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Dredging up the past can get messy — and costly — especially in the Indian River Lagoon. So as the price and time to get muck out from the Grand Canal area mounts, so do questions about the calculus of future environmental dredging efforts. Dredging in Florida coastal waters typically just deepens channels. Waterfront property… Read More
The U.S. dredging industry is ‘fiercely competitive’ and growing according to The Mike Hooks Report, detailing the latest trends in the U.S. federal dredging market. Every year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partners with American Maritime to identify and dredge projects across the country along the nation’s inland waterways, coastal channels, ports and harbors…. Read More
Gulf Shores, Ala. – (OBA) – The 2023 Engineered Beach Renourishment Project has kicked off in Gulf Shores. Starting on October 30th, the project began along the 900 block of West Beach Boulevard. The Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, LLC started offshore dredging working to bring sand first to the West Beach area in… Read More
Sand dollars of a different variety keep washing in and out of the surf at the Jersey Shore. This fall and winter, work is taking place on about $52 million in beach replenishment across five towns along New Jersey’s coastline. Between work done at the start of the year and some recently completed this summer,… Read More
If you have been to meetings about the management of Chautauqua Lake’s plants or algae in the last 30 years, then you’ve likely heard someone proclaim the need to “dredge the lake” or “dredge the outlet.” The Chautauqua Lake Outlet was dredged over 100 years ago for steamboat navigation. Canals leading to the lake have… Read More
Three design teams competing for Oceanside’s sand replenishment and retention project will make their final pitch to the community Dec. 13, with hopes the city will choose one of the proposals in January. Participants in the city’s Re:Beach competition will present their ideas refined with suggestions collected from the public at two previous community meetings. Nearly 250… Read More
A Yukon environmental group says a mining company performing work at a site in central Yukon put salmon at risk during spawning season by dredging up a section of the Yukon River. “It’s a huge concern to use,” said Lewis Rifkind, mining analyst for Yukon Conservation Society. “Salmon are in enough trouble as it is… Read More
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla — Earlier this week, we showed you thousands of shells in dumpsters in Vilano Beach. Some residents alerted us that they had found many of those shells still had living animals in them. Those shells are from the beach restoration project going on in Vilano, and marine biologists are raising concerns. Ed McGinley… Read More
The world is gradually getting back on track with the introduction of immunization and the acceptance of new rules. Dredging Market Overview Maximize Market Research has unveiled a highly informative report on the “Dredging Market” Dredging is an excavation operation that is generally done at least partially underwater in shallow water locations to collect bottom sediments and… Read More
The first phase of development of a new passive-recreation Mercer County park is underway. Dredging of the 50-acre lake at what is known as Miry Run’s Dam Site 21 began Nov. 1. Located in Hamilton, Robbinsville and West Windsor, the 279-acre property was acquired by Mercer County in the late 1970s in order to build… Read More
An inside look at the schemes and deals behind an effort to turn Utah Lake into an artificial island city using public funds, and how the company tried to retaliate against those who got in its way. Source
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have been hard at work in recent years looking for an eco-friendly and efficient way to get rid of the sand and silt that clogs the shipping channels and harbors of Humboldt Bay. For the last 30 years, that place has been HOODS… Read More
NEW YORK – Marking 11 years since the week Superstorm Sandy — which killed 44 New Yorkers and caused $19 billion in damages and lost economic opportunity to the city — made landfall in the five boroughs, New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the completion of a $110 million project to protect the Mid-Island section of… Read More
Olympus Insurance Company, a Florida homeowners specialist underwriter, has adopted new rules for property underwritten on the coast of the state, as it looks to align its inwards business more closely with the reinsurance models used. We’ve learned that Olympus sent an update to its agents at the end of last week to explain the… Read More
Increased funding assistance announced by President Joe Biden for Hurricane Ian recovery efforts will save the Town of Fort Myers Beach approximately $2.2 million. Federal Emergency Management Assistance (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell announced Oct. 25 that President Biden made additional disaster assistance available to the state of Florida to supplement recovery efforts in the areas… Read More