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America’s maritime industry is built by the men and women who stand ready to support our economy, strengthen our supply chains, and safeguard our national security. The Jones Act has helped sustain that foundation for more than a century by supporting a strong domestic maritime industry and preserving critical capabilities here at home. Temporary waivers… Read More
MUSCATINE, Iowa – With the completion of the Muscatine Marina Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) Relocation Project, the City of Muscatine has resumed dredging operations at the Muscatine Municipal Harbor, clearing accumulated Mississippi River sediment and restoring safe navigational depths for boaters throughout the summer season. The dredging effort, managed by the City’s Water Pollution Control Plant… Read More
By Nicole Blevins The Grand Strand beach renourishment project is moving into its final phase of work along Surfside Beach and Garden City beach. The project managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District began in North Myrtle Beach and moved south into Myrtle Beach, closing sections of beach while work was completed that created a… Read More
GEORGETOWN, S.C. (WCBD) – Maintenance dredging is set to begin Tuesday in Georgetown Harbor as crews work to restore navigation channels that county leaders say are critical to the area’s economy and future industrial growth. The $3.6 million project will focus on the Bypass and Steel Mill channels, where accumulated sand and silt have reduced… Read More
By Sofia Dinka USACE released its updated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) last week. It added to a past report from September of 2025 that drew pushback and complaints from local environmental advocates and the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. The new report accounts for PFAS contamination, which hadn’t been deeply considered in the September report…. Read More
By Tim Renaud ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. (WCBD) – Initial work on the Isle of Palms beach renourishment project is expected to begin Tuesday as crews mobilize equipment for shoreline restoration efforts on the island. City officials said residents and visitors may notice construction equipment and crews arriving on the beach in the coming days… Read More
AMES — Dredging of Lake LaVerne’s depths has revealed the Iowa State University lake’s role as a time capsule, hiding spot and trash can as university officials look to its future as a campus landmark. Lake LaVerne is a human-made body of water that started as a dammed stream on ISU’s campus more than a century… Read More
With the completion of the Muscatine Marina Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) Relocation Project, the City of Muscatine has resumed dredging operations at the Muscatine Municipal Harbor, clearing accumulated Mississippi River sediment and restoring safe navigational depths for boaters throughout the summer season, a news release says. The dredging effort, managed by the city’s Water Pollution… Read More
By John Jurgaitis Margate Mayor, Michael Collins has updated local homeowners on how to apply for a dredging permit: Mayor Collins: By now, many are aware that Margate’s long-term dredging project will be completed in phases over the next decade. Margate holds U.S. Army Corps and NJ DEP permits that also let individual waterfront owners dredge… Read More
By Flavia Marinho Hamilton Port used environmental dredging and a containment structure to isolate contaminated sediments in Lake Ontario. The 6.2-hectare box received 615 thousand cubic meters of toxic sludge. The final cover of the work is scheduled for 2027. The project shows how old industrial pollution requires long and careful solutions. Canada built a 6.2-hectare… Read More
Supporting the Trump Administration’s bold vision to strengthen U.S. space leadership, launch capacity, re-entry, and recovery infrastructure, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today announced the publication of a Request for Information to explore the potential use of the Outer Continental Shelf for offshore space launch and re-entry activities. The request, scheduled for publication in… Read More
Cottrell Contracting Corporation fast at work on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway South Carolina and Georgia maintenance dredging project. They submerged the steel pipeline across the Savannah River yesterday with time to spare. Photos provided by Cottrell’s Devon Carlock. Source
There’s a clear shift happening in how we think about coastal infrastructure and the latest issue of the WEDA Journal of Dredging captures it well. For decades, dredged material has largely been treated as something to dispose of. Today, it is increasingly recognized as a valuable resource that can: Strengthen coastal resilience Restore wetlands and… Read More
WASHINGTON—Congressman James Comer (R-Ky.), Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.), and Republican lawmakers today urged the Trump Administration to allow the current Jones Act waiver to expire as scheduled, and to take additional policy steps to safeguard American shipbuilding and the long-term competitiveness of the U.S. maritime industry. The Jones Act plays a critical… Read More
By Kyle Kotecki MANISTEE — The city of Manistee could come to a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice for damage done to the Riverwalk and net shed during a dredging operation. During its regular meeting Tuesday, Manistee City Council will consider ratifying a settlement agreement that would pay the city $201,514.93 and resolve all claims related to the incident without… Read More