WisDOT awarded $7.5 million in grants for harbor maintenance and construction projects in five Wisconsin ports. The largest grant of $2 million was given to City Centre LLC in Manitowoc for crane platform and loadout ramp construction. Projects include dredging, dock wall repairs, and infrastructure upgrades to support larger vessels and expand cargo operations. Five harbors… Read More
Municipalities on the Cape Fear coast including Southport and Bald Head Island got a small beacon of hope last week that their efforts to stop a widening project of the Wilmington Harbor are getting the attention of state officials. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management (DCM) announced that the Army… Read More
Dredging continues in Sebastian Inlet. Boaters: please be aware of dredge pipes and related equipment. Our contractor, ATL Diversified, Inc., is hydraulically dredging beach-compatible sand from a designated sand trap and adjacent inlet navigation channel within Sebastian Inlet. ATL is pumping non-compatible beach material through pipes to a dredged material storage facility on the north side of the inlet. Boaters,… Read More
Callan Marine is progressing well down in the southern tip of Texas. Callan is now more than 70% complete with dredging 7 million cubic yards to deepen 8 miles of the Brazos Island Harbor Ship Channel in Brownsville, Texas. Over the past 13 months, this project has hosted several dredges including the 18″ General Marshall,… Read More
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – Another beach renourishment project is set to get underway in the Grand Strand. The city of Myrtle Beach originally announced on Monday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will start staging equipment this week for the project. The city later said the mobilization will be delayed until next week… Read More
