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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
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