Underwater Mechanix Services has won a contract for the dredging and restoration works in Jacksonville. The project includes dredging sections of both Big Fishweir Creek and Little Fishweir Creek, as explained by USACE’s David Ruderman. Big Fishweir Creek is located approximately four miles to the s
Dutra has just released this beautiful photo from the maintenance dredging operations at San Rafael Creek, located in Marin County. This photo was taken inside the San Rafael Creek for the cities portion of the project, digging the boat slips to a dredge depth of 6’. (Photo credit to Dutra employee,
Liebherr has just released this very interesting video named ‘Hard Grounds of the Gulf’. In the video, the company is showing how Liebherr USA, Co. customers utilize the HS 8300 duty cycle crawler crane to perform dredging projects around the Gulf of Mexico. The HS 8300 with its impressive load capa
Dredge America, Inc. of Kansas City, Missouri, is starting work on the $5.9 million Cedar Lake dredging project. According to the Town officials, the contractor will be transporting additional fused pipeline (9am – 12pm today) from South Shore Country Club parking lot into the lake to connect onto t
Multiple public officials made their way out to Dewey Beach to see the progress of the latest beach replenishment program. Delaware Senator Tom Carper was one of those officials who was in Dewey Beach yesterday. During the visit, he that said that this and other beach replenishment projects along th
The Dredge Jadwin departed Vicksburg Harbor yesterday morning to begin the 2023 dredging season. The Vicksburg District Commander Col. Christopher Klein attended the annual crew breakfast and awarded commander’s coins to personnel who assisted last year’s stellar season. These efforts included detai
Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins issued the following statement for National Maritime Day, May 22, 2023.“Maritime infrastructure plays a significant role in South Louisiana’s economy. Our district is a testament to the importance of the maritime industry in preserving our heritage, bolstering our
Following successful sea trials, Weeks Marine has taken delivery of its newest trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD), the R.B. Weeks. The vessel is named in honor of Richard B. Weeks, a co-founder of Weeks Marine, and is the sister vessel of the Magdalen, named after Richard B. Weeks’ wife, Magdalen
It was a close call, but the City of Cold Lake announced on May 19 that the Cold Lake Marina was officially open for the season. Just a couple of days prior, the City had provided notice to boaters that environmental protection measures required by permits to dredge the Cold Lake Marina could delay
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has awarded a $172.9 million construction contract for the Sacramento Weir Widening Project to Granite Construction Company of Watsonville, California. The Sacramento Weir Widening Project will add a new 1,500-foot-wide weir adjacent to the existi
The portable dredge known as “The Dragon” is working with the Army Corps of Engineers at Grand Isle, LA. The Dragon has been pumping sediment out of Bayou Rigaud, behind Grand Isle, in order to deepen and reestablish the navigation channel there. This Series 1270 Dragon Dredge has been pulling up se
Members of Emergent Method team toured the LSU Center for River Studies recently, alongside the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. “We learned more about the past, present, and future of Louisiana’s coast and were able to see how experts use the state-of-the-art Lower Mississipp
