With dredging at the NOAA Marine Operations Center-Pacific (MOC-P) facility just a few months away, contractors have begun getting the dredge spoil site ready. The facility, which NOAA leases from the Port of Newport, serves as a homeport for two NOAA ships and provides administrative, engineering,
Marinex Construction has won a $26 million firm-fixed-price contract for the Savannah Inner Harbor maintenance dredging work. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received, reports the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Work will be performed in Savannah, Georgia, with an estimated complet
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District, has begun annual channel maintenance dredging on the Ohio River, which will likely include maintenance dredging at Evansville Bend at Ohio River Mile 792 near Evansville, Indiana. USACE typically dredges at the Evansville location annual
The President of Suriname, Chan Santokhi, toured Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Crestway earlier this week. With this dredging vessel, Boskalis – in a joint venture with Baggerbedrijf De Boer B.V. and Dutch Dredging – is deepening the Suriname River to make the Port of Paramaribo m
The Kaunakakai Harbor will undergo a month-long dredging process starting in October, the Hawaiʻi Public Radio said. The island depends on twice-weekly barge deliveries for food, gas and other essentials, which would not be able to dock if dredging is not done. Nani Shimabuku, the operations and mai
Carr’s Hill Capital Partners Management has partnered with Shaw and Tom Matthews, the founders of Matthews Brothers Dredging, LLC to recapitalize the business and support its continued expansion. MBD is a marine infrastructure services business, providing dredging services for private and public blu
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District is looking for a contractor to perform maintenance dredging of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, North Carolina. According to the Department of Defense, the work includes maintenance dredging of the AIWW channel between Tyrrell and Brunswick Co
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has announced a major enhancement to this year’s highly anticipated Dredging Summit & Expo ’23. In their commitment to providing exceptional educational opportunities, WEDA has added five new continuing education Masterclasses to the event’s program. According
The City of Fort Lauderdale is continuing efforts to ensure that Fort Lauderdale waterways are clean and safe. According to the City, Arbor Tree and Land, Inc. (ATL) will use mechanical dredging equipment to remove sediment from the Himmarshee Canal from SE 8 Avenue to SE 10 Terrace. Crews will work
USACE Jacksonville is announcing the publication of a proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) for Duval County, Florida Shore Protection Project, Duval County, Florida, for public review and comment. The documents evaluate selecting a s
Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General, signed a Chief’s Report for Baltimore Harbor Anchorages and Channels Modification of Seagirt Loop Channel during a ceremony at USACE Headquarters in Washington, D.C., June 22, 2023. The report recommends that Congress fund
Earlier this month, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District and the City of Norfolk signed a Project Partnership Agreement to move the Resilient Norfolk Coastal Storm Risk Management project forward. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides this $399 million in funding for the project t
