The Municipality of Central Manitoulin in partnership with Manitoulin Streams Improvement Association will be dredging the sand at the Mouth of the Mindemoya River in Providence Bay, ON, to allow spawning salmon to access the river. The work is starting on Friday October 4th, 2024 under an approved
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, has just released this very informative video about the 2024 Great Lakes Dredge Team meeting. Members from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, other federal agencies and municipal governments from the Great Lakes states attend the annual Great Lakes Dred
The Brazilian Environment and Renewable Natural Resources Institute (IBAMA) has authorized dredging of the Babitonga Bay channel in Santa Catarina. With the issue of the Installation License (LI) which is required for the deepening of the Babitonga Bay, the Port of São Francisco do Sul can now begin
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended by 30 days the public comment period for its third review of the cleanup of PCB-contaminated sediment from the Upper Hudson River. Originally set to end on October 8, 2024, the new deadline is now November 7, 2024. Also, the EPA held virtua
Mid-South Testing of Decatur, AL, recently took delivery of their second Mud Cat® 225D after their first Mud Cat 225D (formerly called the model 815) performed 17 years of reliable service. Both dredges are currently operating with the newest unit working on a 17 ft. (5.18m) deep, 8-acre industrial
Sparrows Point Container Terminal (SPCT), a subsidiary of Tradepoint Atlantic (TPA) released an independent report of the results of a sampling and testing program for the evaluation of dredged sediment from the southern portion of Sparrows Point Channel for ocean placement. The sampling and testing
An innovative $111 million Living Breakwaters project on Staten Island has been completed. According to Governor Kathy Hochul, the project is designed to improve coastal resilience by decreasing the impact of storm waves and erosion along the coast of Staten Island. The 2,400 linear feet of breakwat
Beginning next Monday, October 7, Barnstable County Dredge and the Town’s contracting partner, Dig-it Construction, will resume dredging activity as part of the Cotuit Bay Entrance Channel Dredging Project. According to the officials, the crews will dredge the channel approaching the Bay and use the
A dredging project will cause a partial closure of a popular spot at a South Shore park, the National Park Service (NPS) said. The NPS also announced that there will be a partial closure of Crooke’s Point in Great Kills Park beginning on Friday, October 4. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conduct
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, in its partnership with the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), awarded three contracts to increase the momentum towards restoring, preserving and protecting America’s iconic Everglades. The goal of the Comprehensive Everglades Re
Suffolk County said that they will be dredging in West Neck Harbor through mid-October. The project includes widening of the approach channels to West Neck Harbor, Menantic Creek, and Dickerson Creek. The project also includes shoreline restoration at Wades Beach and Shell Beach. According to the Co
Early this week, Weeks Marine of Covington, Louisiana, secured two dredging contracts worth over $68 million. The first contract, in the amount of $36.1 million, was awarded by the Army Corps’ Baltimore District for harbor and channels maintenance dredging works in Virginia. The dredging will be per
