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Federal officials have awarded a contract to remove copper mine waste from a Lake Superior harbor, where it threatens to damage crucial fish spawning habitat more than a century after companies dumped it into the water. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says Petersen Companies Inc. of Minocqua, Wisconsin, will dredge about 27,500 cubic yards… Read More
In the dredging industry, as in any, innovation is key to progress. But branding might be even better. In terms of technology and brand recognition, Caterpillar has been at the front of their industry for decades. With leaders like Janet Kirkton, Dredging Industry Steward and Jim Mundth, Global Dredge Segment Manager, Caterpillar seems set for… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a contract valued at almost $210 million for the second phase of deepening the St. Johns River, a cost that come in higher than original expectations. When the Corps advertised for proposals earlier this year, the notice pegged the “magnitude of construction” at $125 million to $200… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces a contract award for dredging of the stamp sands in the Keweenaw Peninsula between Gay, Michigan and the Grand Traverse Harbor. Petersen Companies, Inc., of Minocqua, Wisconsin, will dredge approximately 27,500 cubic yards of stamp sands from in and around the Grand Traverse Harbor, and an additional… Read More
It stems from an issue involving the capacity of the basin near Oakley where the silt and water taken from the bottom of the lake is pumped. Late last year, it was discovered that the site wasn’t big enough to see the project through to its earlier than contracted end, causing an additional cost –… Read More
State officials are soliciting public input for the next update of Louisiana’s $50 billion, 50-year coastal master plan. The plan, last updated in 2017, includes projects and programs aimed at fighting coastal erosion, rising seas, sinking land and hurricanes — all of which threaten to inundate coastal communities like Terrebonne and Lafourche. The state Coastal… Read More
Ellicott Dredges will be a part of the Dredging industry’s future as much as it has been a part of its past, according to Paul Quinn, VP of Sales for Ellicott. He is speaking from experience, since his firm built all the dredges used in the original construction of the Panama Canal, and has been building… Read More
A committee of the Terrbonne Parish Council has approved a resolution to spend up to $20 million on coastal restoration projects. The projects include finishing the lock system in Montegut, building pumps on land Shell Oil could donate to the parish, beginning the preliminary engineering for the Petit Caillou drainage project, building a pump station… Read More
In the words of Dean Kamen, an inventor and innovator, “Every once in a while, a new technology, an old problem, and a big idea turn into an innovation.” Arc Surveying & Mapping, Inc and Dredging & Marine Consultants, LLC (ArcDMC Sediment Solutions,LLC) has new technology to solve an old problem through innovative ideas and has introduced geophysical… Read More
Dredging Atlantic Nigeria, the company that lost out in the bidding process, had alleged that the directors of Dredging International Services had been convicted of a crime in Switzerland, effectively disqualifying the firm from bidding for contracts in Nigeria. But NPA said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as well as the Bureau of… Read More
Federal officials have awarded a contract to remove copper mine waste from a Lake Superior harbor, where it threatens to damage crucial fish spawning habitat more than a century after companies dumped it into the water. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says Petersen Companies Inc. of Minocqua, Wisconsin, will dredge about 27,500 cubic yards… Read More
Like other fishermen here, Jack Ficklen dodges shallow spots as he steers his boat across the deeply-silted port. The waters have become so shallow they actually claimed the life of a fisherman when he drowned after his boat hit bottom and flipped a few months ago, Ficklen said. “ It’s way overdue,” Ficklen, director of… Read More
Dredging of stamp sands between Gay and Grand Traverse Harbor is now slated to take place next summer. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last week awarded the contract to Petersen Companies of Minocqua, Wisconsin. The company will dredge about 27,500 cubic yards of stamp sand at the Grand Traverse Harbor, along with 80,000 cubic… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received two bids last week for the work. One bid came in at $19.5 million from Great Lakes Dredge and Dock and $20.1 million from Mason Construction, both less than the federal agency’s estimate of $23.1 million. The dredging is to remove 750,000 cubic yards of material from Range… Read More
Bids for dredging at the state Port of Morehead City came in under the federal government’s estimate, and work should begin early next year, Carteret County Shore Protection Office Manager Greg Rudolph said Wednesday. According to Mr. Rudolph, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened two bids earlier this week, one from Great Lakes Dredge… Read More