600kW) – will employ… Read More
In October 2018, the Delta-Pilot branch of SE “Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority” announced a tender for the procurement of a new self-propelled dredger. The vessel is necessary for the state enterprise to increase the capacity of its own fleet and conduct operational dredging works in the seaports of Ukraine. “The new modern dredger will significantly… Read More
Although the inaugural Governor’s Restoration Summit had held a firm spot on Governor Kay Ivey’s schedule for months, Hurricane Michael required a change of plans for Governor Ivey as the devastation left in its wake called for her immediate attention. Fortunately, Governor Ivey was able to leave the important business of the Summit under the… Read More
Rotterdam based Dredge Yard has Introduced an Innovative Dredging Solution to its Range in the Form of the Adaptive Auger Head. The adaptive auger head has two retractable visors on both the front and back side of the auger head which move in and out according to the shape of the seabed and the depth… Read More
A wide-ranging water infrastructure bill, approved this week in the U.S. Senate, will support the effort to deepen the Delaware River and the shipping channel at the Port of Wilmington. The port, which was handed over to United Arab Emirates-based Gulftainer in a 50-year lease deal last month, will be expanded. The legislation increases the… Read More
AquaBlok, Ltd. is excited to announce the application of their materials in the Machado Lake Ecosystem Rehabilitation Project, acknowledged as one of Engineering News-Record (ENR) California’s Best Projects of 2018. The manufacturing company’s namesake, bentonite-based sealing material was used to sequester contaminated sediment at the historic Los Angeles lake. AquaBlok was selected for this project,… Read More
Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is accepting ideas for inclusion in its updated $50 billion, 50-year Coastal Comprehensive Master Plan. Proposals can be submitted through March 1, 2019, to the authority, which is in the preliminary stages of preparing the plan’s next five-year update in 2023. The CPRA’s call for ideas comes as a… Read More
The Ohio Lake Erie Commission has awarded two Lake Erie Protection Fund Grants of $50,000 each, which are geared toward the beneficial use of dredged material. The following grants have been awarded: • Megan Rua at Wright State University for “Improving soil health to increase plant production and quality on dredged material.” Rua will study… Read More
I thought we were dead with all that [oil] on there,” Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft said of the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. “Visitors and locals couldn’t go fishing, you couldn’t go in the water, you were afraid to eat the fish and you didn’t want to walk on the beach because… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this year has released a draft report on dredging planned for Petersburg’s South Harbor. The environmental review considers the need for the project, estimated cost and plans for disposing of the dredge spoils. Project planners are looking at dumping the sand and clay dredged from the South Harbor basin… Read More
The 2,000 unionized dockworkers at the port have ratified new, six-year local contracts with the Steamship Trade Association of Baltimore, according to the president of the International Longshoremen’s Association Local 333, the largest of the three locals. The vote on local contracts Thursday followed last month’s ratification of a six-year master contract covering the handling… Read More
After covering (and living) Louisiana’s coastal crisis for decades, the most common question I get these days is this one: When will we know if state’s coastal master plan will succeed? Well, a solid answer can finally be given: In 10 years. That deadline is based on these two developing factors: Last week the Intergovernmental… Read More
In the exact spot where Hurricane Katrina demolished the Plaquemines Parish Detention Center, a new $105 million jail now hovers 19 feet above the marsh, perched atop towering concrete pillars. Described by a state official as the “Taj Mahal” of Louisiana corrections, it has so much space that one of every 27 parish residents could… Read More
I would advance the proposition that Vermonters can clean Lake Champlain to crystal-clear standards, permanently abate the cyanobacteria blooms that now devastate polluted areas, help out the planet by restoring degraded landscape, and do all this without having to spend one thin dime. It has been argued that the actual costs of Vermont accomplishing the… Read More