The Interlake Steamship Company and Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., yesterday hosted a ceremonial keel laying to mark the start of assembly on the first U.S.-flagged Great Lakes bulk carrier to be built in more than 35 years. The event came after more than nine months of engineering and prefabrication of the bulker’s modular… Read More
Growth Forecast Report on “Dredging Works Market size | Industry Segment by Applications (Government Organizations, Private Organizations, Mining & Energy Companies, Oil & Gas Companies and Other), by Type (Capital, CoastalProtection, Maintenance and Rivers&Lakes), Regional Outlook, Market Demand, Latest Trends, Dredging Works Industry Share & Revenue by Manufacturers, Company Profiles, Growth Forecasts – 2025.” Analyzes… Read More
Port of Québec attracts major International Organizations QUÉBEC, June 22, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – The Laurentia Project will become the cornerstone of a new and dynamic global ecosystem for innovation in logistics and maritime transportation technologies with the announcement today by the Québec Port Authority of the signing of memorandums of understanding with seven major… Read More
By TIM FAULKNER/ecoRI News staff EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. — There is no foolproof approach to stopping coastal erosion, but an experimental “living shoreline” is being tested at a local beach in an attempt to lessen the destructive effects of the climate crisis. Current waterfront defenses such as stone barriers, known as riprap, and cement seawalls… Read More
Questions remain if Buy America policy, U.S. defense department rules will allow Canadian firms to fully participate in US$922.4-million project One of the biggest construction projects in the Twin Saults in generations has kicked off just across the border in northern Michigan. Channel dredging is underway to clear the path for a new navigational lock… Read More
COOS BAY — American Construction Company has been contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to perform maintenance dredging in the Coos Bay harbor from river miles 12 to 15 beginning on or around July 1. According to a press release from the International Port of Coos Bay, dredging was also conducted in this… Read More
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT used to dredge sediment is parked at the Oman’s Creek boat launch site Thursday. The Department of Natural Resources announced this week it plans to continue to rely on dredging rather than construct a groin as the most cost-effective way of keeping the creek open. LITTLE GIRL’S POINT – It looks like dredging… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on its draft Sturgeon Lake Island Erosion Project Environmental Assessment released today, June 15. Corps staff will accept comments until July 15. The proposed project, planned in collaboration with the Prairie Island Indian Community; the Minnesota and Wisconsin Departments of… Read More
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $9.5 Million in Grants for America’s Marine Highways WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded $9.5 million in grants to eight marine highways projects across the Nation under the America’s Marine Highway Program. The funding supports the enhancement of navigable waterways and expands… Read More
UPDATE: Tracy Spahr – Public & Media Relations Principal, Marketing & Communications for the Port, responded: “The Port reviewed a variety of sands and selected a sand of a quality, color and texture that closely matches the current sand at Kellogg Beach. The sand will be coming from East County Sand, LLC based in Lakeside,… Read More