The commander of the Army Corps Task Force Virgin Islands Puerto Rico, Col. Charles Decker recently hosted a visit to Avalon, the largest and one of the most efficient dredging machines in North America. The visit focused on future operations and coordination of Avalon during its operations at the S
The city of North Wildwood released new details yesterday about when an emergency project will begin to replenish its beaches. The city said that the emergency beach nourishment dredging project is expected to begin in the next 7 to 10 days and be completed by the July 4 holiday. Project preparation
The Rock Island City Council has approved $3.6 million in funding for the much-needed Sunset Marina improvements, including dredging, replacement of a primary dock and electrical upgrades. Funding includes $1,422,284 from a FEMA grant, $800,000 from ARPA funds and $1.4 million from a city inter-fund
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has decided to adjust the Duval County beach renourishment timeline. According to the Corps, the contractor – Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. will place sand on the beach southward of the pipeline in the vicinity of 10th Ave. to approximately 19t
More than $77 million in infrastructure and expansion projects are now being developed at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor as a record construction season kicks off in the Lake Michigan port. “This port is going through a transformational multiyear expansion and the amount of construction happening rig
Not far from the North Pole, where temperatures are low and living conditions are challenging, many goods for the residents of Greenland arrive by ship or plane. To enable larger aircraft to land in Ilulissat in the future, the runway must be expanded. To prevent settling, the thick layer of clay se
The USACE Jacksonville District awarded a $6.9 million contract last week to Southwind Construction for maintenance dredging of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) federal navigation channel in the vicinity of Sawpit Creek, Nassau County, Florida. The contract calls for the dredging of approxim
The Town of North Topsail Beach, NC, has announced that the Phase 5 of the beach nourishment project is complete. According to the Town, the work was completed on May 15th and equipment was demobilized from the beach on May 16th and May 17th. The project in total included placing approximately 636,0
Coastline Consulting & Development LLC, from Branford, Connecticut, has won a $13.6 million firm-fixed-price contract to complete maintenance dredging at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Work will be performed in Kittery, Maine, and is expected to be completed by March 2025, the U.S. Department of Def
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, has just released this very interesting video named ‘Help is on the way for Great Sodus Bay!’ A work package is out for proposals to a pool of qualified marine contractors under a Multiple Award Task Order Contract. The pool includes large business
The Port of Suape achieved an important milestone last week with the successful dredging of its external channel, deepening it to 20 meters. According to the port authorities, this development heralds the commencement of a new phase, involving the channel’s marking system and the approval of its new
Gov. Jeff Landry and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) yesterday commended the Louisiana Legislature for unanimously passing the agency’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Annual Plan. The Annual Plan, which is required by the Louisiana Legislature to be updated each year, details projecte
