Fifty billion tons of sand and gravel are used each year – enough to build a wall 27 meters wide and 27 meters high around planet Earth – finds a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
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Ryba Marine Construction Lands Federal Dredging Contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District awarded a $991,500 contract to Michigan-based Ryba Marine Construction Company on April 1 to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Buffalo Harbor.
Read MoreGerke Excavating Digs Deeper
The Company’s Success Is Measurable By More Than Just A High-Quality Dredge. By Mark S. Kuhar Dredging, by definition, is the process of removing the sediment from a water body (reservoir or channel), transporting and depositing it at another location far away. For some, dredging is undertaken for a variety of reasons including mining, navigation, environmental remediation, flood control and…
Read MoreDSC to Construct Massive Dredge for Muddy Waters
Michael Kerns, president and CEO of Muddy Water Dredging LP (MWD) and Bob Wetta, president and CEO of DSC Dredge LLC, launched a project to build a custom 24-in. dual pump Marlin Class dredge; one of the largest of its kind in the United States, to maintain U.S. navigable waterways.
Read MoreDredging on Demand
Aggregates Operations Are Moving Into A New High-Tech World Of Machine Performance. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreEPA Proposes $24,000 Penalty for Illegal Dredging in Idaho
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is proposing to settle a Clean Water Act case against Carl Grissom of West Richland, Wash., for unauthorized suction dredge mining in the South Fork Clearwater River in central Idaho in 2018. The agency is proposing that Grissom pay a $24,000 penalty.
Read MoreSupreme Manufacturing Building Clamshell Dredge For Ohio Producer
Construction is underway on a new Supreme Manufacturing Inc. (SMI) floating clamshell dredge at a sand and gravel operation in Western Ohio.
Read MoreStop Dredging in the Dark
DSC Dredge LLC, global supplier of customized dredging equipment, has joined forces with Teledyne Marine and Trimble to create DSC VISION – a highly innovative, easy-to-operate 3D guidance and visualization system that allows operators to stop dredging in the dark.
Read MoreIllegal Sand Dredging
June 10, 2020 – In an article on CNN Business, North Korea is accused of operating an illegal sand-processing business. Satellite images seem to confirm that ships at work near the city of Haeju are being used to dredge and transport sand. North Korea is actually barred from exporting earth and stone under United Nations sanctions passed in December 2017. Trading North Korean sand is a violation of international law. Despite those…
Read MoreRoss Island Scores Dredging Contract
Ross Island Sand & Gravel Co., Portland, Ore., was awarded an $8,745,321 firm-fixed-price contract for annual maintenance dredging of the Sacramento and Stockton Deep Water Ship Channels in California.
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