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MOBILE, Ala. – After 10 years of planning and executing, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District’s Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program (MsCIP) completed the second largest restoration project in the history of the National Park Service, the restoration of Ship Island. Ship Island, a barrier island on the western tip of Gulf Islands National… Read More
WASHINGTON (December 22, 2020) – Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) praised Congressional passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 as part of the FY 2021 omnibus spending bill and urged President Trump to sign it into law. DCA CEO Richard Balzano made the following statement in support of WRDA’s passage: “For the first time,… Read More
Following the selection last June of the SEA Defence project by the European Commission (EC) within the European Defense Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP 2019), the consortium is proud to announce the official start of the project. The EDIDP, which paves the way for the European Defence Fund, focuses on strengthening the European defence technological and… Read More
The Westport Marina dredging project, which began in August 2019, has wrapped and now, for the first time in 40 years, the boat basin is dredged to proper depths for the various vessels that use it, according to the Port of Grays Harbor. “We are extremely pleased to see this important project come to a… Read More
— Vessel will base operations out of Hampton Roads and is expected to be available to support U.S. offshore wind turbine installations by the end of 2023 — Global shipbuilding firm Keppel AmFELS is constructing vessel at Brownsville, Texas shipyard — Project supports Dominion Energy’s industry-leading clean energy profile RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/… Read More
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded USD 21 million in funding for three projects supporting offshore wind energy technology demonstration and resource characterization. The projects will support offshore wind development by demonstrating innovative technologies not previously commercially used in the U.S. and by improving the ability to forecast energy production, DOE said. Atkins… Read More
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An environmentalist accused a city agency of underplaying the expected impact of a ferry line planned for Coney Island during a Monday meeting about the project. In a permit application for the ferry’s dock, the government reps claimed that the boat dock was “consistent” with the surrounding landscape and won’t “increase traffic” to the area…. Read More
KALAMAZOO, MI — An impounded section of the Kalamazoo River will become a lake again now that repairs are finished on a hydroelectric dam that allowed huge quantities of sediment to wash downstream after the reservoir was drained. Eagle Creek Renewable Energy said it would begin refilling Morrow Lake this week after repairing spillway gates… Read More
The Barnstable County Dredge Program’s director Ken Cirillo proposed a new rate cost for dredging at the Assembly of Delegates meeting on Wednesday, December 17. The assembly was scheduled to vote on the new rate proposal after a discussion and presentation by Mr. Cirillo, but instead the assembly voted to postpone the dredge rate fee… Read More
Crews are hard at work in Fort Myers Beach a month after Tropical Storm Eta damaged Lynn Hall Park. A dune renourishment project is underway at the beach, which is closed from the fishing pier to the north end of the park. Work began Saturday, and Lee County plans to wrap up by Christmas Eve, but… Read More
DredgeWire exclusive DredgeWire has obtained new information about small ($150,000 and under) emergency loans granted to US companies involved in the dredging industry. After Congress in early March deemed the coronavirus outbreak a disaster, that allowed businesses to access to the Economic Injury Disaster Loans program (EIDL) administered by the Small Business Administation. The federal… Read More
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