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Busy and loving it! Back in action at Fountain Lake, dredging Bancroft Bay in Albert Lea, MN. 😎 Thank you to our long-time client and friends at Shell Rock River Watershed District for their decades-long partnership. Source
By: Joy Crist The Buxton Civic Association (BCA) is asking residents and visitors to keep the right side and end of Old Lighthouse Road free of parked vehicles once beach nourishment operations get underway in Buxton. In a recent announcement, the association said contractor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has requested that the area remain… Read More
By Celia Konowe Dredging, like all sectors of the maritime industry, is experiencing rapid evolution, accelerated by increased demand and diverse challenges. Projects for waterways, infrastructure and submerged utilities grow more complex every year, and thus dredging companies must meet industry needs while ensuring awareness of and compliance with all relevant safety standards. The problem(s)… Read More
There’s an increasingly narrow strip of New Orleans marshland that hardly anyone lives on, but without it, hundreds of thousands of people will face far greater risks from storms and floods. The area, commonly called the New Orleans Land Bridge, stretches from New Orleans East to St. Tammany Parish and separates Lake Pontchartrain from the… Read More
ERIE, Pa. (WKBN) – Presque Isle State Park in Northwest Pennsylvania is getting $1.5 million to preserve the beach. Senators John Fetterman (D) and Dave McCormick (R), along with U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA-16), announced the federal funding, which was secured following a bipartisan and joint Federal-State government letter. Since 1993, over 1.4 million cubic… Read More
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced on Thursday that the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council) approved more than $403 million in funding decisions for restoration efforts spanning the Gulf Coast states. Alabama will benefit with projects totaling $87 million for restoration activities to address injuries resulting from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Alabama’s projects… Read More
After three months of piping, pumping and plowing sand, Pensacola Beach is welcoming visitors to enjoy more than 8 miles of freshly sifted shoreline—the result of a $35 million beach renourishment project. One of the best parts? All the shells. Dyricka Tucker and her best friend, Octavia Foster, loved hunting for them this week with Foster’s… Read More
By William Doyle Congressional opposition to the Jones Act waiver is growing as American shipbuilding and maritime investment stall amid increasing uncertainty created by the extended waiver. There has been some positive momentum over the past week in support of America’s maritime industrial base. At the U.S. Department of Labor, Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling highlighted… Read More
By Stephen Alexander MONTOGMERY, Ala. (WALA) – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced on Thursday that the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council) approved more than $403 million in funding decisions for restoration efforts spanning the Gulf Coast states. Among the projects are Alabama Projects Approved by the RESTORE Council is $24 million for Upper Bay… Read More
As of June 2nd, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has successfully placed approximately 70,000 cubic yards of dredged material at the St. Lucie Impoundment Basin as part of work at the IWW/OWW Crossroads! We know some residents expressed concern after observing dark-colored material coming from the dredge pipeline during placement operations. While… Read More
Barnstable County’s Dredge Department continues work on a series of harbor improvement projects in Harwich as the County’s 30th dredging season nears completion. The County dredge Cod Fish II began dredging the Wychmere Harbor Approach and Entrance Channel on Wednesday, June 10, following a spring condition survey that identified shoaling restricting navigation at low tide. The project… Read More
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control continues to conduct dredging operations as part of a tidal wetland restoration project on the Indian River near Millsboro. In addition to improving shoreline habitat, the dredging will improve navigation and boating access along the upper reaches of the river. Time of year restrictions have been waived by… Read More
A long-time Stanmore Bay resident is calling on the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board and Auckland Council to take action to restore sand to a section of beach he says has steadily deteriorated over recent decades. Former Rodney District Councillor and environmental consultant Rob Thompson says large areas of the beach north of the Stanmore… Read More
Overnight dredging operations in Hatteras Sloop North Channel are expected to continue through June 20 as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers works to maintain safe and reliable navigation for ferry traffic between Hatteras and Ocracoke. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, and contractor Cottrell Contracting Corporation are removing approximately 50,000 cubic yards… Read More
In 2022, Sen. Ossoff passed into law his “Tybee Island Storm Risk Management Act” to support ongoing renourishment & storm risk management projects In March, Sen. Ossoff urged the Army Corps to allocate Federal funding for the Tybee Island project Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is pushing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to support Tybee Island’s beach… Read More