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Bradford Rex, who called himself a “concerned waterman” in Petaluma, sent us this photo in summer 2018. “These fellows . . . are not the first to get stuck in the Petaluma turning basin and they won’t be the last. My charges in the summer sailing camp have learned to use the dagger boards of… Read More
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County commissioners have taken steps toward a large-scale joint project that will dredge the lake at Lakemont Park and position the dam for repairs. At the request of the Intergovernmental Stormwater Committee, which has arranged funding for the proposed project, commissioners have agreed to accept a permit from the U.S. Army Corps… Read More
Officials say the goal is to prevent nearby homes from hurricanes and storm surge. This week, St. Johns County officials took another step in getting more sand on a three-mile stretch of shoreline in Vilano Beach. This project could add up to 1.3 million cubic yards of sand to widen Vilano Beach shores. Officials say… Read More
Bristol, R.I. headquartered Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI) has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to provider naval architecture and marine engineering services for the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Philadelphia District, Marine Design Center. The contract continues BHGI’s partnership with the Marine Design Center (MDC). Among the projects BHGI has worked… Read More
Massport’s Boston Harbor dredging project — deepening the harbor and allowing larger tankers and cruise ships to enter the South Boston main ship channel — is expected to receive a major funding boost from the feds. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works fiscal year 2021 budget proposes $68.4 million to continue funding the… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the U.S., today reported the receipt of several major dredging awards totaling $71.6 million. The awarded work includes: Caminada Headland Back Barrier Marsh Creation Project (Coastal Protection, Louisiana, $30.1 million) York Spit Project (Maintenance, Virginia, $17.6 million) West of Shinnecock Inlet… Read More
“In two or three weeks,” the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will be placing riprap along storm-damaged sections of the Chicago lakefront between 49th and 51st streets, said Patrick Bray, the Chicago District Chief of Public Affairs. Storm waves have extensively damaged the shoreline in the Morgan Shoals area, eroding parts of the Lakefront… Read More
SHELBURNE, N.S. — Work is expected to start in April at Shelburne Ship Repair on a $12.1 million retrofit of the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) light icebreaker Edward Cornwallis. Bernadette Jordan, minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, made the announcement on Monday at the Shelburne Marine Industrial Park. The contract was… Read More
San Diego utility company Sempra Energy has tapped engineering, procurement and construction firm Bechtel as the contractor to build the Port Arthur LNG export terminal southeast of Houston. Financial terms were not disclosed but the two companies described the construction deal as a fixed-price EPC contract in a joint Tuesday morning statement. With a federal… Read More
USACE Baltimore District announces that the USACE owned Dredge, CURRITUCK is scheduled to work in the Ocean City, Md for about a month, with about 25 days focused on Assateague Bypass work and about 5 days focused specifically on dredging shoaling hotspots in the inlet channel. Crews will be placing dredged material just south of… Read More
FLORENCE — The Florence-Lauderdale Port Authority has received a $550,000 grant for dredge work, according to a release from Gov. Kay Ivey’s office. The dredging will stabilize water depth, the release states. It is among six grants totaling $3.2 million designed to enhance commerce on the state’s inland waterways, according to Ivey’s office. Jesse Turner,… Read More
OAK BROOK, Ill., March 02, 2020 (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 $71.6 million. The awarded work includes: Caminada Headland Back Barrier Marsh Creation Project (Coastal Protection, Louisiana, $30.1… Read More
EMERALD ISLE — Greg Rudolph, manager of the Carteret County Shore Protection Office, said Monday he hopes the county can get a much-needed Atlantic Harbor dredging project completed this spring. The project will also include the concurrent construction of a living shoreline around the periphery of White Point. “We’ve been scrambling like mad to get… Read More
A company that previously dredged Village lakes will return to Hot Springs Village for this year’s lake dredging projects. Estate Management Services of Missouri LLC has a proven track record in the Village, lakes ecology and fisheries manager Brad Meredith told the board in a memo. The board authorized chief executive officer Lesley Nalley to… Read More
Dredging to remove accumulated silt and sediments from the Ala Wai Canal in Honolulu is scheduled to start before the end of this month. Equipment fabrication and mobilisation for the dredging started in December 2019 and will involve the removal of approximately 142,000 cubic metres of material from the canal, which was last dredged in… Read More