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Eight Jacksonville, Fla., firefighters were injured last night when an explosion occurred as they were battling a fire on board the Höegh Autoliners car carrier Höegh Xiamen at the Port of Jacksoville’s Blount Island Terminal. A ninth firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion. WJXT News4Jax reports Fire Chief Keith Powers as saying in a 10.15… Read More
The Siemens Gamesa turbine components destined for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) demonstration project are being loaded onto Jan De Nul’s jack-up vessel Vole au vent in the Port of Halifax, Canada. Source: Siemens Gamesa The vessel first departed from Canada to the project site offshore Virginia on 20 May, carrying the monopiles and… Read More
Tradepoint Atlantic, a 3,300-acre multimodal global logistics center in Baltimore, Maryland, featuring an unmatched combination of access to deep-water berths, rail and highway, today announced that BAE Systems’ “Titan” dry dock will be arriving and docking at the onsite dry dock to undergo a five-month-long repair and maintenance program starting on June 4. This announcement… Read More
Environmental Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS, United States Contractor to Environmental Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS, United States An increasing abundance of projects demonstrate that coastal management strategies that align engineering and ecological objectives can deliver a wide range benefits. Better understanding how these strategies… Read More
GREENVILLE – The town will spend another $51,578 to restore a navigable stream that was illegally dredged 3½ years ago. The latest phase of the restoration will add rock to stabilize the stream bank where erosion has occurred. The work was mandated by state regulators overseeing the project and will push the cost of the… Read More
KANKAKEE — It may be hard to believe, but when it comes to the rehabilitation of the Kankakee River, $7 million represents a good start, a mere drop in the bucket. State Sen. Patrick Joyce, D-Essex, helped the region claim $7 million of state construction money through the Rebuild Illinois program and will dedicate all… Read More
Extra dredging is being done this week in the St. Joseph outer harbor thanks to action by the St. Joseph City Commission on Sunday. The body held a rare weekend meeting to authorize the reimbursement of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for more than 7,300 cubic yards of extra sand to be dredged from… Read More
Southeastern U.S. ports are expanding capacity to handle larger container vessels and/or increased rail traffic. Here are some recent updates at the ports of Savannah and Charleston: Mason Mega Rail Milestone Enables Rail Capacity Expansion Georgia Ports Authority (GPA).” data-reactid=”31″>Nine of 18 working tracks have started operations at the project at the Port of Savannah,… Read More
Habitat restoration along the Hudson River Superfund site has been slower than expected, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday. Semi-aquatic and sub-aquatic vegetation planted along the 40-mile stretch of the river between Hudson Falls and the Troy dam after General Electric Co. completed dredging for PCBs have struggled to properly take root, Gary Klawinski,… Read More
Habitat restoration along the Hudson River Superfund site has been slower than expected, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday. Semi-aquatic and sub-aquatic vegetation planted along the 40-mile stretch of the river between Hudson Falls and the Troy dam after General Electric Co. completed dredging for PCBs have struggled to properly take root, Gary Klawinski,… Read More
ST. JOSEPH — The city of St. Joseph will reimburse the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for additional dredging that will result in nearly 10,000 extra cubic yards of sand and sediment to be placed along the lake shoreline. In a special meeting held by Zoom on Sunday, the City Commission voted to enter into… Read More
ST. JOSEPH — The city of St. Joseph will reimburse the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for additional dredging that will result in nearly 10,000 extra cubic yards of sand and sediment to be placed along the lake shoreline. In a special meeting held by Zoom on Sunday, the City Commission voted to enter into… Read More
Crews from MCM Marine out of Sault Ste. Marie worked on positioning pipe to move sand from the Ludington Harbor as it is dredged to its specified navigational channel depth of 29 feet below chart datum of 575.5 in elevation. The dredged sand will be used to replenish the Buttersville Park beach about a mile… Read More
Crews from MCM Marine out of Sault Ste. Marie worked on positioning pipe to move sand from the Ludington Harbor as it is dredged to its specified navigational channel depth of 29 feet below chart datum of 575.5 in elevation. The dredged sand will be used to replenish the Buttersville Park beach about a mile… Read More
Many boaters and other river users may have noticed construction equipment in the Shore Slough area, north of Lansing, Iowa. The Conway Lake Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project located in Pool 9 of the Upper Mississippi River has started its construction phase. The Conway Lake project includes Phillipi Lake, Shore Slough, and adjacent islands, floodplain… Read More