The VINCY Issues Now facebook page has just released this beautiful photo from the Kingstown Port Modernisation Project. The dredger HAM 316 will, beginning this week and continuing for seven weeks, move a total of 1.17 million cubic metres of sand from the seabed off the south east coast of St. Vin
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company continues work on the Avalon beachfill project with sand being pumped from the dredge “Texas” in Townsend’s Inlet. As of yesterday, the dredge has placed over 300,000 cubic yards of sand on the Avalon beach. GLDD is currently pumping sand at the beach between 14th
The Environmental Protection Agency has released a long-awaited proposed cleanup plan for the East Waterway in Seattle. It runs along the east side of Harbor Island, at the mouth of the Lower Duwamish River, which empties into Elliot Bay and Puget Sound. A 60-day public comment period on the plan be
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise (JALBTCX), is performing airborne coastal mapping surveys along the shorelines of the Hawaiian Islands now through June as part of the USACE National Coastal Mapping Program (NCMP). The surveys wi
The increase in global trade will lead to increased demand for dredging vessels, a sector that is critical to the global economy as it helps maintain and improve navigation in ports and waterways. In addition, dredging vessels play a key role in managing natural hazards such as coastal erosion and s
Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Co. LLC, Quincy, Massachusetts, has won a $23,9 firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging project. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Baltimore, Maryland, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 9, 20
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has released the Draft Integrated Feasibility Study and Environmental Assessment for the St. Johns County, FL Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study (Ponte Vedra Beach). The purpose of this three-year study is to address coastal storm
Payson City will begin the dredging of Spring Lake on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Spring Lake is located south of Payson City and immediately north of the town of Spring Lake at 12240 S. Spring Lake Road. According to the Payson City Water Department, the lake is a beautiful community fishing pond. P
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District yesterday announced the successful completion of King Abdulaziz Naval Base dredging project. “We’d like to say congratulations to our Kingdom of Saudi Arabia team who recently completed dredging operations at KANB in Jubail,” the Army Corps said
Last week, seven turbidity sensors were deployed in Lake Erie near Fairport Harbor, Ohio, the USACE Buffalo District said. These sensors will monitor turbidity, or the clarity of the water based on suspended sediment, to help improve opportunities for aquatic beneficial use of dredge material throug
Weeks Marine has completed the last section of the northern nourishment area in the Town of Duck. Following the final load, Weeks broke down the shore pipe last weekend and transported equipment back to the subline landing at Dianne Street. The hopper dredge Magdalen is now pumping sand from the Dia
At approximately 10 a.m. yesterday, the M/V Kaye E. Barker grounded just off the Muskegon outer breakwall as it approached the harbor at a slow speed, Interlake Steamship Company said. The vessel grounded near the Muskegon pier, mirroring a similar grounding by the same ship in April 2022. According
