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International Dredging Review WEEKS MARINE New Dredge Launch WWW.DREDGEMAG.COM IDR APRIL/MAY 2017 | VOL 36 NO 2 Product Focus: Hydrographic Surveying CONEXPO-CONAGG: Las Vegas, 2017 Port of Santos, Brazil: Van Oord/Boskalis JV There IS a science to dredging! We offer several underwater investigative services to compliment our dredging. • Hydrographic Survey • Dive Inspections • Acoustic Imaging • ROV Inspections • Side Scan Sonar Imaging www.jfbrennan.com | (781) 971-5156 International Dredging Review April/May 2017 Volume 36, Number 2 Biggest-Ever IMX Expands Education Sessions; J.F. 51 Brennan to Host Sessions on Dock CONEXPO-CONAGG Construction and Maintenance Published bi-monthly covering news and Attracts Optimistic Buyers Saginaw River Deepening Study on information for the worldwide dredging 6 51 Hold as Funding Unavailable industry (ISSN: 0737-8181) New Weeks Hopper Dredge Launched at 319 N. 4th Street, Suite 650, St. Louis, MO 63102 12 Eastern Shipbuilding’s Allanton Yard Michels, Luedtke Perform Integral Phone: 314-241-4314 • Fax: 314-241-4207 58 Work in Cat Island Restoration www.dredgemag.com India’s Largest Port Operator E-MAIL INQUIRIES 16 Expands Its Dredge Fleet Editorial: [email protected] Battelle Contaminated Sediment Advertising: [email protected] Conference Draws More Than Subscriptions: [email protected] 19 1,000 from 20 Countries EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT EDITOR Colombian River Authority Anna Townshend to Terminate Dredging Contract 22 CONEXPO-CONAGG 2017, see story on page 6.. Email: [email protected] with Navelena for Magdalena River SENIOR EDITOR Wendy Larimer Dutch Flood Protection Program to 23 Begin Reinforcing Houtribdijk, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Critical Dike Across the Ijsselmeer Heather Ervin DATA MANAGER WEDA Midwest Chapter Omaha Tracey Bohms 25 Meeting Focuses Beneficial Use, Con- taminated Sediment, Safety and More BUSINESS & SALES DEPARTMENT Trimble and Teledyne Join Forces to PUBLISHER DSC Marlin series dredge, see story on page 43. Nelson Spencer, Jr. 28 Market Marine Construction Software SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Two Major USACE Maintenance Jason Koenig 32 Contracts Executed by Cottrell CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Van Oord, Boskalis Joint Venture Departments Zac Metcalf 33 Assume Dredging at Brazil’s Port of Santos 30 Hydrographic Surveying Product PRODUCTION/DESIGN & Performance News Dennis H. Robison Jan De Nul Group Excavates 34 Dredging Roundup - North America CIRCULATION Foundation for Offshore Wind Farm Patricia Platter 42 37 Port Report 40 Product and Performance News ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE DSC Completes First Installation Danielle Czerniewski 43 of Dredge Diagnostic 44 Dredging Roundup - Latin America and Monitoring System 49 Dredging Roundup - International ACCOUNTS PAYABLE Julie Fisher RSC Bio Produces Plant-based 52 Contracts 55 Events SHIPPING 46 Lubricant for Extreme Industrial Cindy Bequette Applications 52 Advertising Index 56 Classifieds WEB /DIGITAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT FSBPA Hosts 30th Annual National Isabel Domiano 47 Conference on Beach Preservation 58 Dredging Highlights from the Past Technology POSTMASTER: Send change of address to IDR, Circulation Department, 319 N. 4th Street, Suite 650, St. Louis, MO 63102 PHOTOCOPY RIGHTS: All articles and illustrations in this publication, including photos, logos and drawings, are copyrighted. Permission must be obtained On the cover from the publisher of IDR to copy anything contained in International Dredging Review. Weeks Marine Inc. and Eastern Shipbuilding SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Includes six issues per year, plus the Annual Group Inc. celebrated the launch of the hopper dredge Directory of Dredge Owners & Operators/Dredging Industry Buyer’s Guide, published the first quarter of the year. Magdalen March 31 at Eastern’s Allanton shipyard North America All Other near Panama City, Florida. With a capacity of 8,550 One year: $45 $85 Two years: $80 cubic yards, the Magdalen—Weeks’ third hopper dredge—will more than double the company’s total hopper dredging capabilities. www.dredgemag.com | IDR April/May 2017 3 Simultaneous laser scan topography and multibeam swath bathymetry from our survey vessels. Arc is trusted by port facilities managers and dredging contractors throughout North and South America. 5567 Commander Dr., Ste. 101 5202 San Juan Avenue 4160 Minton Road Arlington, TN 38002 Jacksonville, FL 32210 Melbourne, FL 32904 (901) 867-5333 (904) 384-8377 (321) 728-8688 www.arcsurveyors.com - [email protected] 4 IDR April/May 2017 | www.dredgemag.com Contracts Editorial / ANNA TOWNSHEND The President’s FY18 Budget Proposal and How Congress Can Meet Our Infrastructure Needs In mid-March, the Trump administration regulatory, administrative, organizational and they may again be asked to make more cuts. released its proposed budget for fiscal year 2018 policy changes to encourage investment and (FY18). The top-line version of the overall speed project delivery,” the budget said. The AMERICA: KEEP IT MOVING AND AAPA budget, titled “America First – A Budget Blue- president wants the highest return projects, The American Association of Port Au- print to Make America Great Again,” tackles and maximum government leverage and over- thorities (AAPA) did not support much of the only about one-third of the total line items, sight to use taxpayer dollars effectively. But it president’s proposed budget, which it saw as with a more detailed budget due out next still represents trying to do more with less. The potentially decreasing federal support for port month. While the new administration talked Corps has been trying to do more with less for dredging, facility improvement, environmen- a lot about infrastructure, its “skinny” budget, years, and that’s why we have an enormous, tal enhancements and security. as it has been called, doesn’t seem to hold up billion-dollar backlog on water resource infra- “We’re apprehensive about the fiscal 2018 to the claim of more infrastructure projects. structure projects. budget,” said Kurt Nagle, AAPA president The priorities in President’s Trumps budget, as Likewise, the proposed budget cuts Corps and CEO. “Adequate federal investments into he said in his budget statement, are “safety and funding by 16.3 percent (compared to the U.S. port-related infrastructure, both on the security,” which in numbers means major in- 2017 Continuing Resolution, which has been landside and waterside, are crucial for the ef- creases in defense spending and the budgets for funding the government since last year and set ficient movement of goods so the nation can the Department of Justice and the Department to expire on April 28). The president’s FY18 remain globally competitive. Activities at of Homeland Security, while the U.S. Army budget proposal funds the Corps at $5 billion, U.S. seaports account for more than a quarter Corps of Engineers budget sees decreases. down from $6 billion in 2017. of the nation’s economy, support over 23 mil- The budget introduction does address in- The Corps of Engineers has long been work- lion American jobs and generate more than frastructure needs, acknowledging that the ing with Congress to better prioritize projects, $320 billion a year in federal, state and local president has emphasized that as one of his do more with less and expedite the execution tax revenue. It’s vital the federal government major priorities. “To spearhead his infra- of projects. Many in Congress that support the uphold its end of the partnership with ports structure initiative, the president has tapped waterways and our industries that work on the so the country can have a 21st century goods a group of infrastructure experts to evaluate waterways have long been advocating for in- investment options along with commonsense creased budget spending for the Corps. Now, Editorial, continued on page 14 WATERWAY OR WATERSHED: NAVIGATION DREDGING MATERIAL TRANSPORTING & DISPOSAL The Right Solution. Anywhere. hether it’s maintaining shipping Wchannels in a busy port or removing hazardous sediment from an impacted riverbed, Cashman Dredging has the expertise, experience, & equipment. We’re proud to have handled the largest environmental dredging project in U.S. history. We are equally proud of our consistent track record in managing countless smaller projects. 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Overall contractor and ag- gregate producer attendance grew by 10 percent over the number attending the 2014 show. The show concentrates on equipment for the non-residential construction sector, and for the sand and gravel and concrete industries. The co-located IFPE show concentrates on hydraulic systems and components. The exhibit space totaled a record 2.8 mil- lion-plus net