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USA: Wethersfield Cove Dredging Makes Progress
Maintenance dredging at Wethersfield Cove on the Connecticut River below Hartford in Wethersfield, Conn., will be completed under the terms of a $944,400 contract recently awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. The Connecticut Department of Transportation is funding the p
USA: Lakewood Mayor Concerned Over Cuyahoga River Dredging
Lakewood Mayor Michael Summers sent a letter to the Ohio EPA outlining some concerns over the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ plan to dredge the Cuyahoga River and dump the materials into Lake Erie. The city of Lakewood is immediately upland from the proposed locations where the Corps plans to dispose
Top News – March 10 to 16, 2014
Van Oord Nabs EUR 500 M Land Reclamation Contract (Kuwait) Van Oord has been awarded a land reclamation project in Kuwait. The client is the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) and the contract value amounts to approximately EUR 500 million. IHC Merwede Launches Dredger ‘AL BAHAR’ C/D HUTA 12
Corps Offers Final Comment Period on Jacksonville Harbor Study (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, staff will host two public teleconferences Tuesday, March 18 at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. The agenda for each meeting will be the same and will allow full participation from the public. Team members will provide an overview of the final report, respon
USA: Broward County Beach Renourishment Completed
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, completed final inspections recently on the Broward County Beach Erosion Control Project, which reconstructed approximately 5.1 miles of eroded shoreline. The sand placement increases storm protection to upland development between the Hillsbor
DEP Developes Restoration Plan for Manatee and Alafia River Basins (USA)
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has adopted restoration plans for the Alafia and Manatee River Basins. The Alafia River Basin covers an area of more than 410 square miles in Hillsborough and Polk Counties. The Manatee River drains an area of 360 square miles, flowing 45 miles west
USA: Robert Moses State Park Dredging Gets Financial Injection
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced New York State has allocated $23 million in federal funds to begin the beach stabilization and infrastructure protection project at Robert Moses State Park in Suffolk County, Long Island. The program will nourish park beaches and strengthen the shoreline buffers pr
USA: Quillayute River Dredging Plan Unveiled
According to the USACE Seattle District’s plan, approximately 50,000 cubic yards of sediment will be dredged from the Quillayute River Federal Navigation Channel, from 1 September 2014 and 28 February 2015. The total value of this dredging project, located in Clallam County, will be between $1 mln a
USA: Houston to Host DTC Cutter Suction Dredger Simulator Training
For the second year in a row, Dredge Technology Corporation (DTC) is bringing its one-of-a-kind simulator training to the USA (April 7th, 2014, Houston, Texas). The training will run for three consecutive weeks, starting April 7, and each training takes 3 days. There are three training levels availa
Grays Harbor Dredging: Public Comment Period Extended (USA)
A public comment period for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Grays Harbor Navigation Improvement Project draft limited reevaluation report including a draft supplemental Environmental Impact Statement has been extended through April 8. The Corps investigated the feasibility of dredging the channel f
USA: NJDOT Announces Multi-Year State Channel Dredging Program
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials announced the start of a multi-year, multi-million dollar State Channel Dredging Program that will begin to return New Jersey’s waterways affected by Superstorm Sandy to a state of good repair. Typically the state would not dredge in the summ
Port of Cleveland Urges Corps to Start Dredging (USA)
The Port of Cleveland approved a resolution at its March Board of Directors meeting directing the Port’s management to work with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to ensure the timely start and completion of dredging necessary for the 2014 shipping season utilizing existing confined facilities for dispos