SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Seattle Maritime Academy: A New Facility and a Bright Future for the Maritime Workforce By Chris Philips, Managing Editor With the demand for mariners increasing as the pool of qualified candidates decreases, there has never been a better time to be looking for […]
Continue ReadingThe following dredging-related articles have been published between August 30 through September 13, 2016, by Sand and Gravel. October to be a busy month for Mackley US: Ellicott Dredge Enterprises launches restoration website San Juan Harbour, Puerto Rico, Maintenance Dredging – Award US: work gets under way on Gordon Pass dredging project US: Vitter votes to move […]
Continue ReadingFORWARD SIGN UP TO RECEIVE PMM ONLINE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE US Bottoms By Chris Philips, Managing Editor As this month’s magazine went to press, a press release came across the interweb announcing a contract between West Coast shipping line Matson Navigation and San Diego shipyard NASSCO for […]
Continue ReadingThe 2016 Pacific Chapter Meeting in San Diego, California will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel Downtown San Diego from October 19-21, 2016. Make sure to book your hotel reservations prior to September 19, 2016 for the special WEDA Pacific Chapter group rate. This year’s meeting is shaping up to be an extraordinary event, […]
Continue ReadingThe next Dredged Material Management Office (DMMO) meeting is on Wednesday, September 7, 2016. Projects being looked at include WETA San Francisco Ferry Terminal, USACE Napa River, and Strawberry Channel. View the agenda here. Any updates can be found on the San Francisco Bay Dredging and Disposal Database web page at: http://www.dmmosfbay.org/site/alias__dmmo/173106/default.aspx or the Corps’ DMMO web page […]
Continue ReadingAugust 2016 For many of us the summer recess has come to an end, the out of office messages have been switched off and it’s back to work again! Get ready for many interesting events on the agenda: the 4th International Ports and Terminal Engineering Congress, organised with […]
Continue ReadingHotel/Travel Agency Caution If you receive a call or an email offering assistance in making hotel reservations or changing existing reservations, we advise caution.The Sediments Conference does not have group rate agreements with any property other than the Sheraton New Orleans nor have we partnered with any travel agency or third-party for travel/hotel discounts. We […]
Continue ReadingThe Dredged Material Management Office is meeting this Wednesday, August 24, 2016. Click here to view and download the agenda. Any updates can be found on the San Francisco Bay Dredging and Disposal Database web page at: http://www.dmmosfbay.org/site/alias__dmmo/173106/default.aspx or the Corps’ DMMO web page at: http://www.spn.usace.army.mil/Missions/DredgingWorkPermits.aspx NOTE: The meeting will be held at the San Francisco Bay […]
Continue ReadingIn a letter addressed to the State Water Resources Control Board on August 18, 2016, BPC joined a coalition of organizations to comment on the Procedures for Discharges of Dredged or Fill Materials to Waters of the State (“Procedures”), formerly known as the Wetland and Riparian Protection Policy. The letter addresses stakeholders’ concerns, including vague […]
Continue ReadingDredging News for August 2 Through August 16, 2016 Great Lakes concludes strategic review and reports second quarter results US$500 million made available for TIGER grants US: Corps to launch new resource for dredging community Ireland: IFA flood chairman says dredging required to save farmland Key role for Partrac in sand tracking study for Gulf Coast […]
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