The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a contract in the amount of $3,600,200 to Mike Hooks Inc., for maintenance dredging of the Freeport inside channel and turning basins in Brazoria County, Texas. The contractor is required to remove approximately 538,000 cubic yards of shoaled material from the channel using a pipeline dredge [...]
Ohio EPA has issued a water quality certification to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizing the dredging of Toledo Harbor this summer. The certification allows the Corps to dispose of 1.1 million cubic yards of dredged sediment in open waters in Lake Erie. Toledo Harbor is the shallowest and most heavily dredged port in [...]
U.S. Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan welcomed Senate passage of the Water Resources Development Act including important provisions they fought for to reduce the backlog of harbor dredging projects in the Great Lakes. “For too long, harbors in the Great Lakes and across the country have suffered from a maintenance backlog, while [...]
Ohio EPA will hold a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2013, to accept comments on a proposal to dredge the Sandusky Harbor federal navigational channel. The meeting will be held at Sandusky City Council Chambers, 222 Meigs St. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Buffalo, N.Y., has applied for a [...]
The US Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for the dredging program of the New York and New Jersey Harbors and adjacent channels. The project area is located in Port Jersey Channel, Bayonne, New Jersey. This Contract consists of deepening the Federal Navigation Channel System to [...]
Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement in response to the President’s Statement of Administration Policy on S. 601, the Water Resources Development Act of 2013, in which the Administration specifically states its opposition to increasing funds for harbor maintenance: “The Obama Administration continues to speak out of both sides [...]
The long-awaited Stone Harbor beach fill project has begun. The United States Army Corps of Engineers announced that the dredge “Charleston” was moved back into Hereford Inlet Thursday afternoon and sand was being pumped on the beach at 122nd Street starting Thursday, April 25th, at 4:05pm. The beach fill project was delayed for ten days [...]
Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure signed a contract with Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) for the construction of harbor at LH. Kurendhoo Island. The project, which is funded by the Government of Maldives, costs approximately MVR 40 million and the works have to be completed within 365 days. Under this project, harbor will be [...]
U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA), and U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston (GA-1) strongly urged President Obama in a letter to fulfill his “We Can’t Wait” promise and include legislative language for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) authorization increase in his budget amendment to Congress. Chambliss, Isakson and Kingston reminded the [...]
State Representative Garey Bies (R-Sister Bay) announced that the Joint Finance Committee approved a motion that includes $5.2 million for the dredging of the channel between Northport and Detroit Harbor. The committee began voting last week on appropriations in Governor Walker’s biennial budget and offering other amendments for consideration. The money for Washington Island was part of a larger [...]
