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Summer 2021 Source
Poplar Island Overview Poplar Island, recently on the verge of disappearing, is today a national model for habitat restoration and the beneficial use of dredged material. Just off the Chesapeake Bay coastline, about 34 miles south of Baltimore in Talbot County, Md., Poplar Island is being returned to its former size and important ecological function… Read More
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – For coastal communities in the Cape Fear region, beach nourishment projects help keep new sand on shorelines which are often a victim of erosion. Earlier this year, the Department of Interior reversed a Trump-era decision that would have allowed dredging of sand from protected areas like Masonboro Inlet. Despite a decades-old… Read More
Leaders representing businesses at Port Tampa Bay have expressed their support for a new study that will look into deepening Tampa Harbor. Port Tampa Bay and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will embark on a three-year-long study into possible improvements, just over two years after the deepening of the Big Bend Channel. Any projects… Read More
On Sept. 8, Dare County posted this update on the status of the beach nourishment projects slated to begin in four county municipalities next spring. At the Dare County Board of Commissioners Sept. 7 meeting, it voted unanimously to adopt an initial resolution authorizing the negotiation of an installment financing contract for the beach nourishment… Read More
DETROIT- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases its second ‘On the Level,’ Great Lakes water level and forecast video today. Great Lakes Watershed Hydrology Chief Keith Kompoltowicz talks through interpreting the Detroit District’s most popular product, the Great Lakes water levels monthly bulletin. Property owners, boaters, industries and many others use the bulletin as… Read More
HOUSTON, Sept. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Great Lakes”) (NASDAQ: GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States announced today the receipt of several major dredging awards totaling $261.3 million. The awarded work includes: Corpus Christi Upper Bay Reach Channel Improvement Project (Capital, Texas, $139 million) Fire Island Inlet… Read More
The Superior Watershed Partnership has been awarded a $122,000 grant through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Program to assist coastal communities and Tribes in cleaning up the shorelines, harbors and nearshore waters of Lake Superior. The project area includes over 600 miles of Lake Superior coastline throughout the Upper Peninsula of Michigan…. Read More
BEAUFORT — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduled to dredge the navigation lane in Bulkhead Channel in early October. The Beaufort Harbor and Waterways Committee met Thursday morning online via Zoom for its regular meeting. During the meeting, ACE Wilmington District Capt. Todd Horton said town officials can expect to see dredging of… Read More
ARMY Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co, Houston, Texas, was awarded a $138,951,462 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Corpus Christi, Texas, with an estimated completion date of June 20, 2023. Fiscal 2021 civil construction; civil operation… Read More
DNREC is temporarily closing the Augustine Beach Boat Ramp near Port Penn for dredging. The ramp and intertidal beach on the south side will periodically close between Thursday, September 16 and Friday, October 15 for maintenance dredging of the boat ramp access channel. During this time, the boat ramp will be closed from 8 a.m…. Read More
Argentina’s government has agreed a short-term deal with Belgian firm Jan de Nul to dredge the Parana River, a government source said on Friday, a move that should ease industry concerns in the near-term over navigability of the critical grains waterway. Exporters had grown worried about a lack of clarity over who would keep the… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC (NYSE: GLDD), Houston, Texas, has been awarded a $138,951,462 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Corpus Christi, Texas, with an estimated completion date of June 20, 2023. Fiscal 2021 civil… Read More
Plans to build a coastal storm barrier have been in the works since Hurricane Ike devastated Galveston in 2008. Now, the project is taking another crucial step forward. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released Friday its final study of a nearly $29 billion proposal to protect the Texas Gulf Coast from hurricanes and storm… Read More
Property owners in the Litchfield Beaches are gathering information about dredging shoals in Clubhouse Creek to keep it from filling in. “The creek is silting pretty bad,” said Lex Reynolds, a board member of the Litchfield Beaches Property Owners Association. He lives on the creek at Litchfield Beach. “I’ve watched it for years. There’s no… Read More