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USA: Corps to Solicit Bids for Galveston Channels Dredging
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District Office, requires a contract to provide rapid response hopper dredge for unanticipated shoaling at six deep-draft navigation entrance channels within Galveston, Texas. The solicitation, which will be a firm fixed price, is to be issued on or about
VIDEO: Westshore Canal Dredging (USA)
The city of Tampa has begun dredging most of the 10 residential canals between Kennedy and Gandy Boulevards. The $2.8 million project is aimed at improving water quality, tidal flushing and the habitat for marine life and will be done over the next 15 months. [mappress] Dredging Today Staff, June 6,
USA: Dredging Plans for New Haven and Norwalk Harbors Presented
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, is issuing a pre-solicitation notice for federal maintenance dredging of New Haven and Norwalk Harbors. The proposed work consists of maintenance dredging of about 810,000 cubic yards of sediment from the 35-foot channel and 35-foot turning bas
John Deere Adds 75G and 85G Excavators to G-Series Line (USA)
The John Deere 75G and 85G excavators are the latest models to join the successful, customer-driven G-Series line. Both models feature reduced tail-swing configurations to maneuver and work around congested jobsites in efficient fashion. The machines feature a wide variety of improvements, to increa
Four Super-Post-Panamax Cranes Arrive at Savannah Port (USA)
Four massive new ship-to-shore cranes arrived at Georgia Ports Authority’s Garden City Terminal today, bringing the total number of electric-powered container cranes to 25 – the most of any single terminal in the U.S. “These new super-post Panamax cranes further enhance the cargo handling efficiency
VIDEO: Beach Replenishment Project in Ocean City (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working on a beach replenishment project in Ocean City, N.J. Dredged sand is pumped onto the beach and moved into place with heavy equipment. The beach replenishment program is seen as vital to the economy of Ocean City and other shore towns that rely on summer vi
USA: John Deere Introduces 50G and 60G Excavators
The John Deere 50G and 60G Compact Excavators are the newest models to join the G-Series line after the introduction of the 35G at World of Concrete 2013. The 50G and 60G units feature a wide variety of improvements, many of which affect the cab design to improve visibility, operator comfort and thu
VIDEO: Winnetka Dredging Program (USA)
The unprecedented sand topography and water levels at the Lloydd park, Winnetka, have potential risk for rapid and significant changing conditions. The uniqueness of potentially varying conditions, will limit the District’s financial commitment to this pre-season dredge and related efforts to open a
USA: Columbus Unveils First-Ever Flood Risk Management Plan
The City of Columbus will publicly unveil the first-ever Flood Risk Management Plan for the Columbus area today, two days before the fifth anniversary of the 2008 flood. Mayor Kristen Brown encourages community members to attend the Flood Risk Management Plan presentation that begins at 6:00 p.m. Ju
USA: Officials Announce Federal Funding for South Shore Beaches
Congressman Tim Bishop and state and local officials representing East Hampton Town announced that federal funding to begin the process of rebuilding heavily-eroded beaches of the South Fork, including Montauk, has been approved by the federal Office of Management and Budget as part of the implement
Corps to Issue IFB for Grand Encampment Island Unloading Project (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for the Grand Encampment Island Unloading project, located on the Mississippi River, River Mile 756.5, Pool 4, Buffalo County, WI. Project will involve removal of dredged and other materials from Grand
USA: Ecology Releases Report on Sediment Health in Puget Sound
Sediments in the bottom of Central Puget Sound show declining environmental health over a 10-year period, according to a just-released report from the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology). Central Puget Sound is the area south of Whidbey Island to the Tacoma Narrows. It includes industrialized