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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
House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo led Tuesday the groundbreaking of a flood mitigation project worth P4.776 billion in her home province of Pampanga. The Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (IDRR-CCA) Measures in Low-Lying Areas of Pampanga Bay aims to improve drainage efficiency of the river channel network in the province through excavation and… Read More
Mr Ladein Omiebi, Chairman, Flood Management Committee, Patani Local Government Area, Delta State has called on the Federal Government to carry out a proper dredging of the River Niger to prevent recurring flood disasters. Omiebi made the call during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Patani, Delta State. According… Read More
Pontoons get heavy from the waves, which by their nature are characterized by 4 parameters : Height – Period – Direction and length of the wave. The fourth and most fundamental parameter is the “wave length” which in addition to depending on the first 3, also depends on the depth of the seabed. All the… Read More
Critical water infrastructure projects will improve our Nation’s ports, harbors, and waterways, create good-paying American jobs, and incentivize businesses to buy and use American products Today, the Senate voted 99-1 in favor of America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018/Water Resources Development Act otherwise known as WRDA 2018. The Bill passed in the US House by… Read More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qtt-Vbej3I Arc Surveying & Mapping, Inc (Arc) and Dredging & Marine Consultants, LLC (DMC) have formed ArcDMC, LLC, a company dedicated to providing the marine community with state-of-the-art geophysical surveys and engineering. For more information visit www.arcsurveyors.com Geophysical Surveying. Email jsawyer@arcsurveyors.com and/or spatel@dmces.com Source: Arc Surveying & Mapping Inc
Michigan Technological University in Houghton will receive nearly $253,000 in funding from the U.S. Labor Department’s Mine Safety and Health Administration. The grant is part of more than $10 million awarded to 46 states, the Navajo Nation, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marina Islands to support safety and health courses and other programs…. Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today the publishing of the online Trafficability Inundation Mapping Tool that provides the public with information on what regions are affected by the flood waters from Hurricane Florence. The online maps indicate the severity of flood waters and their impact on vehicle movement in the affected areas…. Read More
The shipping ministry is set to organise a two-day international conference on maritime and logistic sector to encourage local and foreign investments and new technologies in the waterways sector. The South Asia Maritime and Logistic Forum 2018 conference will be held between October 9 and October 10 at Hotel Le Méridien in Dhaka, said officials…. Read More
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved 15 projects involving Tk 132.1831 billion, including the Tk 43.71 billion ‘Navigability development and reclamation of Old Brahmaputra, Dharla, Tulai and Punorbhoba rivers’ project, reports UNB. Share Quote Of the total project cost, Tk 84.7922 billion will come from the government, Tk 4.4843… Read More
Scientific progress for any nation is measured by its ability to keep pace with scientific development. There is no progress without scientific research and technology. Kiasma Group continues this process of progress and development of technologies and products, in a research and development program capable to produce innovation in the from of improved technology. Working… Read More
Dredging is an important industry with its uses in many spheres. As the population of the world keeps on increasing, particularly in the coastal areas, more amount of coastal land needs to be reclaimed and protected from erosion and floods, giving rise to the need of dredging in the coastal areas. Also, due to the… Read More