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McDermott Reaches Mechanical Completion on Pioneering Biosurfactants Project

TX, United States

McDermott today announced mechanical completion of a pioneering industrial-scale biosurfactant plant for Evonik. Less than two years from contract award, Evonik has achieved initial production of Rhamnolipids, a bacterial surfactant with the potential to fundamentally transform cleaning products and significantly reduce their environmental impact. The project positions Evonik, a specialty chemicals company, as a pioneer of… Read More

Major Dredge Project Underway on Oklahoma River in OKC

OK, United States

The growth of sediment in the Oklahoma River where it flows through Oklahoma City is the target of a major dredging operation. City workers have started the process of removing dirt and sediment build-up to keep the river in peak operation, according to a report by the city’s Public Works Department. “Our river boats have… Read More

Western Slope lawmakers introduce rival bill to protect Colorado wetlands

CO, United States

Nearly a year after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling withdrawing protections for about half the streams and wetlands in Colorado, Western Slope Democrats have introduced a bill that would fill the regulatory vacuum created by the decision. House Bill 1379 would create a state-run permit system to regulate when developers can dig up… Read More

Sandwich’s coastline is crumbling into the sea. Will dredging save its beaches, homes?

MA, United States

When a winter storm blew through Cape Cod in February, rising tides sliced and diced Sandwich’s Town Neck Beach – destroying much of the protective sand dunes that were dredged from the Cape Cod Canal. Without “big beach and perpetual nourishment,” erosion will continue to carve out north-facing beaches, affecting residential and infrastructure properties, said Sandwich Assistant Town Manager Heather Harper. “As… Read More

Access to a Central Coast beach is restored after a more than year long closure due to storm damage

CA, United States

A nearly $2 million project to restore the road to Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park is complete, which allowed reopening of the Santa Barbara county park. More than a year after being closed by storm damage, the key access road to a Central Coast beach has been repaired, and reopened. The big January, 2023 closed the… Read More

Collier County dune restoration project delayed

FL, United States

Collier County’s FEMA-funded project to restore the beach and dunes lost to Hurricane Ian is forecast to be completed a couple of months later than originally projected. The first phase – the county’s emergency beach berm re-nourishment program, which saw 300,000 cubic yards of sand added to Naples area beaches (from Barefoot to Marco Island)… Read More

Gowanus Canal cleanup so behind schedule, 2nd dredging may be needed, watchdog says

NY, United States

The $1.5 billion effort to rid the Gowanus Canal of toxic sludge is so behind schedule and over budget due to government mismanagement that the canal may have to be re-dredged, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s watchdog. The fetid canal is in the midst of a cleanup involving the removal of 600,000 cubic yards of… Read More

Emerald Isle beach driving closure extended for completion of dredging project

NC, United States

A beach driving closure in Emerald Isle has been extended for contractors to begin removing dredge equipment throughout the week. Army Corps of Engineers are in the final stages of the dredging project. The contractor was dredging 200-thousand cubic yards of sand out of the nearby waterway crossing at Bogue Inlet. Dredging helps replace the… Read More

Coldwater River residents need to deal with EGLE for dredging

MI, United States

Plans to dredge the mouth of the Coldwater River on the west side of Coldwater Lake hit another snag after Branch County Drain Commissioner Mike Hard learned last week his office did not control the river. Residential lot owners along the river complained that the water had silted in over the last couple of decades,… Read More

La Crosse County approves $50K for Lake Onalaska dredging efforts

WI, United States

La Crosse County has approved $50,000 for a Lake Onalaska dredging project. The Lake Onalaska Protection and Rehabilitation District says sediment deposit has picked up on the Mississippi and Lake Onalaska area. That reduces the amount of deep water habitat for overwintering fish and can restrict boat access. The county is giving the Lake District… Read More

Dredging: A costly yet essential process in preserving our beaches

NC, United States

It’s getting warmer and many people are starting to head to the beach but there’s a lot that goes into the upkeep of the beach, which can cost millions of dollars. Here in Emerald Isle, they have just wrapped up a dredging project near the beach. Part of the dredging process helps to restore the… Read More

City Commences Phase 2 of Santa Monica Beach Restoration Project

CA, United States

The Project Will Enlarge the Habitat for Significant Native Species, Including the Federally Threatened Western Snowy Plover Phase 2 of the Santa Monica Beach Restoration Project commenced recently, aiming to further enhance natural dune habitat on Santa Monica beach, situated just south of the Annenberg Community Beach House, a post from the City read. Building… Read More

Decades-long issue of where to put material dredged from Anclote River resurfaces

FL, United States

The city is grappling with a problem that has gone on for more than three decades: Where does it put material dredged from the Anclote River, and can the city afford to buy its own spoil site? The city is currently leasing a property on L&R Industrial Boulevard from Anclote Properties, the same area it… Read More

Arcadis to Lead Implementation of Water Distribution Digital Twin for City of Houston

TX, United States

Arcadis, a leading global design and consultancy organization for natural and built assets, today announced that it will lead development of a digital twin and updates for the City of Houston’s water distribution model in partnership with Houston Public Works. Arcadis is the prime consultant on the three-year, $5.7 million project and will work with… Read More

McDermott Awarded “Sizeable” Offshore Contract from PTTEP

TX, United States

HOUSTON, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — McDermott International, Ltd (“McDermott” or the “Company”) today announced that it has completed the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Support Agreement (“TSA”), including the successful conclusion of the interrelated Dutch and UK legal processes that support the TSA, full resolution of the Reficar arbitration award related liabilities, and the amendment and extension… Read More

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