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Dredge Yard continuously investigates and develops dredging equipment that is reliable, durable and eco-friendly. We strive to reduce environmental footprint and increase efficiency to achieve high quality equipment at the lowest cost for the client and the environment. Accordingly, we have previously introduced our adaptive auger head system, and in the first quarter of 2019,… Read More
CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) — The US Army Corps of Engineers says they will start scheduling shorter dredging cycles within the Carolina Beach Inlet. This means dredging would be done every 8 weeks. In the past, when funded, the Corps has provided quarterly maintenance dredging to keep the inlet passable. In an attempt to achieve… Read More
Building modern, reliable marine infrastructure and creating middle-class jobs for Canadians ESQUIMALT, BC, May 17, 2019 /CNW/ – The Government of Canada is committed to renewing vital marine infrastructure to support the long-term growth and development of our coastal communities in British Columbia and across Canada. Today, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Public Services… Read More
FOX RIVER (WLUK) — It has taken more than two decades of work at a cost of more than a billion dollars. The clean-up of PCB’s in the Fox River is entering the home stretch. Crews are expected to finish the massive dredging operation this year. The big question: has it had an impact yet?… Read More
Beach nourishment at Indian Beach/Salter Path and at the east end of Emerald Isle wrapped up before the sea turtle nesting season began May 1st. Now, a local contractor is planting 300,000 native grass plants to help stabilize the sand. “We’ve been doing the planting for almost a decade before and after [a hurricane], and… Read More
The Environmental Protection Agency fell for now to create General Electric restart dredging in the Hudson River, triggering a wave of condemnation Thursday from New York officials and environmentalists who say amounts from the industrial pollution stay too large. The EPA issued GE with a certificate stating that it has completed its curative action. Critics… Read More
Work to replenish the beach is expected to reach the Nags Head town line at the Cape Hatteras National seashore in two to three days, when pipes will be relocated to start heading north toward the Outer Banks Fishing Pier. Crews will move the pipes running south from a submerged line near Limus Street and… Read More
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Back in December, the couple behind the mysterious sand bar covered with dozens of flags came forward. It had been around since last Spring, but recent heavy rainfall caused the Arkansas River to swallow up the sand bar. “I’m feeling different things. We almost lasted a year with it,” Johnny… Read More
Plans to maximize traffic in the Houston Ship Channel could dovetail with a Rice University proposal to protect the region’s coastal communities from future storm surges. At a community meeting Wednesday night, representatives from Rice University’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education & Evacuation from Disasters (SSPEED) Center detailed their proposal for a 25-foot-high wall across the… Read More
In the wake of hurricanes like Florence, the U.S. government pays to dump truckloads of sand onto eroding beaches, in a cycle that is said to harm ecosystems and disproportionately benefit the rich. As lawmakers consider disaster relief in the wake of Hurricane Florence, projects to rebuild North Carolina’s shrunken shorelines are likely to get… Read More
OGDEN DUNES, INDIANA – The Region lost out on $800,000 in sorely needed funding for an Army Corps of Engineers study on beach erosion, Executive Director of Indiana Dunes Tourism Lorelei Weimer told the Tourism Board at its meeting yesterday. The Region lost out on $800,000 in sorely needed funding for an Army Corps of… Read More
Florida – For decades, an extensive canal system dug to make way for development and farms in Collier County has altered historical water flows through the region’s two major watersheds and into its estuaries and bays. Now, Collier officials are looking toward an ambitious plan to help restore some of the natural flowways through the… Read More
As chairman of the Philadelphia Shipyard Development Corporation, I know how vital the Jones Act is when it comes to supporting the nation’s waterways. That’s why I was disappointed to read the Cato Institute’s recent attack on the Jones Act, which appeared as an op-ed in The Inquirer: “The Jones Act is protecting US shipyards… Read More
On May 13, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) extended the deadline for a grant to remove sediment lodged in Keys Canals by Hurricane Irma. The county now has through Aug. 18 to complete the sediment removal work. “We got it in the nick of time,” said Monroe County’s Rhonda Haag,… Read More
Florida state Senator Debbie Mayfield weighs in on water resources investment The Florida Legislature passed record funding for projects aimed at restoring our estuaries, the Florida Everglades and Lake Okeechobee. In a $682 million comprehensive package of water quality and restoration initiatives, we made huge strides that will dramatically improve our waterways and greatly reduce… Read More