The Nantucket Natural Resources Department will host a sediment transfer study and dredge plan open house at 6-8 p.m. Wednesday in the community room of the public safety building at 4 Fairgrounds Road. Representatives of the department will outline the town’s sediment transport study and dredging p
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District’s work continues on repairing the vital breakwater at the Oswego Harbor. According to USACE, it is essential to providing safe navigation in and out of the harbor which supports $24.4 million in business revenue, 119 jobs and $8 million in labor inco
Western Marine Construction Inc. from Seattle, Washington, has won a $24.5 million firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging project in Alaska. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Saint Paul Island, A
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has just released this very interesting video named Houma Navigation Canal Lock Complex Ground-Breaking. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, CPRA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers broke ground on Phase 2 of the Houma Navigation Canal L
Guyana Shore Base Inc. (GYSBI) has announced an invitation to tender for Basin Dredging and Hydrographic Survey activities at its Houston, East Bank Demerara shore base. The project covers a 475-meter by 30-meter area adjacent to Berths 1 to 4, requiring dredging to a uniform chart datum of 6.5 met
St. Bernard Parish Government has announced the receipt of a first-of-its-kind grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program totaling $14.8 million for construction of Phase III of the Lake Lery Marsh Creation and Rim Restoration Project near
DEME said that they delivered a strong performance for the first half of 2024, adding that their Dredging & Infra segment reported a turnover of almost one billion euro, 39% higher than a year ago. In Europe, Dredging & Infra continued working on maintenance contracts in Belgium and Germany, securin
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Pittsburgh District is accelerating progress on the Monongahela River. The Pittsburgh District is on track to open a 100-foot-wide navigation channel through the dam at Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 near Elizabeth, PA this week – months ahead of the original Dec
The operational trigger has been met for USACE to construct an underwater sill across the bed of the Mississippi River channel to arrest further upriver progression of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico. The Mississippi River’s volume of water has fallen to a level that allows salt water to intrude
The USACE Jacksonville contractor, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has completed sand placement along the Duval County shoreline. The team has added 1.29 million cubic yards of dredged sand to strengthen beach resilience to storm and erosion impacts. “The team continues with dune vegetation planting, fenc
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District has partnered with Mobile County to enhance coastal resilience and habitats using dredged sediments. This collaboration highlights the District’s commitment to sustainable dredged material management practices that benefit the environment and the com
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, in coordination with the Kaskaskia Regional Port District, is planning to implement a dredging project at the Kaskaskia Regional Port District Terminal 2 and is seeking public comments. The project, which is authorized through the Army Corps Cont
