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DETROIT – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, recently awarded contracts for maintenance dredging of the Detroit River, Saginaw River and St. Clair River all in Michigan. The contracts were separately awarded to Morrish-Wallace Construction Inc., of Cheboygan, Michigan, (d.b.a.) Ryba Marine Construction. These dredging projects help maintain the Great Lakes navigational channel… Read More
OCEAN CITY – No one is happy about a beach project in July, but when the state and federal governments cover most of the cost, the city can’t afford to pass it up, Mayor Jay Gillian told Ocean City Council June 11. “We need it,” he told council, at a remote meeting from an office… Read More
Over 50 years, silt changed depth from 30 ft to 5 ft The water is gone from Buffalo Lake in Elizabethtown. The lake was drained last week as part of the Buffalo Lake Restoration Project. A major component of the project is to dredge the lake to remove sediment deposited over the past 50 years…. Read More
Lions Club will install handicapped-accessible dock after pond is dredged The Marilla Park pond is expected to be dredged next month, making way for the Lions Club to install a new handicapped-accessible dock. The International Union of Operating Engineers 150 have volunteered to dredge the park’s pond to get a depth of about five feet…. Read More
Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Oregon, has been awarded a $30,269,098 firm-fixed-price contract for a 120-calendar day shipyard availability for the post shakedown availability of the expeditionary sea base USNS Miguel Keith (T-ESB 5). Work will be performed in Portland and will include the furnishing of general services, shipboard access, clean and gas free tank voids… Read More
The Government of Canada has awarded a performance-based National Shipbuilding Strategy contract to Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards for the full construction of two joint support ships (JSS). Valued at CAD 2.4 billion (about US$1.76 billion), this contract will allow the transition to full-rate construction of the first ship, the construction of early blocks for which began… Read More
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $9.5 Million in Grants for America’s Marine Highways WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded $9.5 million in grants to eight marine highways projects across the Nation under the America’s Marine Highway Program. The funding supports the enhancement of navigable waterways and expands… Read More
There will always be a 1,000-foot area closed for construction during the project, according to city officials. LONG BRANCH, NJ — Beach replenishment will begin soon in Long Branch. The process will start with sand pumping Sunday or Monday, before work begins Monday on Plaza Court. Work will continue south to Sycamore Avenue until June… Read More
Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards (Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd.) has entered a teaming arrangement with Heddle Shipyards (Heddle Marine Service Inc.) to compete for the contract to build the Canadian Coast Guard’s future polar icebreaker, the CCGS John G. Diefenbaker. Under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), two Canadian shipyards – Seaspan and Irving’s Halifax Shipyard — were… Read More
A $618 million expansion proposal for the Port of Nome would roughly double the length of the port’s west causeway, seen here with a vessel moored, and add a nearly 1,400-foot breakwater with three large vessel docks in deep water. The project is a step closer toward happening after the Corps of Engineers approved the… Read More
OAK BROOK, Ill., June 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States announced today the execution of a definitive contract for the construction of a 6,500-cubic-yard-capacity Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge. With expected delivery in the 1st quarter of 2023, the vessel… Read More
A profitable 22-year-old Company in the Dredging and Marine business is seeking additional working capital of USD 25-30 million. The Company’s main activities are in Disaster Control and Environment Management Projects such as Sea Erosion Control, River Bank Protection, Inland Waterways Stabilization and Flood Control Works and Pollution Control Activities in Ports. The Company is… Read More
Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Oregon, has been awarded a $56,450,644 firm-fixed-price contract for a 210-calendar day split shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and dry docking of the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Work will be performed in Portland, Oregon, and is expected to be complete by August 2021. This contract includes one base… Read More
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) – There’s good news for boaters in Jackson County. Lake Mars, one of the most popular boat launches, is finally getting dredged. It is a sight that boater Brian Brookshire and his family are happy to see. In fact, it’s even worth a photograph or two. “Long time coming,” he said…. Read More
With Tropical Storm Cristobal churning in the northern Gulf of Mexico, preparations already are underway to lower water levels in the Vermilion River to reduce flooding if the storm brings heavy rain to the area. Efforts began Tuesday to open gates controlling water at Bayou Courtableau, David Dixon, president of Dredge the Vermilion, said, and… Read More