Cockfield Knight recently worked with Neptune Marine Services BV to assist in the departure of the Cleveland County’s dredging vessel. Andy Souter, Cockfield Knight’s Assistant Agency Manager, led on the project and was asked to accumulate costs for this specialist operation. The Cockfield Knight te
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District has just announced that everything is ready for the start of the South Haven dredging operations. According to the Corps, hydraulically dredging of the federal navigation channel and nourishment of the South Haven Harbor shoreline will begin next we
The City of Valdez, Alaska, just took delivery of a Mud Cat® 40E for their wastewater lagoons. The dredge is pumping bio-sludge with a 1.1 specific gravity sitting at 7% solids in-situ, a distance of 600 ft. (183m) with 4 ft. (1.2m) of terminal elevation at a maximum flow of 900gpm into geotextile
Flagler County received good news this week when the Florida Department of Environmental Protection notified it that it was allocating an additional $18.06 million for dunes restoration. “We will receive the amendment after July 1 (the beginning of the state’s new fiscal year),” said County Engineer
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana have signed a partnership agreement for the $6.5 billion Southwest Coastal Louisiana hurricane and storm damage risk reduction and coastal ecosystem restoration project. The project will be cost shared
Delaware Senator Tom Carper, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, has received the Gold de Fleury Medal for his work to support the mission of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Commanding General Scott Spellmon presented the award to Carper at a ceremony that included
Roxbury Township was recently awarded a $113,650 grant from the New Jersey Highlands Council to fund a study on a “beneficial reuse and dredging” project in Landing Channel. The project aims to both reduce nutrient-heavy sediment and restore wetland habitat in the cove to improve water quality on La
The City of South Padre Island is working in partnership with the Army Corps, the Texas General Land Office, and Cameron County to renourish the beaches on South Padre Island. To renourish the beaches, the contractor is using beach-quality sand harvested from a local dredging project, the Brownsvill
The Dredging Contactors of America’s (DCA) Board of Directors unanimously voted on June 19, 2023, William P. Doyle as its new Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director. The position commences effective immediately. “On behalf of the Dredging Contractors of America Board of Directors, I am pleas
After some delays caused by wildlife, residents and visitors will soon be able to pass through Channel 1A along Greer Island (Beer Can Island). The dredging project will be underway by mid-July, the Observer reports. Currently, a buildup of sand that gradually washed down shore from the beaches has
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will host a public meeting tomorrow in Kellogg to provide an update on its plan to manage river sand near the Rolling Prairie Beneficial Use Site on the Mississippi River. According to the Corps’ draft plan, “the continuous removal of dredged mate
Just one month after securing a $49 million contract for dredging services in Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida, Manson Construction has won another multi-million dollar deal from the Army Corps to dredge the Oakland Harbor. The $21 million contract includes annual maintenance dredging of the Oaklan
