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IDR News & Updates

Dr. John Herbich Dies at Age 85 - Jul 09 '08

Orion Marine Group Added to Russell 3000® and 2000® Stock Indexes - Jul 02 '08

Environmental Abstracts Due July 7 for Battelle Sediment Conference - Jun 27 '08

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July/August 2008



Breaking News

6 Sep, 04:15 AM Homemade solution could cut harbour dredging costs - ...

5 Sep, 01:38 PM Dredge plume spreads, seal dies - The Age

5 Sep, 09:17 PM EPA Orders Access To Construct Alternate Water Line For ...

Palm Beach County Chain of Lakes Project Benefits from DEL Corporation Fast Dewatering System

Employees of American Earth Movers monitor operation of a sand recovery system fed by a 10-inch hydraulic dredge at a recreational lake rehabilitation project in Palm Beach County, Florida. Three sand/desilt units removed the bulk of the material, and the fourth, on the far right, handled finer material.


2008 Dredger of the Year

Bill Hanson hands Judith Powers, editor and publisher of International Dredging Review, the Dredger of the Year plaque!


Phoenix Separators Aid tower Rock's Manufactured Sand Operation

Western Dredging Association (WEDA) members saw this separator and stacker from their bus on a tour of Tower Rock Quarry in June. The group made the trip as part of the WEDA annual meeting in St. Louis. Tour guide Rodney Linker pointed out the HydroCyclones visible on the very top of the plant, manufactured by WEDA member Phoenix Systems.


Producers Are Converting to Electric Power In the Face of High Diesel Prices

The Marlin electric dredge Stewart during manufacture at Dredging Supply Company. It shows the the incoming switches, underwater pump drive motor, MCC building and transformer.


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IDR Editorial

Notes from Conexpo/ConAgg; Dredger of the Year!
August 31, 2008
Construction industry leaders are concerned that this vital industry is not attracting enough young people. With an average age in the 50's, they are wondering who will take over when all the genera...

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Contract News

Contract Awards June 3, 2008 through July 31, 2008 - Jun 27 '08

CONTRACT AWARDS March 21, 2008 through May 15, 2008 - Jun 27 '08

Dredging Contract Awards, February 22, 2008 through April 22, 2008 - Jun 27 '08

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