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The Dredging Contractors of America is pleased to support National Maritime Day 2019. The President issued a proclamation on May 20, 2019 designating May 22nd as National Maritime Day. Featured image above: Catherine (Kay) Morrison receiving the ‘Rossie the Riveter’ award from Newport News Shipbuilding President Jennifer Boykin and The Honorable Mark Buzby, USN (Ret),… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District held a conference call on April 26 to provide an update on the progress of the Navigation Improvement Study for the Miami Harbor in Florida. The area being examined includes the outer entrance channel, Fisher Island turning basin, Fisherman’s Channel and Lummus Island turning basin; however, the… Read More
On April 11, EPA released its second five-year review report for the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site. The report looked to determine if the remedy was successful, as outlined by the 2002 Record of Decision (ROD). For now, EPA will defer its final determination about the protectiveness of the remedy until it can review more… Read More
The Draft General Reevaluation Report (GRR) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the San Francisco Bay to Stockton Navigation Improvement Project, prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District, is available for public review and comment. The study area is a 13.2 mile length of navigation channel spanning central San Francisco Bay… Read More
Costs for Marina del Rey redevelopment enterprise, which requires a few finishing touches, inches closer to $6 million. MARINA DEL REY—The budget for a beach redevelopment project within Marina del Rey Harbor has grown ever so slightly – that is, if you consider an additional $200,000 a slight amount. Yet an additional $200,000 is exactly… Read More
Major reforms are needed to the federal program that assesses flood risk, but Congress just punted — for the 11th time — on an opportunity to fix it. It’s been the wettest 12 months on record in the continental United States. Parts of the High Plains and Midwest are still reeling from deadly, destructive and… Read More
FORT MYERS, FL – From a childhood spent building sand castles to adolescent walks on the beach to adults enjoying family time, America’s beaches are synonymous with celebrating summer. With the beginning of the summer beach season a few days away, the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) today released its much-anticipated annual list… Read More
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — As proponents have sought support for a controversial dredging project that aims to open a stretch of the Grand River between Grand Rapids and Ottawa County to larger powerboats, they’ve often touted its economic benefits. New businesses such as marinas and restaurants could pop up along the river, they say. And… Read More
An ambitious flood control project along the Levisa Fork River in Pike County may have to proceed without a key player in the plan. At Monday’s meeting of the Pikeville City Commission, commissioners expressed no support for being a part of a $1.2 billion flood control project which would be executed under the authority of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District awarded a $1.131 million contract to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Fairport Harbor, located in the City of Fairport, Ohio, during the summer of 2019. The contract was awarded to Luedtke Engineering Co., based in Frankfort, Michigan on April 30, 2019. Under this contract,… Read More
There is new hope for resolution of a bureaucratic problem that has made beach replenishment more expensive and difficult in Stone Harbor and Avalon. Congressman Jeff Van Drew, D-2nd, asked U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt for help in allowing the towns to dredge sand from Hereford Inlet for beach replenishment projects, rather… Read More
Duval County’s beaches have received top honors from a national organization dedicated to shore preservation and renourishment. The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association named the Duval County Shore Protection Project one of this year’s best beach recovery efforts. The project saw the U.S. Corps of Engineers, and the cities of Jacksonville, Atlantic Beach, Jacksonville… Read More
HOUSTON, May 20 (Reuters) – A unit of asset management firm Carlyle Group LP this week will appeal to the Trump administration to guarantee a two-year approval of its South Texas crude export project, officials said. Carlyle-backed Lone Star Ports LLC is vying to open the first new U.S. crude export facility that can fully… Read More
The Wheatland Ferry is again moving people, vehicles and equipment across the Willamette River north of Salem after completion of an emergency dredging operation. The dredging was necessary following high river levels that left rock and debris in the path of the ferry, according to Darren Jones, Marion County ferry crew leader. “The high water… Read More
VIRGINIA BEACH — The Oceanfront is getting some added protection, thanks to a joint effort by the city and the Army Corps of Engineers’ Norfolk District. The district has awarded the Virginia Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project renourishment contract to Oak Brook, Illinois-based Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company. The bid of $22.64… Read More