A fire broke out aboard a dredging vessel near Mayport, Florida, two days ago, injuring one person and prompting a rapid medevac response. At about 15:30 hours on Saturday, Coast Guard Station Mayport received an alert that an engine room fire had occurred aboard the dredging vessel Stuyvesant. Smal
The US Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District will soon embark on the Richmond Inner Harbor FY2024 maintenance dredging project. Typically, this work is performed annually by mechanical dredging to -37.5-ft (MLLW) plus 1 foot of paid overdepth. According to the Corps, the Richmond Inner Har
The National Park Service (NPS) has awarded a contract for the second phase of environmental cleanup work at the Caneel Bay Resort (Site), the Virgin Islands National Park said. The second phase of work includes removal of contaminated soil and sediment from the maintenance area and associated drain
Curtin Maritime Corp. will soon begin maintenance dredging at the Baltimore Harbor, Maryland. The company recently won a $33.4 million contract to dredge Baltimore Harbor and the Channels in Chesapeake Bay. The project consists of maintenance dredging approximately 2,290,000 cubic yards from the dee
The USACE Los Angeles District took part in a beachside press conference in San Clemente, California, yesterday. The event provided project partners the opportunity to announce the anticipated completion of Phase 2 of the initial placement for the beach nourishment project, along with the Department
The City of Hercules (CA), at the council meeting on October 22, voted and approved the contract with LSA Associates to secure the Environmental Permits and complete the Final Design for the Lake Refugio Dredging Project. Lake Refugio was last dredged in 2005. During large storm events, sediment is
Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Crestway recently navigated through the Panama Canal to carry out essential maintenance dredging work in Puerto Chiapas, a key Mexican port on the Pacific Ocean. “As a global dredging and offshore contractor and maritime services provider, we operate
The Lake County Water Resources Department (CA) will next week begin work on the Lucerne Harbor dredging project. According to the Department, the contractor – Marz Engineering will start dredging works on November 4. During the works, the boat launching ramp and portions of the parking lot at Lucer
The USACE New England District confirmed today that the dredging operations for the Town Neck Beach Nourishment Project are about to begin this week. According to USACE, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD) will dredge approximately 325,000 CY of material from the Scusset Borrow Site and rebuild appro
Southwind Construction from Evansville, Indiana, has won a $7.5 million firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging work in North Carolina. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Hubert, Holden Beach, Oc
The City of Fort Lauderdale (FL) held the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Las Olas Marina on Tuesday, October 29. Two years ago, the City of Fort Lauderdale and SunTex Marinas broke ground on the new Las Olas Marina as part of a public-private partnership. The $70 million project includ
Two excavators are loading soil into dump trucks at the bottom of the Conemaugh River, said USACE. One load at a time, the trucks are removing sediment and vegetation to restore the Johnstown Local Flood Protection Project, safeguarding lives and property. With each scoop, the work uncovers more of
