Americas
VIDEO: Rockaway Beach Replenishment Program (USA)
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced recently that the Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $10 million contract for an emergency project that will restore 600,000 cubic yards of sand along Rockaway Beach. The construction will take place along Beach 89th to Beach 149th and this is the first o
C.F. Bean LLC Wins Pascagoula Dredging Contract (USA)
Jackson County Port Authority commissioners recently awarded two contracts that are part of VT Halter Marine’s multimillion-dollar south yard expansion. The new ship repair facility, to be built at the Bayou Casotte shipyard in Pascagoula, will create about 400 new jobs while diversifying the compan
VIDEO: Ocean City Beach Renourishment (USA)
Army Corps of Engineers contractors finished work recently on a beach replenishment project in Ocean City that stretched about 2.3 miles, from Seaspray Road to 14th Street. The project was part of a regularly scheduled series of beach maintenance projects for north-end and downtown beaches. A 309-fo
“Ports: Success Through Diversification” Begins This Month (USA)
Continuing a long tradition of excellence, PORTS ’13 “Ports: Success Through Diversification” (August 25-29, 2013, Seattle, Washington) is the thirteenth in a series of international port and harbor development specialty conferences held on a tri-annual basis since 1977. This conference’s theme was
USA: Corps to Invite Bids for Savannah and Brunswick Dredging Projects
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has introduced a plan for the Savannah and Brunswick entrance channels maintenance dredging program. The dredging vessels that will be involved in this project must have the capability to dredge fine sands and silts to a depth of -48 MLLW and to t
Port of Long Beach: Fields Gives Inaugural Speech (USA)
Thomas Fields, President of the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners, gave his official inaugural speech on Aug. 5, 2013. In it, he outlined his plans to launch a 100-day “listening tour” with Port customers and other stakeholders, and to pursue the development of “maritime industry clusters” to
Panama Canal to Invest USD 238 M in Maintenance Projects
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) will invest in its fiscal year (FY) 2014 (October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2014) approximately US$238 million in maintenance of structures and equipment to continue providing an efficient service to the international maritime community. “The key to the Panama Canal’s
Orion Marine Lands USD 15 M Contract (USA)
Orion Marine Group, Inc., a leading heavy civil marine contractor serving the infrastructure sector, announced a contract award of approximately $15 million. Orion Marine Group was recently awarded a contract to partially demolish and reconstruct a wharf, along with installing new crane rails for th
Diversion Authority, Oxbow Sign Agreement for Ring Levee (USA)
The Diversion Authority and City of Oxbow, ND have approved a finalized “Memorandum of Understanding” (MOU), which outlines each organization’s roles and responsibilities regarding the construction of a ring levee for Oxbow. Under the MOU, homes in the Oxbow area would remain within the Diversion Pr
USA: Great News for Manistique River Cleanup Program
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality will receive $1 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to help continue the cleanup of contaminated sediment from industrial waste in the Manistique River, Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow announced yesterday. The funding
USA: Officials Commend Corps’ Efforts to Restore Delaware Coastline
Federal, state, and local officials gathered at the north shore of the Indian River Inlet in Delaware on Aug. 5 to witness the dredging, pumping and placing of sand onto a beach that was significantly eroded by Hurricane Sandy. The work at the inlet is one of three contracts the U.S. Army Corps of E
USA: Corps to Invite Bids for Chincoteague Inlet Dredging
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, plans to invite bidders for the Chincoteague Inlet maintenance dredging program. During this project, approximately 34,350 cubic yards of material will be removed from the Chincoteague Inlet Federal Navigation Channel. This work will be performed b