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Please mark your calendar and get set to attend WEDA’s Education Commission Reservoir Sediments Dredging Panel on Friday Aug. 14, 2020 at 1 PM EST. The focus of this panel will be to discuss the current state of reservoir sedimentation in the United States, estimated reservoir capacity losses, flooding impacts due to the loss capacity,… Read More
We are proud to announce the 48-hour virtual Global Maritime Week, now taking place virtually from 2-3 September, bringing together 1000’s from across the industry to discuss the latest developments and challenges in Shipping and Maritime Ports. With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and respective restrictions on travel and physical event attendance, now more than ever… Read More
For the health and safety of all attendees, WEDA’s Midwest Chapter Board has decided to postpone the 2020 Meeting until March 16-18, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting will still be held at the Hyatt Regency in Green Bay, WI. REGISTERED ATTENDEES, SPONSORS AND SHORT COURSE STUDENTS All registrations, sponsorships and short course… Read More
Please mark your calendar and get set to attend WEDA’s Safety Commission Virtual Safety Panel next Monday July 27th at 1 PM EST. The focus of this panel will be on how COVID-19 is driving better and safer dredging operations. Safety Commission Virtual Panel – webpageSurvive and Thrive: How COVID-19 is driving better, safer dredging… Read More
New York, NY – July 6, 2020–The Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey announced today that, due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is rescheduling its 27th Annual International Maritime Hall of Fame Awards Dinner to May 19, 2021. The dinner, which had previously been rescheduled from… Read More
The Gulf Chapter Board has been diligently tracking the societal and functional impacts of COVID related restrictions to everyone’s personal and professional lives. Ongoing restrictions associated with social distancing, PPE availability, work from home mandates, and travel limitations, coupled with the recent increase in COVID-19 infection rates in some states, have forced us to analyze… Read More
ASBPA is calling for nominations for its Best Restored Shores Award. This award aims to recognize projects that enhance the environment particularly on low-energy and moderate-energy shorelines. ASBPA will accept nominations for the 2020 awards through July 17. Nominations can include: Back bay projects Living shoreline projects (including large freshwater lakes) Beneficial use of dredge… Read More
Equip Global is pleased to announce the dates for the leading 11th Dredging and Land Reclamation Asia Summit from 7th-11th September 2020 LIVE ONLINE. Backed by demand from global ports and maritime authorities, this summit will be the best platform for dredging and reclamation experts to gather and have countless networking and learning opportunities about… Read More
Memphis Revetment Season in full swing By Public Affairs Specialist Jessica Haas The Memphis District Revetment season officially began this year on June 11, with District Commander Col. Zachary Miller hosting a kickoff meeting at the Ensley Engineer Yard to get things started. Revetment operations are primarily the preparation for, and placement of articulated concrete… Read More
Friday, June 5, 2020 is the Centennial anniversary of the Merchant Marine Act – also known as the Jones Act. It is the law that ensures only American-built, American-owned, and American-flagged vessels operate on our nation’s 95,000 miles of waterways. The dredging industry is a major component of the Jones Act fleet of companies, mariners… Read More
The Eastern Chapter has been working hard to develop a robust program and great opportunities for our meeting at the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, SC. Normally at this point in time, we would be reaching out to you, our members for abstracts, and looking for sponsors. Unfortunately, do the new world we currently live… Read More
DETROIT — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, invites the public to participate in their annual photo contest. Entries are now being accepted through 11:59 p.m. June 7 and should feature Great Lakes’ sites such as the Soo Locks, Duluth Ship Canal, piers, breakwaters or federal harbors on the Great Lakes. The top… Read More
DETROIT — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, invites the public to participate in their annual photo contest. Entries are now being accepted through 11:59 p.m. June 7 and should feature Great Lakes’ sites such as the Soo Locks, Duluth Ship Canal, piers, breakwaters or federal harbors on the Great Lakes. The top… Read More