The Port of Corpus Christi Authority recently presented plans to expand cargo movements at its Bulk Materials Terminal through a multi-year, phased expansion. The expansion will include dredging and construction of a pile supported concrete bulkhead with docks capable of servicing larger vessels, ta
The Panama Canal celebrated the eighth anniversary of its expansion program this week by announcing an increase to its draft and daily transits. Through an Advisory to Shipping, the Panama Canal announced that the maximum authorized draft was raised from 46 to 47 feet (14.33 meters), and will increa
San Francisco District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Commander Lt. Col. Timothy Shebesta and staff embarked on a tour of the Dredge Essayons recently to see the ship and its mission in their area. The Essayons recently completed dredging the San Francisco Harbor Main Ship channel and is currently d
The Western Dredging Association has honored J.F. Brennan Company and GEI Consultants with a 2024 Safety Excellence Award for their work on the Third Ward Milwaukee River remediation project. GEI and Brennan accepted the award at WEDA’s Annual Dredging Summit and Expo in Tampa, Florida. WEDA’s Safet
Weeks Marine has completed the $38.6 million Ponte Vedra Beach Restoration Project two months ahead of schedule. The project was originally anticipated to be completed by mid-August. The contractor worked with two dredges for a limited time, greatly expediting the overall project schedule so that it
Norfolk Dredging Company has won a $37 million contract for the maintenance dredging of Fire Island Inlet and Shores Westerly to Jones Beach, the USACE New York District said. This essential multi-purpose project includes the maintenance of a navigation channel at least 250 feet wide and to a minimu
Orion Group Holdings recently won a $20 million marine construction project in the Port of Tampa, Florida. The project, scheduled to start in the third quarter of 2024, includes construction of a new 481 ft by 125 ft Berth 218 to handle bulk materials. The new berth will have additional breasting do
Clearing of Peoples Avenue and Florida Avenue canals are nearing completion as part of the SELA 26 project, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ New Orleans District said. This process produces an improved flow and volume capacity in the drainage canals. According to USACE, the Southeast Louisiana Urba
The Dredge Potter, built in 1932, left the St. Louis service base dock last week headed to Grafton, Illinois to begin its dredging season. A crew of 53 highly-skilled employees from USACE St. Louis District staff the dustpan dredge that is capable of filling an Olympic sized swimming pool every hour
The Folly Beach (SC) Renourishment is making great progress and everything is still on track to be done by the start of peak hurricane season, the Army Corps said in a statement. The contractor is dredging sand from the Folly River, sending it down long pipes along the beach where bulldozers come in
The USACE St. Paul District is conducting dredging operations at their Above Brownsville Placement site, also known as “Crater Island,” within Pool 8, of the Mississippi River, near Brownsville, Minnesota. The Corps of Engineers’ contractor, Legacy Corporation, from East Moline, IL, will move around
Great Lakes Dock and Material has successfully completed maintenance dredging of the Charlevoix Harbor channel in Michigan. The project included dredging of both inner and outer portions with open water placement of material in Lake Michigan approximately 1.5 miles from the harbor. To protect fish s
