By Freda Ross Mississippi and Alabama are collaborating to restore an island in the north Mississippi Sound. Funds from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement will be used to address erosion at Grand Butture Island in Jackson County. The area off the coast of Mississippi stretches into Grand Bay in Alabama. Chris Wells, executive director of the Mississippi Department… Read More
Donjon Marine Co. LLC, Hillside New Jersey, is awarded a $180,000,000 cost-plus-award-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for salvage-related towing, harbor clearance, ocean engineering projects, and point-to-point towing services. Work will be performed in the North and South American east coast and is expected to be completed by June 2031. Fiscal 2026 operations and maintenance (Navy)… Read More
The project aims to prevent flash flooding and protect $290 million in property, but the design timeline pushed back to dredging in 2029. SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — Sarasota County commissioners approved a budget amendment Wednesday to spend nearly $14.7 million on dredging Hudson Bayou, a project officials say is critical to reducing flooding risks for… Read More
Inland Dredging Co. LLC, Dyersburg, Tennessee, was awarded a $16,303,500 firm-fixed-price contract for pipeline dredging of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Nueces County, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 24, 2027. Fiscal 2026 civil operation and maintenance funds in the… Read More
Manson was the low bidder on the Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to Gulf, Southwest Pass Hopper Dredge #1-2026 project for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New Orleans District. This $26.2 million project will involve dredging the Mississippi River’s Southwest Pass, with potential work in additional areas to be determined by the USACE New… Read More
