In light of the devastating impact recent storms have had on Overlook Beach, Town of Babylon Supervisor Rich Schaffer recently held a press conference to emphasize the gravity of this situation and urge the Army Corps to include the beach in its upcoming beach erosion control dredging project. “This
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams recently wrapped a two-day trip to New Hampshire to highlight how investments from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and the America the Beautiful initiative are restoring lands and waters a
Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting of Quincy, Massachusetts, recently won a $29.1 million USACE contract for Baltimore Harbor and channels maintenance dredging. In coordination with the Maryland Department of Transportation, Port Administration, the project consists of dredging approximately 1.6
With the first season of work completed by subcontractors Granite Construction and Condon-Johnson & Associates, Inc., Manson prepares for Season 2 at the Port of Alaska. A high priority for the Municipality of Anchorage, which owns and operates the Port of Alaska (the Port), the North Extension Stab
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$50 million loan to help Barbados boost the climate resilience of its coastal areas and foster climate-resilient economic development. “The operation approved by the IDB’s Board of Executive Directors will reduce the risks of erosion and flo
USACE Los Angeles District deputy commander, Lt. Col. Stephen Brooks, met January 9 with the district’s project-delivery team managing dredging operations at Marina del Rey Harbor and partners from LA County to see the work in action. The dredging, which started January 1 and is scheduled to take fi
Despite the many challenges faced this year on the Mississippi River, the St. Louis District’s Dredge Potter, M/V Pathfinder mechanical dredge, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District’s Dredge Goetz, barge industry partners, and U.S. Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River kept waterborne
USACE New England District Realty Specialists Craig Martin, Kate Mueller and Tyler Maryak performed a site visit to Scarborough, ME, on January 5, 2024. This project consists of a maintenance dredge of the Scarborough River Federal Navigation Project that involves the removal of approximately 111,00
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District has just announced that Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is about to begin mobilizing heavy equipment for the Montauk beach nourishment project. According to the Corps, the all-sand beach nourishment of Downtown Montauk was initially scheduled for late 20
This weekend, Dredge America Inc will be staging equipment and supplies at the Ohio River Boat Launch in preparation for the dredging of sediment downstream of the dock. According to the City of Paducah (KY), the contractor expects to begin the annual maintenance dredging in approximately two weeks
IDB Invest is set to provide $103 million in financing to Terminal Cuenca del Plata S.A. (TCP), including the mobilization of resources for $46 million from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (BBVA) for the design, construction and operation of the expansion of the Port of Montevideo. Additionally
The maintenance dredging operations at the Port of Rio Grande, Brazil, are moving forward according to schedule. At the moment, the project is 73% finalized, Correio do Povo reports. So far, the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Utrecht removed two million cubic meters of sediments from the acc
