The City of New Smyrna Beach will receive $1 million in state funding to help clean up canals surrounding Pine Island and Aqua Golf, two centrally located mainland communities that saw some homes flooded during Hurricane Ian last September. First dug in the 1950s, the canals have experienced conside
EZ Connect Floats – a global manufacturer of float products – recently launched the advanced line of patented, flexible, superior float solutions designed for various industries. The company offers three main types of float products: hose floats, pipe floats, and cable floats, all made from polyethy
Hawk Excavator has recently launched its flagship product lines. These include long-reach arms (long stick excavators or long boom excavators), amphibious undercarriages /amphibious excavator tracks, and RTK/GPS. This equipment tracks and monitor underwater projects remotely. “Also, the company offe
The United States Ambassador to Argentina, Marc Stanley, toured Jan De Nul’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Alfonso de Albuquerque recently. Karl Dhaene, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Argentina, also attended the visit. This massive dredger is currently operating on the Parana Rive
Callan Marine staff, crew, and guests recently gathered to watch the dockside launch of its newest fleet asset, the 18” cutter suction dredge named the General Marshall from headquarters in Galveston, Texas. At 194’ feet long and 41’ feet wide, the General Marshall was constructed by DSC Dredge LLC
Starting in early May and continuing for approximately one month, dredging activities will take place in Salt Run from the Lighthouse Park Boat Ramp to the mouth of the Salt Run Channel at St. Augustine Inlet. The City of St. Augustine has contracted Brance Diversified, Inc. to perform the necessary
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) yesterday reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, showing improvements in gross profit margins and adjusted EBITDA from the prior three quarters. “Despite facing continued challenges related to weather delays in the Northeast and
USACE has set a sediment management sustainability goal to beneficially place 70 percent of dredged sediment to support navigation, flood risk management and environmental missions. Despite this goal, only a tiny fraction of dredged sediment is placed in the coastal nearshore or beach zone, said the
Dredging work is officially underway on the Milwaukee River in the Third Ward. After years of planning, permitting and outreach, We Energies, along with their contractors GEI Consultants and J. F. Brennan, will now remove the contaminated sediment in portions of the Milwaukee River near the Third Wa
The USACE Philadelphia District shared an update on the construction schedule for ongoing dune and beach nourishment work along the Delaware coast yesterday. USACE’s contractor, Weeks Marine, Inc., is mobilizing a third hopper dredge to the site, which will significantly impact the schedule with con
A Swartz Creek company is moving west to expand and begin building the world’s first autonomous dredging machines. LJ Inc. has outgrown its current space at 6359 Miller Road near the I-69 interchange in Swartz Creek, where it employs 115 people. The company continues to grow and is purchasing 50 acr
Ken Cirillo, the Director of the Barnstable County Dredge Program, last week informed the Commissioners of a $975,000.00 grant award from the Massachusetts Dredging Program, managed by the Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development. “As one of two regional dredging programs in the state, th
