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The container terminal operator has submitted its proposal to the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to develop the Iloilo Port Complex and the port of Dumangas. ICTSI also submitted a letter of intent to modernise the ports’ infrastructure and superstructure, and to eventually manage and operate the two Iloilo ports. The developments are also aimed at… Read More
A marine construction company in northern Michigan has been awarded more than half a million dollars to dredge in the River Rouge. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District awarded Ryba Marine Construction Company in Cheboygan $736,000 to dredge the River Rouge in southwest Detroit on Wednesday. According to the Corps, Ryba Marine will… Read More
The Waterfront Revitalization Committee unanimously voted to hire contractors for the dredging project and the proposed new building, during its meeting last week. The members selected Dredgit out of Houston, Texas which was the low bidder at $1,403,419 for the dredging and APC Development Group, Inc of Rockland, Mass. at $1,407,106. The APC bid included… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District has awarded a $13.5 million contract to Norfolk Dredging Co. of Chesapeake, Va. for dredging the Delaware River main channel. The contractor will dredge about 1.6 million cubic yards of sediment from portions of the Marcus Hook and New Castle sections of the Delaware River, mostly from… Read More
The effort to deepen Charleston Harbor so it can handle heavier cargo ships could get more money in future years now that the Army Corps of Engineers has recalculated a mathematical formula used in the federal budget process. The project’s formula — called a benefit-to-cost ratio — has been revised upward to 6.4, Jim Newsome,… Read More
The Belgian company Jan de Nul was been awarded dredging works to deepen the access of the access channel for the Port of Guayaquil, Ecuador. The contract with the company will be signed in 60 days and it will immediately start the works that have an investment value of around $100m. The Technical Commission of… Read More
Pieces of the port puzzle continue to land on the table to await proper placement. The Board of County Commissioners unanimously agreed Tuesday to join the Port St. Joe Port Authority in a pre-application to Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc. for funding to dredge the federally-authorized shipping channel. The pre-application would seek $15 million of the… Read More
Residents who would like to sound off on a proposal to dredge a portion of the Plover River bed in Iverson Park have a few more weeks to make their voices heard. Stevens Point Parks, Recreation, and Forestry director Tom Schrader says his department will take public comments through the end of October then deliver… Read More
Board members of the New Bourbon Regional Port Authority last week voted to execute contracts for rip-rap work on the Riverside Levee and for harbor dredging. The actions were taken at the Port Authority’s monthly meeting on September 26. On September 12, bids were opened on both projects, according to project engineer Chris Koehler. Eight… Read More
Engineer District awarded a $7.475 million contract September 24, 2018, to Dubuque Barge & Fleeting Services Company, Dubuque, Iowa, to carry-out a Corps Island dredged material unloading project. The project involves unloading approximately 500,000 cubic yards of dredged material from Corps Island, located in Pool 3 of the Mississippi River, near Diamond Bluff, Wis. The… Read More
For decades, officials at Port Tampa Bay have planned, worked and lobbied to draw up plans and line up the money for a major expansion of the Big Bend channel. On Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers announced the completion of a long-awaited key step: A $47.9 million contract to has been awarded to Great… Read More
A major dredging project in Point Judith has been proposed by the New England District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in partnership with the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) that would significantly widen and extend an existing channel to allow smoother navigation of both commercial and recreational vessels entering and exiting the… 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
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