New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Office of Maritime Resources has completed the emergency dredging of Wills Hole Thorofare Channel in Manasquan. From April 21 to May 6, 38,000 cubic yards of sand was placed on the Fisherman’s Cove Beach, extending the footprint for the 2026 summer sea
Manson’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Frederick Paup completed its first load on the Gulf Renourishment Pensacola Beach project in Pensacola, Florida, recently. The project included dredging and placing sand along the Gulf shoreline and parts of Pensacola Beach and Santa Rosa Island in Esc
Mike Hooks, LLC from Westlake, Louisiana, has won a $17.8 million firm-fixed-price contract for pipeline dredging of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $26,454,250. Bids for this project were solicited online, with four received, the U.S. Department o
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has issued a letter of intent to Adam Telle, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, detailing GPA’s plans to start a Savannah Harbor modification study. “The shipping channel needs to be deepened and widened to better accommodate the largest ships currentl
The USACE New York District and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) broke ground on a critical maintenance dredging project in the Hague Basin at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) recently. The $12.9M job, which was awarded to Breakwater Marine LLC, involves removing 51,000 cubic yard
Oceanside’s beaches have been shrinking, and the federal government is stepping up with a plan to fix it. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released its draft plan to restore sand to Oceanside’s beaches, from the Harbor south to the Buena Vista Lagoon. The erosion traces back to the federal const
The crew of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company’s (GLDD) trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Galveston Island demonstrated teamwork and professionalism during a real-world maritime rescue near Sabine Pass last week. After a Mayday call from a disabled vessel was picked up by the Annamaria Rose, the
The Port of Itajaí said that Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Utrecht arrived in the area on May 28. The dredger will be used to dredge the port’s access channel and restore optimal navigation conditions. According to the Port, the TSHD arrived after authorities identified a reducti
The latest beach nourishment project in Avon – a central village on Hatteras Island – resumed yesterday, after a brief interruption caused by mechanical issues with Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company’s dredger Liberty Island. The dredging vessel returned to Dare County on Saturday after undergoing
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) of Houston, Texas, has won a $19.5 million firm-fixed-price contract for the Beach Nourishment Great Egg Harbor Inlet to Peck Beach Project. Bids were solicited online, with two received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Ocean City
The USACE Jacksonville District and Pinellas County signed an updated Project Cooperation Agreement on May 29 establishing a new framework for continued federal participation in the Pinellas County Shore Protection Project at Sand Key, Treasure Island and Long Key. According to USACE, the agreement
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, is conducting maintenance dredging operations in Rochester Harbor, Rochester, New York. According to USACE, the dredging works maintain safe and navigable waterways for commercial vessels operating on the Great Lakes Navigation System, supporting r
