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We invite you to nominate for the annual 2025 Safety Excellence Awards. The awards will recognize individual organizations or project teams for outstanding contributions to meeting the goals of WEDA and for exceptional safety performance that exhibits a proactive approach to raising safety awareness in the dredging workplace. This year we would also like to… Read More
Oakland, Calif. – February 13, 2025: The Port of Oakland deepens its commitment to sustainability by sending more dredged sediment from the Oakland Seaport to a Solano County wetland restoration site. Montezuma Wetlands will receive an approximately $2.1 million grant over the next three years to allow more Port-dredged sediment to go towards restoring wetlands… Read More
After a little more than two months of work, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control said the first phase of a beach replenishment project immediately north of the Indian River Inlet is nearing completion. The emergency fortification project, estimated to cost between $25 million and $28 million, started in late November, following… Read More
KUWAIT – Balancing a high-tempo mission in the U.S. Central Command area of operations with the rigorous demands of professional certification, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Expeditionary District engineer Tanner Cowan pushed himself to new heights—earning his Professional Engineer license while actively supporting critical engineering, design, and construction efforts. His achievement not only marks a… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District, will begin maintenance dredging of the Palm Beach Harbor, Palm Beach County, Florida, on or around March 3, 2025. The project was awarded to Weeks Marine Inc. of Covington, Louisiana, on November 22, 2024. The contract amount is $10,125,750.00. The Dredge E.W. Ellefson, a cutter/suction… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — (Feb. 13, 2025) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District (USACE), seeks public comments, views and information regarding the preparation of a supplemental National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis evaluating alternative placement options for operation and maintenance dredged material from the Fort Myers Beach Harbor (FMBH) Federal Navigation Channel in Lee… Read More
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Town of Greece announced plans for dredging and maintenance of Braddock Bay. The plans are aimed at the navigation channel, which involves the purchase of a new hydraulic dredge. The dredge arrived this week and will be operated by Westpoint Marina, LLC. Greece Town Supervisor William Reilich said dredging is… Read More
The lack of progress on planned dredging work at the Brunswick Harbor by the Army Corps of Engineers is raising questions by U.S. Sens. Jon Offoff and Raphael Warnock, the state’s voices in the U.S. Senate. The two Democrats have sent a letter to Corps leadership expressing “alarm over the Corps’ failure to dredge the… Read More
WILMINGTON — A study of possible environmental impacts associated with the proposed Wilmington harbor-deepening project is expected to be released in the fall. The draft environmental impact study examines different alternatives for the North Carolina State Ports Authority’s plan to make room for larger container ships to get to and from the Wilmington port. The… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/49585 Report Number: ERDC/TN RSM-25-1 Title: Validating Sediment Budgets Along the North Atlantic Coast Using the Updated Sediment Budget Calculator By Aleksandra Ostojic, Sean P. McGill, Justin L. Shawler, Ashley J. Elkins, Shannon M. Brown, Peter A. Tereszkiewicz, and Rose Dopsovic Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited February 2025 12 pages /… Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 14, 2024) – The top enlisted leader in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers engaged with the USACE Nashville District workforce this week to listen to any feedback and ideas and thank them for their service and commitment on the job. From Feb. 10-13, Command Sgt. Maj. Douglas Galick visited four dam… Read More
This last hurricane season, Pine Island Beach was severely damaged. With wind taking out structures and water washing out sand along the shoreline. But plans are in the works to bring back the popular spot. Along the shore of Pine Island Beach, a calm tide washes over its sand. “We get, probably, 20 to 30 phone calls… Read More
BALTIMORE — Maryland lawmakers have proposed a bill that could prevent the state’s port administration from storing dredged material from the Baltimore Harbor in already overburdened communities. In June 2024, Anne Arundel County residents complained about the environmental impacts of the Maryland Port Administration’s planned confined aquatic disposal project. Residents say this proposed bill is needed to… Read More
A nearly $3 billion coastal restoration project in Louisiana remains in legal limbo. That’s because two lawsuits have stalled progress on the massive Mid-Barataria sediment Diversion (MBSD) for more than a year. The delay began not long after the project officially got underway in August of 2023. Despite the delay, Louisiana’s top coastal agency, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA),… Read More
SIOUX CITY (KTIV) – Sioux City City Council has approved a contract, for $60,000, for their Marina Dredging Project. In 2024 River City Hospitality, which leases the marina, said it would not open the marina, or nearby bar, due to low water levels. The city’s Parks and Rec Director, Matt Salvatore, said in May 2024,… Read More