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A year ago, (ATCs). These are transmitting towers that fill in speed wireless to most of the country, which is a LightSquared LLC signals where satellite signals are blocked. The goal of the Obama administration and the FCC. (LS) applied for and existence and use of ATC’s is regulated by the But the process involved in implementing the received approval FCC, who requires that the towers be an ancil- plan is extremely suspect, not least because the from the Federal lary (“of secondary importance”) component of a GPS and GNSS user communities only found out Communications satellite communication system. about its details on Friday, November 19, 2010, Commission (FCC) LightSquared proposed, and the FCC agreed, when the Federal Communications Commission for an unprecedent- that this requirement be waived just for them, so (FCC) issued a public comment notice regarding ed use of LS’s mo- they could build 40,000 towers, each transmitting an order and waiver it had approved for Light- bile satellite system at 1,500 watts, to be used by its lessees SOLELY Squared LLC, authorizing the company’s pro- (MSS) spectrum. If AS A TERRESTRIAL SYSTEM without any posed expanded use of its spectrum, and a waiver approved, the plan satellite component. regarding its construction and use of a dense ter- would cause the end of the GPS system in the The combination of a transmitting frequency restrial transmitting network. U.S. a billion times stronger than that used by ex- Comments were due by December 2, 2010 – LS has proposed to use its spectrum – cen- isting companies, the unprecedented number less than two weeks fom the date the notice was tered at 1552.5 megahertz and 1528.7 megahertz, and concentration of transmitting towers, the issued, which included the four-day Thanksgiv- adjacent to the GPS L1 spectrum – to transmit fast-track approval of the scheme by the FCC, ing holiday. signals to a proposed 40,000 terrestrial towers to and the perceived participation of the Obama Those who knew of the company in previous be built throughout the United States. administration stunned the GPS users commu- years had assumed – wrongly – that the company According to GPS system engineers and us- nity, which reacted quickly and decisively, and was following the usage guidelines followed by ers, this new system will completely overpower continues to do so. other users of MSS, and that the FCC was look- the GPS network in the United States, both by According to the publication GPS World, ing out for their interest and the public interest. interfering with the L1 signal and by drowning in cooperation with Hemisphere GPS, a test of The FCC received many objections, which in- out all GPS signals in the vicinity of its towers, the proposed towers revealed that, “wide-band cluded objections to the brevity of the comment which will transmit 1,500 watts each. In view of (20+MHz - typical of L1/L2 receivers) began period, and well-informed explanations by users the company’s plan to blanket the U.S. with these feeling the effects of LS within 1,800 meters of such as the Department of Defense, maritime, towers, virtually no GPS signal could survive in the tower and jammed within 1,600 meters. Me- aviation, geophysical and others that the strong the United States once the system is activated. dium-band (12MHz) L1 receivers began feeling signals adjacent to other bands, and the strong An important aspect of the peaceful co-ex- the effects of LS within 1,200 meters of the tower signals from the towers, would interfere with and istence of users within the MSS spectrum is the and jammed within 1,000 meters.” even completely block GPS signals. sparing use of ancillary terrestrial components This system is being developed to bring high continued on page 26

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www.dredgemag.com | IDR ND11 5 Dredge Construction & Repair Ellicott Operations Improved by Equipment Purchased with $1.75 million MARAD Grant Photos are courtesy of Ellicott. Quotes in the captions are by Robert Thomas, Ellicott’s director of special projects.

Ellicott Dredges has installed extensive new equipment in its Baltimore manufacturing facil- ity, which will create and retain more than 20 jobs, will increase the company’s crane capacity and modernize its machining capabilities. Ellicott was one of 70 companies who re- ceived funds in August 2009 under the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Ad- ministration (MARAD) Small Shipyards Grant program, using money from the American Re- covery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The grants cover up to 75 percent of the cost of the applied-for improvements, with the shipyards covering the remainder. A total of $98 million in grants was awarded to improve small ship- yards throughout the United States. Ellicott’s grant was $1.75 million. The new equipment includes: a 50-ton Grove yard crane with computerized load monitor and safety controls; Puma 700LM and 700M CNC Hired workers install the foundation for the new machines. shaft lathes with live tooling; 4025 and 5025 CNC horizontal machining centers; several overhead cranes with wireless handheld controls and load monitors; and miscellaneous automatic welding equipment upgrades. “We also added quite a bit of capability to our IT in that we’ve tied our plants together onto the same network,” said Peter Bowe, company president. “Also, we updated computer equip- ment in the shop office so that we can leverage our earlier investment in SolidWorks, (3-D de- sign software the company added in 2009 that provides direct interface between design engi- neers and the factory floor, and between plant locations, to minimize dredge construction time.) The ultimate result is that everyone is networked together,” he said. The real-time automatic labor data collec- tion and technical document virtual library is Four new machines installed on the new foundation. They are, from left, 700LM shaft lathe with live used by shop management, machine operators, tooling, 700M chucker with live tooling, MV5025/50 VMC and MV4025/50 VMC. engineers and other staff, and provides access on demand, real time, wirelessly, throughout the plant, whenever they need it.

Chuck Taylor works at Ellicott’s “real time auto- Operator Bo Welsh at one of the horizonal ma- matic labor data collection and technical docu- chining centers. The 4025 and 5025 CNC hori- ment virtual library.” The system gives shop zontal machining centers are “so simple to pro- management, machine operators, engineers and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, right, gram that they take the place of manuals, and other staff access to the information on-demand, talks to operator Erich Dick during a visit to the produce better quality parts consistently.” said in real-time, wirelessly, throughout the plant, plant. Thomas. whenever they need it.

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As part of the grant, Ellicott installed welding equipment upgrades. “Because we’ve been able to realize the promise of doing more with im- proved process automation, we’re continuing to A Puma shaft lathe with live tooling. “What used to take several machines now takes only one stop and hire and add to our staff with high-paying manu- the part is done,” said Thomas. “Work-in-process inventory is lower because we don’t have as much facturing jobs,” said Thomas. waiting in queue. Because we can hold tighter tolerances and produce more inexpensively, we’ve been able to pull more work in-house and still make our schedules. This machine can be programmed simply by the operator with minimum training using the easy programming routines,” he said. Myrna LaBarre Celebrates 50 Years with Ellicott youngest!” she said. LaBarre’s responsibilities at Ellicott have changed over the years, and she is now focused on the corporate aspects of the business. “I learned that if you remain dedicated, do the best you can, work for the company like it’s your own, be honest, be helpful, accept your mistakes and improve upon them, be good to people, keep a good sense of humor, have the best work ethics possible, and handle the good times and get over the bad times, you’ll last 50 years, like me,” she said. Myrna LaBarre, right, at her 50-year celebration, A company tribute article described La- The high-tech, electric-over-hydraulic controls on with company president Peter Bowe and his wife Barre’s knowledge, experience, and passion for the 50 ton Grove yard crane with computerized Barbara Stewart Bowe. Ellicott as unparalleled. “She is, and continues load monitor and safety controls make operating to be, a crucial resource to the employees and the crane effortless and more productive. Safety customers alike,” the article stated. is enhanced by the load monitor. Myrna LaBarre celebrated 50 years with El- When asked to choose which dredge mod- licott Dredges on July 1. el she most identifies with, she said “if I was She started with Ellicott Machine Corpora- younger I would be the swinging ladder dredge, tion on July 1, 1961, and has been a crucial mem- but now that I am more mature, I guess I would ber of the team ever since. She has lived through be the Super-Dragon.’” a number of company transitions, as it changed from Ellicott Machine Corporation to Ellicott Machine Corporation International, to Baltimore Dredges, LLC to Ellicott Dredges, LLC. LaBarre’s first position was with the inter- national sales department, and like most new- comers to the dredging industry, she was inun- dated with unfamiliar products and terminology. Over the years, she has become an expert on ev- erything from hydraulic pipelines to cutterhead dredges. Whether she was traveling to dredging conferences, entertaining foreign dignitaries’ wives, or any number of office activities, she With the new overhead cranes with wireless has never stopped learning. LaBarre said that handheld controls and load monitors, “instead not much has changed over the years. Asked about when she plans to retire, she re- of dragging a heavy electrical tether around with “I still work with a great network of people, sponds by saying, “when I can’t get out of bed me, I just move effortlessly from level to level with the company’s management is tops and still has in the morning.” the wireless handheld control. Parts and assem- very high standards, and is very good to its em- At her 50th anniversary celebration, Elli- blies move around the shop more directly and ployees. We still make the best dredges in the cott’s President, Peter Bowe, responded to this more safely. I can read the actual weight right off world that last longer than any of our compe- by saying, “I will have to come down to your of the control, no more guessing or secondary titions’ equipment. One of the main changes house and cut the legs off one side of your bed hanging scales.” is I am now the oldest employee instead of the so you can slide off.”

www.dredgemag.com | IDR ND11 7 Dredge Construction & Repair

DMC to Exhibit at other dredging communities meet one of our Europort new team members and see the expanded work that we’ve accomplished in the past eight years Don King and Bob Sutton will host visitors since we’ve visited. to Dredge & Marine Company’s exhibit at the “DMC will be the only U.S. dredge builder Europort maritime trade show in Rotterdam, exhibiting at Europort this year, and we hope to November 8 through 11. They will be in the bring our efficient and unique dredge manufac- American Section, booth 8126. turing techniques to the European community Don King, the founder of DMC, received and beyond,” said King. the Western Dredging Association Lifetime The focus of DMC’s exhibit is their Sand- Achievement Award at the group’s annual meet- piper Series line of new cutter suction dredges, ing in June, 2011. offered in standard and custom models in mini, “DMC is proud to return to one of the largest standard and super sizes. maritime exhibitions in the world after several Also featured in the exhibit will be the com- years of absence,” says King. “As 2003 was pany’s line of reburbished and remanufactured the last exhibition for DMC at Europort, we are WEDA president Bob Wetta, left, presents Don dredges and components. very excited to be back and let the European and King with the Lifetime Service Award.

Damen’s RoRo Deep Dredge and Damen Presenting at barge. The company will give a presentation on the system at Dredging Days CEDA Dredging Days.

Damen Dredging Equipment will be present both at the CEDA Dredging Days and Europort maritime exhibition, in booth 1221 in Hall 1. At Dredging Days, the company will give a presentation on their RoRo Deep Dredge for deep sea dredging and mining. At their exhibit booth in Hall 1 they will exhibit and explain their standard DOP dredg- es, cutter dredges and gear for trailing suction hopper dredges, in addition to the RoRo Deep Dredge.

IHC Merwede Enters Dredge Rental Market IHC Merwede has entered the international rental market with its standard IHC Beaver dredges and DMC work boats. After identifying a rental market for portable dredges, the company is expanding its dredge fleet, and is planning to deliver training and technical support along with the machines. In August, the first dredge – an IHC Beaver® 40 – was rented out to a contractor in Europe. The machine was eas- ily loaded onto trucks and transported to the dredging site, where it was quickly deployed by a team of engineers. This vessel will be used for the deepening of a river to increase its capacity. IHC Merwede is already using the rental formula in oth- er market segments, such as the offshore wind sector. The majority of successfully installed offshore wind farms have used equipment rented from two of the company’s business units – IHC Hydrohammer® and IHC Handling Systems. IHC Hydrohammer® has been renting out hammers for more than 25 years, while IHC Handling Systems has been active in the rental of handling equipment since 2001 and has re- cently doubled its rental fleet of larger handling equipment. In addition, other company business units have been developing their rental services. IHC Sea Steel rents Fast Frames which can be used for driving 20- through 96-inch- diameter piles in water depths of up to 2,000 meters, and IHC Fundex Equipment has been focusing on the growth po- tential of its foundation machines in the American replace- ment market.

8 IDR ND11 | www.dredgemag.com Free Trade Agreements Will Help U.S. Dredge Exports Statements by Robert Wetta and Peter Bowe

On Friday, October 21, President Barack in new equipment, paid by foreign buyers, equipment compared to used. Obama signed into law free trade agreements which favors used equipment at the expense “For American exporters the foreign im- (FTAs) with South Korea, Colombia and Pan- of more efficient modern capacity. Therefore port duty reduction will also enable them to ama. They are the United States-Korea Free reducing import duties favors all new equip- remain on a par with E.U.-based exporters, Trade Implementation Act, the the United ment manufacturers of all varieties and types, which already have free trade agreements in States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement and benefits local users in Panama, Korea, process with the three countries. Implementation Act, and the United States- and Colombia. “Finally, as increasing U.S. export demand Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Imple- “For the three agreements in question, is the easiest way to increase U.S. economic mentation Act. import duties on dredges were as high as 15 activity when domestic demand is weak, pass- These acts will have a positive effect on the percent and will now go to zero, so the new ing these three free trade agreements should ability of U.S. dredge manufacturers to export import duty system will go a long way to- be helpful to GDP growth and employment their equipment, according to the presidents wards reducing the cost disadvantage of new growth.” of two dredge manufacturering companies – Robert Wetta of Dredging Supply Company, and Peter Bowe of Ellicott Dredges. echo sounder systems multibeam systems sound velocimeters Robert Wetta: “We are excited about the passing of the FTAs. While we are already exporting materials and services to Colombia and Panama, I am anxious for these FTAs to be implemented to see the added benefits and sales, and also to promote new sales into the Korean market. “I was at a conference this morning (Oc- tober 21) in New Orleans – the 2011 Ambas- sador Business Breakfast where DSC was a sponsor – and we had approximately 30 for- eign ambassadors to the U.S. attend. The Ko- rean Ambassador H.E. Han Duck-Soo stood up and applauded our Louisiana senators for their vote and made a commitment to have a Korean delegation visit New Orleans every year. “This is the type of thing FTAs do for us. This type of commitment brings the right gov- ernmental officials and business investment companies to our front door to see us. The FTAs will decrease trade barriers, level the playing field for trade between the two coun- tries and set controlling laws on how we trade. I am certainly hoping to see an increase. HANDLES REAL WORLD CONDITIONS “Historically, trade has increased between the countries we have FTAs with. It might not WITH EASE, INCLUDING TIGHT BUDGETS. be overnight, but it never is. I applaud the ad- ministration and congress for taking the right steps to roll out the red carpet and increase U.S. exports. These are partnership agree- Teledyne Odom’s ES3PT and Digibar V — the perfect pairing for precision ments, friendship agreements and serve as a data from a small package. Designed from the ground up to be used with tool for exporters to reach new markets.” any flat array multibeam system, the unique design of the Digibar V ensures consistent and accurate sound velocity measurements at the sonar Peter Bowe: “I think the most important way to think about the impact of the FTAs face. The ES3PT and Digibar V — Teledyne Odom’s answer to accessible is that import duties are a tax on investment multibeam hydrographic surveying.

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www.dredgemag.com | IDR ND11 9 A First, Gigantic Step - the Passaic River Cleanup Begins

Illustration from the EPA project fact sheet Story and photos by Marsha Cohen and heavy metals for some 30 years. he said, “a no-brainer” that action was neces- In 1983, the government tried to change this. sary. He emphasized the dedicated work of the One thing everyone agreed on, the cleanup The river was declared a Superfund site and the USACE, the EPA and the Community Advisory of Newark, New Jersey’s Passaic River, one of fight was on. How was it going to be cleaned Group (CAG), who had worked as a team to the most polluted rivers in the United States, and who was to pay? The conflict landed in the reach this day. He was joined by New Jersey was long overdue. courts. Congressman Bill Pascrell, and both men ap- On Monday, October 31, a stalwart group of And since 1984 the river has not been plauded the accomplishment of getting this situ- hard workers from the community gathered with dredged. ation out of the courts and finally doing some- EPA representatives, members of the USACE “Today we are finally beginning the clean- thing concrete about cleaning the river. Pascrell New York District and several New Jersey offi- up,” affirmed New Jersey’s Senator Robert Me- emphasized that this is a comprehensive col- cials on the banks of the Passaic in the Ironbound nendez. To those who live in the area it was, as laboration, “a gigantic step,” that the polluters district of Newark to announce the launch of the major work to remove contaminated sediment from the Lower Passaic River at the site of the former Diamond Alkali plant. ARCADIS was awarded the general contract for the cleanup in June 2011. The contract for dredging went to Weeks Marine, Inc., who will use mechanical dredges inside a sheetpile en- closure. Stuyvesant Environmental Contracting, Inc. (SECI) received the sediment processing contract, and they will use membrane plate and frame presses to dewater the sediment. Weeks and SECI are sub-contractors to ARCADIS. The other major sub-contractor under ARCADIS is Clean Harbors Environmental Services, who is handling the treatment and disposal of the pro- cessed material. Dredging is scheduled to begin in March 2012. The welcome by EPA Regional Administra- tor Judth A. Enck set the tone for celebrating “this milestone in restoring the Passaic River, once the lifeblood of Newark’s industry.” Clearly that has changed. The Diamond Al- kali plant, which from 1951 to 1969 manufac- tured Agent Orange, dumped a byproduct, the carcinogen dioxin, into the river. That, along with pollution from other industries, resulted in a 17-mile stretch of the river from the Dundee The Weeks Marine Construction Division is handling the Passaic project. Here, the Weeks 541, a Dam in Garfield to the Newark Bay, being con- Whirley 32 crane with vibratory hammer, is building the sheet pile enclosure. A CAT 385 excavator taminated with PCBs, DDT and other pesticides with environmental bucket will do the dredging, which begins in March 2012.

10 IDR ND11 | www.dredgemag.com The speakers, from left, Colonel Boulé; Bob Martin; Deborah Mans; Judith Enck; Senator Robert Menendez, and Congressman Bill Pascrell. A Weeks Marine crew uses a vibratory ham- mer to place the sheet piling for the dredging enclosure.

remain a number one priority for the State of New Jersey, and a personal priority for him, and that he, the DEP, the Governor, and the state will not take their eyes off the ball. Colonel Boulé was equally adamant about the necessity for this remediation. He praised the teamwork and advocates for the river whose efforts have resulted in this “long-anticipated first step.” He outlined four reasons why this The treatment facility will remove water from sed- step is so important: iments, treat the water, and load the dewatered 1. the highly contaminated sediment EPA Remedial Project Manager Elizabeth Butler, sediments into lined and sealed containers. is a health risk to the community and the left, with Zack McCoy of Arcadis. environment; 2. the pollution impacts navigation for the Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob businesses on its banks (because the river can- are paying and that the results will be that the Martin and USACE Colonel John R. Boulé II. not be dredged to depth); Passaic will once again become the “people’s Commissioner Martin agreed that “It’s about 3. the hydraulic transport of contaminated river.” time” something was done at the river. He reas- sediment downstream into the bay causes exor- Also present were Department of sured the audience that the Passaic is and will bitant problems and costs, and;

www.dredgemag.com | IDR ND11 11 the consequences of unchecked and unregu- cleanup had yet to begin. (See “Demonstration lated business practices. The lack of oversight Project Removes Contaminated Material”, IDR, resulted in degraded water quality, sediment January/February 2006, pp. 11 – 13 and cover). contamination, loss of wetlands and abandoned Now, the tide has turned. A few months ago or under-utilized properties along the shore. The Tierra Solutions, one of the major responsible inability to dredge has deprived the river of the parties, agreed to entirely fund the first phase of opportunity for the development for recreation the cleanup plan. as well as for business. Deborah Mans, executive director of New Rule 1: The polluter pays York/New Jersey Baykeeper, who is an environ- Tierra Solutions, Inc. began mobilization and mental attorney and CAG representative, had site preparation activities at the Diamond Alkali the last word. She reminded everyone that New- site for the Phase 1 Removal Action on July 12, ark’s citizens have been waiting for more than 2011. The Superfund site is located at 80 Lister A sign at the treatment facility describes the 30 years for action to be taken. As EPA Regional Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. EPA and the project and sponsors. Administrator Judith Enck said in her introduc- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are overseeing tory remarks, “The CAG provided essential in- the work. Starting in March 2012, 40,000 cu- put on the Community Health and Safety Plan. bic yards of contaminated sediment will be re- And it is really important that we get commu- moved by Weeks Marine Inc. nities involved in the decision-making process At present Weeks is building a sheet pile before decisions have been made, and not after enclosure in the river adjacent to the site. The the fact.” river is approximately 400 feet wide at the The community’s involvement and concerns Lister Avenue site, and the sheet pile enclosure have led to some significant changes in how the extends some 130 feet into the river. The dredg- work is being done to make it the least disrup- ing operations will therefore not interfere with tive possible. For instance, low sulphur fuels the navigation channel. From within this enclo- A worker stands beside a CleanHarbors will be used by much of the equipment, and the sure, the contaminated dredged material will be placement of the metal sheet piles is being done brought through pipelines to an upland process- trailer at the treatment site. by a system that vibrates the pilings into place ing facility one quarter mile downstream at 117 rather than pounding them, thus reducing noise Blanchard Street. 4. the restoration of the rest of the river and levels. At Blanchard Street, the sediment process- the estuary cannot be accomplished until the Given the fact that the area is both densely ing will be done by Stuyvesant Environmental lower Passaic is remediated. populated and heavily industrialized, many Contracting Inc. (SECI). The sediment will be The Lower Passaic River has a long history studies have been conducted over the years, de-watered, processed and loaded into sealed of industrialization, and demonstrates clearly and precautions have been taken, but the real containers for transport off-site for disposal in

12 IDR ND11 | www.dredgemag.com Utah or Oklahoma. ARCADIS is the lead con- Amerimex Building Motors for Dredge Goetz tractor and is doing all the oversight. Another subcontractor, Clean Harbors Environmental Amerimex Motor & Controls, Inc. is build- Services, is handling the disposal of the pro- ing two replacement motors for the Corps of cessed material. Engineers Dredge Goetz – a 1,500 horsepower The complexity of a job like this cannot be double tapered A/C traction motor for the dredge underestimated. Obviously it has taken years, pump drive system, and a 400 hp double-tapered and thousands of pages of studies, to get all motor for the cutter drive system. parties in agreement as to how to proceed. It Wade Stockstill of Amerimex explained has taken the coordination of a broad group of that the motors are based on those built for the government agencies including the U.S. Envi- locomotive industry, which are designed for ronmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps extremely harsh conditions, with expected life of Engineers, New Jersey Department of En- measured in miles. vironmental Protection, National Oceanic and “A typical life of a traction motor is a mil- Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Fish and lion miles, and those are the specifications and Wildlife Service and New Jersey Department of principals we use when building these motors,” Transportation and community groups like NY/ he told IDR. NJ Baywatchers plus the efforts of state and na- The motors are direct replacements of the tional politicians to finally get the cleanup and existing motors, and Amerimex is custom- restoration of the Lower Passaic River started. building them in their Houston facility. But as of October 31st, 2011, the operation Jake Bernhardt, chief engineer on the Goetz, is officially launched, and all Phase I work is told IDR that the main motors on the Goetz under- expected to be completed and project facilities go an annual vibration and winding analysis, and dismantled by the end of 2012. this year, after seven years in operation, the tests According to Enck, the second phase will indicated that the two pump motors and one cutter begin next year and will clean up 160,000 cu- motor should be reconditioned and new bearings Amerimex is building two motors similar to this bic yards of sediment, but the material will have installed. At the same time, the Corps determined 2,000 horsepower traction motor for the Dredge much lower levels of dioxin. that the dredge would be down 12 to 16 weeks in Goetz. They are a 1,500 hp double-tapered A/C Clearly a story to be continued…. the event of a catastrophic failure of one of these traction motor and a smaller, 400 hp double-ta- For a schedule of “Removal” and “Project motors, and it was decided to acquire direct re- pered motor. Activities” and other actions such as the Interim placements, which can be immediately bolted in Final Community Health and Safety Plan see place and connected, to keep in inventory. would not be acceptable. http://passaicremovalaction.com/. “Our customers expect us to be at work Amerimex was awarded the contract, worth 24/7,” said Bernhardt, and a long downtime $147,575, on September 20, with delivery

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www.dredgemag.com | IDR ND11 13 scheduled for early in 2012. The larger engine will weigh 9,000 pounds, and the smaller one 4,500 pounds. They will be delivered on flatbed trucks to Fountain City, Wisconsin. The contract is in compliance with the Fed- eral Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.225-1 Buy American Act, which refers to regulations concerning the origin of supplies purchased by the federal government. On October 25, a contract to recondition the pump traction motors was awarded to L&S Electric of Schofield, Wisconsin for $20,045. The Goetz was working in Lansing, Iowa when Bernhardt spoke to IDR on October 12, and will be working on the Upper Mississippi River until December 1. After that, the dredge will be tied up for the winter and the motors will be sent for reconditioning. He explained that in the event one of the original motors fails, it will be replaced with one of the new motors from Amerimex. The original motor will then be repaired and become the replacement, held in inventory. The Goetz was delivered to the Corps St. Paul District office in Fountain City, Wisconsin in early 2005. Designed by the Corps Marine Design Center and built by Oilfield Electric Marine and LeTourneau Shipyard in Houston, the dredge design and construction process had The Goetz in November, 2005 working at Betsy Slough. This photo looks due east, with the river strong input from engineer Peter de Jong. flowing from left to right. The Titus Light and Daymark at Mile 731.3 in Pool 5A is visible across the The Goetz is very up-to-date, and whether river. The twin boats Fleukiger and Fiedler are pictured, one moving the pipeline and the other tucked working off shore power or its own components, into the port side of the dredge. The pipeline has been broken to allow a vessel to pass. The Goetz it will be more efficient than older dredges, said is pumping to the Fountain City placement site, which is upstream, to the left of the photo. Another Stockstill. The new motors will fit into the exist- placement site - Wilds Bend - is to the right of the photo. ing system, he said.

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Signing the agreement are, from left, R. Dietze, ceo of Vosta LMG; V.RS. Natarajan, chairman and managing director of BEML Limited; and R. van Berk, coo of Vosta LMG. Behind van Berk is S. Reddy, of the Indian Embassy in The Netherlands.

On October 20, BEML Limited and VOSTA establishing a suitable yard to design, construct LMG signed a cooperation agreement for the and deliver various Vosta LMG-designed dredg- supply of dredges to India. es, and delivery of BEML Limited equipment. This cooperation is expected to provide India has 12 major ports and 187 non-major dredges to the growing Indian market for the ports spread across nine coastal states. Last year next 10 years. these ports handled 863 million tons of cargo. The agreement was signed by V. RS. Natara- The Indian government expects this to increase to jan, chairman and managing director of BEML, 1,294 million tons per year in the next 10 years, and R. Dietze, president and ceo of Vosta LMG, with an investment of 27.37 billion euros. in the presence of S. Reddy, first secretary legal Because the existing ports are not in a posi- of the Indian Embassy in The Netherlands. tion to manage this additional cargo, the Indian BEML and Vosta LMG will combine their government will build seven new major ports, resources and expertise to build dredges for upgrade two non-major ports, and triple its ex- India. ports by 2017, which will require an increase in BEML Limited is a Mini-Ratna public sec- dredging capacity. tor company engaged in manufacture of earth India’s maritime agenda includes the promo- moving, construction, rail and metro, aerospace tion of coastal and inland waterway shipping equipment in India. The company is earmarked to de-congest the roads and to improve the en- by the Indian Ministry of Defense to enter the vironment. There are five national waterways dredging equipment supply market in India. covering about 2,500 kilometers (1,553.5 miles) The Vosta LMG group of companies designs of river systems. It is the decision of the Indian dredges and provides dredging components government to improve the navigable depths in packages, supervision, project management, these waterways. and after sales services for the dredging indus- The existing Indian dredging companies do try. Vosta LMG deliberately does not own pro- not have sufficient equipment to meet the grow- duction facilities but teams up with co-operation ing demand for dredging operations. Because partners to serve the dredging market. of this, demand for all types of dredges is ex- The companies will pool their resources, pected to be robust for the coming years. ELECTRIC DREDGE DSC ElECtriC Marlin 16” x 16” PumP • 90’ Digging DePth • 1000 hP DreDge PumP DC Motor $1,600,000

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John Lindberg explains the positioning features of Hypack on cutter suc- tion dredges. LWT’s Michael Young, (left) David Meyer, and Rob Schettle discussing a 370 hydrostatic dredge under construction during a tour of the plant.

John Lindberg and Lourdes Evans visited LWT’s manufacturing plant in New Richmond, Wisconsin on September 8 as part of HYPACK’s commit- ment to work closely with their OEM partners. LWT offers HYPACK software as an option on their dredges. The visit included training sessions for LWT’s technical and sales team, and a tour of the plant to acquaint Lindberg and Evans with the equipment built by LWT. The 150,000-square-foot-plant is the manufacturing facility for LWT and Ellicott dredges, as well as direct injection and spray equipment for land applications and bio-solids for municipalities, industry and agriculture. Another product line is specialized agitators and submersible hydraulic From left, Victor Tirado, Aaron Montgomery, Michael Young and Rob Care- pumps for livestock producers. ful at the training session.

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Weeks Launches Two Idler Barges Maintenance Dredging In Upper Charleston Harbor, Charleston County, South Carolina. To Southern Dredging Company for $952,000, on September 14, 2011 by the Savannah En- gineer District. W912EP-11-D-0012-DW01/ GROUP2-10-R-C001

MRGO, Louisiana and Lake Borgne Creation and Shoreline Protection, Bayou Bienvenue Reach, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. ED 07-064. To Progressive Construction Company, LLC for $6,526,200, line items 1 through 4, on September 19, 2011 by the New Orleans Dis- trict, Corps of Engineers. W912P8-11-C-0066/ W912P8-11-B-0043

Dredging, Delaware River at Fairless Turn- ing Basin, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. To The idler barge Weeks 170 just after launch in April. Weeks Marine fitted the barge with a sliding spud Norfolk Dredging Company for $991,916.65, carriage at their Houma, Louisiana yard prior to sending it to work with the dredge Ellefsen in the line items 1 and 2, on September 19, 2011 by Houston Ship Channel. the Philadelphia District, Corps of Engineers. W912BU-11-C-0033/W912BU-11-B-0016

Sherwood Recreation Lakeside Improve- ments, Including Dredging Along the Lake Shore, R-9 Ohio River Basin - Monongahela National Forest. To Consolidated Marine Enterprises, Inc. for $143,501.80, base and optional item, on September 20, 2011 by the Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, AG- 3434-C-11-0006/AG-3434-S-11-0025

Dredge Yaquina Velocity and Density Meters. To Industrial Logic Systems LLC for $141,256, line item 1, on September 20, 2011 by the Phila- delphia District, Corps of Engineers. W912BU- 11-P-0182/W912BU-11-P-0182

A/C Motors for Dredge Goetz. To Amerimex Motor and Controls, Inc. for $147,575 on Sep- Floating next to Eagle Marine’s ways after its launch, the idler barge 154 was built to work with the tember 20, 2011 by the St. Paul Engineer District. new cutter dredge Weeks 315. W912ES-11-C-0017 /W912ES-11-T-0087

Weeks Marine has added two idler barges to launch in April, and towed the barges to Houma, Beachfill, Delaware Bay Coastline, Delaware their fleet for use with the cutter suction dredges Louisiana to be outfitted and installed with slid- and New Jersey, Roosevelt Inlet-Lewes Beach, Ellefsen and the new Weeks 315. The barges are ing spud assemblies. Delaware. To Cottrell Contracting Corporation 150- by 54- by 12-feet, and were built by Eagle The Weeks 170 is working with the dredge for 3,231,250, base bid and options 1 and 2, on Fabrication, across the river from St. Louis at Ellefsen, and the 154 is in Houma, awaiting September 21, 2011 by the Philadelphia Dis- Upper Mississippi River mile 177. the completion of the new cutter dredge Weeks trict, Corps of Engineers. W912BU-11-C-0032/ Weeks took delivery at Eagle’s facility after 315. W912BU-11-B-0017

Bayou Teche, East and West Calumet Flood- Repairs and New Construction – Six Dry Docks - 900 to 10,000 tons gates, Maintenance Dredging, Approach Channels, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. ED- 11-119. To Southern Delta Construction, LLC, for $114,900 on September 21, 2011 by the New Orleans District, Corps of Engineers. W912P8- 11-C-0067/W912P8-11-B-0048

Corpus Christi Chip Channel, Texas in Nueces County, Channel Improvement Proj- ect, La Quinta Channel Extension, Pipeline Dredging. To King Fisher Marine Service L.P. $33,537,027.20, line items 1 through 10, 1501 Front Street • Post Office Box 790 “Dedicated to on September 22, 2011 by the Galveston Dis- Morgan City, Louisiana 70381 • 985-384-3060 trict, Corps of Engineers. W912HY-11-C-0028/ excellence...” W912HY-11-B-0014 www.conradindustries.com continued on page 20

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Corps of Engineers. W912HN-11-C-0012/ 26, 2011 by the New York District, Corps of W912HN-11-B-0004 Project requires a ser- Engineers. W912DS-11-C-00017/W912DS- vice disabled veteran-owned small business 11-B-0009 contractor. Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Pro- Rock Island Small Boat Harbor, Mainte- tection Project, Dade County, Florida, Beach nance Dredging , Mississippi River, Sunset Renourishment 2011, Miami Beach - Con- Marina and Boat Harbor, Rock Island, Rock tract E. To Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Com- Island County, Illinois. To Marine Tech LLC pany for $15,794,200, line items 1 through 16, for $101,607.25, line items 1 through 0201AB, on September 26, 2011 by the Jacksonville En- on September 23, 2011 by the Rock Island Dis- gineer District. W912EP-11-C-0032/W912EP- trict, Corps of Engineers. W912EK-11-C-0102/ 11-R-0031 Newt Marine has been awarded a contract to W912EK-11-B-0012 create “narrow islands” to protect the existing is- MVK Dredge Jadwin Stern Swivel. To Hagler lands along Capoli Slough at Upper Mississippi Waukegan Harbor Dredging. To Mor- Systems for $398,178.18, line items 1, 2 and 3, River miles 657 - 658.5. This photo shows Ca- rish-Wallace Construction, Incorporated for on September 26, 2011 by the Philadelphia En- poli slough looking south (down river). Iowa is on $614,050 on September 23, 2011 by the Chi- gineer District. W912BU-11-P-0199/W912BU- the right and Wisconsin is to the far left. Work cago Engineer District. W912P6-11-C-0016/ 10-T-0059 Includes stern swivel components: includes construction of new islands with a base W912P6-11-B-0014 32-inch-i.d. long-life stern swivel assembly and of granular fill, topped with fine-grained dredged a 32 inch i.d. long-life elbow for the Vicksburg material, planted with willows and grasses, and Capoli Slough Islands, Stage 1, Environmen- District’s dustpan Dredge Jadwin. the shorelines stabilized with rock groins and tal Management Program (EMP), Missis- mounds. Fine and granular fill will be dredged in sippi River, Pool 9, River Miles 657 - 658.5, Environmental Multiple Award Contract the immediate area to enhance fish habitat. Mud- Crawford County, Wisconsin. To Newt Ma- (EMAC), Naval Facilities Engineering Com- flats will be created with some of the fine-grained rine Service for $3,710,258.50 , line items Base mand Midwest. The preponderance of the dredged material. Thanks to Project Manager 1 through 8 and Option 2 – 2001 through 2010, work is at the Naval Station, Great Lakes, Il- Tom Novak of the St. Paul District for this photo. on September 26, 2011 by the St. Paul Engi- linois; Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), neer District. W912ES-11-C-0032/W912ES- Crane, Indiana; and Naval Support Activity, 11-B-0009 Millington, Tennessee. To Lee & Ryan Environ- Raising Jones Oysterbed Island Dredged mental Consulting Incorporated on September Material Containment Area, Jasper County, Maintenance Dredging, Lake Montauk Har- 27, 2011. Contract award numbers N40083- South Carolina. To M.B. Contracting, LLC & bor, New York. To North America Landscap- 11-D-0028/ 0029 /0030/ 0031/ 0032/Solicita- Ashridge, Inc. joint venture for $8,683,224.90 ing, Construction, and Dredge Co., Inc. for tion number N40083-11-R-0005 on September 23, 2011 by the Savannah District, $414,590, line items 1 and 2, on September continued on page 22

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Dredging and Beach Fill at NASA, Wallops Shoalwater Bay Shoreline Erosion Dredg- Beach Erosion Control Project, Renourish- Island, Virginia. To Great Lakes Dredge & ing, Willapa Bay, Washington. To Ross Island ment Contract No. 3 at Monmouth Beach, Dock Company for $14,026,666, line items 1 Sand & Gravel Co. for $7,489,526, line items New Jersey. Includes a magnetometer search through 4, on September 28, 2011 by the Nor- 1 through 5, on September 30, 2011 by the Se- and ordinance removal as part of the work plan. folk Engineer District. W91236-11-C-0056/ attle Engineer District. W912DW-11-C-0020/ To Weeks Marine for $12,913,250, line items W91236-11-B-0016 W912DW-11-R-0069 1 through 4, 5 and 8, on September 30, 2011 by the New York Engineer District. W912DS- Michigan City Harbor Maintenance Dredg- Arthur Kill Channel, New Jersey Contract 11-C-0024/W912DS-11-B-0010 ing, Michigan City, Indiana. To Bay Shore 13 Navigation Improvement. To North- Contractors LLC for $469,000 on September east Dredging Equipment Company LLC for Shoalwater Bay Shoreline Erosion Dredg- 29, 2011 by the Chicago Engineer District. $34,703,461, line items 1 through 4 and 7, on ing, Willapa Bay, Washington. To Ross Island W912P6-11-C-0020/W912P6-11-B-0016 September 30, 2011 by the New York Engi- Sand and Gravel for $7,489,526, line items 1 neer District. W912DS-11-C-0018 /W912DS- through 5, on September 30, by the Seattle Engi- FY11 MILCON Design-Build Contract, P-327 11-B-0007 neer District. W912DW-11-C-0020 /W912DW- Demolition and Replacement of Pier 12 and 11-R-0069 Upgrade to Pier 13, Naval Base San Diego, FY11 Seattle Harbor, Duwamish River Main- California. To Manson Construction Company tenance Dredging, Seattle, Washington. To Professional Services for Compilation & for $79,523,000, line item 1, on September 29, Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. for $224,400, Analysis of Shallow-Draft/ Inland Vessel Op- 2011 by the Naval Facilities Engineering Com- line items 1 and 2, on September 30, 2011. erating Costs (SDIVOCs). To Informa Eco- mand Southwest, Utility/Energy Contract Team W912DW-11-C-0022/ W912DW-11-B-0006 nomics, Inc. for $268,024, line items 1 through RAQ1. N62473-11-C-2850/N62473-11-R-2805 4006, on September 30, 2011. W912HQ- FY11 Lake Crockett/Keystone Maintenance 11-P-0244/W912HQ-11-T-0031 Beachfill, Barnegat Inlet to Little Egg Inlet Dredging, Whidbey Island, Washington. To (Long Beach Island), Long Beach Township, American Construction for $456,000, line items Indiana Harbor & Canal Confined Dis- Brant Beach, Ocean County, New Jersey. 1 and 2, on September 30, 2011 by the Seattle posal Facility Operations and Support To Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company for District, Corps of Engineers. W912DW-11-C- Services (includes dredging activities), $16,776,200, base bid, on September 29, 2011 0025/912DW-11-B-0004 East Chicago, Indiana. To Kokosing Con- by the Philadelphia Engineer District. W912BU- struction Company/O’Brien & Gere, for 11-C-0041/W912BU-11-R-0053 (Solicitation FY11 Grays Harbor Inner Channel Dredg- $60,626,106, on October 4 by the Chicago Number W912BU-11-R-0053, originally So- ing Project, Grays Harbor, Washington. To Engineer District. W912P6-11-D-0004/ licitation Number W912BU-11-B-0019, was American Construction Co., Inc. for $4,280,000, W912P6-11-R-0008 converted to a negotiated procurement under the line items 1, 2b, and 4a to 8a, on September 30, provisions of FAR 14.404 (e)(1)). 2011 by the Seattle District, Corps of Engineers. 10,000 Gallons of #2 Off Road Diesel for the W912DW-11-C-0026/W912DW-11-B-0003 Dredge Dubuque. To Yocum Oil for $31,147

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22 IDR ND11 | www.dredgemag.com On the cover: Mitchell Marine Uses Dredge and Other Equipment to Clear Canal Through Swamp exists in the park, modifications had to be done to the dredge to reduce environmental impacts. The cutterhead was modified so that it could be used in the shallow water with heavy silt with a lot of organic matter. The pump impeller was also modified with sharp steel blades that could chop the heavy plant growth. Clay below the silt required the cutter drive motors to be run in reverse enabling the teeth to lift and separate the clay sediment layers. The spraying of the dredged material restored the subsiding swamp and offered nutrients to the plants. Bayou Coquille is a historic bayou, con- necting the old river system to Lake Salvador in the west. This route was used by the legend- ary pirate, Jean Lafitte, who helped save New Orleans during the Battle of New Orleans. This area is also known as the ‘floating land’. The water plants in this area start their life cycle on the bottom of the bayou, and as they grow their stems fill with gas. Eventually the plants break free from the bottom and form this floating land. This area is home to various species of wild life. It is commonplace to see alligators, birds, black panthers and nutria roaming the waterways and swamps. Before beginning our daily task in the mornings, we often had to chase alligators off the dredge. The reptiles were just seeking warmth from the heat provided by the power units. Just think of them as pets with three-inch teeth. Large cypress logs, other debris, and “floating land” – bottom vegetation that has risen to the surface A small part of the project was handled by bringing the earth with it – faced the contractor, who was clearing a canoe and kayak trail through the marsh buggy, which was used to remove the swamp. many logs that were left in the bayous over the centuries that this area was logged. High pres- By John S Ludwig feet below mean sea level (MSL). This task was sure pumps on a small barge and a fire monitor Owner, Mitchell Marine Inc. to be performed on both the Kenta Canal and the prevented a buildup of mud on the banks. By Bayou Coquille Canal, restoring them for use as permit, all material on the banks could not be The Barataria Preserve section of the Jean canoe and kayak trails. deeper than six inches. This project removed Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, The Kenta Canal is the longest and most fre- over 16,500 cubic yards of material. At comple- 20 miles southwest of New Orleans, Louisiana, quently used by the public. Equipped with an tion, these canals were once again usable to the is a maze of swamp, narrow streams and histori- IMS 5012 low pressure dredge, modified with public and the flood plain protecting New Or- cal canals. a spray broadcaster, we were ready to perform leans was provided. Mitchell Marine Inc., teaming with the prime our task. contractor – OTAK Group Inc. – was selected by The IMS Starwheel system allowed the the National Park Service to restore almost three dredge to move continuously into the cut, com- miles of this delicate waterway and swamp. pared to a spudded dredge that had to stop to Over the years, silt and detritus has blocked walk ahead. When we got to an area that was the waterways both from the viewpoint of natu- only silt, we could do 1,000 feet in a day, while ral hydrology and public use. Our task was clear in thick mass, we would do 100 feet per day. – remove the detritus with a weed harvester, then Due to the environmental requirements dredge the watershed to 15 feet wide and three and concerns for the delicate ecosystem that on October 7, 2011 by the St. Paul District, Reconditioning of Pump Traction Motors Corps of Engineers. W912ES-12-P-0003/ for the Dredge Goetz in Fountain City, Wis- W912ES-12-T-0001 consin. To L & S Electric for $20,045, line item 1, on October 25, 2011 by the St. Paul 69,000 Gallons of # 2, Diesel Fuel Oil for Engineer District. 912ES-12-P-0005/W912ES- the Dredge McFarland, Anchorage Area 12-T-0003 #16 Harbor & Fisher range of the Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. To Plaza 52,500 Gallons of #2 Dyed Diesel Fuel for Fueling Agents Inc. for 208,110.90, line item 1, the Dredge Goetz in Fountain City, Wiscon- on October 7, 2011 by the Philadelphia Engi- sin. To Wilson Oil Company for $177,765, line neer District. W912BU-12-P-0003 /W912BU- item 1, on October 28, 2011 by the St. Paul Dis- 11-T-0065 trict, Corps of Engineers. W912ES-12-P-0009/ W912ES-12-T-0010

www.dredgemag.com | IDR ND11 23 Ross Delivers Sidescan/Sub-Bottom System to China’s Lianoning Ocean Fisheries Institute

The sub bottom profiler module of the 4900 se- ries can be used independently or together with the side scan features of the system.

An image taken with the 4900 sidescan of an airplane in 120 feet of water in Lake Washington in Se- attle near the old Sand Point Naval airfield. “Apparently it went down during WWII. That was a navy seaplane base at the time,” said Jim Ross. The model 4901 towfish is a 425 kHz side scan/ sub-bottom system that weighs 17.5 pounds and Ross Laboratories has delivered one of Research Institute in China. can easily be deployed by one person. its 4900 Series side scan / sub bottom profiler The institute conducts a wide range of stud- systems to Lianoning Ocean Fisheries Science ies in marine aquaculture, including fish molec- ular genetics, a discovery of host defense genes using Hypack Max survey software. Instruc- in Japanese scallops, and many other fishery tion in the operation of the system is being pro- related topics. They will use the Ross system to vided by Beijing Stars Li-Wei Co. Ltd. -- the look at habitat and geological features. Ross Laboratories agent in China who coordi- The 4900 series is portable system that can nated the sale, along with the the local Hypack be configured for side scan and or sub bottom representative. profiling operation. The topside electronics are Jim Ross also announced that the company is housed in two Pelican™ splash proof cases, one marketing the WAASP multibeam system from housing the transceiver unit, the other the dis- New Zealand, a 160 kHz system with a 120¼ play and system controls. The display is a 12 swath width. It has 224 beams and operates in inch 1000-nit LCD flat panel that is readable in water depths from one to 200 meters. bright sunlight environments. “They have just finished a survey system Operating frequency for the side scan is 425 with an interface to Hypack,” Ross told IDR KHz while the sub bottom is switchable be- at press time. “Next week we will be giving a tween 3.5 and 7 KHz. A small compact tow fish demonstration of the beta system to a dozen lo- completes the system making it quite portable cal customers. If all goes well we will probably and easy to use. have it on a boat in San Diego (at the HYPACK Data collection and processing is performed conference in January).”

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24 IDR ND11 | www.dredgemag.com Michael Rawson infrastructure, water and sewer systems, and the Public Works Historical Society’s Michael parks – as key connections between the human Robinson Award, and is a former member of the Receives APWA and natural worlds that structure how the two in- society’s board of trustees. teract. When we invented these different kinds of infrastructure in the nineteenth century, we were Book Award Ordering information also inventing new environmental relationships Dr. Michael J. that would come to define what it meant to be “Eden on the Charles: The Making of Boston” Rawson, Assistant ‘urban.’ These environmental relationships con- Harvard University Press Professor of History tinue to support the metropolis today, making it $29.95/ £22.95/ €27.00 at Brooklyn College, essential that we understand their history.” Hard cover City University of The award was presented at the 2011 Inter- ISBN 9780674048416 New York, recently national Public Works Congress & Exposition 384 pages; 12 maps, 17 halftones received the American in Denver, Colorado. http://www.hup.harvard.edu/ Public Works Asso- Established in 1987, the Abel Wolman ciation (APWA) Abel Award is presented annually by APWA’s Public Wolman Award for Works Historical Society to recognize the best EdgeTech Expands Facility his book “Eden on the new book published in the field of public works Dr. Michael J. Rawson Charles: The Making history. EdgeTech and affiliate ORE Offshore have of Boston.” Rawson’s areas of expertise include spe- added 7,500 square feet of manufacturing and In the book, he details how Bostonians chan- cialization in environmental history, especially office space to their Massachusetts facility. The neled country lakes to provide clean water; in relation to the urban environment, as well as new space will supplement the existing manu- dredged the ocean; filled tidal flats; and created U.S. social and cultural history. He has won nu- facturing bays and test facilities, including pres- a metropolitan system of parks and greenways, merous awards and appointments; “Eden on the sure chambers, acoustic test tanks and transduc- facilitating the conversion of fields into suburbs. Charles” was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for er clean room operations. Much of the class and ethnic history of the city History in 2011. Rawson completed his Ph.D. at The company has also added a 40-foot re- are included in the book, which contributed to the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 2005, search vessel to their R&D and Special Systems the process of urbanization. and spent two years as a Humanities Fellow at operations in Boca Raton, Florida. This is the On receiving the award, Rawson said, “I Stanford University. His research specialties company’s second research vessel. Both ves- am truly honored to be included among some include urban, environmental and cultural his- sels are outfitted with the latest sonar equip- of the most prominent scholars of public works tory. He has published a number of articles on ment manufactured by both divisions for testing history. I treat public works – such as harbor the urban environment. He is a past recipient of purposes.

IADC Safety Award Goes to van Oord Dredging The International Association of Dredg- organization over the last year. We call this ing Companies (IADC) has awarded Van Oord campaign Work Safe. Dredging and Marine Contractors bv with its “Work Safe presents employees with a num- 2011 Safety Award. ber of questions about safety to ask themselves Van Oord’s Work Safe program is based on in order to achieve a safer working environment. lessons learned from common accidents aboard For instance, what should one do – and especial- dredges, and describes safe procedures for all ly not do – within the framework of safety. tasks aboard a dredge. “In the Work Safe system each individual CEO Pieter van Oord remarked, “Our com- process, for instance, anchor handling, working pany is extremely honored to be the recipient in and around excavations, working with gas of the IADC Annual Safety Award. Van Oord and oxygen or procedures for lifting operations, prides itself on ingenuity in meeting the chal- is addressed separately and a list of instructions lenges inherent to maritime construction and have been written which describes the safety is- inventiveness to realize innovative and sus- sues related to that particular operation. These tainable solutions for worldwide maritime safety guidelines apply to dredging and marine challenges. Our approach to safety issues is the works by Van Oord and its subcontractors. The same. This prize was awarded, not for a spe- results have been encouraging. From 2010 to cific project, but for an overall safety system, the present we have already noted a decrease of a system which has been implemented in our on-job incidents,” said van Oord. Western Dredge & Supply Co.

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www.dredgemag.com | IDR ND11 25 continued from page 5 the dredging industry: Hemisphere, Magellan, position” because LightSquared has acknowl- The response on January 26, 2011 by Mindel Leica, OmniSTAR, Trimble, Topcon, Caterpillar edged that any solution to the interference in the De La Torre, chief of the FCC International Bu- and Manitowoc. Associate members run the full lower band will require that a substantialnumber reau, was that since the industry had responded so spectrum of GPS users, including some munici- of GPS devices be either retrofitted or replaced. quickly, the comment period was obviously long palities, survey companies and others. At a minimum, this includes a large number of enough. She stated that the motion to deny was After intense testing at two sites revealed expensive, high precision devices in use in criti- denied, and that “LightSquared may commence that the LightSquared system was damaging to cal economic sectors such as agriculture, aviation, offering commercial service on its MSS L-band the GPS network, on November 8, Save Our and construction, as well as government uses in- frequencies under the authority granted herein GPS filed a statement with the FCC, calling on cluding national defense, disaster response, and only upon the completion of the process for ad- the commission to “promptly rule” that Light- public safety. dressing interference concerns relating to GPS, Squared can never use the upper mobile satellite The filing added that many commercial high as set forth in paragraphs 41-43 of this Order.” spectrum (MSS) band for high powered terrestri- precision devices typically have useful lives in These paragraphs ordered the establishment al operations. Such use of the upper band “should excess of 10 years - a major investment on the of a working group to “to fully study the potential be taken off the table now,” the filing said. part of the users. for overload interference to GPS devices and to The filing further noted that there is- “over The filing said that once users have gone identify any measures necessary to prevent harm- whelming technical evidence” that if Light- through the disruptive transistion process to ac- ful interference to GPS.” Squared is permitted to operate in both its lower commodate LS’s lower band operations, they This process should have taken place as part and upper MSS bands that those transmissions could be required to undergo the same, futile test- of the development of the system - not after FCC would create “impermissible interference” with ing several years later, if the FCC does not forbid approval was given. GPS and other satellite signals “well outside of LS’s use of the upper band. On March 10, a group of representatives LightSquared’s authorized frequencies,” and said “This suggestion is contrary to any notion of from industries and companies who use GPS that once tests earlier this year had shown the use the public interest,” the document stated. announced that they had formed the Coalition to of the upper band caused devastating interference Other points raised in the statement: Save Our GPS “to resolve a serious threat to the to GPS “there has been little further consider- • The interference potential from the use of Global Positioning System (GPS) – a national ation of the overwhelming evidence of problems the upper band is clear and undisputed, which utility upon which millions of Americans rely with upper band operations” even though Light- includes testing results showing that Light- every day.” Squared has said it may need to use the upper Squared’s proposed network would result in the Their Web site - www.saveourgps.org - pro- band as early as 2015. loss of airborne GPS use in large portions of the vides information on the issue, including regular (LightSquared had proposed to begin by us- United States and the “potential to cause GPS news releases as the situation develops. ing only its lower band, in response to the objec- failure for hundreds of millions of cell phones.” Members are from the agricultural, aviation, tions of the industry.) • Simultaneous transmission in both its upper car rental, construction, boating, railroad, sur- The filing stated that, “In the absence of a de- and lower MSS bands causes “intermodulation” veying and mapping, marine, and manufacturing cision from the Commission relative to the upper that, because of the close proximity of the MSS industries, including companies associated with MSS band, the GPS industry, (is) in an untenable band to the GPS band, cause interfering signals to

26 IDR ND11 | www.dredgemag.com occur “in the center of the GPS band.” EVENTS Evans at HYPACK, phone: 860-635-1500; • Use of the upper band will have a particular- email: [email protected] ly severe impact on military uses of GPS, includ- ing the military signal designated the “M code,” November 23-25. Dredging and Land Recla- March 13-15. AGG1 Aggregates Forum & which was finalized by the military in 2000 and mation Asia 2011, Amara Hotel, Singapore, Expo, Charlotte, North Carolina. Contact the made a matter of public record at the time. 165 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore, 088539; Association of Equipment Manufacturers, 6737 • Future use of the upper MSS band is incon- phone: +65 6879 2555; fax: +65 6224 3910; West Washington Street, Suite 2400; Milwau- sistent with LightSquared’s proposal for mitiga- Web: www.amarahotels.com. Sponsored by kee, WI 53214-5647; phone: 414-272-0943; tion of lower band interference to high precision Boskalis International and IADC. Conference fax: 414-272-1170; email: [email protected] GPS receivers. Web site: http://www.dredgingasia.com • LightSquared has “offered no solutions – be- March 26-28. National Waterways Conference cause none exist – for resolving interference from 2012 (NWC) Legislative Summit, Madison Hotel; its proposed operations in the upper 10 MHz. . .it Stay tuned for the WEDA Midwest Chapter 1177 Fifteenth Street; Washington, DC 20005. is plain that there simply is no means to address dates, Spring, 2012. Contact the National Waterways Conference, the interference that would be caused by Light- Inc.; 1100 North Glebe Road, Suite 1010; Ar- Squared’s use of the upper 10 MHz.” January 9-13, 2012. 41st Dredging Engineer- lington, VA 22201; phone 703-224-8007; fax LightSquared came on the scene several years ing Short Course, Texas A&M University, Col- 866-371-1390; Web: www.waterways.org ago when Harbinger Capital Partners acquired a lege Station, Texas 77843-3136; application company called SkyTerrain for $280 million, deadline: December 1, 2011. Contact Dr. Robert April 9-12. XXI Latin American Congress thereby obtaining use of its 1525 to 1559 mega- Randall; phone: 979-845-4568, 979-845-4515; of Ports, Antigua, Guatemala. Sponsored by hertz sprectrum. Harbinger established Light- email: [email protected]; Web:oceaneng. the American Association of Port Authorities Squared LLC, continued to lease its bandwidth civil.tamu.edu/research/cds.htm (AAPA) and the National Port Commission of to other users, then embarked on a fast-tracking Guatemala (CPN). Contact Lic. Zulma Dinelli, of the process to receive FCC approval for a far January 16-18. Cutter Suction Dredge Simula- Press & International Promotion, XXI Latin different plan – a process that involved the ap- tor Short Course. Texas A&M University, Col- American Congress of Ports, Guatemala 2012, parent participation of individuals at the highest lege Station, Texas 77843-3136; application +54 9 341 6405282, [email protected] levels of government, including in the Obama deadline: December 1, 2011. Contact Dr. Robert administration, and the FCC. The stated purpose Randall; phone: 979-845-4568, 979-845-4515; June 10-13. 32nd Annual Western Hemisphere is to establish a nationwide high-speed wireless email: [email protected]; Web:oceaneng. Dredging Conference/Texas A&M 43rd Annual system. civil.tamu.edu/research/cds.htm Dredging Seminar, Crowne Plaza Riverwalk Whether this goal is justified at this time is be- Hotel, San Antonio, Texas. Contact Larry Pa- side the point, when put in place without explor- January 29-February 1. HYPACK 2012 Us- tella, executive director, [email protected]; ing the effects of the system on the entire utility. ers Conference, Sheraton San Diego Hotel & phone: 360-750-0209; Web: www.western- Judith Powers Marina, San Diego, California. Contact Lourdes dredging.org

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www.dredgemag.com | IDR ND11 27 September 5-7. WEDA Pacific Chapter meet- following the long Labor Day weekend, which Port of Houston ing, Windsong Lodge, Seward, Alaska. Contact will allow members to schedule time to visit the Mo Chang, Pacific Chapter Program Director, Seward, Alaska area prior to the meeting. Approves Dredged Los Angeles Engineer District, 213-452-3405; Material Placement [email protected] Latin American Port At a special meeting on November 7, the October 22-25. Dredging 2012, Dredging in Port Commission of the Port of Houston Au- the 21st Century – 40 Years of Dredging and Congress in Antigua thority approved a 25-year lease agreement with Environmental Innovation, Sheraton San Di- The American Association of Port Authori- Battleground Oil Specialty Terminal Company ego Hotel and Marina. San Diego, California. ties (AAPA) and the National Port Commission LLC (BOSTCO) for approximately 55 acres Sponsored by PIANC and COPRI’s Waterways of Guatemala (CPN) will present the 21st Latin of Port Authority-owned property adjacent to Committee/ASCE. Contact Kelly Barnes, U.S. American Congress of Ports – “Present and Fu- Peggy Lake and on Barnes Island. The Port Section, PIANC: [email protected]. ture of the Latin American Ports in the Multimo- Commission also approved issuing a marine mil; or Mike Cox, Waterways Committee chair, dality and Logistics Era” – on April 9 through construction permit to BOSTCO, as well as an [email protected] 12, 2012 in Antigua, Guatemala. agreement for the placement of about 2.2 mil- The organizers expect attendance from stake- lion cubic yards of dredged material. 2013 holders of port activity in Central America, the BOSTCO is planning a large-scale liquid June 3-7, 2013. WODCON XX, The Art of Caribbean and South America. They are also bulk terminal on and adjacent to Barnes Island, Dredging, Brussels, Belgium. Watch www. expecting delegations from the United States, and requested the proposed lease to allow por- dredging.org for more information. Europe, Asia and Africa, which have partici- tions of BOSTCO’s docks to be built on Port pated in previous port congresses. Authority-owned submerged lands adjacent to 2014 The academic program will be supple- the authority’s Peggy Lake Dredged Material March 4-8, 2014. CONEXPO/CON-AGG, Las mented with intense social activity, expected Placement Area, and storage tanks to be placed Vegas Convention Center, Nevada. Contact: As- to strengthen relationships. Talks will be on on filled submerged lands on Barnes Island. sociation of Equipment Manufacturers; 6737 Development of Logistic Infrastructures in Consideration of these items was continued W. Washington Street, Suite 2400; Milwaukee, the World and its Impact on Latin America; from the last Port Commission Meeting on Oc- WI 53214-5647; phone: 800-867-6060; email: Global Trends of Integration of Maritime and tober 25, to allow BOSTCO and Enterprise Re- [email protected]; Web: www.conex- River Transport with the Logistics Chain; fined Products Company, which has operations poconagg.com Connectivity of Latin American Ports; Con- adjoining the site, to further discuss matters solidation of the Bi-oceanic, River and Multi- voiced by Enterprise at that meeting. modal Corridors in Latin America; Investment Representatives from the companies gave Pacific Chapter Will Meet and Private Capital Participation in Logistics brief presentations today. and Multi-modal Projects on the continent; “We appreciate the extra effort to provide us in Seward, Alaska Strengthening of the Continental Naval Indus- an opportunity to look at the design and safety At the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) try to face the requirements in regional logis- aspects of the project,” said Lynn Bourdon, se- Pacific Chapter meeting on October 28, Allen tics; Challenges of the Latin American Ports nior vice president at Enterprise. “We remain Churchill announced to lower their logistical costs; as well as The committed to operational safety and feel very that the chapter’s 2012 Latin American Public Agenda to Consolidate positive about the outcome.” meeting dates had Multi-modality and Port Competitiveness, The liquid terminal will be the first “green- changed from the tra- among other topics. field” terminal built at the Port of Houston in ditional end-of-October Antigua, the host city, is a UNESCO Histori- more than 25 years, and when completed, will timeframe to September cal Heritage of Humanity community. result in 75 full-time jobs, Jeffrey R. Armstrong, Allen Churchill at 5-7. COPA Airlines will provide special rates for president of Terminals for Kinder Morgan, told the Pacific Chapter Churchill is the congress attendees. The organizers urge visitors the Port Commission. BOSTCO is a joint ven- meeting. chapter president for to see the historic and natural beauties offered ture between Kinder Morgan and TransMon- 2012, and is with the by the country, considered the Heart of the Ma- taigne Partners L.P. Alaska Engineer District. The meeting will be yan world, one of the most visited international The BOSTCO and Enterprise facilities will held in Seward, Alaska at the Windsong Lodge. destinations. share use of a barge channel, which is also over “We didn’t want to take attendees away from Contact Lic. Zulma Dinelli, Press & Interna- port authority submerged lands. As a part of its Dredging 2012 (scheduled for October 22-25 2012) tional Promotion, XXI Latin American Congress permitting process, the port authority helped so we moved it to early September,” he said. of Ports, Guatemala 2012, +54 9 341 6405282, bring the companies together to forge a joint The dates are the Wednesday and Thursday [email protected] agreement on use of the channel. Representa- tives of the Houston Pilots, U.S. Coast Guard, barge and tug operators, and the Seaman’s Church Institute Center for Maritime Educa- tion, which provided bridge simulator facilities, all contributed to this outcome.

Correction We incorrectly identified John Sawyer, left, on page 32 of our September/Oc- tober issue. We regret this error. Jason Koenig, right was cor- rectly identified.

28 IDR ND11 | www.dredgemag.com Gulf Chapter Meets in New Orleans, Visits New Corps Dredge Murden

By Richard Eberhardt port had some dredging funds, but there was no money to tow a dredge to that port. That port Col. Edward Fleming welcomed almost 200 was dredged when he was able to use a dredge persons to the joint meeting of the Corps of En- that was passing by, headed for another port. gineers/WEDA Gulf Coast Chapter on Nov. 2 at Typically, Memphis gets about $5 million the Westin Hotel in New Orleans, a city he said annually, but for fy 2012, the budget allows only was in mourning after the Saints dropped a foot- $1.5 million. ball game to the previously winless St. Louis Carl Dyess had a similar report for the Mo- Rams a few days earlier. bile District. But the mourning could really be attributed “Mobile Harbor is in the worst shape I have to the president’s fy 2012 budget for operations ever seen it for this time of the year,” Dyess and maintenance on the Lower Mississippi Riv- said. About 12 to 20 miles of channels need er–$68 million, which he said will again lead to dredging work, and the budget will mostly be draft and width restrictions for the navigation used to dredge the bar channel offshore. channel. News from the Galveston District was a bit This will be the second year in a row, and better. Alicia Rea said there are funds for dredg- Col. Edward Fleming the only two years ever, that the Corps’ limited ing the Houston Ship Channel, Galveston Inner budget will not allow it to maintain the autho- Harbor, Matagorda Ship Channel, Brazos Is- but even “if we didn’t dredge the [offshore] bar rized channel dimensions at Southwest Pass and land Harbor, Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Sa- channel at all, we likely wouldn’t have enough at the 12 river crossings between New Orleans bine Neches Waterway, Texas City Channel and funds to dredge Mile 5-17 to full authorized and Baton Rouge. three sections of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway dimensions.” Fleming, commander of the New Orleans (GIWW), although there is not enough money Portions of the Atchafalaya River will be District of the Corps, said he hoped to mitigate for all of the spots on the shallow draft channel. dredged, but no dredging will be above Horse- the budget shortfall with “resourcefulness from The New Orleans District was represented shoe Bend. The mouth of Bayou Lafourche will the dredging industry.” by a number of project managers who each ad- be dredged for offshore supply boats that ser- “Washington will ask us to do more with dressed dredging concerns. There will be dredg- vice 90 percent of the deepwater oil exploration less, but no, the truth is we will only be able to ing of the Calcasieu River, but the funds are not and production. do less with less,” Fleming said. Operations and sufficient to cover dredging needs on both the Vic Landry, GIWW project manager, said maintenance budget funds will have to maintain inland stretch and the offshore bar channel. much of the funds for the 400 miles of the wa- locks upriver, many of which are in poor condi- Tracy Falk said dredging offshore is cheaper, terway in his area of responsibility, between tion from budget shortfall over the years. “If tows cannot get down river with their cargoes, it will not matter if there are draft re- Visit us at Subsea Survey IRM Booth 301 strictions on the Lower Mississippi,” he said, in FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO WWW.CNAVGNSS.COM noting the importance to maintain the full inland river system. One way to solve the chronic shortfall for waterways maintenance money is educating the public, said Bob Wetta of DSC Dredge LLC and POSITION YOURSELF FOR SUCCESS WEDA president. He said a new initiative to educate the public and promote awareness will be a Web site entitled “Why is Dredging Good?” which is up and running at www.whyisdredg- QUALITY SERVICE 24/7 inggood.com. “We’re not doing a good job letting every- one know what dredging is all about,” Wetta  said. Dredging provides safe navigation for Easy to use ships and barges; mining for sand, gravel and  GPS/GLONASS  minerals; clean up of the environment and aqua- Dual networks  culture farms; restoration of land and coastal Updated QA/QC protection.  Precise-Stable-Reliable Without adequate dredging, international 5cm accuracy worldwide trade will come to a halt, returning the United States to a barter system, because “we will only be able to trade amongst ourselves,” Wetta said. “Thirteen million port jobs and 2.4 billion tons of cargo move annually because of dredging. 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www.dredgemag.com | IDR ND11 29 Mississippi and the Texas border, will be spent of the four Conrad yards in Louisiana and Tex- between Morgan City and New Orleans, and as. Hubert said a split-hull hopper dredge was a along the Alternative Route between Morgan complicated vessel to build because of complex City and Port Allen. As part of the Port of New systems and limited onboard space. The power Orleans dredging, some points in Morgan City point presentation showed a neat layout of hy- will be dredged. draulics and electrical lines. Optimizing dredging efficiency was the top- New Dredge Murden ic of Dr. Bob Randall’s discussion of the Dredge Conrad Industries sponsored a bus trip to Tow Tank at Texas A&M University. The tank Morgan City the day before the meeting to tour is 150 feet long and 12 feet wide. In the middle the Corps’ new, almost-finished hopper dredge is a five-foot-deep sediment pit, where cameras Murden, named for Bill Murden, a longtime and sensors can record the loads and efficien- Corps employee who designed the dredge cy of various dredges being tested, including Wheeler, and was known as Mr. Dredging. dredging where there is a lot of debris. Skip Hubert describes the progress of the Skip Hubert and Gary Lipely gave an over- “Engineering with Nature” was the topic new Corps Dredge Murden. view of the dredge with photos and a descripton of two presentations made by scientists at the Corps’ Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg. Section modera- tor Ed Creef said that engineers must consider NEW CONSTRUCTION the unintentional consequences of Corps proj- ects, including adverse effects, “while seeking DECK BARGES FOR 2011 ways to expand and sustain the benefits we pro- duce from our projects.” FOR SALE OR LONG-TERM CHARTER Dr. Todd Bridges said in addressing the WEDA audience, he is mostly “preaching to the choir” about the importance of dredging. Such an assembly of USACE staff, dredging industry representatives, and engineering organizations is inclined to think that it’s the environmental NGOs (non-government organizations) along with regulatory and resource agencies who need to change their thinking about dredging. But he challenged meeting attendees by sug- gesting that maybe they needed to change some of their thinking as well. He said that “maintaining the status quo is not an option.” The navigation program’s “En- gineering With Nature initiative will move us beyond the status quo as we shape engineering practices in the 21st century.” For instance, Bridges said that “as we seek to better align engineering processes with the natural processes operating within the system, we will find ways to be more operationally ef- First Barge Specifi cations Second Barge Specifi cations ficient while producing more project benefits, including environmental benefits.” In cases where it makes sense to move sedi- Rake Bow, Box Stern – Crane Barge* Rake Bow, Box Stern – Cargo Barge* ment farther away from the channel to reduce 150’x54’x8’ with 4 Spud Wells 200’x35’x10’9” 5/8” Deck (Center 24’) 1/2” Deck (outer 15’) 5/8” Deck (center 16’) 1/2” Deck (outer 9’6’’) channel filling, more opportunities for beneficial 1/2” Bilge Knuckles– 12” Radius 1/2” Bilge Knuckles– 12” Radius uses of dredged material can be pursued. 5/8” Stern Transom with 3/4” Corners 1/2” Stern Transom with 3/4” Stern Log Large beneficial use projects like the Poplar 3/8” Sides, Bottom and all Bulkheads 3/4” Corners and Head Log Island project in Chesapeake Bay, which will Twin Longitudinal Bulkheads (18’ centers) 3/8” Sides, Bottom and all Bulkheads create about 1,700 acres of habitat at a cost of 16 Watertight Compartments Centerline Longitudinal Bulkheads Heavy Duty Framing 14 Watertight Compartments $668 million, are difficult to envision in the Transverse Truss Frames on 5’ Centers Heavy Duty Framing future, given current economics and budgets. Continuous 3/4”x6” Upper and Lower Rub Bars Transverse Truss Frames on 5’ Centers Bridges said we will need to find new, more ef- Sand Blasted and Painted Exterior Continuous 3/4”x6” Upper and Lower Rub Bars ficient ways of accomplishing our mission. Painted Interior Voids Sand Blasted and Painted Exterior Best practices in regard to Engineering With Heavy Duty 24”x60’ Spuds Available Cargo Bin Wall–One Side Nature, illustrated by past and current projects around the country, provide a solid foundation *aBS CLaSSeD, +ai Barge unreStriCteD SerViCe WitH LOaD Line/StaBiLitY Letter for addressing the growing emphasis on benefi- cial uses of dredged materials. He cited the use of river training structures Eagle Fabrication, LLC such as chevron dikes in the Mississippi River that accomplished engineering objectives by #1 Riverview Ave. | Sauget, IL 62201 maintaining the river channel, while also creat- p. 618-875-1153 | f. 618-875-1505 ing habitat diversity. Dr. Burton Suedel cited another project, one [email protected] in South Korea, in which a structured decision- continued on page 35

30 IDR ND11 | www.dredgemag.com International Dredging Review 2011 Index of Articles A listing of all articles appearing this year. Some articles are in several locations. Contact the Circulation Department ([email protected]) to obtain back issues or copies of articles.

Key to issue numbers #1 - January/February #3 - May/June #5 - September/October #2 - March/April #4 - July/August #6 - November/December

BY-LINE ARTICLES Monterey, #2, pp. 26-27 Chapter Meeting Sees Record Attendance, Adams, Richard: Dredging It Up - a poem, #5, #2, pp. 22-23 pg. 19 Salzano, Carlo: Contractors Gather in Wash- ington D.C. for Annual Dredging Meeting Wells, Kenneth: New York District Corps and Castagna, JoAnne: Dredging at Plum Island #4, pp. 12 City Officials Break Ground on Bronx- Or Creates Depth for Ferry and Provides Sand chard Beach Project, #1, pp. 20-21 for Beaches and Berms, #4, pp. 8-10 Spencer, Jr., Nelson: WEDA Gulf Coast Restored Gem of a Beach Sparkles This Sum- mer, #5, pp. 9-10

Cohen, Marsha: A First, Gigantic Step - the Passaic River Cleanup Begins, #6, pp. 11-14 CEDA and IADC to Hold Forum on Early Con- tractor Involvement in June, #3, pg. 26 Nineteenth World Dredging Congress Drew World Experts to China, #1, pp. 25-27

Kulbeth, Mike and Harkins, Victoria: DEL Tank Uses Dewatering System to Clarify Slurry and Restore Texas Hill Country Land- mark, #3, pp. 7-9

Lightsey, Lara: The Recession is Over for DSC, Business is Back to Normal, #3, pg. 14

Murray, David: Charleston Dredge Study Hanging By Earmark Thread, #2, pg. 20 DCI Orders New Hopper Dredge While India Opens Dredging to Private Investment, #2, pp. 20-21 Feds Allow Offshore Sand Use for NASA Facil- ity, #5, pg. 8 In Los Angeles – Middle Harbor Project to Be- gin; Gambol Effort Ends, #3, pg. 28 Mombasa Deepening Begins, #4, pg. 25 Port of Hickman Living on Knife-Edge, #6, pg. 38 SEMOPort Reports Shipping Increase, #2, pg. 32 Singapore Boom Fuels Asian Sand Crisis, #1, pp. 13-14

Padman, David: Nineteenth World Dredging Congress Drew World Experts to China, #1, pp. 25-27

Powers, Judith: Angela Premo Receives 2011 Murden Award, #4, pg. 12 Brian Boyle Describes Acquisition Process in L.W. Matteson Sale to GLDD, #2, pg. 21 Dredging Colleagues Help: Seven Sisters, One Goal, #3, pg. 38 Low Use Pilot Program Seeks Local Funding for Shallow Draft Federal Channels, #4, pp. 6-9 Midwest Chapter Holds 2010 Meeting in Chi- cago, #2, pp. 24-26 Navy Channel Deepening Project Requires 50,000 Feet of Discharge Line, #4, pg. 14 WEDA Pacific Chapter Meeting Draws 93 to

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www.dredgemag.com | IDR ND11 37 Port of Hickman Living on Knife-Edge DREDGING HIGHlIGHts By David Murray f R om tHE Past Before modern dredging, Mississippi River ports lived at the mercy of rainfall forecasts and 30 YEARS AGO – 1981 river levels, not knowing sometimes from one MISSOURI Mississippi River month to the next during dry spells whether they The Gulf Coast chapter of the Western could continue to operate. Dredging Association met in New Orleans on November 12 and 13, in conjunction with For Hickman, Kentucky, those days are right the Texas A&M Annual Dredging Seminar. now. Due to dredging cutbacks by the Corps of The existing officers were re-elected for Engineers, Hickman harbor closed October for Hickman second terms. They were: Carl Hakenjos, four days beginning October 14, but reopened president; Steve Benton, first vice presi- October 18 after Mississippi River levels rose dent; Lou Mathews, second vice president; again, according to Amy Williamson, assistant KENTUCKY and Eric Tanzberger, secretary/treasurer. director of the Hickman-Fulton County River- port Authority. TENNESSEE The dredge Hydro-Pacific hit a submerged rock ledge in Outer Los Angeles Harbor, The Corps of Engineers, claiming the port’s 0 4 mi stopping the harbor deepening and giving cargo tonnage does not meet its minimum re- 0 2500 m quirement for new dredging cutoffs, has not rise to a review of soil samples and borings in order to discover the extent of the rock dredged the port’s Elvis J. Stahr Harbor for two Hickman is in the geographic center of a major years, and recently told the port it could not ex- grain producing area. formation. pect dredging this year either. 20 YEARS AGO – 1991 Williamson said the port was still receiving Fraser River Pile and Dredge of Richmond, barge cargoes at press time (October 31), and that B.C. Purchased GPS systems for their hop- barge companies have not yet had to light-load. per dredge Fraser Titan. This was the first “It’s about 20 feet out there right now,” she time GPS was used to position a dredge. told International Dredging Review. “We’re keeping an eye on the forecasting.”“What we To address change of condition claims need to remain mindful of is the fact that the based on material strength changes, the harbor is still in dire need of dredging and that Corps of Engineers developed a database this is a situation that will only continue to wors- of rock test results that enabled more exten- sive use of the point load test in dredging en over time,” Williamson said. “A solution to applications. The point load test provides a this problem has not been achieved, even if the strength index for hard rock materials in the ferry is operating and barges are being loaded field using a portable test apparatus. The or unloaded.” Unconfined Compressive Strength Data While not getting specific about ongoing ef- On the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, the Base System (PLUCS) stores, retrieves, forts to secure the dredging funds, Williamson Hickman Riverport is Kentucky’s only Mississippi summarizes and compares rock test data. says the region’s congressional delegation has River port. been well informed on the situation. 10 YEARS AGO – 2001 On September 22, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Tenn.) Riverport is the only public port on the east side Weeks Marine continued with their contract held a public meeting on the dredging situation of the Mississippi River in Kentucky. It is at Mile to remove all the debris from the World at Hickman’s county office building. Other of- 922 on the lower Mississippi in the Elvis J. Stahr Trade Center attack by barge to Staten Is- ficials present included Rep. Stephen Fincher, Harbor. Its Web site notes it is in the geographic land. By Monday, November 19, they had state Rep. Bill Sanderson, Obion County Mayor center of a major grain producing area. removed 100,000 tons of structural steel Benny McGuire and Fulton County Judge Ex- Williamson has said the harbor actually and 200,000 tons of debris trucked from the ecutive David Gallagher. handles a little more than a million tons a year, Ground zero site. This represented more Paul later told the Independence/Walton/ or just over the Corps’ supposed cutoff to qual- than 26,000 truckloads loaded onto barges Taylor Mill Journal News, “I spoke with users ify for dredging. The port serves clients across in two locations. The barges were moved to of the harbor, farmers and other members of the western Kentucky, northwest Tennessee and a staging area in Brooklyn, then delivered community to get their feel for what the har- southeast Missouri. About 70 percent of the har- in tows of three or four barges - the debris to Staten Island and the steel to recyclers bor meant to them.“Keeping the transportation bor traffic is agricultural and the rest is manu- modes open was important, and I will now look facturing-related traffic. in New Jersey. for ways to secure money for the operation. We The Panama Canal Culebra Cut widen- need to find savings somewhere, but we need to Low Water Not Affecting Ferry – Yet ing program was completed on November invest in our infrastructure as well. I’m going Despite the low water in Hickman Harbor, 7 – a year ahead of schedule. The project to work with Congressman Whitfield to find a the ferry between Hickman, Kentucky and allowed simultaneous transit of two Pana- solution as soon as possible.” Dorena, Missouri was still operating at press max-type vessels, increasing the canal’s Founded in 1978, the Hickman-Fulton County continued on page 35 operating capacity by 20 percent.

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