At its monthly board meeting in Luling, La. the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) yesterday announced grant funding totaling over $37 million dollars for coastal projects in Louisiana. The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council) has awarded $25.5 million to CPRA
Great Lakes Dock and Dredge Co. (GLDD) has won a $65.8 million firm-fixed-price contract to deepen and widen Mobile Harbor. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Irvington, Alabama, with an estimated completion
Storms pose one of the greatest threats to Louisiana’s wetlands. In August 2021, Hurricane Ida struck the coast with tremendous force, devastating everything in its path, including the marshes of Little Lake. This area lost over 90% of its vegetative cover, severely damaging this fragile ecosystem.
The Folly Beach renourishment project in South Carolina will soon be complete, according to the Army Corps’ Charleston District. This major effort on Folly is improving the coastal defenses against mother nature, reducing the risk to life and infrastructure behind the dunes and bolstering resiliency
Bay County (FL) commissioners have just awarded a $27 million Mexico Beach renourishment project to Weeks Marine. The Mexico Beach Re-nourishment and Dune Restoration is first and foremost a shore protection project intended to provide critical storm protection for public and private infrastructure,
Royal Van der Leun has entered in a collaboration agreement with Royal IHC to build a diesel-electric hopper dredger for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Under the contract, Royal Van der Leun will deliver the machinery, nautical systems, switchboards, cabling and complete system integratio
Donjon Marine Co. Inc. has won a $32.3 million firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging work in New Jersey. This crucial project will maintain the navigation channels of Newark Bay, ensuring they are safe and functional for commercial shipping and other maritime activities. Proper mainte
The Ministry of Works and Transport’s Coastal Protection Unit has completed construction of a breakwater system at the Magdalena Grand Beach and Golf Resort, Tobago. The scope of the project included construction of of three armour stone sills, construction of temporary access road and four emergent
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has reported great news for beach lovers – USACE Duval team expects Great Lakes Dredge & Dock to complete sand placement along the county shoreline this week. The team will have placed more than 1.3 million cubic yards of sand along the shore t
Widewater State Park’s boat ramp in Stafford County, which was closed in mid-April due to a significant buildup of silt rendering it unusable, has reopened after a maintenance dredging project. “I am glad that we were able to dredge the boat ramp area in a timely manner so people can enjoy the park
Flagler County Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) project is over 50 percent complete with more than 1.2 million cubic yards of sand placed on the beach, much of which is once again open to the public. According to the Corps, the contractor is making excellent progress as it constructs dune and be
37,000 tons of stone are being placed on the Milwaukee Harbor south breakwater over a five month period by the Lake Michigan Floating Plant assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District. The floating plant conducts stone placement at Calumet Harbor, Chicago Harbor, Milwaukee Harbor,
