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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
Some projects begin with a business plan. This one began with a casual conversation over coffee. About two years ago, DeKlop was speaking with the Van Berchum family about their ambition to take the next step and acquire a larger dredger. I happened to mention that I knew of a vessel that was for sale…. 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
By Sandor Gyarmati Delta’s dredging issue goes back a lot further than most people realize. In a Sept. 26, 1903 opinion piece in the Delta Times, for example, the lack of dredging work and how a government-owned dredge was being used was lamented. “We hear complaints from up and down the river about the way the… Read More
By Eric Conklin | NJ.com Crews are finally rebuilding stretches of shoreline after months of erosion left several New Jersey beaches dangerously narrow, following federal spending cuts that delayed the projects. Beachgoers visiting Sea Isle City ahead of Independence Day weekend had a front-row seat to the work as construction vehicles rumbled across the sand and dredged… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spokesperson Brandon Hubbard tells us they’ll start early this month and wrap up in August. Viking Marine Construction will remove 83,000 cubic feet of sediment from the harbor. “Basically what they’re going to do is hydraulically dredge with a submerged pipeline some of the sediment out of the shipping channel there, and it’ll be placed half a mile down shore south of the harbor,” Hubbard said. However, the sand won’t be deposited the usual way, along the shore to replenish the beach directly. Rather,… Read More
ByBrooklyn Draisey 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… Read More
US lawmakers have reintroduced in the US Congress the Next Generation Shipping Act, a proposed legislative bill that would establish a US$1Bn annual programme to accelerate the development of clean shipping technologies and port infrastructure across the United States. The bill would create a funding programme administered by the US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration… Read More
By Laura Baisas In June 1776, New York City’s harbor was teeming with enemy ships. British Admiral Sir Richard Howe arrived with over 40 ships and 32,000 troops, ready to squash the American Revolution once and for all. While the American colonies did secure their independence years later, Howe’s forces helped lead the British to a decisive victory. One… Read More