The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Midwest Chapter meeting will be held from March 6 to 8 in Memphis, Tennessee, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Memphis. Abstracts are now being accepted from individuals and companies wishing to present at the meeting. The topics highlighted at this year’s event will… Read More
Whatcom Waterway in Bellingham, Washington, has an extensive history of industrial use in the waterway and on the shoreline dating back to the mid-1900s. The Port of Bellingham owns the upland properties and is managing environmental cleanups in and around the waterway. Phase 1 construction of the remediation was conducted… Read More
Western Dredging Association’s partner Texas A&M University will be holding its 48th Dredging Engineering Short Course from January 7 to 11, 2019, at the Texas A&M University College Station. The course is aimed toward dredgers, professional staff and project managers and will include lectures, laboratories and a… Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has issued its first call for papers for its 2019 Dredging Summit & Expo to be held June 4 to 7 at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The event attracts world leaders in the dredging industry and provides a platform for both vendors and… Read More
In 2016 and 2017, the Port of Corpus Christi Authority (PCCA) and engineering company Mott MacDonald created 35 acres of shore and marsh grass habitat in a portion of Beneficial Use Site 6 (BUS-6) in Corpus Christi Bay. Named the La Quinta Aquatic Habitat Mitigation Project, it… Read More
The Pacific Chapter of the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has released the draft agenda for its upcoming conference, from October 23 to 25 at the Hilton Waikiki Beach on Kuhio in Honolulu, Hawaii. The overall themes for the sessions are navigation, planning, beneficial reuse, site remediation and safety. Presenters from… Read More
Improving waterways through dredging and protecting the environment can be achieved simultaneously as proven by the dredging projects that were honored during the Annual Summit & Expo of the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) held in Norfolk, Virginia, in late June. The Environmental Excellence Award winners were chosen by WEDA’s Environmental… Read More
The 2018 Dredging Summit and Expo put on by the Western Dredging Association drew more than 450 dredging professionals to the Hilton Hotel in Norfolk, Virginia, from June 25 to 28. The event took place with a background of industry health in the U.S. that included investment in capital equipment… Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Eastern Chapter Board annual meeting will take place October 16 to 18 in Savannah, Georgia. All meetings will be held at The Desoto Hotel, 14 miles from Savannah International Airport. Tuesday will begin with an Industry-Corps Hopper Dredge Management Group (ICHDMG) Meeting for all U.S. Read More
Each year at the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Summit and Exhibition, the Environmental Commission of the organization presents special awards to outstanding projects in several specific environmental categories. “The response to our requests for submissions for our 2018 environmental awards surpassed our expectations,” said Craig Vogt, chair of the Environmental… Read More
