Earlier this week, the Barnstable County Commissioners convened as part of the ongoing FY26 budget season to hear presentations from several departments including Dredge Department outlining their priorities for the upcoming fiscal year and to provide updates. The Dredge Department Director Ken Ciri
Curtin Maritime has completed one of its Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintenance dredging phases on the Fort McHenry and Curtis Creek Channels. According to Dredging Contractors of America, the works were performed in Upper Chesapeake Bay (Patapsco River) down stream from the Fr
The Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project, set to further deepen the channel to authorized depths of 51-56 feet – making Port Freeport the deepest port in Texas, is moving ahead.“Along with Two Super Post Panamax cranes arriving later this year, a deeper channel will enable Port Freeport to ma
Architecture and engineering firm Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) is further expanding its services through the strategic acquisition of South Coast Engineers (SCE) in Fairhope, Alabama. SCE was formally established in 2007 and is nationally known for its expertise in coastal engineering, resilience, and
The University of Georgia’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) has announced a 3.5-day course on Sustainable Sediment Management in Athens, Georgia – June 3rd – 6th, 2025. Countries and organizations around the world share the increasingly important challenge of sustainably managi
Ministry of Works and Transport Trinidad and Tobago has just released this very interesting video named ‘South Manzanilla Shoreline Works’. In the video, Rohan Sinanan, Minister of Works and Transport, is sharing insight into the great work being done through the Coastal Management Program to reinfo
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has begun dredging operations in Southport Harbor, CT. The Corps dredge Murden arrived in Fairfield on January 16th to dredge 20,000 CY of sand and place it at the Southport Nearshore Placement site for a shellfish pilot study. The effort is par
U.S. Representatives Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Dave Joyce (R-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and members of the bipartisan Great Lakes Task Force introduced the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 last week. The bipartisan bill will reauthorize the Great Lakes Restorati
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company has assigned the hopper dredge Texas for the 2025 Sagaponack and Bridgehampton Beach renourishment project. The renourishment is part of an ongoing long-term coastal management plan to replenish sand lost due to erosion and hurricanes, increase storm protection for
Norfolk Dredging Company’s cutterhead dredge Charleston has arrived in Topsail Inlet to kick off the Banks Channel Shallow Draft Navigation Project. This vital work will improve navigation for boaters and support the coastal waterways, while also providing much-needed beach nourishment to the Surf C
Neptune Marine has just completed dredging trials of the new Tier III stage V certified Gator 50 cutter suction dredger. With an innovative and premium design, the Gator 50 leads the new generation of dredgers that go further. Designed for high productivity, the dredger incorporates the best equipme
The long-awaited St. Joseph Peninsula Coastal Structures Project in Gulf County, Florida, has been temporarily rescheduled and is now expected to start construction sometime in 2025. After two rounds of bidding, in August and again in October of 2024, one bid was received each time and both bids rec
