In this report, the United States Dredge Special Vessels market is valued at USD XX million in 2017 and is expected to reach USD XX million by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of XX% between 2017 and 2025. United States Dredge Special Vessels market has been broken down by major regions, with… Read More
The long-awaited shoreline protection project for Tuckerton Beach in Tuckerton borough has begun. Albert Marine from Waretown has started mustering its equipment on South Green Street and has delivered some sand to the Tuckerton Cove. During the June 17 borough meeting, Councilman John Schwartz explained the project consists of sand replenishment along the cove line… Read More
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Recreational boats can now travel through and dock in the Syracuse Inner Harbor after crews completed a $10.3 million dredging project. The dredging has created a 7.5-foot depth in the Inner Harbor, which is part of the state canal system, the New York State Canal Corporation said in a news release. It… Read More
Orange Beach has been asked to administer $475,000 of a $3 million Restore Act project studying hydrology and sediment in Perdido Bay from the U.S. 98 bridge in Lillian to the Gulf. “It’s a three-part study for beneficial use of dredged sediment,” Coastal Resources Director Phillip West said. “The state reached out to us because… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District signed a project partnership agreement with the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners earlier this month to build seven islands in Pigs Eye Lake for the benefit of the natural environment. Pigs Eye Lake is located east of downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, in upper Pool 2 of… Read More
Jekyll Creek Thin Layer Placement / Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Pilot Project The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, with expertise and resources from Cottrell Contracting of Chesapeake, Va., recently completed the first portion of a dredging pilot project in the Jekyll Creek / St. Simons Sound area. The pilot project seeks to… Read More
A DREDGEWIRE EXCLUSIVE PRESS RELEASE The recent Insight Report –Harbor Dredging: Issues and Historical Funding (June 14, 2019) (2019 Dredging CRS Report) authored by John Frittelli is completely one-sided, biased and inaccurate. Mr. Frittelli is a Congressional Research Service transportation specialist. His analysis of government contracting is fatally flawed. We have addressed CRS’s inaccuracies in… Read More
Dredging operations are already underway on the flood-swollen Mississippi River. The dredging manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the St. Paul district says the work couldn’t be put off. Dan Cottrell says it started April 29. So far, 160,000 cubic yards of sediment has been removed — toward an ultimate goal of… Read More
The Town Commission and interested parties took in a presentation on what will be a completed plan in October. Longboat Key is looking to draw a line in the sand with new beach nourishment efforts. The quality of that sand, the scope of the projects and the costs have yet to be decided. But Al… Read More
In 2019, the city will be constructing an artificial reef as part of the Palm Beach Shoreline Project. This complements the beach nourishment works that were completed in 2017, where citizens saw a large dredge delivering spectacular sand rainbows to the shore of Palm Beach. The Palm Beach artificial reef will be built using large… Read More
Hawaii has just allotted $13 million in its newest budget to help restore Waikiki Beach. The new budget would allow restoration projects to begin as soon as this fall. Waikiki Beach is the most famous beach in Hawaii, and visitors to this beach area generate a lot of income for the state. The $13 million… Read More
Sand pumping and beach reconstruction in Nags Head will stop temporarily starting Tuesday evening as the Dredge Liberty Island heads to Norfolk for refueling, which will take two to three days. Construction has been progressing south in the vicinity of the 4700 block of South Virginia Dare Trail, near Milepost 13.5, the town reports in… Read More
It’s long been one of the city’s most untapped resources. Now Syracuse’s inner harbor will serve as a gateway to the rest of the world thanks to a $10 million project that made it all possible. Two feet — that was the depth of the Inner Harbor, barely deep enough for a canoe. “But first… Read More
CHATHAM — A Minister’s Point property owner whose land is threatened by erosion is keeping up the legal fight against dredging in Chatham Harbor. Essentially denying an earlier appeal by property owner Gerald Milden, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued a superseding order of conditions late last month that would have allowed dredging to… Read More
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — An Environmental Protection Agency advisory group will host three meetings to discuss the cleanup of a Superfund sites along the Kalamazoo River. The EPA formed a Kalamazoo River community advisory group to act as a public forum for anyone interested in learning about the site cleanup, talk about community needs and concerns,… Read More