Signaling a major turning point in the Port of Brownsville’s 88-year history, the Brownsville Navigation District (BND) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last Friday, held a groundbreaking ceremony for Phase 2 of the Brazos Island Harbor (BIH) Channel Improvement Project. The transformative proje
As part of the Government of Canada’s commitment to grow the economy, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Diane Lebouthillier, has announced an investment of $27 million for the fishing harbors of Natashquan, Kegaska and Baie-Trinité, on Quebec’s North Shore. Among the pr
The long-awaited completion of the dredging work at Wailoa Small Boat Harbor in Hilo has finally come for Hawaiʻi Island boaters. The dredging contractor wrapped up its operations on November 27 and will be removing its barge from Wailoa Small Boat Harbor on Saturday, December 7. The barge has occup
The Tampa Harbor Maintenance Dredging 34-Foot Project, Upper Channels was a 270-day initiative in Hillsborough County, Florida. The work involved dredging channels to a 34-foot depth, with meticulous material disposal and rigorous environmental monitoring. Dredged material was removed, transported b
To address weed growth and sediment build up within the Port of Orillia, Ontario, dredging will take place over the next few months. The project was approved as part of the 2024 Budget process and has been awarded to Galcon Marine Ltd. The contractor has now mobilized on site and has launched a smal
Dredging of the Everett Harbor and Snohomish River federal navigational channels will begin the week of December 16, making it safer for local boaters to navigate. The dredging operations will involve HME Construction using a clamshell dredge to remove approximately 250,000 cubic yards of accumulate
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District is preparing to continue beach renourishment of the Mid-Reach segment of the Brevard County, Florida Shore Protection Project from December 2024 to April 2025. Due to recent issues with the contractor’s dredge, sand will instead be obtained fro
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company has started work on the Absecon Island dune and beachfill project. This project is vital for storm protection, beach preservation and maintaining public access along Absecon Island. According to the NJDEP, dredging and pumping operations began on November 24 at the
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) yesterday joined its partners from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, the Pontchartrain Levee District, and St. John the Baptist, St. James, and St. Charles Parishes to break ground on the
The Barnstable County (MA) dredge Sand Shifter continues to make steady progress on the Cotuit Channel dredging project. Since the November 5th update, dredging has continued in Area 3. Despite the recent weather and mechanical delays, the crews are now halfway through this area. As the work moved f
As part of the Navarre Beach Restoration Project, heavy equipment will begin staging on Thursday, December 5, at Navarre Beach Access 37A. Manson Construction’s hopper dredge Glenn Edwards is tentatively expected to arrive on site in mid-December, 2024. Dredging is expected to start as soon as the w
The upper Texas coast has seen several major coastal storm surge events in recent years, notably Hurricane Rita in 2005 and Hurricane Ike in 2008. These, as well as other storm events, produced storm surges that inundated coastal areas causing impacts to human lives and economic damages to residents
