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North Wildwood’s legal bout with the state may soon come to an end. On Tuesday morning, the Jersey Shore town’s City Council unanimously approved an order that seeks to globally settle a decade-long disagreement with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection surrounding how severe erosion on the local beach should be handled and who… Read More
MITCHELL — The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department wants to partner with the city to improve Lake Mitchell as a major renovation of the lake is set to begin next year. Additional docks and more fishing locations, along with an improved jetty, and a better lake ecosystem were all discussion points during Monday’s… Read More
Orion Group Holdings, Inc., Houston, announced in November that its marine division has been awarded a contract to support a wharf expansion project at a container terminal in South Carolina’s Port of Charleston. The $88 million contract awarded by South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) will see Orion Marine construct 1,600 linear feet of concrete pile-supported wharf as… Read More
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — This city is finally getting a beach replenishment project that casinos say is essential for visitors who have had precious little space to spread their towels for two sand-starved summers. Work is underway on a project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to widen beaches in Atlantic City and some… Read More
After the Atlantic Ocean breached the dunes and spilled onto Coastal Highway multiple times earlier this year, emergency dredging is finally underway to replenish the severely eroded north side beach in Delaware Seashore State Park. The project will dredge up to 400,000 cubic yards of sand from the Indian River Inlet Flood Shoal, just west… Read More
By Mike Lednovich City beaches will be replenished with new river and ocean bottom sand in 2025 under two federally funded programs. Kings Bay entrance channel dredging and the Nassau County Shore Protection Project are scheduled to begin in early 2025, according to Al Browder, the project manager for the beach renourishment. The NCSPP authorizes… Read More
Will the hatchet finally be buried in the sand? Only time will tell. One Jersey Shore town and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection are expected to soon end a decade-long battle that’s so far meant millions of dollars in fines and litigation, as well as an impromptu sea wall construction, several letters and… Read More
Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington, was awarded an $11,733,200 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Richmond, California, with an estimated completion date of April 14, 2025. Fiscal 2022 civil construction funds, and fiscal 2024 and 2025 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount… Read More
Approximately 1 million cubic yards of sediment must be dredged out of the channel every year to maintain safe navigation to and from their home port at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. That number is estimated to double by 2050 due to sea level rise, Navy officials said. The surrounding marsh habitat has already lost… Read More
This year, a unique opportunity with the Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center and the U.S. Navy arose The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District and Engineer Research and Development Center in partnership with the U.S. Navy removed over 25,000 cubic yards of material from Little Lake Harbor in the Upper Peninsula… Read More
On October 21st, The Dutra Group answered an urgent call from Reclamation District #2040 to tackle a critical levee failure on Victoria Island. A massive breach was allowing over 5,000 gallons of water per minute to flood nearby fields. Dutra crews quickly mobilized, deploying specialized marine equipment and transporting quarry stone from the San Rafael… Read More
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District and Engineer Research and Development Center in partnership with the U.S. Navy removed over 25,000 cubic yards of material from Little Lake Harbor in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan this fall. Little Lake Harbor, designated as a harbor of refuge, requires annual… Read More
Growth in the historic period resulted from the expansion of seaborne trade, growth in manufacturing and heavy industries and expansion and modernization of existing ports. Factors that negatively affected growth in the historic period were political uncertainties and cheaper air cargo services. This report describes and explains the marine and ports construction market and covers… Read More
The $54.2M project deepened and expanded canals to accommodate larger vessels. California-based marine solutions company Curtin Maritime Corp. has completed the San Juan Harbor dredging and deepening project, removing nearly 3 million cubic yards (76 million cubic feet) of silt and sand from the San Juan Bay. The $54.2 million firm-fixed-price contract was awarded by… Read More
With the recent update to avian taxonomy released by eBird, bird enthusiasts frantically rifle through their life lists, a record of all species seen or heard, and look to celebrate the addition of newly recognized species. The house wren (Troglodytes aedon) has been split into nine distinct species, delighting bird watchers globally who can now add to… Read More