Americas
USA: Senator Ritchie Secures Funding to Start Port of Ogdensburg Dredging
State Senator Patty Ritchie announced that she has secured $200,000 in special state grant funding to start dredging at the Port of Ogdensburg. “The future of Ogdensburg’s deep water port is at risk from 30 years of silt build up that makes docking more difficult, dangerous and costly,” said Senator
USA: King County to Start Second Phase of Creek Restoration Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduled to break ground July 7 on the second phase of the Big Spring Creek Restoration Project to benefit fish and wildlife, including salmon, on the Enumclaw Plateau in southeast King County. This project is being implemented about one mile northwest of the Cit
Corps Awards Coastal Protection Contract in North Carolina to Great Lakes (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District recently awarded a $19.9 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Great Lakes”) to provide dredging services to protect Highway 12, the only north-south highway along North Carolina’s Outer Banks. This coastal protection project
Luedtke Gets Burns Harbor Dredging Contract from Corps (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District awarded a $1.69 million contract June 30, 2014, to Luedtke Engineering Company for maintenance dredging of Burns Harbor in Portage, Ind. Luedtke Engineering Company of Frankfort, Mich., is certified as a small business concern. The firm-fixed-price
USA: Great Lakes Bags Delaware River Deepening Contracts
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Great Lakes”), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of environmental and remediation services, announced the receipt of two dredging contracts with a combined value of $39.6 million to deepen the main channel of t
USA: Bayou Lafourche Dredging Set for 2015
A dredging project worth $20 million in the Bayou Lafourche could start in early 2015. As Bayou Lafourche Freshwater District executive director said, the project, second of this type in the last four years, could last between 16 and 18 months. As katc reports, the goal of the project is to increase
Starlight Park Gets Funding for Shoreline Restoration Along Bronx River
The Bronx River Alliance announced that Starlight Park, a reclaimed and expanding park which opened in 2013, has received $4.4 million from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to strengthen Starlight’s shoreline along the Bronx River. The money will be used to re-naturalize the shoreline, rest
Boskalis and SAAM Create Joint Harbor Towage Operation in Americas
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) and SAAM S.A. (SAAM) have announced that they have successfully created a joint harbor towage operation within the American Continent in Brazil, Mexico, Canada and Panama. The intended partnership, which is between SMIT, a wholly owned subsidiary of Boskali
USACE Commander Highlights U.S. Infrastructure Issues
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers faces aging technology, shortage of funding and a lack of citizen awareness, said its commander. Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, the Army’s chief of engineers and USACE commanding general, spoke Thursday, at a Civil Works Infrastructure roundtable conference. He highligh
LTC Michael Bliss Takes Command of USACE Philadelphia District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District ushered in a new era of leadership as Lt. Col. Michael A. Bliss assumed command from Lt. Col. John C. Becking during a July 1 ceremony in the Wanamaker Building’s Crystal Tea Room. Bliss is the 58th commander in the District’s history. North At
Stone Placement Contract Awarded to Help Fight Erosion in 17th Street Canal, USA
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract for erosion protection along the interior of the 17th Street Canal floodwall in Jefferson Parish. The contract will help protect an area that has historically experienced erosion. The contract was awarded to the Vete
Eight Jacksonville District Ports and Ecosystem Restoration Projects Get Go Ahead
Eight U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District projects that will provide critical infrastructure to local ports and ecosystem restoration efforts in Florida received approval as part of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014, which was signed by President Barack O