Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District recently commissioned two Mud Cat 225D units each with their own industrial grinding system and booster station. The dredges were purchased under tender to clean out multiple municipal wastewater ponds in the size range of approximately 450 ft. (137m) x 750 ft. (229m). The new dredges will replace the original… Read More
Offshore wind turbine manufacturer MHI Vestas has appointed Masato Yamada as the Regional Manager Asia Pacific, to oversee the company’s growth across the Asia Pacific region. Yamada was formerly the company’s Chief Strategy Officer based in Aarhus, Denmark, and will now be based in MHI Vestas’ Tokyo office. He initiated Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ pre-joint venture… Read More
The D’Arc Regional Water Treatment Plant forms part of the larger US$1.6b Bois D’Arc Reservoir and Regional Water Supply Project by the North Texas Municipal Water District. The project will supply 70 million gallons daily (MGD) initially to customers in North Texas – one of the nation’s fastest-growing regions. The project consists of 1.1 million… Read More
Phase III of Governor’s Resiliency & Economic Development Initiative Dredging Project Begins With Engagement of Regional Dredging Management Planning Council Organizers Regional Dredging Management Planning Council to Synchronize Ongoing State and Local Dredging Efforts and Local Maintenance Dredging Plan in the Future State Launches New Coastal Lakeshore Economy and Resiliency Initiative to Help Flood-prone Communities… Read More
“What Pointe Coupee brings to the table is more riverfront access than anywhere else where the Port of Greater Baton Rouge currently has a footprint,” said Sen. Rick Ward, R-Port Allen. “If things are done the right way, the possibilities of what could be done could really be a game changer for Pointe Coupee in… Read More
A plan to build a second regional sewage-treatment plant in Wayne County has gotten a $5 million boost from the state. State Sen. Pam Helming and Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office announced Thursday that the Wayne County Water and Sewer Authority has been awarded $5 million toward the cost of constructing the new plant, estimated to… Read More
The prime minister said the government in its National Integrated Multimodal Transport Policy has put forward a strategy that will seek to strengthen the position of inland waterways in the transport system Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday underscored the need for proper utilization of the maritime sector for massive socioeconomic development of the people of… Read More
Cuba’s new Mariel deepwater container terminal hopes to further its plan to become a regional shipping hub by completing dredging next year so it can receive mega-sized vessels, its general manager Charles Baker said on Thursday. The terminal in Mariel Bay, 45 kilometers (28 miles) west of Havana, is located in an industrial park where… Read More
At the recommendation of Congressman Dave Reichert, John Wolfe, CEO of The Northwest Seaport Alliance, provided the following testimony Thursday to the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee. “Thank you, Chairman Brady, Ranking Member Neal and members of the Committee for inviting me to testify on the effects of U.S. tariff policy on the economy… Read More
Dump trucks loaded with sand have started to roll into Pompton Lakes for the final phase of a controversial cleanup of a contaminated lake that serves as a backup drinking water supply for North Jersey. The three-year, $50 million project was designed to remove sediment from Pompton Lake that had been contaminated with mercury and… Read More