Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded a $7,739,870 modification (P00002) to contract W912P8-25-C-0012 to increase the contract quantity by 53 days. Work will be performed in Venice, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 5, 2025. Fiscal 2025 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $7,739,870 were… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced the Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded $8.75 million in grants to revitalize U.S. shipyards and advance America’s maritime dominance. The funding is part of the Small Shipyard Grant program, which supports advanced training, workforce development, and new technologies that strengthen U.S. shipbuilding and repair capabilities. “President… Read More
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger Beachway has recently completed a maintenance dredging campaign in the Port of Melbourne. This marked the beginning of a twelve-year maintenance contract that Boskalis concluded with the Port of Melbourne. This maintenance program opens a new chapter in Boskalis’ longstanding relationship with the Port… Read More
Oriental Mindoro, finds itself at a crossroad as the local government pushes for a “cost-free” solution to flooding while some oppose the extraction of river sand, pointing out that it is commercial sand mining. The province, 140 kilometers southwest of Manila, has a land area of 436,472 hectares, comprising 1.5 percent of the land area… Read More
A plan to place almost 700 Olympic-sized swimming pools full of sand on Hilton Head’s beaches has, in some ways, been decades in the making. The large barge and the rest of the necessary equipment for the $47.5 million dollar beach renourishment are making their way down to Hilton Head. This year will the fifth… Read More