By: Joy Crist The Dare County Board of Commissioners voted Nov. 2 to formally acknowledge that a $15 million promissory note associated with the Miss Katie dredge has been satisfied in full, marking the completion of a financing arrangement established in 2019 to improve dredging capabilities at Oregon Inlet and Hatteras Inlet. The board approved… Read More
Last month, after a drone hit the HS Dignity’s hull as it sailed the Black Sea, the 16-member crew was preparing to abandon the sinking cargo ship. They had issued a distress call and saw a boat advancing toward them, thinking it was a rescue vessel. The driverless boat was actually part of the attack,… Read More
DredgeWire Comment: Make sure you check out the YouTube song link. The song is frankly incredibly corny, (though the music has a good beat) but you have to admire someone who can put the words “mechanical clamshell Dredge” into a song. DREDGING HAS A THEME SONG NOW Move over, sea shanties; dredging has a hit!… Read More
COPENHAGEN, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Danish offshore wind farm developer Orsted (ORSTED.CO), opens new tab on Thursday reported a third-quarter core profit above forecasts, sending its shares up more than 4%. Orsted has expanded rapidly over the past decade, but more recently has faced higher costs from supply chain disruption and inflation, as well as… Read More
The Detroit District invites the public to enter its 11th annual photo contest highlighting U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sites across the Great Lakes. The top 12 photographs highlighting Detroit District projects on the Great Lakes, such as the Soo Locks, Duluth Ship Canal, piers, breakwaters or federal harbors and channels, will earn a spot… Read More