As part of a new five-year budget blueprint, the Port of Seattle’s commission has approved a $350 million plan for upgrades to the city’s waterfront. It includes a new cruise ship terminal for Seattle’s booming cruise industry, new light industrial facilities in Interbay, and upgrades for Fishermen’s Terminal near Ballard, among other maritime and economic… Read More
Weeks Marine’s new $60 million cutter suction dredge, the JS Chatry, under construction at C&C Marine & Repair in Belle Chasse, La., reached a major milestone November 27 when the shipyard, in partnership with McKinney Salvage & Heavy Lift, placed the vessel’s superstructure atop its hull. With the superstructure transported to one of C&C’s floating… Read More
Efforts are underway to protect Texas beaches from disappearing. The government has a plan in place to protect the Texas coast from dangerous weather after three years of study, but wants to hear from the public. The Army Corps of Engineers launched a $20 million coastal study in 2015 – the rough draft was presented… Read More
For the first time in years, on Monday night, Dec. 3, Berkshire County residents and other stakeholders will have a chance to weigh in on the continuing mediation and cleanup process of PCBs dumped by General Electric into the Housatonic River until 1979, when polychlorinated biphenyls were declared a probable carcinogen and the practice was… Read More
Congressman Jimmy Panetta announced that U.S. Army Corps of Engineers funding will go toward the Santa Cruz Harbor and Moss Landing Harbor. Santa Cruz Harbor will receive $464,000 and $709,000 will go to the Moss Landing Harbor, according to the Fiscal Year 2019 Work Plan. The funds will ensure the harbor channels remain navigable through… Read More
State and local officials are seeking solutions to remove the notorious Kingwood mouthbars — a large buildup of sand and sediment deposited at least partly by Harvey that could contribute to flooding. Houston City Councilman Dave Martin has been meeting with Governor Greg Abbott’s Executive Staff, and other state and federal officials to talk about… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, received more than $13 million in additional funding to continue critical missions in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, including Mid-Bay Island design, the Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive Plan, Fishing Creek jetty repairs, Ocean City Inlet dredging, and operation and maintenance activities at dams to include construction of a new… Read More
New infrastructure, economic development, environmental, and community health are the top priorities in the Port of Seattle’s US$348m 2019-2023 capital investment plan. The Port of Seattle Commission has approved its capital investment plan and 2019 budget, which includes US$100m for a new cruise berth (assumes 50% tenant cost share); US$39m for development of Terminal 91… Read More
Global Dredger Market Insights, Forecast To 2025 key trends, market drivers, challenges, standardization, regulatory landscape, deployment models, operator case studies, opportunities, future roadmap, value chain, player profiles and strategies. The report also presents forecasts for Huntington’sDisease Therapeutics Flame Retardant investments from 2018 till 2025. The Dredger market was valued at Million US$ in 2017 and… Read More
Some 10 or so landowners around Wabasha have received letters with a gentle request: Think about selling, please. The St. Paul District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sent letters concerning 15 parcels of land — some landowners owned more than one parcel — looking for willing participants in the Corps’ efforts to create… Read More
It’s no secret the algae blooms that turn waterways into guacamole on portions of Florida’s east and west coasts emanate from harmful discharges coming out of Lake Okeechobee. In another part of the country, deadlines for prohibiting open-lake dumping of dredge materials is approaching in Ohio. Both these issues will impact local marinas and boat… Read More
After wrapping up a year-long dredging and capping pilot program in the Forth Street Basin, a portion of the Gowanus Canal is the cleanest its been in more than 100 years. Phase one of the pilot kicked off back in December 2016 and involved removing large debris from the murky canal that were identified through… Read More
The Eastham and Orleans select boards recently met to discuss the dredging project currently proposed for the Nauset Estuary. The Orleans selectmen, in the interests of fishermen and recreational boaters, hired a consultant to provide a feasibility study to determine the most desirable plan to dredge approximately 80,000 cubic yards of cove/marsh bottom to enhance… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has set aside $4 million for dredging the inland reaches of the Houma Navigation Canal in 2019. The project is included in the corps’ Fiscal Year 2019 Work Plan for the Army Civil Works program, which was presented to Congress last week. The project involves dredging the inland reaches… Read More
Holland Dredge Design (HDD) testing a DSD-450 dredger in Harderwijk at the harbor. The dredger is executed with a caterpillar 3512 generator for power the dredge pumps, winches and the jetpump. Also onboard is a Caterpillar C4.4 generator for power the rest of the electric users. The dredge is executed with two DP-400 dredge pumps… Read More