Poseidon Channelside selects earthwork contractor for 125-acre Otay River Estuary Restoration Project Carlsbad CA— Poseidon Resources (Channelside) LP (“Poseidon”), owner and operator of the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant selected Odin Construction Solutions to serve as the earthwork contractor for the Otay River Estuary Restoration Project at the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge…. Read More
PITTSBURGH – A maintenance workshop that began 40 years ago has grown from a small gathering of 12 people to an international event. In recent years, partners from Canada, the Netherlands, Brazil and even the Panama Canal have participated in the annual Lock Maintenance Workshop, led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The gathering… Read More
(Feb. 22, 2022) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced contact information this week if members of the public find yellow plastic tubing on Massachusetts beaches, particularly around Cape Cod and the islands. The yellow tubing is called shock tubing and was used by an Army Corps contractor during blasting work for the $300 million… Read More
Boskalis has been called upon to provide emergency response assistance for two ships that are currently on fire. The first fire is on board of a car carrier near the Azores and a second vessel is a large ferry near the Greek island of Corfu. A team of sixteen experts from subsidiary SMIT Salvage was… Read More
MARAD has issued an advisory for the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, warning that regional tensions and increased naval activity in these areas could pose a risk to U.S.-flagged commercial shipping vessels. U.S. flagged commercial vessels operating in the areas are advised to “exercise caution, conduct a risk assessment, review security measures, and incorporate… Read More
The depletion of sand in coastal regions has become a threat to ecosystems everywhere, as sand has become a scarce resource – but this could solve coastal erosion Essential to coastal defence, sand is a globally demanded commodity, especially in the construction industry. Sand is not just a part of everyday life – it is… Read More
Today, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) which administers the Passenger Ferry Grant program, released the full list of FY 2021 recipients under the program, with projects in 11 states and territories receiving $45.3 million in grants. Grants awarded through FTA’s Passenger Ferry Grant Program help buy, repair, and modernize ferry boats and terminals. “Passenger ferries… Read More
WASHINGTON D.C. (Feb. 18, 2021) – Officials honored the Hydropower Remote Operations Program manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District as a “Modern-Day Technology Leader” during the 36th Black Engineer of the Year Awards’ Technology Recognition Ceremony today at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. Kimberly Edwards, who works in the Operations Division, received… Read More
Boskalis has been called upon to provide emergency response assistance for two ships that are currently on fire. The first fire is on board of a car carrier near the Azores and a second vessel is a large ferry near the Greek island of Corfu. A team of sixteen experts from subsidiary SMIT Salvage was… Read More
BATON ROUGE — The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, a statewide nonprofit dedicated to addressing coastal land loss in Louisiana, has named its board membership and leadership for 2022. The organization, which was founded in 1988, has helped craft science-based solutions to restore Louisiana’s coastal wetlands, which have been vanishing since the 1930s. The nonprofit… Read More