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Ann Arbor, Mich. – At its 2021 Semiannual Meeting, held online this week, the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) convened leaders from the United States and Canada on top issues facing the Great Lakes. The GLC and more than 150 guests received updates on Great Lakes issues from leaders of key U.S. agencies, including the U.S. Environmental… Read More
DredgeWire Exclusive WEDA’s president Alan Alcorn spoke to DredgeWire with enthusiasm about its recent Summit Meeting: “The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) resumed our Summit meeting June 14-17 in a virtual format after taking a year hiatus due to the pandemic. This highly successful forum included 21 technical papers and 3 panels. In addition, the TAMU contributions continued… Read More
New Delhi, India to host the Multimodal Logistics – Transport Summit on 29-30 September 2021. The summit will host series of projects presentations, panel discussions, local and international case studies, interviews, demos, innovations and round table discussions; you will discover the latest trends, disruptors and innovators that are responsible for revolutionizing the logistics & supply… Read More
Arc Surveying & Mapping, Inc., a lifelong member of WEDA, the Western Dredging Association, is proud to have participated as a sponsor of the June 15 – 17 2021 virtual Dredging Summit 21’. The theme “Dredging: The Impacts of Climate Change” was well addressed by participants and provided an opportunity for Arc Surveying & Mapping,… Read More
Each year at its annual Summit, the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) proudly presents Environmental Excellence Awards, recognizing projects that demonstrate environmental awareness. This year the winners were announced during the opening ceremony of the virtual Summit held from June 15 to 17. WEDA’s Environmental Excellence Award for Navigation Dredging was presented to the Project Team… Read More
The Virtual Summit kicked off day 2, June 16, with a morning session discussing multiple aspects of Thin Layer Sedimentation Placement. Areas of discussion covered Guidance overview, Engineering and Best Management Practices, Project Examples, Perspectives from Contractors, as well as Ecological Impacts. Presenters were USACE, Texas A&M, J.F. Brennan and Anchor QEA. The afternoon… Read More
Morgan City, LA: Conrad Shipyard hosted a Steel Cutting Ceremony for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC (GLDD) at its shipyard in Morgan City, Louisiana. The steel is for three 7,100 cubic yard dump scow barges. Conrad will be utilizing multiple strategically located facilities to support GLDD’s operational needs. Delivery for all three vessels… Read More
Ladies and Gentleman, Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon, The 55th Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, requests the pleasure of your company at a virtual promotion ceremony in honor of COL Jason E. Kelly, Commander, South Atlantic Division on Monday, the seventh of June, two-thousand and twenty one at eleven… Read More
On behalf of Port Houston, we invite your organization to join us for a virtual Project 11 Dredging Industry Day on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. CDT via Zoom Webinar. We ask that participants register online no later than 1:45 p.m. CDT on the day of the meeting. This presentation will deliver an… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 13, 2021– Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) (the “Company”), a leading specialty construction company, today announced that its VP of Investor Relations, Francis Okoniewski, will participate in the Sidoti Virtual Microcap Investor Conference on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 10:45 am ET. Mr. Okoniewski will be available for one-on-one meetings all day. To schedule a meeting please contact your Sidoti institutional… Read More
Sponsorships are now available for the 2021 WEDA Eastern Chapter Meeting. The meeting is set to be held at the historic Francis Marion Hotel on King Street in downtown Charleston, SC from October 13-15, 2021. The following sponsorship tiers and benefits are available via the online registration form or by contacting us at Info@WesternDredging.org. Premiere Sponsor – $2000.00 (Aquarium + Gold)… Read More
The Western Dredging Association is pleased to introduce the new WEDA Fellows program. Effective September 1, 2021, the program will provide an incentive for students to contribute to the advancement of the dredging profession through significant and sustained contribution to the dredging discipline via excellence in dredging education, innovation in practice or education, demonstrated meritorious… Read More
Renowned as the place to showcase special purpose ships and high-tech solutions, the much-anticipated event will be one of the first live international maritime conference and exhibitions in Europe since Covid-19. Rotterdam Ahoy is delighted to announce Europort will return this year for its 40th event, taking place from 2 – 5 November 2021 at… Read More
Ahead of the Leaders’ Summit on Climate convened by President Biden, shipping bodies are pushing to make mandatory market-based measures (MBMs) part of the solution to shipping decarbonization. In a joint submission to the United Nations, BIMCO, CLIA, the International Chamber of Shipping, and the World Shipping Council are asking member states of the International… Read More
ABB Marine & Ports gathered maritime industry leaders to discuss how shipping is to reach decarbonization targets. Focus turned to diversity rather than uniformity of solutions, and flexibility in vessel design to ensure adaptability as suitable solutions emerge. Moderator Edwin Lampert, Executive Editor & Head of Business Relations, Riviera Maritime Media, started off by challenging… Read More