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After making origins of the country to find the foundation for – hadn’t passed waterways legislation in seven a blind start in the this strong federal role in transportation. years, and the tax system set up to fund the wa- dredging industry After a poor try the first time around, the terways wasn’t being used for that. without much knowl- framers of the Constitution came to under- The waterways were in need of a good P.R. edge about its intrica- stand the importance of the federal government campaign, and they got a great one – from co- cies, I was immedi- in maintaining public works for commerce. I alitions like RAMP and other members of Con- ately struck over and found it fascinating that part of the reason the gress and Congressional committees that got over at the beginning Articles of Confederation failed was because the word out about WRRDA – like the What Is by how much our they didn’t provide Congress with a means to WRRDA? booklet. Congressman Schuster even economy depends on regulate commerce between the states. In fact, put out a YouTube video about WRRDA (www. dredging and the U.S. a dispute between Maryland and Virginia re- youtube.com/watch?v=vSF7Uje6z_E). Army Corps of En- garding navigation rights on the Potomac River We, in the dredging industry, are accustomed gineers to keep the waterways open and goods was one reason for convening the Constitutional to hearing about these things. Most people that flowing, not to mention flood protection, recre- Convention. I didn’t remember that from Amer- I meet in this industry are extremely proud of ation and national security. And I’m sure I’m ican History class. what they do, and I think it is, in part, a sense of still missing some there. Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution direct- being part of something bigger, something that In a conference booklet put together by the ed Congress to establish post roads and regulate feels important. House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) interstate commerce, laying the groundwork for It’s not hard to preach to the choir, and we committee, entitled What Is WRRDA?, the high- the robust infrastructure network to come. often do, but bringing attention to issues in the lights emphasized not only the importance of Most people don’t think about the impor- nation at large is the responsibility of the mari- our maritime infrastructure, but the need for a tance of WRRDA everyday, or the federal re- time industry interests, espcially the dredging strong federal responsibility in keeping it sound. sponsibility to our infrastructure, or the need sector, which has done this and will continue to Until the Water Resources Reform and Devel- for dredging in their everyday lives. I didn’t do it. opment Act (WRRDA) of 2014 had been passed think about it two years ago. Most people don’t As Barry Holliday said after WRRDA was this May, Congress had been silent for years and realize how quickly the grocery shelves and passed on May 23, the legislation authorizes abandoned its role in maintaining the vital wa- gas stations would empty if that network sud- a phase-in of the HTMF money, and we must terway infrastructure. denly stopped working. Most people take it for support RAMP and the other advocacy groups In addition to numerous facts about the tril- granted that groceries and gasoline will be there. in making sure the appropriations for necessary lions of dollars of goods and millions of jobs This lack of attention to what it takes to make dredging projects are increased starting now. that are dependent on maritime transportation, those things happen is evidenced no better than and the benefit-to-cost ratio for flood protection, in the fact that Congress – the very people who Anna Townshend What Is WRRDA? also went backwards to the are supposed to be thinking about these things Editor, IDR

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By Judith Powers

In June, Commander (Ret.) Lawrence M. Patella will step down as executive director of the Western Dredging Association (WEDA), ex- actly 22 years after he became executive director and 34 years after taking his first committee position with WEDA. The move is a natural progression. This was Commander Patella’s third career, following 31 years in the U.S. Navy and 20 years as manager of the Navigation Division at the Port of Port- land, Oregon. “We’ve had a good run,” Commander Patella said, referring to himself and his wife Nancy, who performs administrative duties for the organization. “I’m ready to step down,” he said. And the WEDA Board of Directors now comprises individuals who are anxious to have a more hands-on role in running the organization. “Many changes are happening,” Ram Mo- han said. He was elected president of WEDA at the 2013 annual meeting. “Larry did a great job over the years, and now the board wants to be more active,” he said. Nancy and Larry Patella at CONEXPO in Las Vegas in March. When Commander Patella took over the job at the 13th annual WEDA meeting in Mobile, tours of the local area, which enables spouses who are interested in re-establishing that chap- Alabama, in May 1992, he was given a salary, and friends of the attendees to get to know each ter, Mohan said. And the board wants to con- a budget for administrative aid, and the job of other. centrate on other countries – Brazil, Panama and running the organization. He managed the The new board of directors plans to build on Colombia, as well as others, which will require memberships, sustaining memberships, dues Commander Patella’s legacy. active travel and interaction, he said. and mailing list. He selected the venue for each “We’re re-branding the annual meeting to Last year, Mohan sent the members an an- annual meeting, visiting hotels and cities, mak- evolve with the times,” Mohan said. The new nouncement that a new executive director was ing a selection, negotiating maximum services name is Dredging Summit & Expo, an apt name being sought. from the hotel, and making sure the contract was for an event of this size and importance.” “We have received eight or nine good can- honored in every detail. He instituted the trade In addition, committees will be formed to didates,” Mohan said on April 14. These can- show at the annual meetings, which provided a handle various functions, each under the leader- didates are being interviewed by a committee draw for vendors and became a major source of ship of a board member. consisting of Ram Mohan, Marcel Hermans, revenue for the organization. He established all The technical paper committee will continue Tom Verna, Alan Alcorn, Bill Hussin and Bob the awards, the first one being Dredger of the as always, with Robert Ramsdell of GLDD tak- Wetta. That group will create a short list of two Year, which was awarded to George Watts at the ing Ram Mohan’s position as chair. Bob Ran- or three, and the selected individual will be an- 14th annual WEDA meeting in Atlantic City, dall of TAMU, Julie Rosati of USACE ERDC, nounced at the meeting in Toronto in June. New Jersey, in May 1993. He encouraged the Vicksburg, and Robert Wetta, president of DSC, Patella has been retained by WEDA as con- chapters to hold their own local meetings, rather are committee members. sultant to the new executive director and to the than as sub-events at the WEDA annual meet- An events committee will handle finding lo- board members. During an interview in March ing, which spurred the growth of the chapters, cations for the annual meetings. A membership at the Conexpo-ConAgg show in Las Vegas, he and created top-notch regional dredging events. survey Mohan conducted after the 2013 meeting told IDR that already he is getting many requests Patella helped and supported the Mexico showed that members want venues in dredging for help and advice from the board members. Chapter, which met in Mexico City in 1993, locations with dredging-related field trip possi- Conexpo-ConAgg takes place every three 1995, 1996 and 1997. The leaders of that group bilities, and those will be a priority for the venue years at the Las Vegas Convention Center, and retired or moved on after 1997, and the meet- choices. The committee will present its choice one of Patella’s self-assigned duties for the past ings were not continued. Larry and Nancy Patella to the executive director, who will then organize 20-plus years has been to take the WEDA dis- managed mailings and bookings for those meet- the meeting, including the accompanying per- play to the event. Situated in the main lobby ings, and also attended them all. Commander Pa- sons program. with the other trade organizations, the WEDA tella worked with dredging people in Panama and An awards committee will handle the nomi- booth is a gathering place for aggregate dredg- Brazil to establish meetings in those countries, nations and selection of the Dredger of the Year, ers and others interested in dredging, and pro- providing organizational support, including han- the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Safety vides a place where WEDA members can dis- dling the mailings and other administrative tasks, Award and Environmental Awards. play their business cards, company literature and encouraging attendees and exhibitors from A communications committee will manage and even equipment models. It is a source of the U.S. and elsewhere to participate. He has at- letters and emails going to the members, with dredging literature for the 150,000 attendees tended every WEDA annual meeting since 1980, emphasis on what information would be of the at the show. He touts WEDA to all who come as well as most chapter meetings, and has helped most interest, and at a pre-scheduled frequency. within hearing range of the booth, and collects the chapter officers when needed in dealing with The website committee will make additions a surprising number of new memberships. One hotels and in organizing the events. and improvements that will increase the value of person renewed with cash this year, and refused Nancy Patella, besides helping in office the site to the members. a receipt, saying that he had seen Commander administration, has taken charge of the accom- The Board also wants to concentrate on Lat- Patella at every Conexpo for 20 years, always panying persons program at each WEDA meet- in America, continuing Patella’s efforts. alone, always working for the organization. ing, including organizing a daily breakfast and There is a new group of people in Mexico

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www.dredgemag.com | IDR JUN 14 7 Helens erupted in May 1980, filling the Colum- bia River and tributaries with abrasive volcanic ash, and in succeeding years Patella dealt with the extreme wear caused by dredging that ash, including installing rubber liners on the dredge pump, then reporting the results in a technical paper at a WEDA annual meeting. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1947 and in the next decade, advanced through the ranks to chief petty officer. In 1958, he was selected for Officer Candidate School and received a commission as ensign that June. From November 1965 through January 1976 he served as the commanding officer of three warships and as the executive officer of a fourth. During the evacua- tion of South Vietnam, he supervised the evacu- ation of some of the 35,000 South Vietnamese refugees at the end of the war. Commander Patella’s Military awards include: Bronze Star with Combat V, four Navy Commendation medals, Combat Action Ribbon, Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Unit Citation (2nd award), and Good Conduct Medal (3rd Always finding ways to help, Patella brought hundreds of lanyards to the WEDA booth, which Award). was next to the main entrance at CONEXPO in March, saving attendees a long walk to the He retired from the Navy in February 1978. registration area. Ram Mohan concluded: “I’ve known Larry Patella since 1993, and I know for sure that no Patella Had Varied Career sigh of gratitude. other person has done so much for WEDA over Commander Patella began serving WEDA at By 1992, he had advanced to president of the the years, and has steered the organization to the Ninth World Dredging Conference (WOD- organization, when Chairman William R. Mur- what it is today. Larry and his wife Nancy were CON) in Vancouver, B.C., in October 1980. den tapped him for executive director, having always 100 percent for WEDA, and it is always WEDA members from the Western Hemisphere filled many of the positions in the organization. a pleasure to see them at the annual conferences were gathered in a large speaker’s hall for a busi- In those years, he was managing the Naviga- and elsewhere. Through this transition, I wish ness meeting, and newly-elected president Carl tion Division of the Port of Portland, and made Larry and Nancy all the very best in their future Hakenjos asked for a volunteer to handle mem- improvements on the dredge and in operations endeavors and sincerely hope they will stay in bership. After an uncomfortable silence, Larry that increased production of the 31-inch cutter- touch with WEDA in the future.” Patella offered to do the job, and all breathed a head dredge Portland by 43 percent. Mount St. Damen Delivers Cutter Suction Dredge to Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Damen has delivered a CSD500 cutter suction dredge to the harbors of Port Harcourt in Nigeria for maintenance dredging. (See map on page 12.) The dredge was assembled on the beach and pushed and tugged into the sea over a wooden ramp. For transport to Nigeria, the portable dredge was disassembled and loaded onto a ship. In Ni- geria, the pontoons and control cabin were hoist- ed from the transport ship onto trucks, driven to the assembly location and unloaded on the beach. The crew and a Damen field service engineer assembled the cutter suction dredge using hoisting gear available locally. With the main pontoon on a wooden ramp, the assembled dredge was then Damen delivered a CSD500 cutter suction dredge to perform maintenance dredging in Port pushed into the sea by two bulldozers, assisted Harcourt, Nigeria. by a tug pulling the other end. Damen said the dredge design allows it to be deployed anywhere. The CSD500 cutter suction dredge will do maintenance dredging at a depth of 16 meters (about 52.5 feet) in the wide Port Harcourt area. It was delivered in April 2014 and started work immediately. The dredge pump has a mixture capacity of 4,000 cubic meters (about 5,232 cubic yards) per hour, with a swing width of 40 meters (about 131 feet). The delivery in Nigeria included floating pipeline, land-based pipeline, a complete spares The disassembled dredge travelled to Nigeria The crew assembles the slide for launching package and two weeks of crew training by Da- via transport ship. It was trucked to where it the dredge. men. will work, and assembled on the beach.

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By Judith Powers dredging sand from a creek or river, and pump- who, along with Harold Morgan, designed and Photos by Dale Degelman ing it onto marshy, swampy areas to firm up the built the first Mud Cat dredge in 1962. Dale ground so structures such as roads or houses, followed in his father’s footsteps and chose a Ten years ago, John Davids Dredging of Ni- can be built there,” he said. “This is the same as dredging career, and has been in Nigeria manag- geria purchased a dredge from Ellicott to pump how most of Florida was developed, and nearly ing dredging projects for the past seven years. sand for road base, a pattern that expanded as all new civil construction in the Niger Delta is He provided IDR with a description and photos African contractors purchased more and more done in this manner,” he said. of the project to illustrate the work involved in dredges from manufacturers around the world. Dale Degelman is general manager of John building a road through dense jungle. “John Davids was one of the first buyers of Davids Dredging, and is at work on a Nigerian “The project completes a contract that an- Ellicott dredges from when we got heavily in- road building project that will connect Tinapa, a other company attempted and failed to complete volved about 10 years ago,” Paul Quinn said. newly-built resort and Free Trade Zone, to the in 1999,” Degelman said. “It involves creating a Quinn is vice president of sales for Ellicott, and village of Adiabo Eseku – approximately 15 ki- roadbed through dense jungle, pumping in sand has been a frequent visitor to Nigeria in the past lometers (about 9.3 miles). The contract is val- using an Ellicott 370 Dragon to a stockpile, then decade. ued at 4.3 billion Naira, or US$ 25,294,117. moving sand to the site using dry equipment,” “A typical use of our dredges in Nigeria is Degelman is the son of Norbert Degelman, he said. By late April, the crew had built nine

A crewboat glides along the creek toward the project site.

The site of the stockpile next to an un-named creek where the dredge will work. Degel- man’s crew hand-cleared an area to begin stockpiling. The road crosses the creek at this point. The crew on the completed stockpile site, ready to receive sand slurry from the dredge.

A marsh buggy clears away vegetation in the The road location before clearing. 30-meter-wide (about 9.8-foot-wide) roadway.

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The Ellicott 370 Dragon pumps sand from a nearby creek to the stockpile.

A backhoe digs from the stockpile as the dredge discharge continues to fill it with The earth-moving equipment Degelman and crew barged across the river to the road site. sand.

A dozer levels sand on the roadway. This view of the unfinished roadway, looking back toward the completed section, gives a sense of the amount of sand needed to stabi- lize the area.

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www.dredgemag.com | IDR JUN 14 13 Congress Passes Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014

- Neches waterway, which will have more than Fund (HMTF), which is collected from the Har- By Anna Townshend $115 million in annual benefits. This critical bor Maintenance Tax (HMT), has been under- waterway transports more than 100,000 tons utilized for water resources infrastructure. Now, On May 15, the conference report to H.R. of goods every year, is the nation’s top port for WRRDA targets expenditures from HMTF for 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Devel- movement of commercial military goods, and is port projects to increase each year, until 2025, opment Act of 2014 (WRRDA 2014), was filed. vital to the nation’s energy security.” where 100 percent of the funds collected will go The House approved the measure 412 to 4 on She also mentioned Corps projects at the to operation and maintenance (O&M) activities May 20, and the Senate approved it 91 to 7 on Port of Jacksonville, Florida, to address danger- (Sec. 2101). May 22, ending in success a five-year effort to ous cross currents that create safety concerns for The Corps must also review O&M needs an- allocate for waterways maintenance all funds ships entering and exiting this port and to deepen nually and submit them in the President’s annual collected through the Harbor Maintenance Tax, the overall port. The Boston Harbor deepening budget to Congress (Sec. 2102). This section which was enacted by the Water Resources De- project to 50 feet will prevent heavier traffic in also establishes a new prioritization for future velopment Act of 1986. the busy Northeastern corridor by allowing larger annual expenditures for eligible harbors. Following the Senate vote, the measure went vessels coming through the new Panama Canal to From 2015 to 2022, the Corps must allocate to President Obama, who has said that he will transport cargo all the way north to Boston. no less than 10 percent of O&M funds (equal sign it. In addition to project authorizations, the bill to the appropriated value in fiscal year 2012) to “A great day, again thanks to all for your sup- makes efforts to streamline the delivery process address the needs of emerging harbors. The report and hard work!” Barry Holliday wrote to for infrastructure projects and boost participa- maining 90 percent, within that 2012 baseline, supporters. Holliday is executive director of the tion from non-federal sponsors. The following will address other harbor needs on an equitable Dredging Contractors of America and a founder summarizes many of the important sections from basis. For funds above the baseline, from 2015 to and director of RAMP – Realize America’s Mar- WRRDA 2014, relevant to the dredging industry. 2024, the Corps must direct 90 percent of such itime Promise, which was established in 2009 to funds to high-use and modern-use harbor proj- advocate for and pass this legislation. Studies and Permitting ects and 10 percent to emerging harbors. “Now RAMP is more needed than ever,” The WRRDA legislation takes measures to After WRRDA’s passage, Gary Moore, in- Holliday said. “WRRDA authorizes a phase-in streamline the study, permitting and authoriza- terim executive director for the Port of Los An- of HMTF funds, but it is now up to the appro- tion process. Final feasibility reports must be geles, the largest container port in the U.S., said priators to increase the Corps appropriations completed in three years from initiation, and for “The Water Resources Reform Development Act levels. All of the great organizations that have $3 million. (Sec. 1001). In addition, it creates an makes an important advancement toward a more worked so hard to get the message out will have accelerated process in which the Corps no longer equitable allocation of harbor maintenance dol- to continue reaching out to their respective mem- has to conduct a reconnaissance study prior to a lars.” Under former HMTF levels, large ports bers and encouraging them to support a Corps feasibility study (Sec. 1002). like the Port of Los Angeles, that contribute huge of Engineers budget that reflects the WRRDA The permit process will also be accelerated, amounts of the money to the fund, only saw a intent,” he said. allowing the Corps to accept funds from non- fraction of that returned in project funding. The Dredging Contractors of America have federal public interests for a period of seven Underserved harbors will also get no less planned a celebration of the passage at their an- years, and will not slow down the permitting than five percent of the funds from 2015 to 2024, nual Congressional Reception on June 24. process for applicants not in the program (Sec. and no less than 10 percent will go to fund proj- WRRDA 2014 is the first water resources 1006). ects within the Great Lakes Navigation System. legislation to be passed since 2007. It autho- The Alaska District also got a boost in budget rizes more than 30 Corps of Engineers projects, Non-Federal Sponsors consideration, by its inclusion in the existing streamlines the permitting process and institutes WRRDA also increased the flexibility for remote and subsistence harbors program (Sec. other reforms and changes in how water projects non-federal interests and private sector invest- 2104). are funded. ments to fund water resource projects them- WRRDA also establishes the Water Infra- In May 2013, the Senate passed S.601, the selves (Sec. 1015), and the Corps can assume structure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, Water Resources Development Act of 2013; operation and maintenance responsibilities for to promote innovative financing measures for H.R. 3080. The Water Resources Reform and certain navigation project that were built by non- flood damage reduction, ecosystem restoration Development Act of 2013 passed the House on federal partners (Sec. 1016). and navigation projects (Sec. 5021 and 5026). October 23, 2013, and since then, the two had In the past, different interpretations of the Funding appropriations will start at $20 million been crafting a bill combining the two – lead by WRDA 2007 led to a lack of execution for au- for 2015 and increase each year to $50 million Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), chairman of the thorized credits on individual projects. The new for 2019. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) legislation requested technical assistance from Committee, Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), chairman the Corps to draft a credit provision that could Deauthorization and Backlogs of the House Transportation and Infrastructure be applied to all Corps projects, ensuring that Because of the lack of water resources leg- Committee (T&I), Senator David Vitter (R-LA), non-federal project sponsors receive credit for islation and insufficient continuing resolutions EPW Committee Ranking Member, and Rep. in-kind contributions to federal water resources for funding, many authorized projects in recent Nick Rahall (D-WV), Transportation Committee development projects (Sec. 1018). years have stalled or been left behind. The new Ranking Member. To help incorporate non-federal assistance, WRRDA legislation de-authorizes many inactive The T&I Committee said the conference re- the Corps must implement a pilot program to projects. Projects eligible for de-authorization port, “represents the bipartisan, bicameral agree- evaluate the cost-effectiveness and project deliv- include those authorized prior to WRDA 2007 ment between the House and Senate conferees ery efficiency of allowing non-federal sponsors that have not begun construction and those that responsible for negotiating a final measure be- to carrying out studies and projects (Sec. 1042 have begun construction but have not received tween the House and Senate-passed versions of and 5014). The latter section designates at least funds in the past six years. The Corps must list the bill.” 15 authorized projects to be financed in partner- no less than $18 billion in federal projects to de- In her floor speech, May 21, Senator Boxer ship with non-federal sponsors. authorize (Sec. 6001). said, ”The bill will allow construction of vital To prevent future backlogs, the authorization port projects across the country. These include a Harbors and Funding for any project will sunset after seven years, un- project in Texas to widen and deepen the Sabine Historically, the Harbor Maintenance Trust less construction has started (Sec. 6003).

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NAVIGATION Sabine-Neches Waterway, LA and TX July 22, 2011 $1,114,040,000 Jacksonville Harbor, Milepoint, FL Apr. 30, 2012 $37,160,000 Savannah Harbor, GA Aug. 17, 2012 $706,000,000 Freeport Harbor , TX Jan. 7, 2013 $239,300,000 Canaveral Harbor, FL Feb. 25, 2013 $41,070,000 Boston Harbor, MA Sept. 30, 2013 $310,980,000 Lake Worth Inlet, FL Apr. 16, 2014 $88,531,000 Jacksonville Harbor, FL Apr. 16, 2014 $609,900,000

FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT Topeka, KS Aug. 24, 2009 $26,710,000 American River Watershed, Natomas Basin, CA Dec. 30, 2010 $1,147,280,000 Cedar River, IA Jan. 27, 2011 $112,510,000 Fargo-Moorhead Metro, MN and ND Dec. 19, 2011 $1,924,300,000 Ohio River Shoreline, KY May 16, 2012 $20,260,000 Jordon Creek, MO Aug/ 26, 2013 $20,860,000 Orestimba Creek, CA Sept. 25, 2013 $45,330,000 Sutter Basin, CA Mar. 12, 2014 $688,930,000 Truckee Meadows, NV Apr. 11, 2014 $280,820,000

HURRICANE, STORM DAMAGE RISK REDUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION West Onslow Beach and New River Inlet, NC Sept. 28, 2009 Initial cost: $46,350,00, Renourishment cost: $138,820,000 Surf City and North Topsail Beach, NC Dec. 30, 2010 Initial: $46,350,000; Renourishment: $138,820,000 San Clemente Shoreline, CA Apr. 15, 2012 Initial: $11,410,000; Renourishment: $87,670,000 Walton County, FL July 16, 2013 Initial: $64,090,000; Renourishment: $107,560,000 Morganza to the Gulf, LA July 8, 2013 $10,300,000,000 Mississippi Coastal Improvement Program, MS Sept. 15, 2009 $1,066,620,000 Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island, MD Aug. 24, 2009 $1,908,850,000 Everglaes Retoration Plan, Callosahatchee River West Basin Storage Project, FL Mar. 11, 2010 and Jan. 6, 2011 $626,600,000 Callosahatchee River West Basin Storage Project, FL $626,600,000 Louisiana Coastal Area Dec. 20, 2010 $1,627,000,000 Marsh Lake, MN Dec. 30, 2011 $10,400,000 Everglades Restoration Plan, C-111 Spreader Canal Western Project, FL Jan. 30, 2012 $174,560,000 CERP Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetland, FL May 2, 2013 $197,020,000 Broward County Water Preserve Area, FL May 21, 2012 $896,140,000 Barataria Basin Barrier, LA June 22, 2012 $495,000,000 Neuse River Basin, NC Apr. 22, 2012 $36,660,000 Lynnhaven River, VA Mar. 27, 2014 $35,110,000 Willamette River Floodplain Restoration, OR Jan. 6, 2014 $42,155,000

Authorizations and Accountability Port Authorities (AAPA). At its annual spring better accommodating the larger vessels that are The de-authorizations in the WRRDA legis- conference in March, AAPA jointly bestowed its the new standard in global shipping,” Foltz said. lation more than cover those projects authorized “Port Person of the Year” award on Sen. Boxer The port said the bill officially lifts the spend- by the new legislation, estimated at $6 billion. and Rep. Shuster, although both postponed ac- ing limit set when legislators first authorized the Thirty-four water resources projects that have cepting their awards until after Congress passed project in 1999. completed review were authorized (Sec. 7002). the final water resources bill. “With the understanding that we’ll have a For a list of authorized projects, the initial date “Now these two highly respected congres- federal-state split on funding, Georgia has lived of the Chief of Engineers’ recommendation and sional committee leaders can accept the awards up to its promises. We’ve now put aside $266 the estimated costs, see the accompanying chart. that are very much their due,” Kurt Nagle, AAPA million — the total state share,” Foltz said. To determine priorities on authorizations for president and CEO, said. Once the president signs WRRDA into law, the future, Congress will consider the Report to With big project authorizations in Jacksonville Georgia will enter into a Project Partnership Congress on Future Water Resources Develop- ready to turn into active projects, Brian Taylor, Agreement (PPA) with the Corps. The PPA de- ment, which the Corps must put together annual- Jacksonville Port Authority CEO, called WRRDA fines how the costs of the project will be shared ly to recommend necessary projects and request “a huge win for our region and our state.” between the state and federal government. proposals from non-federal interests for project WRRDA cleared the way for construction Foltz said he expects to have a binding PPA authorizations, studies and modifications to ex- to begin on the Savannah Harbor Expansion within 90 days, allowing accelerated use of isting projects (Sec. 7001). Project, and Georgia Ports Authority Executive Georgia’s portion of the funding. These funds Many ports, legislators and the dredging in- Director Curtis Foltz called the bill’s passage “a will be credited against the state’s ultimate cost dustry have championed the new WRRDA leg- critical milestone.” share at the end of construction. islation, including the American Association of “Today’s action is an important step toward In Maryland, Governor O’Malley, said

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www.dredgemag.com | IDR JUN 14 17 WRRDA will enable the Port of Baltimore to Island restoration is dedicated to the memory of the federal government. continue key dredging projects and environmen- dredging industry mentor William R. Murden. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) tal initiatives. The Corps Galveston District received au- prepared a cost estimate for the 2014 conference “Two projects crucial to the Port of Baltimore thorization for deepening of the Freeport Ship report agreement in May. Based on information and our efforts to protect jobs and the environ- Channel to 55 feet, deepening of the Sabine- from the Corps and the Environmental Protec- ment will now be able to move forward: the Neches Waterway to 48 feet and will reauthorize tion Agency, CBO estimated that implementing continued development and expansion of Poplar the Corpus Christi Ship Channel for widening the legislation would cost $5.4 billion over the Island as well as future development of mid- and deepening to 52 feet. 2015 to 2019 period. For the next 20 years, CBO Chesapeake Bay Islands,” O’Malley said. “This Chief of the Project Management Branch, estimated that spending over the 2020 to 2024 legislation strengthens Maryland’s ongoing en- Galveston District, Bill Wise, said that WRRDA period would total $6.9 billion, with additional vironmental protection efforts by continuing to authorization for the projects will allow federal spending continuing for many years after 2024. fund and expand our nationally-recognized pro- funding to flow to the project, but because of the Specifically for water resources infrastruc- gram to rebuild long-eroded islands and create long-term scale and expense, federal funding ture, the estimated authorization level for 2015 wetlands that serve as wildlife sanctuaries. After will need to be appropriated each year on a ongo- is $628 million; $722 million for 2016; $915 decades of erosion, Poplar Island has been re- ing basis. Local and state governments share in million for 2017; $1.034 billion for 2018; and stored to its original capacity of 1,100 acres us- the total costs, which are approximately $1.825 $1.135 billion for 2019, totaling $4.433 billion ing dredged material,” he continued. The Poplar billion, with 58 percent, or $1.06 billion, paid by for the next five years. Ocean Expands Business to Central America and the Caribbean

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A Canadian company has broken into the international dredging market in recent months with a series of contracts it believes will pave the way for bigger ones. Until last year, Ocean Dredging DSM, Inc. of Quebec had never taken on a project outside of Canada. However, in the interest of expanding its business abroad, the company’s sales team traveled to Latin America and began making connections and meeting potential partners, according to spokesman Philippe Filion. A trade mission to Guadalajara led by Quebec Prime Minister Pauline Marois helped its cause. Ocean and 55 other Quebec companies who were interested in developing business in Mexico participated in the mission. At the time, Jean-Philippe Brunet, vice president for corporate and legal affairs, told the daily newspaper Le Soleil that “Mexicans usu- ally don’t deal with people that they don’t know. Ocean is not known to them; a relationship based on trust is not yet established. A partner gives us an opportunity to bid on public tenders Ocean Dredging DSM, Inc. expands business to Mexico at the Port of Dos Bocas. in Mexico.” That’s precisely what happened. Ocean part- the project went smoothly, and the company Pedro de Macoris. The Ocean Traverse Nord nered with Mexican firm Dragados del Golfo, received positive feedback from both their part- was employed to extract 35,000 cubic meters and in October, Ocean announced that the partners in Mexico and the contractors. (46,000 cubic yards) of accumulated sediment, nership had won a contract to dredge the Port of Initially, Ocean had planned to return its a job that began on May 28 and was expected Dos Bocas in Mexico. Ocean sent its 1,180-cu- equipment to Quebec after the Dos Bocas work to take 11 to 14 days. From there the vessel was bic-meter (1,543-cubic-yard) trailing suction was completed, but in the meantime it had bid scheduled to travel to Dominican capital Santo hopper dredge Ocean Traverse Nord – the larg- on another contract in Mexico to dredge the Port Domingo to dredge the port of Rio Haina, where est dredge ever built in Eastern Canada – on a of Vera Cruz, which it won. After awaiting the 70 percent of the country’s marine transporta- 20-day voyage from Quebec to Mexico. final contract to come through for about three tion is performed. There, Ocean will remove an The project in Dos Bocas involved remov- months, it removed 20,000 cubic meters (26,000 estimated 15,000 cubic meters (20,000 cubic ing 250,000 cubic meters (327,000 cubic yards) cubic yards) of accumulated sediment in that yards) of sediment. of sediment that had accumulated in one of the port, work that took 13 days. After that, the Ocean Traverse Nord will “two mouths” of the port. The sediment was “We benefited from the presence of Ocean return to Quebec, where it has annual dredg- placed on port property 500 meters (1,640 feet) Traverse Nord in the area to be able to complete ing obligations to complete, Filion said. But the from the dredge site. Partner Dragados del Golfo another contract in Mexico,” Filion said. company hopes to send the equipment back to then managed the dredged sediment, spreading By the time that contract was finished, two the Caribbean in the near future. the material across the bank. more contracts had been secured – these in the “These are good developments for us, be- The initial contract was for 60 days, but it Caribbean nation of Dominican Republic. Those cause until now Ocean was not known there,” was extended to 85 days to complete all work, contracts resulted from a separate trade mission Filion said. “We are hoping this is just the begin- Filion said. The 12-person crew was replaced to the Dominican Republic held in January. ning, because we have worked hard to get into once a month so workers could return to Can- The first of the Dominican contracts was these markets.” ada for rest and to see their families. Overall, for the maintenance dredging in the Port of San

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Gary Gallegos, chairman of the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC) and panel moderator; Gary Lee Moore, interim executive director for the Port of Los Angeles; Vanta E. Coda, executive director of Duluth Seaway Port Authority; Susan Monteverde, vice president for government relations for the American Association of Port Authorities; Curtis Whalen, executive director of the American Trucking Association, Intermodal Motor Carrier Conference; and Michael Vigneron, vice president of Atlantic Coast Division International Long- shoremen’s Association.

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) held its Second Maritime Strategy Symposium on May 6, at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. The first one was held in January, and both brought stakeholders together to discuss challenges and solutions to maritime issues. From the work at the symposiums, MARAD will work to develop a long-term national maritime strategy. At the beginning of his talk, Acting Mari- time Administrator Paul “Chip” Jaenichen said the first symposium hosted about 240 people and about 100 more online. Both symposiums Acting Deputy Secretary of Transportation were webcast live for viewers to watch via the Victor Mendez championed the TIGER grants Internet. for their work in funding ports. At the second symposium at the U.S. De- partment of Transportation Headquarters West of Transportation, submitted a proposal for the Atrium, Gary Gallegos, chairman of the Ma- reauthorization of highway infrastructure and rine Transportation System National Advisory safety programs, called the Grow America Act, Council (MTSNAC) and moderator for the a four-year, $302 billion program. The bill in- panel discussions, opened the event. MTSNAC cludes $5 billion for four more years of the TI- leads a coordinated approach with the private GER grant program, which through five rounds sector, as a non-federal body, to advise the sec- of grants, has directed $420 million to 33 port retary on marine transportation system issues. projects. Mendez said with another $600 mil- Acting Maritime Administrator Paul “Chip” Its membership consists of leaders from 29 lion in TIGER grants ready for authorization, Janeichen discussed the need for a viable, commercial transportation firms, port and water port projects should be very well represented. long-term maritime strategy. stakeholders, labor and federal, state and local He added that a lot of port projects funded public entities. through the TIGER program, prior to that grant To start the symposium, attendees heard would have had a very difficult time securing “Opportunity is knocking for our industry, from a group of speakers from the Maritime DOT funding, because of the way it’s structured but even when opportunity knocks, you have to Administration and the Department of Trans- and the way its programs are structured. get moving and answer the door, and that’s what portation, then three panel discussions on the In talking about the Grow America Act, we’re here to do today,” Jaenichen said. important stakeholders in the maritime strategy: Mendez said, “Sending that bill to Congress is a While championing the successes of the ports, domestic shipping, and shipyards and reflection of something we all feel very deeply maritime industry, like increased port traf- shipbuilding. and that is that the only way to fix America’s fic since the recession and the largest number Before the panel discussions, Acting Deputy transportation infrastructure is if everyone puts of vessels on order in a decade, the significant Secretary of Transportation Victor Mendez, their ideas on the table and has a very honest challenges to infrastructure will shape those is- reminded the attendees that the purpose of the discussion about how we can find common sues for the future. symposium was to hear from them. Mendez said ground and solutions,” Mendez said. On the port side, Jaenichen noted that only the timing of the symposium couldn’t be bet- The next speaker Jaenichen reiterated the a few ports are ready for post-Panamax ships, ter, as one week prior, Anthony Foxx, Secretary need for challenges and solutions. largely due to channel issues. A common

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Moore also identified competition means uncertainty and starting and stopping from Canadian and Mexican ports, as an impor- in projects. “That means adopting those appro- tant issue, especially on the West Coast. priations bills on time,” Wittman said. Although The next two panels addressed shipyards Wittman voted twice in August for Congress to and domestic shipping. The afternoon speakers Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA), co-chair stay behind until their work was done for that included Anthony Foxx, secretary of transpor- of the Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus, session, his colleagues, all but one, did not vote tation, and Bill Cooper, president of the Center who reiterated the need for port infrastruc- with him. for Liquefied Natural Gas, a non-profit trade ture improvements. The first panel of the symposium addressed association promoting and supporting the LNG port issues. Gallegos lead the discussion with industry. challenge among all the maritime transportation Gary Lee Moore, interim executive director for After lunch, attendees returned for breakout sectors is the rising population, which is expect- the Port of Los Angeles; Vanta E. Coda, execu- session on the three panel discussions, to facili- ed to grow by 80 million by 2050. The 30-year tive director of Duluth Seaway Port Authority, tate the exchange of ideas, identify concerns, plan in development by MARAD, Jaenichen the largest port area on the Great Lakes; Susan opportunities and issues facing the domestic said, will prepare for that growing future. Monteverde, vice president for government re- maritime industry. After the symposium, MARAD would begin lations for the American Association of Port Au- Following the symposium, MARAD has the work of developing the details of the na- thorities; Curtis Whalen, executive director of begun the work developing new policies to tional strategy, which Jaenichen said, would be the American Trucking Association, Intermodal keep America’s sealift capability robust, pro- much easier than implementing the individual Motor Carrier Conference; Michael Vigneron, tect long-term economic interests, and maintain actions in the strategy. He recognized that one vice president of Atlantic Coast Division Inter- the strategic asset of the U.S. Merchant Marine. strategy was not one-size-fits-all, and compro- national Longshoremen’s Association. MARAD said the strategy will ensure that the mises will need to be made. The panelists first identified important chal- domestic element of the Marine Transportation Next up for the morning speakers was Con- lenges in their areas of the industry, including System is modern and capable of meeting the gressman Rob Wittman (R-VA), co-chair of the funding and infrastructure challenges, conges- demands of the future. Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus, who also tion at ports, and the full use of the Harbor Great Lakes Joins Safety Week Celebration 2010 Custom Dredge By Anna Townshend on stretching and flexing and rigging techniques to man-overboard emergencies and protection Great Lakes Dock and Dredge Co. (GLDD) equipment. Project management teams and in- joined national and global construction compa- dividual employees coordinated the events, with nies in celebrating Safety Week from May 4 to help from Campbell’s team. The planning period May 10. Through its involvement in the Incident was quick, with GLDD only committing to Safe- and Injury Free (IIF) CEO Forum, which joined ty Week at the beginning of the year. the Construction Industry Safety (CISI) group, Some sites rented hotel conference rooms for GLDD joined the event to collectively raise Safety Week presentations, and many project man- awareness of safety issues on the jobsite and agers reached out to vendors and local Corps of beyond. Engineers districts to participate in safety events. Thirty-one companies in the construction in- “We also wanted to take safety home,” dustry, including two other dredging companies Campbell said. For the corporate offices, GLDD – Manson Construction and Weeks Marine – par- packed about 1,300 kits with small smoke detec- ticipated in the weeklong event. The companies tors, safety glasses, hearing protection, even col- all pitched in to support a website dedicated to oring books on dredging and stickers for the kids. the week, which contained general information The kits had additional information centered on about safety and tips for hosting events (www. home safety. • 18” Suction x 16” Discharge Cutterhead Dredge with 16” Booster Pump safetyweek2014.com). “The employees really appreciated that,” GLDD Risk Manager Jason Campbell said Campbell said. “We heard that over and over.” • Max Dig Depth 44 feet, 40” Diameter Impeller GLDD focused on wellness, and this theme It was a big time and financial commitment, but guided the training and events for the week. 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Two years ago HidroXacbal, the division in charge of the Xacbal Dam in Guatemala, approached IMS Dredges to remove sedimen- tation from the dam, and in 2013, the client’s IMS Depth Master dredge began dredging at the dam, which produces energy in Guatemala City. To inspect the Xacbal Dam, Ryan Horton, IMS global sales director, and Felix Montes, IMS territory manager, flew to Guatemala and then, took a one-hour helicopter ride to the remote mountain location. IMS brought Oscar Caniz, president of Caniz International Corporation and a leading freight expert, to the site to assess the travel route from the seaport to the dam. The steep cliffs and its roads were a logistics challenge for the project, Horton said. “There were 90 degree turns in villages with The IMS Depth Master dredge, Model DM-55, is operating in the Xacbal Dam in Guatemala, dirt roads and buildings on all sides of the road. removing sediment in order to keep the turbines operating and generating power for Guate- The scariest part of the route to the site was the mala City. roads with deep drops into canyons with no guardrails and no anti-erosion measures. It was which then need to be replaced if the hoisting 0 20 mi basically a worst case scenario logistics situa- line snaps during a collapse. tion,” Horton said. The dredge needed to remove the sediment To maneuver the waterway, the project in layers and prevent major material collapses MEXICO needed a 55-foot (16.7-meter) dredge, which underwater, which was suited to the even bot- could be transported on two trucks. To work tom profile of the Depth Master dredge, IMS in the dam, the dredge also has a low turbidity said. Xacbal Dam horizontal cutterhead. It also includes several To navigate the narrow roads in some of the protections for the poly-lined dam, which Hor- mountain passes, IMS had to remove the power Chajul ton said is very important to the structure and units, ladder system, pump and cutterhead and GUATEMALA protects the cement in the dam from moisture to ship them separately. These modifications low- improve its lifespan. ered the center of gravity and eased transport on Guatemala A cutterhead cage prevents the cutter from the mountain roads and through villages. Upon HONDURAS contacting the poly liner. Wheels on the sides arrival, IMS Field Service Technician Victor of the horizontal cutterhead keep the shroud and Tirado, flew to the site and guided the HidroX- Pacific EL SALVADOR the cage from touching the bottom. Bottom sen- acbal personnel on how to assemble the dredge. Ocean sors detect the position of the cutter in relation The dredge started at the dam in late 2013, to the bottom of the reservoir and automatically and IMS did another follow-up training and lift the cutter before it touches the bottom. maintenance visit in 2014. Dredging will be IMS said the Depth Master product line in- HidroXacbal considered using a siphon-type done on an annual basis, for several months a cludes systems that can reach 12 to 18 meters dredge, but had concerns over the crater effect year. Horton said the rainy season kicks a lot and are all two-truck transportable. All models caused by the system. Other hanging pump op- of sediment downstream, and the silt trap in the are available with cable drive and/or propeller tions were considered, but IMS said underwater dam can’t catch it all, so the dredge will need to drive. The dredge is ideal for dam and port main- cave-ins have been known to bury these pumps, work there for years to come. tenance, and river sand mining operations.

Fredy Valle, from HydroXacbal, which operates the dam, meets with Ryan Horton, IMS global sales director, to assess the job site in The narrow roads in the steep mountain passes and sharp turns along the dirt roads in villages 2011. presented a logistics challenge in getting equipment to the job site.

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An 8.2 earthquake shook everyone in North- ern Chile off their couches on April 1, and a large tsunami that followed shortly thereafter sent coastal residents running to the hills. Strong infrastructure and a successful evacu- ation plan meant that while 80,000 people were displaced, there were only a handful of deaths. However, the region’s maritime infrastructure is still trying to recover: two fishing wharves and one large port sustained major damage, including some that will require bathymetric studies and dredging to remove shipwrecks and restore the seafloor to normal depth. The 8.2 earthquake hit at 8:46 p.m., about 60 miles northwest of the Pacific Coast town of Iquique. A tsunami arrived about 20 minutes later and spread both north and south, raising the water as much as seven feet in some areas. On April 5, experts from the Port Works Ad- ministration (DOP) of Chile’s Ministry of Pub- Members of Chile’s Ministry of Public Works inspect damage at Caleta Guardiamarina lic Works (MOP) flew to Iquique to conduct a Riquelme in Northern Chile, which was slammed by a tsunami following an 8.2 earthquake off comprehensive analysis of the damage done by the coast near the city of Iquique on April 1. the catastrophe. They concluded that of the 10 fishing piers in the immediate path of the tsu- longer accept shipping traffic, a big problem conducted as those are still out of commission, nami, eight remained structurally sound, despite in one of the region’s busiest ports, located in said port spokeswoman Leslie Keith Noram- being pummeled by rising seas. However, the a free-trade zone. Berths 3 and 4, which are op- buena. But bathymetric studies and perhaps remaining two – Guardiamarina Riquelme Pier erated by International Terminal Iquique (ITI), dredging will be called for before those berths and Caramucho Pier – and the Port of Iquique, escaped serious harm, but Berths 1 and 2, oper- are reconstructed and used, she said. sustained considerable damage. ated by the Port Authority of Iquique (EPI) were In the meantime, the port is struggling with the Guardiamarina Riquelme Pier is located in injured enough to make them inoperative. fact that its damaged areas are still congested with Iquique, and despite the onslaught of the tsu- According to information provided by port cargo and containers, which is preventing them nami, its structure remained largely intact, ac- officials, concrete blocks that supported berths from doing a full analysis of the damage or stage cording to a report by the DOP. However, some 1 and 2 were displaced by the waves, which repairs. To handle this problem, it hired two ships 80 percent of the boats that had been docked in turn crumbled the wharf’s cement pad. The in May to withdraw some 3,500 empty containers there were destroyed: some sank where they had wharves were displaced as much as 7.9 inches from the damaged port. The port is also trying to been floating and others were thrown onto the perpendicularly and 11.8 inches parallel. To remove all the loaded containers and other cargo pier and onto land, damaging other structures. make matters worse, the seafloor under the con- from the wharves and storage areas, although this The result was a high concentration of trash and crete blocks “melted away” in places, accord- has been difficult because it requires the coopera- shipwrecks throughout the area, including in the ing to documents provided by port officials. The tion of the cargo’s proprietors. Port officials have entrance channel to the pier, and increased sedi- port’s breakwater also sustained damage in the been constantly meeting with cargo shippers to mentation that raised the level of the seafloor form of cracks. The port’s other two wharves es- handle this problem because it is only by clearing near the pier. All the structures on top of the caped major structural damage because they had out all cargo that the port can begin a recovery, pier were flooded, and a central hall and several recently been reinforced. Alfredo Leiton, CEO of EPI, said. shops and warehouses were damaged. Officials said they are still conducting analy- “All the stakeholders are meeting to monitor Caramucho Pier, about 60 kilometers (about sis and engineering studies to determine the best the state of the port, and to plan and define the 37.3 miles) south of Iquique, fared even worse, way to repair or reconstruct the piers. Prelimi- actions to come. It is of great importance that according to the DOP report. nary studies of the sea floor conducted the day everyone involved takes every measure neces- “Caramucho Pier was among those that had after the earthquake at Berths 3 and 4 – the sites sary, especially the measure of removing con- the most damage from the earthquake and fol- that are still operative – indicated that the depth tainers, which will be the most effective way lowing tsunami, principally because the ocean there was not affected by the tsunami. However, to handle the congestion and then to move for- sucked up all of the boats that were on the shore the status for Berths 1 and 2 have not yet been ward,” Leiton said. and used them to beat everything in its path, re- sulting in even greater damage,” the report stated. Because the sea was violently lashing the CEDA Plans 2015 Conference boats against the structures on land, it destroyed a retaining wall that supported a road and also The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) groups, dredging contractors, consultants, dredging a fence that protected the pier. A statue of the will host the CEDA Dredging Days conference, and ancillary equipment designers and builders, pier’s patron saint was demolished and there November 5 – 6, 2015, at Ahoy Rotterdam in the and academic and research institutions. was major damage to a fishing market where Netherlands, in conjunction with Europort 2015. The conference includes technical sessions local catch was sold. The ocean also pulled up The theme on the conference will be announced and an exhibition, a pre-event technical visit, massive amounts of algae and covered every- in the second part of 2014. The CEDA region, Af- partner/spouse program, and reception. thing on the pier and shore with it. In total, 13 rica, Europe and the Middle East, will gather to For more information, contact CEDA Secre- boats were damaged or destroyed. discuss dredging challenges, solutions and experi- tariat at Radex Building, Rotterdamseweg 183c, But it was the Port of Iquique that sustained ences. CEDA membership includes port, coastal 2629 HD Delft, The Netherlands; phone: +31 the most damage. Two of the port’s four berths and environmental authorities, project owners, reg- 15 2682575; email: [email protected]; Web: were damaged to the point that they can no ulators, environmental organizations, conservation www.cedaconferences.org.

26 IDR JUN 14 | www.dredgemag.com Engine and Generator Maintenance Increases Dredge Efficiency

By Ron Bernucho spectrometer to detect silicon, which indi- cates the intrusion of dirt into the engine. Dredge maintenance―and in particular, ma- • An oil condition analysis uses infrared rine engine, marine auxiliary engine and marine waves to measure loss of oil’s lubricating generator set maintenance―is crucial to ensur- abilities. With this information, technicians ing a long life in the water and long-term com- can verify whether or not the oil is perform- pany viability. ing up to specification―and identify the Official guidelines for maintenance are of- level of oil deterioration, if any, caused by ten not clear on marine maintenance procedures. oxidation or nitration. The Port State Inspections Pocket Checklist •A wear rate analysis tracks component wear from Class NK, a marine classification orga- by detecting, identifying and assessing the nization (and an entity whose mission includes amount and type of metal wear elements promoting the safety of vessels, their crews and in the oil. Maintenance records should also the marine environment), lists only an updated track the rate at which worn metal parti- oil record book and working oil filtering equip- cles increase from sample to sample. This ment as the notable engine maintenance compo- helps determine wear rate trends for bear- nents of a port inspection. ings (copper/zinc), liners (iron) and rings Worldwide Power Products (WPP), which (chromium). maintains an extensive fleet of rental equipment Battery testing, using a refractometer gives and performs contract maintenance for hun- dredge operators a good indication of battery dreds of companies, offers some suggestions to condition and how the battery will perform un- help dredge owners and operators ensure their der heavy load over a period of time. maintenance practices give them the maximum Check for worn or improperly operating life out of their equipment, and improve crew parts and either replace them on the spot or safety and ROI. schedule them to be replaced as soon as possi- Due to space limitations, this article is un- ble. Any parts replaced or scheduled for replaceable to discuss the full range of maintenance ment should be noted on the inspection report procedures that are important to good engine (see the next item), including the quantity, part condition. Overall, regular condition checks number and description. If follow-up is needed, for three fluids―oil, coolant and fuel―are vi- there should be a mechanism for ensuring it is tal to the health of the engine. This article will done. describe oil checks only and recommends that A detailed maintenance report encourages operators refer to their equipment manuals for thorough practices, whereas inadequate ones descriptions of important coolant tests. make it easier for items to be skipped. In addi- Double check maintenance routines for tion to listing all the best practices for engine in- each vessel’s main engines, auxiliary engines spection and maintenance service―from check- and generator sets. Dredging companies should ing air filtration to inspecting wiring harnesses perform the required engine and generator set and connections―the checklist should provide maintenance (including changing oil, oil filters an area for workers to record data from the cur- and fuel filters) based on fuel consumption or rent inspection. service hours first, and on calendar intervals Maintenance reports should also specify that last. Authorized operators should perform daily the crew record important measurements. The and weekly maintenance checks and proce- lead technician should be required to sign and dures. Authorized company or dealer personnel date the report and provide his or her name for should perform the maintenance required for all quality-control monitoring purposes. other intervals. Implementing a computerized maintenance Maintenance should include regular oil anal- management program to track and manage en- ysis of all marine engines at oil change inter- gine (and other equipment) maintenance will vals. This can keep vessel operators informed pay for itself in a few years, at most. as to whether an engine’s oil is doing its job of Furthermore, advances in ship-to-shore protecting the engine. Oil analysis helps with communications―specifically, the availability early problem detection, reduces repair costs of persistent wireless Internet connections via and reduces the impact of downtime. Additional satellite―enable land-based home offices and tests identify contamination by fuel, water and/ other company facilities to monitor mainte- or coolant, and there are four main types of nance data remotely. It also helps avoid wasted analysis for oil: labor and facilitates regulatory compliance. • An oil cleanliness analysis detects metallic and non-metallic debris from wear and About the Author: Ron Bernucho is inside sales outside sources. This test, which uses a engineer for Worldwide Power Products, an particle count test to determine the results, independent company based in Houston, Texas, can detect potential failures that wear rate that specializes in power generation equip- analysis alone cannot identify. ment, buying and selling new and used genera- • An oil contamination analysis uses a tor sets and engines worldwide.

www.dredgemag.com | IDR JUN 14 27 Lake Panorama Association Gets Improved Dredge

By Judith Powers be launched the following day. Though it is a private lake, Lake Panorama is not a wealthy community, Rutledge said. In the middle of an agricultural area, it has a boat ramp and three beaches, and owners of bare lots can be members and have access to the lake. The lake is long and narrow, and the dredging is con- fined to the upper end, which is not developed. It is maintained at 15 feet deep, and dredging continues through the summer to Thanksgiving. “We did not start dredging this year with the old dredge,” Rutledge said. “It is not worth mobilizing it when the new dredge will soon be ready to work.” “The booster station provides the necessary head to pump the required distance. We’re pumping around 7,500 feet with 90 feet of head. Essentially, the booster will provide us for more efficient operations,” Rutledge said. The dredge is equipped with features DSC designs into its dredges to improve efficiency and safety. The dredge pump is an in-hull Metso Thomas 16 x 16 – 40 three-vane dredge pump, with an oil-lubricated bearing assembly. A marine style reduction gear is coupled to a DSC Model CD50 cutter drive. The cutter is a 38-inch i.d. basket style cutter with weld-on heavy-duty replaceable edges for digging the This aerial view of the old dredge, taken several years ago, shows the upper part of the lake silt, sand and gravel in the lake. There are three and surrounding terrain. spuds – two side spuds and one stern kicking spud. The kicking spud is controlled by the Photos courtesy of Lake Panorama yards past the dredge and destroyed eight con- operator by fingertip controls, as are the other Association dos, leaving the dredge untouched and able to dredging functions. A panel contains additional

On May 6, the Lake Panorama Association’s (LPA) new dredge arrived from DSC, and representatives from DSC supervised its assembly by LPA staff. The dredge is a 7650 series Barracuda swinging ladder dredge that can also be operated conventionally by locking the ladder in place and pivoting on the stern spud using swing wires and anchors. Lake Panorama is a 1,400-acre lake in West Central Iowa – the largest private lake in the state, with 1,000 homeowners belonging to the association. Formed in 1970 by a dam on the Raccoon River, the lake has an annual influx of 250,000 to 300,000 cubic yards of sediment. In 1999, the association purchased a 14-inch Bar- racuda from DSC, and this year is replacing that dredge with a new 16-inch Barracuda and a booster station. The order for the $2 million- plus dredge and booster station was signed in early 2013, with delivery scheduled for late March 2014, pushed to early May. The dredge was assembled at the lake and ready to launch by Mother’s Day – May 11. That night, two tornados hit the area, causing several million dollars in damage to homes, condominiums and trees, but no one was injured or killed, Association General Manager John Rutledge said. The tornados were EF2 (111 to 135 mph) and EF1 (86 to 110 mph) in intensity. The EF2 passed directly over the newly assembled dredge, which had not yet been launched, Rutledge said. It touched down a few hundred Assembling the spuds, which are 20 inches square and 25 feet long.

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www.dredgemag.com | IDR JUN 14 29 control switches, gauges and metering displays. The standard DSC dredge control system activation. It sounds alarms for electrical faults, The elevated lever room allows excellent opera- protects against pump engagement and disen- hydraulic problems and the like. The control tor visibility for dredge functions and surround- gagement at high speed, and locks out all hy- systems records and displays operating hours ing conditions. draulic functions during start-up and control of all major dredge systems, including major equipment hours, dredge pump, cutter, swing/ positioning winches, stern winch and ladder winch – all useful for scheduling service for the equipment. A DSC Degassing System protects the pump by removing gas bubbles in the slurry before it reaches the impeller. The booster is a custom 7650 Series diesel booster station mounted on a 21-foot, 11-inch- long by 7-foot, 11-inch-wide barge. The pump is a 16-inch x 16-inch-40 Metso Thomas Dredge Pump, powered by a CAT C27 Acert 950 hp diesel engine with a hospital grade silencer. DSC’s safety systems include handrails, equipment guards and fire extinguishers. Grease manifolds are in safe locations where crew members will not come in contact with the operating equipment. The control cabin is six feet by eight feet, large enough for a two-person crew and counter- tops that can hold a small refrigerator and small appliances, plus space for tool storage. A recip- rocating piston-type air compressor provides ample air supply for air-operated maintenance tools. The hydraulic system is designed with a series of independent circuits allowing proper operation of the swing, spud, ladder, cutter The dredge was launched from shore on May 12. It was narrowly missed by a tornado the night and service water functions. Suction relief is before. by DSC’s Maximizer valve. It incorporates a

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PIANC has released a report from EnviCom definition phase. Working Group 143 that provides guidance The report provides an instrument to de- when conducting an initial assessment of the velop a detailed understanding of the strengths, environmental effects of navigation and infra- weaknesses and limitations of infrastructure structure projects. projects with respect to the environment, and The initial assessment it also creates opportunities is largely a planning-based for win-win situations. The activity to establish the proj- initial assessment process, ect scope and objectives, described in the report, was further existing information specifically developed to needed to perform the as- evaluate the potential for en- sessment, develop the con- vironmental impacts so that ceptual model and reach a unacceptable impacts are conclusion about the level avoided. of risk and whether more To order Initial Assess- assessment is required. The ment of Environmental Ef- projects covered in the re- fects of Navigation and port include maintenance Infrastructure Projects or and capital dredging, port for more information, con- and harbor development tact the PIANC General (terminals, berthing facili- Secretariat; Bâtiment Graaf ties, barge flotilla areas and de Ferraris - 11ième étage; turning basins) and the Blvd. du Roi Albert II, 20 construction of waterways, - Boîte 3; B-1000 Brussels, locks, canals, quays, break- Belgium . Phone: +32 2 553 waters, jetties and groins. 71 61; fax: + 32 2 553 71 55; The process identifies aspects of naviga- email: [email protected]; Web: www.pianc.org/ tion and infrastructure projects requiring in- technicalreportsbrowseall.php. The six-foot by eight-foot control room is vestigation; it also identifies the need to inves- 50 pages; PDF format; € 50.00; PIANC En- lifted into place. tigate possible alternatives early in the project viCom Working Group 143.

www.dredgemag.com | IDR JUN 14 31 PRODUCT AND PERFORMANCE NEWS

Teledyne RESON Debuts Training Academy for equipment protection from moisture. regulations for U.S. Teledyne RESON has established a new RSC Bio Solutions announced the certifica- waterways. Marine training course – the Teledyne Reson Academy, tion of its EnviroLogic 100, 3000 series hydrau- Tier 3 PowerTech to be held at multiple locations. lic fluids and SAFECARE cleaners in Septem- auxiliary drive en- The course offerings include the industry ber 2013 and the certification of its EnviroLogic gines were devel- standard two-day SeaBat training targeted for 200 hydraulic fluid series, 200EP hydraulic fluid oped based on the either surveyors and engineers, SeaBat AUV series and 802 grease products in November proven hardware of training or PDS2000 multibeam, and dredge 2013. the John Deere Pow- software training. Besides these standard cours- Among the original equipment manufacturer erTech non-road Tier es, customers can organize their own sessions. (OEM) approvals held by EnviroLogic prod- 3/Stage III A in-line, One planned course is the comprehensive ucts are Berg Propulsion, Blohm+Voss, IHC four- and six-cylin- training course, covering the full hydrographic Sealing Solutions, Schottel, SKF, Thrustmaster der engine platform. John Deere Marine workflow from mobilization and data acquisi- and Wartsila. In addition, the products meet the With displacements Tier 3 PowerTech 6.8L tion to data processing and deliverables. This specifications required by Brunvold, Kamewa from 4.5 to 13.5L and auxiliary drive engine. course is being offered with the customer’s and Rolls Royce. The key component and seal power ratings from choice of hydrographic software packages. approvals held by EnviroLogic products include 74 to 448 kW (99 to 600 hp), these engines offer The training courses are available for all ATA, Chesterton, John Crane, Klingelnberg, constant- and variable-speed ratings to meet a experience levels and are given in various lan- Ortlinghaus, Simplex and Wartsila UK/Japan. wide variety of application needs. guages or through interpreters. The PowerTech 4.5L engine is available with IHC Merwede Commissions Company constant-speed ratings of 78 and 129 kW (105 HYPACK Field Tests Dynascan History and 173 hp) at 1800 rpm. Variable-speed ratings HYPACK performed a field test of the Dy- for the lineup include: PowerTech 4.5L: 74 kW nascan M250 LIDAR scanner, using HYSWEEP (99 hp) at 2200 rpm; PowerTech 6.8L: 187 kW software, at the Goodspeed Opera House in East (250 hp) at 2200 rpm; PowerTech 9.0L: 280 kW Haddam, Connecticut. The Dynascan M250 is (375 hp) at 2200 rpm; and PowerTech 13.5L: a LIDAR system with an integrated RTK GPS 448 kW (600 hp) at 2100 rpm. and motion reference unit. The software module JDPS debuted the engines at the 2014 Off- shore Technology Conference (OTC), from May 5 to 8 in Houston, Texas. Marine Tier 3 auxiliary drive engines will be available for order in summer 2014, with expected delivery in fall 2014.

NMDC Trains on RESON systems The National Marine Dredging Company IHC Merwede book, 70 years IHC Merwede. (NMDC) in the United Arab Emirates extended its cutter dredge simulator to include training on IHC Merwede has commissioned a new the RESON PDS2000. book, 70 years IHC Merwede. The first copy of NMDC uses the training center to improve HYPACK Dynascan M250 Lidar scanner the publication was presented to the mayor of fleet efficiency, and dredging accuracy and qual- Goodspeed Opera House. Rotterdam, Admed Aboutaleb. Written by maritime historian Dr. Joke allows for data collection of multibeam and LI- Korteweg, this book contains more than 300 DAR scanners with full editing capabilities. The pages and approximately 400 photographs. De- details in the HYPACK Dynascan M250 LIDAR scribing the history of IHC Merwede in several scanner are color coded by the intensity of the phases, it highlights how the traditional Dutch returns, and represent one pass by the building. company has been able to survive challenging circumstances, thanks to its commercial and RSC Lubricant Accepted for VGP technical innovations. The book also provides RSC Bio Solutions’ EnviroLogic 268 wire an overview of the national and international rope, cable and chain lubricant has been evalu- impact that IHC Merwede has had in political, ated by independent laboratories and meets the economic and social spheres. Vessel General Permit (VGP) 2013 guidelines 70 years IHC Merwede is published by Uit- from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency geverij Boekschap in The Netherlands and will (EPA) for environmentally acceptable lubricant be available soon in various bookshops. It can (EAL) compliance. also be ordered from the IHC Merwede web- Teledyne RESON PDS2000 screen. The EnviroLogic 268 lubricant is designed shop at http://webshop.ihcmerwede.com. for use in heavy-duty wire rope, cable and chain ity. Its dredge training center features the latest lines, like those used in marine environments. John Deere Introduces New Auxiliary Ma- IHC Systems multi-platform cutter dredge sim- The lubricant is based on natural ester tech- rine Engines ulator; the deployment of PDS2000 chart based nology and is a direct replacement for mineral John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) intro- three-dimensional dredge presentation systems oil-based chain lubricants. As a readily biode- duced the Marine Tier 3 PowerTech auxiliary on heavy-duty dredges and survey boats, sup- gradable lubricant with low toxicity, the product drive engines, a full line of radiator-cooled, port craft, cranes and barges; and the use of reduces harmful effects when discharged into dry-exhaust-manifold auxiliary engines. They survey equipment such as the multi-beam echo the environment. can power a variety of deck auxiliary equipment sounders. EnviroLogic 268 also contains a special including, pumps, winches, cranes, hydraulics The dredge training center is aimed at im- tackiness agent to reduce sling-off from wire and generators. proving the standard of dredge operators and rope, cable and chain operations at high speeds, The new engines meet U.S. Environmen- the training of newcomers. The center devel- and the lubricant contains a corrosion inhibitor tal Protection Agency Marine Tier 3 emissions oped and launched the intensive dredgemasters

32 IDR JUN 14 | www.dredgemag.com training program to revamp its automation skills NAUTIS Delivers Simulator to Nigerian of 2013, the academy had trained about 5,100 and the way it does its jobs. This was extended Academy Nigerian Merchant Navy officers and more than to training on the Reson PDS2000 systems, in- The Maritime Academy of Nigeria in Oron 67,000 other workers in marine operations. cluding training of dredge superintendents, sur- purchased a NAUTIS Full Mission Bridge The Full Mission Bridge Simulator will ex- veyors and technical staff. (FMB) Simulator to provide qualitative educa- pand the academy’s training curriculum with NMDC said the combined implementation tion and training for the merchant Navy and mari- certified simulator training courses. The Mari- of dredge automation and 3D presentation sys- time industry. time Academy of Nigeria instructors have re- tems, along with the centimeter accuracy RTK The bridge simulator was delivered and in- ceived extensive simulator instructor and main- positioning helped with cost, accuracy and qual- stalled by VSTEP at the Maritime Academy. tenance training from the VSTEP engineers, ity challenges in recent projects, such as quay The DNV class B certified simulator includes allowing them to operate the simulator and walls, offshore islands, deep ports, nuclear a GMDSS and radio communications simula- provide high-quality FMB simulator training to plants and oil field infrastructure. tor and was installed with a 120-degree external academy students. field of view and Nautis Instructor station. EdgeTech Announces 2014 Training Seminars The Maritime Academy of Nigeria is a feder- Kongsberg GeoAcoustics Delivers to China EdgeTech will hold its annual sonar training ally owned educational institute in Oron, Akwa Kongsberg GeoAcoustics, Ltd. delivered a seminar in New Bedford, Massachusetts, from Ibom State, in Nigeria. It was established in GeoChirp 3D to the First Institute of Ocean- September 23 to 25. This course will cover so- 1979 to educate and train shipboard officers and graphy (FIO) in Qingdao, China, to provide nar theory, operational training, system main- shore-based management personnel. In 1988, three-dimensional acoustical images of shallow tenance and post processing data for all of Ed- the college’s mandate was expanded to training sub-seabed structures and buried objects. geTech’s standard sidescan sonar, sub-bottom all levels and categories of personnel for all fac- The GeoChirp 3D transfers the principles profiling and combined systems. The format for ets of the Nigerian maritime industry. By the end of conventional 3D reflection seismics, used the three-day seminar includes 2½ days of class- room instruction and a half-day at sea. Other topics and the systems addressed at the training include: 4125 Side Scan Sonar, shallow water side scan sonar operations; 4200 Side Scan Sonar, offshore multifaceted side scan sonar solutions; 3100 Sub-bottom Profiler, sub- bottom profiling system for various operations; 6205 Side Scan/Bathymetry, combined side scan sonar & bathymetry system; 2000 Series Combined System, combined side scan/ sub- bottom profiler systems. NAUTIS Full Mission Bridge Simulator at the Kongsberg GeoAcoustics GeoChirp 3D. Maritime Academy of Nigeria.

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www.dredgemag.com | IDR JUN 14 33 in hydrocarbon exploration, to high-resolution printing and metallurgy. In many applications on the CodaOctopus Echoscope, a real-time 3D chirp sub-bottom profiler technology. Kongs- such as forming, plastics, metallurgy or material imaging sonar. Attendees will have hands-on berg said this process has been used in a wide handling, a high degree of force is often neces- experience setting up and using this unique pat- variety of applications, including marine ar- sary, along with a high degree of drive power. ented system, integrating with motion sensors chaeology, imaging buried wrecks of historical With the IndraDrive CL/ML, Rexroth said, ma- and collecting actual data during the on-water importance in the U.K., marine geology, re- chine operators can reduce power consumption day in Tampa, Florida. During the Echoscope searching landslide mechanisms in Norwegian up to the multi-megawatt range, while also in- Labs sessions students will use a multiple sys- Fjords and locating buried objects in UXO (un- creasing productivity. tem setup and be trained on the company’s Un- exploded ordnance) surveys. In multi-axis systems, the drives use the derwater Survey Explorer software. braking energy within the drive assemblage During the on-the-water training, CodaOctu- Tideland Appoints Canadian Distributor via a DC-bus coupling, and excess energy can pus will demonstrate its full range of products, Tideland Signal Corporation has appointed be fed back into the network. The drives also including the latest 3D products. DSS Marine Incorporated (DSS) as the master store static and rotational energy, and includes The event includes ample time to interact distributor for the Canadian market. DSS will the Smart Energy Mode function that manages with 3D experts and solution advisors to discuss distribute, support sales and provide service for a consistent energy demand from the mains side current projects, technical questions and future Tideland products to all Canadian customers to save energy and avoid voltage spikes. requirements. One-on-one consultancy sessions through four locations across the country. Rexroth offers the IndraDrive CL/ML in can also be reserved in advance. “DSS is a recognized leader in the supply of power ranges of 110 kW to 500 kW on a single safety equipment to the marine industry in Can- unit, and a drive power of up to 4 MW can be CodaOctopus Offers 3D Dimension achieved with up to eight individual 500 kW CodaOctupus introduced a new sonar for drives running a single motor. The drive systems ROV and AUV operations. Based on Echoscope can be either air- or liquid-cooled, and can in- 3D imaging technology and software, Dimen- clude option drive-integrated safety capabilities, sion provides real-time 3D imaging for subsea such as Safe Torque Off and Safe Motion. vehicle applications.

Port of Longview Purchases Liebherr Crane DSS Marine Incorporated, Tideland Canadian The Port distributor. of Longview in Washing- ada, and we look forward to working together ton installed its to serve this important market,” Matt Scheuing, second mobile CEO of Tideland, said. harbor crane, a CodaOctopus Dimension sonar image. DSS is a Canadian owned company involved 2010 Liebherr in the business of importation, distribution and LHM500. It Using the Vantage software suite and beam- service of marine, environmental response and will be used for forming techniques, the Dimension sonar pro- military equipment and supplies throughout break bulk car- Liebherr LHM500, mobile vides the ROV pilot with a Vantage QV (Quad Canada. The company is headquartered in a gos and project harbor crane. View) feature for safe navigation, obstacle newly renovated facility, in Dartmouth, Nova cargos, such as avoidance and real-time subsea scene imaging. Scotia, and also operates regional sales and ser- heavy-lift engines and transformers. Vantage QV features a conventional plan vice facilities in Newfoundland, Quebec, and The new crane complements the Port’s first view, commonly provided by scanning sonars, British Columbia. mobile crane, a Leibherr LHM500S purchased along with three additional simultaneous real- “We have almost 20 years of experience in 2008. With two cranes, the Port said it has in- time perspectives of the subsea environment: working with Coast Guards, Navies, Port Au- creased flexibility in cargo handling, including forward, side and 3D. thorities and offshore oil and gas, and see this tandem lifts and heavy-lift cargos of up to 140 With an operating frequency range of 240- partnership with Tideland, as a natural step in metric tons. The new crane arrived at the Port on 325 kHz and a maximum opening angle of 90 the ongoing development of our company,” January 4, 2014, on the EIT Paloma from Bel- degrees by 32 degrees. CodaOctopus said Di- DSS president Darren Trites said. gium. Workers spent three weeks assembling mension provides spatial awareness of the vehi- the 481-ton crane, which required one week of cle’s environment, which allows the pilot to op- Rexroth Offers operator training. erate safely in and around complex work sites, New Drive Systems “By purchasing this crane, we put the port in especially in low visibility conditions. Bosch Rexroth intro- a competitive stance to handle additional heavy- duced its IndraDrive CL/ lift cargo projects,” Laurie Nelson-Cooley, the HYPACK Announces New Water Column ML, a scaled product range Port of Longview’s manager of business devel- Logger of drive solutions from 110 opment, said. “It gives us the edge we need to HYPACK, Inc. has developed the kW to four MW. Rexroth put us in a position to bid for projects that re- HYSWEEP Water Column logger to collect and said these drives can im- quire tandem lifts.” log the enormous amounts of water column data prove efficiency, especially The Port of Longview Board of Commis- provided by multibeam sonars. through power regeneration. sioners approved the $4.8 million purchase in The water column logger allows users to The Rexroth Safety on spring 2013. ensure that hard targets, such as wrecks are Board safety functions inte- fully detected, and to confirm the least depth in grated in the drives ensure CodaOctopus Offers Training the water when fine features, such as wires or people and machines are CodaOctopus will offer a three-day train- masts may be missed otherwise. Hypack said protected. ing and 3D experience event at its 3D Center of the data is also useful for evaluating underwater The drives are for appli- Excellence in Lakeland, Florida, and the nearby gas seeps and remotely monitoring undersea oil cations in marine, offshore Bosch Rexroth Tampa Marriot Waterside Hotel and Marina, spills. and other heavy industries, IndraDrive CL/ from June 17 to 19. The display provides constant upgrades, so metal forming, plastics, test, ML. This event will train current and new users surveyors can monitor data quality, start and

34 IDR JUN 14 | www.dredgemag.com approximately one year to design and complete the project for PetroJetty, Ltd. The petroleum jetty will be 240-meter steel trestle on steel piles, including a concrete offloading 12- by 25-meter platform, four mooring dolphins, two breasting dolphins and a fender rack. PetroJetty is the local affiliate of trading and downstream company Oryx Energies, an energy division of private investment group AOG. The HYPACK, Inc. DREDGEPACK, Kishon River new jetty will provide a key import and export project in Israel. facility for the country, and a modern export HYPACK HYSWEEP Water Column Logger. base for ethanol. estimates, and allow the operator to monitor and BAM and Stefanutti Stocks have recently stop logging on demand, and target features and record digging operations efficiently and pro- completed two other projects in Sierra Leone. anomalies. Network traffic and data logging is vide a record of digging operations. As part of the ongoing rehabilitation of African closely monitored to alarm users of problems Minerals Ltd.’s loading facility for iron ore in that may occur when working with large data BAM to Build Sierra Leone Oil Terminal Pepel, near Freetown, the joint venture complet- transfer. The data is also written to support BAM International and its South African ed a new jetty and has renovated and extended third-party software data processing support. joint-venture partner Stefanutti Stocks have an existing jetty. In addition, a string of navi- been awarded the contract for the engineering, gation aids were placed along the Sierra Leone Versi-Dredge with DREDGEPACK Selected procurement and construction (EPC) of a petro- River. for Israeli Project leum jetty at the Kissy Oil Terminal of Freetown The Israeli Environmental Protection Min- in Sierra Leone. It will take the joint venture Liverpool2 Port Announces Crane Agreement ister launched an IMS Versi-Dredge with the Peel Ports Group has awarded a multi-mil- DREDGEPACK real-time dredge monitoring lion pound contract to Shanghai-based Zhen- system from HYPACK, Inc. hua Heavy Industries Co. (ZPMC) to supply The system is being used to help eliminate mega-container cranes for its new Liverpool2 pollution in the Kishon River. The customer development. will dredge about 400,000 cubic meters of con- ZPMC will initially supply five ship-to- taminated sediment from the riverbed within the shore (STS) megamax quay cranes and 12 can- next 20 months. tilever rail-mounted gantry cranes (CRMGs) for Dredgepack will provide the project with phase one of the contract, and a further three real-time 3D information to show the dredge STS cranes and 10 CMRGs in phase two. relative to the dredge surface and volumes Kissy Oil Terminal, Freetown, Sierra Leone. The £300 million investment program by

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The Inland Rivers Ports and Terminals (IRPT) association hosted its annual conference in St. Louis, Missouri, from April 29 to May 1, in conjunction with the Inland Marine Expo (IMX), a new annual trade show for the inland and intracoastal marine transportation industry. The IRPT kickoff luncheon and welcome began with comments from the city of St. Louis’ Mayor Francis Slay, and IRPT signed a resolution with the Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative (MRCTI) supporting its container-on- barge initiative. The afternoon session on Tuesday, April 29, included WRRDA: What’s In It For You?, D.C. Comes to Your Desktop, and a commis- sioners roundtable with Greg Pritchett, port director, Henderson County Riverport Authority, and Dennis Wilmsmeyer, executive director,

36 IDR JUN 14 | www.dredgemag.com Next, Lance Engle, Corps of Engineers dredging project manager, St. Louis District, gave an outline of lock and dam maintenance needs for the area, and river training structures and channel maintenance, using the district’s cuttherhead and mechanical dustpan dredge. Rob Rash from the Mississippi Valley Flood Control Association spoke about the successes of the Corps of Engineers Mississippi River and Tributaries (MR&T) project, particularly after the floods in 2011. Jon Nieman of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., spoke about issues in the inland water- Raymond McDonald of ExxonMobil, spoke at Paul Rohde, vice president for Waterways way dredging market, nothing that what of- the Inland Marine Expo on the new EPA vessel Council, Inc. (WCI), Midwest division. ten are problems for dredging contractors, are general permit (VGP) guidelines. also problems for the ports. At many locations, America’s Central Port. dredges can only work two months of the year, overview of the maritime transportation needs At the WRRDA session, Robert Schuster, leaving them ideal for 10 months. This often for the future and important MARAD initiatives Buchanan, Ingersoll and Rooney, gave an over- means the oldest and most inefficient equipment like the American Marine Highway program, view of the funding issues facing the Corps of goes to inland projects. which works to incorporate the navigable water- Engineers in recent years and the challenges “Capital investments are made where there ways into the greater U.S. transportation system; with the 2014 WRRDA legislation. is a return,” Nieman said. “And that’s not on in- StrongPorts, which provides expertise on port Paul Rohde, vice president for Waterways land rivers right now.” financing and port infrastructure and assists in Council, Inc. (WCI), Midwest Division, outlined Funding is especially an issue for smaller redevelopment plans; and TIGER grants, which some of the details of WRRDA and some re- markets. For projects that cross Corps of Engi- accepted its sixth round of funding applications forms that could be expected, including changes neers district lines, it’s also difficult to get fund- this spring. to the Inland Waterways Trust Fund by increasing at all. Neiman encouraged companies in the Other topics at the conference included pub- ing the existing tax on diesel fuel from six cents inland market to “change the way we’re doing lic/private partnerships, intermodal develop- to nine cents. business,” he said. Neiman also said the indus- ment and containers for the marine highway, The afternoon session, Getting It Out: try to should support the Corps and work to tonnage reporting, and the liquid cargo on the Dredging, began with a presentation Liebherr change the rules on Capitol Hill with organiza- inland waterways. Construction Equipment Co., who outlined five tions like IRPT and other industry associations. Social events in partnership with IMX in- Liebherr dredging excavator models – P984, Keynote speaker Paul “Chip” Jaenichen, cluded networking breaks on the exhibit floor, P9250, P9350, P995, P9800 – and some of its acting maritime administrator, spoke at the a welcome reception on April 29, and reception work in the dredging market. luncheon on Wednesday, April 30, to give an and crawfish boil April 30.

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By charles Johnson positioning. Digging depths range from three company’s first Moray dredge saw just under Veit & Company, Inc., a specialty contract- feet to 17 feet, six inches. The swing width of 3,000 hours of operation. “That is a tremendous ing and waste-management company based in the swinging ladder ranges from 13 feet to 19 amount of hours in one year,” Faken said. In Rogers, Minnesota, started a dredging group in feet, four inches. that time, there were no major breakdowns, and 2012 through the acquisition of Adventure Div- During its first year of operation, the nothing other than small wear items and small ers, Inc. (ADI Marine). ADI Marine’s jobs include dredging flyash ponds, restricted waste ponds, reclamation and recycling ponds, lime sludge cells, spray basins, and oil refinery waste ponds. Veit serves industrial, municipal and general contractor clients in the upper Midwest and select locations in the southern U.S. ADI brought two eight-inch DSC Moray swinging-ladder dredges to the Viet equipment inventory. It acquired the first one in 2008, which was so successful that it bought a second Moray the following year. “First and foremost, the cost fit our budget,” Aaron Faken, executive field operations manager said. “We needed a dredge that could access, the tight areas we work in, provide the type of agitating cutterhead we need to cut particular types of soil, be mobile enough to be single- truck transportable, and meet our production needs.” The second Moray features a closed-loop hydraulically driven underwater pump assembly, power up/down winches with API-rated drums for proper cable storage, a PLC-based (Program- mable Logic Controller) operating system, and a stern kicking spud for dredge advancement and Dredging in a residential pond.

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www.dredgemag.com | IDR JUN 14 39 WEDA Members Meet in Toronto

The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) – Expanding Safety Awareness and Action in Environmental and Performance Challenges for will host the Dredging Summit & Expo 2014, the Dredging World, Dredging and Disposal, Dredging Operators, Matt Houston, RSC Bio from June 15 to 18 at the Fairmont Royal York WEDA Environmental Commission Panel Solutions; Defining Environmentally Accept- Hotel in Toronto, Canada. – Setting a Course: Future Directions of the able Lubricants: Addressing the Confusion of WEDA works to promote the exchange of Disposal at Sea Assessment Framework for EAL Names and Base Oil Technology, Jared Mi- knowledge in fields related to dredging, naviga- Dredged Material in Canada, Dredge Material kacich of PANOLIN America; The Randle Reef tion, marine engineering and construction to pro- Management, and Dredge Monitoring. Sediment Remediation Project - The Dredging vide a forum for technical conferences and im- The conference includes more than 65 tech- and On-site Containment of PAH Contaminated prove communication and technology transfer. nical presentations, during the session tracks. Sediment, Roger Santiago, Rupert Joyner, Matt The 2014 summit Expanding the Dredging Some topics and speakers include: Experimen- Graham and Erin Hartman of Environment World opens with a short course on Sunday, tal Measurement of a Model Pipeline Dredge Canada; Assessment and Management of Mer- June 15, followed by a hosted reception and Entrance Loss Coefficient, Joseph Girani and cury and Pulp-Waste Contaminated Sediments icebreaker in the exhibit hall from 7 p.m. to 9 Robert Randall of Texas A&M University; An in Thunder Bay North Harbour, Ontario, Can- p.m. The conference opening ceremonies begin Analysis of the Hydrostatic Approach of Wilson ada, Mark Bassingthwaite of Cole Engineering at 8 a.m. on Monday, June 16, followed by the for the Friction of a Sliding Bed, Sape Miedema and Kay Kim and Roger Santiago of Environ- first technical sessions at 9:30 a.m. At the open- of Delft University, and Robert Ramsdell of ment Canada; U.S Army Corps of Engineers ing ceremonies, Ram Mohan of Anchor QEA, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company; Perfor- Navigation Mission: Dredging of Channels LLC, and WEDA chairman and president, will mance of Capping Methods for Sediments of the and Waterways, Mark Pointon and Tom Verna speak, along with local keynote speaker Roger Lower Hackensack River Jersey City, New Jer- of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute Santiago, the head of sediment remediation for sey, Mark Nielsen and Jose Sananes of ENVI- for Water Resources; Dredging Sacred Waters Environment Canada, who will speak on Great RON, Ram Mohan and Walter Dinicola of An- - Ernest Hemingway’s Silver Creek Fishing Lakes sediment policy; and K.A. Lundy, P.E., chor QEA, William Hague and John Morris of Hole, Eric Anderson of Golden Enviro, LLC; director of infrastructure, planning and environ- Honeywell, and Tim Donegan of Sevenson En- An Overview of the Department of National ment, Toronto Port Authority, who will speak on vironmental Services; Applications of Artificial Defence (DND), Esquimalt Harbour Remedia- dredging at the Port of Toronto. Intelligence on the Dredge Controls of a Hopper tion Project, Dan Salvage and Michael Bodman The technical sessions are broken into the Dredge, Riny Mourik and Jacco Osnabrugge of of Canadian Department of National Defence; following tracks: Modeling and Analysis, Trail- IHC Systems; Modern Design of Trailing Suc- Coastal Engineering Aspects of Arctic Dredg- ing Suction and Deep Depth Dredges, Lubri- tion Hopper Dredges - How Research Leads to ing Realized for the Oil Industry: TOF Sealift cants and Fuels, Remediation of Contaminated Opportunities, Erik van der Blom and Andre Operation at Chayvo Beach Sakhalin, Russia, Sediments, History and Practice of Dredging, Kik of IHC Holland BV Dredgers, and Leo Aaron Horine and Vladimir Shepsis of Coast & Dredging Case Studies, Environmental Re- van Ingen of Dredge Technology Corpora- Harbor Engineering, Inc.; Beneficial Reuse of mediation, WEDA Safety Commission Panel tion; Readily Biodegradable Solutions Meet Dredged Material as Construction Grade Fill

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40 IDR JUN 14 | www.dredgemag.com Material, Michael Roscoe and William Brad- Ryba Marine Construction Co., #203 and 205 Spirax Sarco, Inc., #400 field of Schnabel Engineering Consultants, Inc.; Ryzhka International, LLC, #306 SRS Crisafulli, #618 Environmental Dredging and Capping for the Salem-Republic Rubber Co., #405 Tencate Geo Tube, #301 East Branch of the Grand Calumet River, Ken- Sevenson Environmental Services, #200 Thern, Inc., #206 neth Mika, Christopher Musson and Richard Snyder Industries, #202 Western Dredging Association, #616 Weber of Natural Resource Technology, Inc. and Tyler Lee of J.F. Brennan Company, Inc.; Envi- ronment Canada’s Guidelines for Selecting Sites for Disposal at Sea, Suzanne Agius and Deborah Shipping Industry Testifies Over EPA Fuel Rule Austin of Environment Canada, and Craig Vogt of Craig Vogt, Inc.; Jacksonville Port Authority In March, Congressional leaders heard from Both testified in person and via written state- Dredging Challenges - Successful Management shipping industry representative Rod Jones, ment as part of the Maritime Transportation of Dredged Material Management Area Capac- president of the CSL Group, and Bill Terry, Regulations: Impacts on Safety, Security, Jobs ity Issues, Jacksonville, Florida, Robert Wagner CEO of Eagle Rock Aggregates, about a new and the Environment hearing convened by the and John Adams of Taylor Engineering, and Joe shipping fuel requirement from the Environ- House Committee on Transportation and Infra- Miller of Jacksonville Port Authority; Develop- mental Protection Agency (EPA), set to take ef- structure’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard and ment and Implementation of a Real-Time Water fect in 2015. continued on page 54 Quality Monitoring Program for Dredging and Capping Construction Activities on Onondaga Lake, Sam Haffey, Kim Powell, Joe Detor, Matt Smith, James Ryan, Christopher Pelrah and Ram Mohan of Anchor QEA, LLC and William Hague and Larry Somer of Honeywell Interna- tional, Inc.; Soil Washing Treatment of Dredged Sediments at the Port of Pescara, Stany Pen- saert and S. D’Haene of DEME Environmental Contractors, and Tom Cnudde of TerraSea En- vironmental Contractors; Beach Nourishment of a Coastal Town Using Geotextile Tubes, Angel Diaz of Geomembranas y Geosinteticos and Christopher Timpson of TenCate Geosyn- thetics; Demonstration of an Activated Carbon Sediment Amendment at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Bremerton, Washington, Victor Magar of EN- VIRON International Corporation.

Exhibitors Around 40 exhibitors will be at the Dredging Summit & Expo 2014. The following is a list of exhibitors and their booth numbers: American Chemical Technologies, #406 AML Oceanographic, #610 AMPHIBEX, #502 and 504 ARC Surveying & Mapping, #101 Aqua Blok, Ltd., #303 Cable Arm, #201 and 300 Carylon Sediments Group, #302 Damen Dredging Equipment, BV, #401 and 500 Del Tank & Filtration Systems, #104 Dragflow North America, #503 Dredge Technology, #600 Dredging Supply Company, #106 EA Engineering, Science & Technology, #305 Ecology and Environment, Inc., #304 Ellicott Dredges, LLC, #307 Envirolin Canada, #506 The Hague Academic Press, #507 Holland Marine Technologies BV, #604 Higgs Hydrographic Tek, #207 HIS Global Limited, #103 Huesker, Inc., #407 HYPACK, Inc., #107 IHS Maritime, #402 International Dredging Review, #216 Jay Cashman, Inc., #403 Kruse Control, Inc., #505 Neptune Floatation, #100 Ocean Group, #606 R2 Sonic, #620

www.dredgemag.com | IDR JUN 14 41 DREDGING ROUNDUP Galveston District Issues Channel Dredging after PHA’s improvements, was a great team ef- NORTH AMERICAN Permits fort between the Corps and PHA on a complicat- The Galveston Engineer District announced ed process that has taken only 18 months.” May 12 that it has permitted construction of the The port authority is funding the projects at By David Murray Port Authority’s Bayport and Barbours Cut chan- its sole cost to ensure that the channels’ improve- nel improvement projects and approved the fed- ments are available in advance of the opening of Port of Rochester Begins Dredging eral assumption of maintenance of the channels the expanded Panama Canal in 2016. U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter took part in a when construction is completed. The work is expected to be completed in the ceremony May 13 marking the start of naviga- The improvement projects at the Port Au- second quarter of next year. tion dredging the previous day. Slaughter had thority’s two container terminals will deepen announced in March that an additional $2.2 mil- the channels from 40 feet to 45 feet, matching Corps Begins Removing Dredged Material lion had been secured for the U.S. Army Corps of the depth of the Houston Ship Channel, so the Near Alma, Wisconsin Engineers to complete the work. container terminals can realize the benefits of the Black River Constructors Joint Venture began HSC widening and deepening project completed removing 500,000 cubic yards of dredged mate- New York State to Fund Dredging in 2005. rial from the Grand Encampment Island place- New York State Sen. Cathy Young (R-Olean) The project will also widen or realign the ment site in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, during announced May 23 that she had secured $300,000 channels by up to 100 feet to better accommo- the third week of May. The excavation will make in this year’s state budget to dredge three Lake date larger post-Panamax ships that are expected room for material from this year’s maintenance Erie projects in Chautauqua County. to call with increasing frequency. of the nine-foot Mississippi River navigation Saying the dredging of Lake Erie will provide The Port of Houston Authority awarded the channel. a valuable economic boost due to increased tour- $68 million construction contract to Orion Con- Project owners are the St. Paul Engineer Dis- ism, fishing and boating on the lake, Young said, struction, with construction and dredging begin- trict, in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wild- the state will contribute $100,000 per project in ning soon afterward. life Service. the city of Dunkirk, the town of Hanover, and The work includes modification of the ex- The joint venture includes J.F. Brennan Ma- Barcelona Harbor in the town of Westfield. isting Bayport and Barbours Cut channels and rine of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, and Hoffman Con- After finalizing expense estimates, Dean Ma- berths and increasing capacity of a placement struction of Black River Falls, Wiconsin. rine and Excavating of Michigan will begin in area for future dredged material. The project will extend throughout the Barcelona Harbor in Westfield in late June and “PHA is pleased that we will be awarding a summer. then go to Dunkirk Harbor before getting to the contract at an excellent, competitive price,” PHA The contractor plans to route the dredged ma- Sunset Bay Harbor at Cattaraugus Creek. executive director Roger Guenther said. terial through the Alma Marina prior to placing The Barcelona Harbor dredging project is “Overall, the project has really progressed at it at two separate contractor-selected locations being funded by federal money due to damage a quick pace. The federal approval of assumption outside of Alma. recorded after Superstorm Sandy. of maintenance, which means the Corps of Engi- neers will resume responsibility for the channel

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42 IDR JUN 14 | www.dredgemag.com Massachusetts Town to Vote on Dredging re-used dredged sand to replenish severely erod- shorebird and marine turtle habitat and enhances The bay of Kingston, Massachusetts, hasn’t ed areas to the east of the inlet providing addi- recreational opportunities. been dredged since the 1950s, but that could tional coastal storm risk reduction for communi- The South Reach work came in response to change. ties in this area.” impacts from Hurricane Sandy’s passage in 2012, On June 2, Kingston will vote on a plan to Construction was 100 percent federally fund- and was 100 percent federally funded under the participate in a regional dredging program with ed, with a $2.2 million contract awarded to Vil- Flood Control and Coastal Emergency (FCCE) seven other coastal towns. The Kingston Town lage Dock of Port Jefferson, New York, to dredge program. The Jacksonville District placed 7.5 Meeting will be asked to approve $252,204, in- the inlet to 13 feet. Sand was also moved from million cubic yards of sand on 38.5 miles of erod- cluding $210,000 for the dredging and $42,000 in west of the inlet and placed east of the inlet. ed beaches in Florida as part of the FCCE pro- fees. That would be $42,000 a year for five years. Despite harsh weather conditions, work on gram. A combination of federal funding was used The cost is $14 per cubic yard at a maximum the project continued on a 24-hour cycle in order to complete renourishment in the North Reach. of 15,000 cubic yards. Kingston could sign up for to be completed as fast as possible. Portions of Corps Project Manager Cynthia Perez said another five-year cycle if the program continues. the inlet between the jetties were dredged to 16 the North Reach work began in mid-January, but The entire area that could be dredged has been feet to obtain enough sand to complete the berm. abnormal weather conditions caused some de- estimated at 55,000 cubic yards. Environmental gains were also realized. The lays. “It was the worst weather we’ve seen in a Other participating communities in Massa- district worked closely with the NYSDEC com- long time in the Brevard area. The weather kept chusetts would be Plymouth, Wareham, Dux- pleting additional bird-nesting habitat at higher changing the shoreline conditions from the origi- bury, Hingham, Hull, Marshfield and Scituate. elevations above the creek, and said it would nal surveys, and three and four-foot sea swells conduct a multi-year study of Long Island bays made conducting new surveys by boat danger- Corps Finishes New York Beach and creeks examining the reproductive activity of ous. High sea waves, winds and near-shore wave Replenishment winter flounder. turbulence also impacted the beach configuration The New York Engineer District, in conjunc- itself,” she said. tion with the Town of Southold and the New GLDD Completes Work for Jacksonville When possible, the Corps of Engineers’ con- York State Department of Environmental Con- District tractor, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) servation (NYSDEC), announced on April 14 the The Jacksonville Engineer District announced Company, conducted 24-hour operations, pump- placement of nearly 100,000 cubic yards of sand May 1 that operations have wound down on the ing sand from an offshore site to the shoreline. replenishing severely eroded beaches east of Brevard County Beach Erosion Control Project Including both reaches, crews placed more than Mattituck Inlet that will reduce risks from coastal with the completion of the North Reach; the 1.66 million cubic yards of beach quality sand on storm. South Reach was completed in January. Dredged the county shoreline. “We’re extremely pleased to complete this beach sand now reinforces more than 10 miles of The Bureau of Ocean Energy Manage- vital project for the Town of Southold and area Brevard County shoreline. ment (BOEM), U.S. Department of the Inte- residents,” Corps of Engineer New York Dis- The sand placement reconstructed areas of rior, played an important role in supplying the trict Commander Col. Paul Owen said. “Work- eroded beach and increased storm protection to offshore borrow area that provided sand to the ing closely with state and local partners, we’ve upland development along portions of Brevard county. Through BOEM, GLDD was authorized improved the inlet’s navigability and beneficially County. Side benefits are that it also helps restore to dredge up to 2.4 million cubic yards of beach

www.dredgemag.com | IDR JUN 14 43 quality sand from the Outer Continental Shelf horseshoe crabs expected in early May, whose through July 31, 2014. The Kansas River is a ma- (OCS) to help rebuild approximately 10 miles of eggs serve as a food source for migrating shore jor source of sand and gravel for the Kansas City Brevard County shoreline. birds like the ruddy turnstone, the shortbilled metropolitan area and other communities along “Our cooperation with BOEM and their role dowitcher and the red knot, which is being con- the river, for use primarily in concrete production. as the only federal agency authorized to grant ac- sidered for inclusion on the Federal Endangered A public notice concerning authorization of cess to OCS sand strengthens our ability to help Species List. new permits was issued in November 2011, and coastal communities restore impacted areas and Eric Schrading, field supervisor for U.S. Fish the Corps of Engineers received 382 comments build resilience,” Perez said. and Wildlife Service’s New Jersey Field Office, from the public, with 357 in opposition to the pro- said, “We’re excited to have this project complet- posed work. An Environmental Assessment (EA) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Completes Del- ed so quickly with the assistance of our partners. was prepared by a consulting firm at the expense aware Bay Beach Restoration This is an important restoration project – not only of the applicants and submitted to the Corps of The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service an- for horseshoe crab spawning, but also for shore- Engineers for review in September 2013. Thr nounced May 1 that it has completed the first of birds foraging, in particular the proposed listed Corps was unable to conclude that there are no 31 Hurricane Sandy coastal resilience projects red knot.” potentially significant impacts associated with focusing on rebuilding natural areas along the This project, the first of a wave of coastal re- activities proposed by the dredging companies. Atlantic Coast. silience projects funded by the Department of the The National Environmental Policy Act re- The $1.65 million beach restoration project Interior through the Disaster Relief Supplemental quires a “Finding of No Significant Impact” in restored five beaches on Cape May, New Jersey’s Appropriations Act of 2013, is a partnership with order for the Corps of Engineers to grant a permit inner shoreline, including Kimbles Beach, Reeds the American Littoral Society, the New Jersey following the completion of an EA. Therefore, Beach, Moores Beach, Cooks Beach and Pierces Department of Environmental Protection and the completion of an EIS will be necessary to fur- Point. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. ther investigate and consider the dredging work, More than 800 tons of debris, including Additional work was coordinated with the assess public interest and environmental factors chunks of asphalt and bricks, concrete pipes, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the and reach a permit decision. The previous and slabs and piling, were cleared from 1.5 miles of Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey. only EIS prepared for consideration of dredging affected beach since the first phase of the project on the Kansas River was completed in 1990. in 2013. Contractors brought in more than 45,000 Corps: EIS Required for Kansas River The public will have the opportunity during tons of locally mined sand to replace the two to Dredging the EIS process to participate and provide com- three feet of original beach lost to storm surge The Kansas City Engineer District deter- ments regarding the work for consideration by and erosion after the storm. mined that an Environmental Impact Statement the Corps of Engineers. Along with the restoration of coastal wildlife (EIS) will be necessary before dredging opera- During the interim period prior to the comple- habitat, the project provides the added benefit of tions may be reauthorized in the Kansas River. tion of the EIS and new permit decisions, the ex- enhanced storm protection for nearby residents, Six sand and gravel companies are proposing isting permits for dredging on the Kansas River as well as public recreational opportunities. The dredging operations at 12 locations in the Kansas will be extended subject to the limits and condi- beaches will play a critical role in providing River, and five have permits issued under Section tions of those authorizations under Section 10 of quality seasonal spawning ground for returning 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act that are valid the Rivers and Harbors Act.

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44 IDR JUN 14 | www.dredgemag.com IMS Dredges Receives U.S. Presidential Award for Exports

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker presents the U.S. President’s E-Award to IMS CEO, Peter Bowe (right), closes a contract in Global Sales Director Ryan Horton and IMS President Jim Horton in Washington, D.C. Iraq for two Model 7012 HP Versi-Dredges.

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DREDGING ROUNDUP Destroyer” because they believe it was inflicting create a dry environment for the team to work un- LATIN AMERICA irreparable damage to the island’s pristine reefs. derwater on the repairs, avoiding a costly and time- Environmental group Bimini Blue Coalition consuming trip to a dry dock. According to the re- petitioned the courts to grant an emergency in- lease, which did not name the dredge in question, By Katie Worth junction against the dredging. The Court of Ap- oil was leaking from the stern tube seal assembly of peals in Nassau denied the injunction in May, but the dredge. Hydrex’s dive team inspected the leak BAHAMAS within a few days the Privy Council in London and found that the entire housing of the assembly A British court granted an injunction against had reversed that decision. The council ordered was corroded and needed to be replaced. The team a dredging project in Bimini, a small set of Ca- a stop to all dredging activities until the develop- installed the mobdeck around the stern tube assem- ribbean islands near Florida. Resorts World Bi- ers can demonstrate they have installed adequate bly, then removed and replaced the three damaged mini, an entity of Grupo Genting of Malaysia, environmental protections. seals. They also were able to install a new spacer was dredging the coast of North Bimini to con- ring to create a new running area for the seals. struct a new terminal for cruise ships as part of URUGUAY There was almost no visibility in the water, which a larger resort project, according to the Associ- A 157-meter (about 515-foot) dredge suffering made the diving conditions more challenging than ated Press. Jan de Nul had been dredging the from an oil leak in Montevideo was successfully expected. Nonetheless, the repairs were success- coast since April using the cutter suction dredge repaired by a team of Hydrex divers and techni- fully completed, and the dredge was able to leave Niccolo Machiavelli. However, local environ- cians, according to a press release by Hydrex. Montevideo and travel to its next destination. mentalists had dubbed the Machiavelli “the Reef The team used the company’s flexible mobdeck to

www.dredgemag.com | IDR JUN 14 45 MEXICO ECUADOR channel to the port of La Unión, according to re- The noise from dredging activities in La Paz, The Guayas prefecture in Ecuador plans to fund ports in La Prensa Gráfica and other Salvador- Baja California could affect 33 marine mam- a second stage of dredging of the river Guayas, ian press. Federal law requires the Port Authority mal species that rely on nearby critical habitat, which would remove some 3.5 million cubic me- to dredge the channel, but a lack of funding has according to an environmental research orga- ters (4.6 million cubic yards) of sediment, accord- prevented them from contracting out the work, nization based in Mexico. The Association for ing to the Ecuadorian publication El Universo. The according to Hugo Barrientos, president of the Research and Conservation of Marine Mammals dredging project had been overseen by the National commission. At one time, the port had a depth and their Habitat (AICMMARH) said the noise Secretary of Waterways (Senagua), but the prefec- of 14 meters (46 feet) but due to a lack of main- from the dredging and construction of a new ma- ture has petitioned to take over the project. The first tenance it is now much less than that. The new rina in La Paz could cause problems for animals phase of the dredging project is underway and is dredging would return it to at least 10 meters (33 that use the nearby San Lorenzo natural naviga- expected to remove 290,000 cubic meters (380,000 feet). CEPA has already pre-approved four com- tion channel off the coast, according to a report cubic yards) of sediment around the small island of panies to bid on the project, but must wait for the by Carlos Ibarra. The construction project, called El Palmar. The second phase of the project would funds are to be approved before putting the proj- Marina Azul La Paz, is part of a larger develop- cost $70 million USD and would begin in Decem- ect out to bid. The four pre-approved companies ment planned that will include a new golf course ber or January. are SAAM Puertos, S.A. of Chile, Group Mari- and resort. time TCB of Spain, International Container Ter- HONDURAS minal Services Incorporated of the Philippines, PERU In an attempt to resolve the longstanding and Bolloré Port and Logistics of France. The Peruvian Marines have destroyed three flooding problems in the region, dredging has dredges that were illegally dredging the Putu- begun on the Chiquito and La Vega rivers. The ARGENTINA mayo River in search of gold, according to the dredging, taking place in the city of Comayagua, Environmentalists have launched a campaign Peruvian press. The three ships were first inter- began in late May and was expected to take sev- on social networks to organize protests against cepted by the Peruvian Coast Guard for illegally eral days to complete. The preventive program the illegal dredging of the Angostura River, which dredging the bottom of the river. To make matters was paid for by the municipality to lower the links Nahuel Huapi and Moreno lakes. In May, worse, the illegal miners are believed to have re- flooding risk to the 10 neighborhoods on the riv- park rangers in the area discovered that unknown leased mercury into the river for gold extraction; ers’ shores. Another nearby river, the Humaya, people had modified the route and depth of the mercury is toxic for plant, animal and human life. was dredged several weeks earlier, according to river to allow boats to pass through; previously The dredges were removed from the illegal min- Honduran publication El Heraldo. the river was too shallow for most watercraft. The ing site, transported to a demolition ground and environmental groups say that about 130 meters then destroyed. Public officials in the Loreto re- EL SALVADOR (about 426.5 feet) of the river was dredged a me- gion of Peru, where the dredging took place, said The Port Authority Commission (CEPA) is ter deeper than its natural depth. The neighbors there will be zero tolerance for illegal mining. waiting for the approval of a $15 million expen- are discussing with park officials how to restore diture that will pay for the dredging of the access the river to its natural course and depth.

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46 IDR JUN 14 | www.dredgemag.com Ellicott Joins Commerce Secretary on African Trade Mission

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Representatives from Ellicott Dredges, LLC were among 20 U.S. manufacturers who ac- companied U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on a trade mission to Ghana and Nige- ria from May 18 to 23. Peter Bowe, president, and Paul Quinn, vp sales of Ellicott, participated in the mission, which focused on Africa’s energy sector. Besides accompanying Secretary Pritzker on her meetings with African leaders, the companies had the opportunity to meet with potential customers. In a report following the mission, the Commerce Department noted that Ellicott had signed “multiple deals to provide dredges in Nigeria.” Peter Bowe described one of these contracts, saying, “We signed a contract for a dredge package, consisting of pipe, floats, freight and training. During the trade mission, we met with several prospective clients, and existing clients as well.” On the trade mission in Nigeria are, from left, Bryan Erwin, director of the Commerce Depart- Other companies signed contracts on the ment’s Trade Advocacy Center; Peter Bowe, president and CEO of Ellicott Dredges; C.J. Chike mission, including Charlotte-based renewable Muonagolu, chairman/CEO, Richbon Nigeria Limited; Paul Quinn, vice president of Sales at energy company SEWW, which was selected by Ellicott; Assumpta Muonagolu, managing director, Richbon; Matthew McGuire, director of the the Electricity Company of Ghana to lead a $25 Department of Commerce Office of Business Liaison; and Ebere Ikediuwa, chief operations million per year upgrade and expansion project officer of Richbon. Richbon is a heavy equipment dealer headquartered in Lagos. in the Greater Accra Region, and Environmen- tal Chemical Corporation of California, which design and build a new state-of-the-art cancer stated that the trade mission was meant to ful- signed a memorandum of understanding with institute. fill the President’s goal of furthering trade and University College Hospital, Ibadan, to finance, A report from the Commerce Department investment relationships across the African

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www.dredgemag.com | IDR JUN 14 47 continent, which is home to seven of the 10 She said that the U.S. is among a number of by Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.), who fastest-growing economies in the world. countries who have pledged to work together to sits on the House Foreign Relations Committee. “American companies are in Africa, and combat Boko Haram. AGOA allows 6,400 products from eligible more American companies want to be in Afri- “Our commitment is long-term; we will Sub-Saharan African countries to enter the U.S. ca,” Secretary Pritzker said. “This trade mission stand by Nigerians as they strive to defend and duty free. In 2013, U.S. imports under AGOA has already helped U.S. companies take advan- protect their sons and daughters, husbands, totaled $26.8 billion, and the Obama Adminis- tage of mutually-beneficial opportunities to do brothers, sisters and mothers,” she said. tration is committed to renewing AGOA before business in Ghana and Nigeria, in particular.” While in Nigeria, Secretary Pritkzer an- it expires in 2015. In addition to renewal, the Ensuring that American firms are primed to do nounced that on August 5, 2014, the U.S. De- Administration is interested in ways to update business in Africa will help the African people partment of Commerce and Bloomberg Philan- the legislation to encourage diversification realize economic success, and fuel growth and thropies will co-host the first-ever U.S.-Africa within Africa’s economies, which will better job creation in the U.S., she said. Business Forum, a day focused on trade and support the continent’s growth, development Speaking to a group of business leaders in investment opportunities on the continent. The and competitiveness. Lagos, Nigeria, on May 21, Secretary Pritzker forum will take place on the first day of Presi- The fast growth in Ethiopia’s economy is said that “in Nigeria in particular, the opportu- dent Obama’s U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit. To also generating an increase in the number of nities are abundant. You are home to the largest be held at the Mandarin Oriental in Washing- U.S. firms looking to do more business in the economy in Africa, and one in five people on the ton, D.C., the summit will convene leaders from country. Ethiopia’s gross domestic product has continent are Nigerian. Not only do our govern- more than 45 from sub-Saharan and North Afri- grown an average of 9.1 percent over the last ments stand together as partners and friends, but can nations to discuss regional economic, politi- 10 years, making it Africa’s second fastest- our companies – as evidenced by this trade mis- cal and development issues. It will be the first growing economy and the sixth fastest-growing sion – are eager to forge stronger partnerships summit of its kind, and the largest event that any economy in the world. One of the ways the De- in Nigeria.” U.S. president has ever convened with African partment of Commerce helps companies take Acknowledging recent local tragedies, a sui- heads of state or government. advantage of mutually-beneficial commercial cide bombing in Jos that killed three people the Secretary Pritzker concluded her visit to opportunities in Africa and around the world is day before, and five weeks earlier the abduction Africa with a stop in Ethiopia, where she met through the Foreign Commercial Service, teams of hundreds of young girls by terrorist group with President Mulatu Teshome and private sec- that work out of embassies specifically to help Boko Haram, the Secretary said, “I want to offer tor leaders to discuss ways to increase bilateral American businesses find new partners and cus- my condolences to the families in Jos, following trade and investment between the U.S. and Ethi- tomers overseas. The Department of Commerce the tragic attack there yesterday. And I want to opia. Secretary Pritzker underscored the U.S. recently announced that it will nearly double address the issue that is on all of our minds. To commitment to renewal of the African Growth the Foreign Commercial Service footprint in the north of here in the town of Chibok, hun- and Opportunities Act (AGOA) as one tool that Africa, opening its first-ever offices in Ethiopia, dreds of families are without their daughters will continue to deepen trade relations between Angola, Tanzania and Mozambique, and ex- today. The United States is supporting Nigeria the U.S., Ethiopia and the entire African conti- panding teams in four other countries. as it works to find and free these young girls.” nent. Secretary Pritzker was joined in Ethiopia

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Patella,” WEDA President/Chair Ram Mohan said. “Ms. Maher brings a unique skill set to 30 YEARS AGO – 1984 WEDA with her service on the Board of WE- Bob Sutton was appointed vice DA’s Pacific Chapter and extensive maritime president of Marketing and Product dredging experience.” Development for DredgeMasters In- Maher has been a member of WEDA for 20 ternational, Inc. He had been with the years, which includes serving as a board mem- company since its inception in 1973 ber of the Pacific Chapter for five years and as and had 15 years experience in the chapter president in 2004. She is assistant direc- dredging industry. tor of Environmental Services for the Port of San Diego. 25 YEARS AGO – 1989 “I’ve met a lot of people in WEDA, made Eileen Maher, new WEDA executive director, The Corps hopper dredges Essay- a lot of friends and gotten good advice,” she at the Pacific Chapter 2011 meeting. ons and Yaquina were deployed to said. “I am honored with WEDA’s trust and Prince William Sound, Alaska to skim confidence in me, and I look forward to advanc- projects and most recently, a salt marsh resto- oil spilled from the tanker Exxon Valdez, ing WEDA toward the strategic goals and ob- ration and enhancement project in which the which went aground on March 24. Oil jectives as outlined by the Board of Directors,” dredged material was reused to create a 280- was gathered into “donuts” by skim- she said, continuing that her short term focus acre nesting habitat for endangered shore birds. mers, and the dragheads on the dredg- would be enhancing the quality of annual con- This restoration project received the Presiden- es were turned upside down under the ferences, outreach to Latin American Countries tial Coastal America award. Maher is a strong oil, pumping it into their hoppers. By (Brazil, Panama, Mexico), increasing activities advocate of maintaining the balance between May 10 the two dredges had picked up for members, collaboration between the WEDA marine construction and the protection of nat- a combined total of more than 200,000 chapters for better integration, and outreach to ural resources. She presented papers on these gallons of oil. the Corps of Engineers and ports to facilitate ac- projects at various Pacific Chapter meetings. tive participation in the organization. The new organization of WEDA includes a 20 YEARS AGO – 1994 Maher has a special interest in students and distribution of tasks among the board of direc- The Los Angeles City Council award- in bringing young people interested in dredg- tors, with the executive director position defined ed the Pier 400 Dredging and Land- ing into the organization, possibly by forming as a half-time position. Maher will continue in fill Design Project to the joint venture student chapters. She found some interest at her position at the Port of San Diego, as well as Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company Humboldt State University in Northern Califor- acting as executive director of WEDA, with the and Connolly-Pacific Company for nia, and hopes to reach out to other colleges and help of Lawrence Patella, who will continue as $152,543,050. The project deepened universities. advisor for a year or more. the channel to 45 feet, involving 30 mil- Maher’s dredging experience with the Port For more information about the upcoming lion cubic yards of dredging. To cre- of San Diego includes obtaining Corps of Engi- WEDA conference, see page 40, or contact ate 225 acres of land, Connolly-Pacific neers permits and ensuring permit compliance Larry Patella, at [email protected] or visit our would place 38,000 linear feet of rock for the creation of a new marina, wharf exten- website at www.westerndredging.org. dike. sion projects, numerous maintenance dredging 10 YEARS AGO – 2004 continued from page 41 it is likely to displace cargo shipments onto Onyx Special Services began a hy- substantially less environmentally sound ship- drographic survey of 3,500 acres of the Maritime Transportation. ping modes, particularly trucks and trains – a Lower Fox River in Wisconsin, in prepa- The new rule in question seeks to limit sulfur $815,000 annual fuel costs, Jones said in his tes- ration for a remediation dredging that is emissions from shipping vessels traveling with- timony. “For CSL alone, the cost could exceed continuing into 2014. in the 200 nautical mile (nm) boundary of the 14 million dollars per year,” he added. North American Emission Control Area (ECA) As an alternative, Jones proposed that the re- 5 YEARS AGO – 2009 by requiring the use of a highly expensive, low- quirement be amended to only affect short sea The WEDA Midwest Chapter met in sulfur fuel. Shipping industry representatives ships until they reach 50 nm from shore. Short Minneapolis in April. Among presenta- think the new rule is likely to spur increased on- sea shipping vessels, he testified, have virtually tions was a description of the Harbor shore air pollution and higher shipping costs, as no impact on coastal air quality once reaching Maintenance Trust Fund Fairness Co- well as increased shipping prices for companies their cruising distance of 50 nm out at sea. “This alition, by Bill Hanson. The group vis- reliant on the short sea shipping industry. revision will move away from the current ‘one ited St. Anthony Falls – the uppermost According to Jones and Terry, EPA didn’t size fits all’ regulation and align with a scientifi- dam on the Mississippi River, and the consider the short sea industry, whose vessels cally based approach, which achieves the same Ellicott Dredges construction facility in travel almost entirely within the ECA. The new environmental protection goals,” Jones said. Wisconsin. fuel’s price tag, they said, is so expensive that

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