VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The City of Virginia Beach announced dredging has starting on the Rudee Inlet. According to the city, the dredging, which is expected to last from July 28-30, will remove the bottom of bodies of water to make it easier and safer for vessels to navigate waters. Source
Callan Marine is done with its City of Houston West Fork dredging contract. The contract used the last of the FEMA money that U.S. Congressman Dan Crenshaw helped obtain for dredging the West Fork Mouth Bar and the surrounding area after Harvey. The City hired Callan to dredge 800,000 cubic yards from the San Jacinto… Read More
Hubbs Sea World Research Institute receives funding to repair marina MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. – Nearly $1 million in state funding is set to transform an old marina along A1A in Melbourne Beach into a vital hub for Indian River Lagoon restoration projects. On a sweltering day with heat indexes soaring near 100 degrees, workers from Sea… Read More
The Captiva Erosion Prevention District’s (CEPD) commission received an update on the beach renourishment at its recent meeting, as well as approved two contracts related to the project. On July 24, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company’s East Coast Region Senior Vice President Lynn Neitfeld provided the board with an update on the project schedule… Read More
President Donald Trump previously warned about Chinese influence over the strategic waterway that the US completed in 1914 China may soon gain greater influence over the Panama Canal following the collapse of a proposed deal between U.S.-based BlackRock and Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison, which had initially sparked tensions with Beijing. The original agreement would have… Read More