Leland Harbor Personnel will be starting the dredging of the harbor mouth on or around April 11, said Susan Och, Township Supervisor at Leland Township, Michigan. This is an annual process where the dredging crews suck up the sand that has drifted into the harbor mouth and deposit it onto the beach
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this year outlined its intention to increase the beneficial use of dredge material. Water injection dredging, a technique commonly used in Europe, offers one way to meet these new goals. HDR Senior Dredging Engineer Joe Wagner helped the only U.S. port to use this me
Mariel Container Terminal (TCM) said that the dredging work of its access channel has been completed. Buoys have been relocated as per new channel dimensions, allowing the terminal to receive Neo-Panamax vessels of up to 366-metres long, 52-metres wide, and 15-metre deep. “The deepening of the acces
Paul Balzano YouTube channel has just released an amazing video named Transforming Marco Island, FL. This video provides a narrated visual update on the ongoing Marco Island, FL Tigertail Lagoon and Sand Dollar Island Beach Dredging and Restoration Project, which aims to restore the area to its pre-
The Shanghai – Panamerican Dredging consortium has won a Col$ 55.5 million contract for the dredging of the Port of Barranquilla Access Channel. The signing ceremony was held yesterday, April 3rd, under the patronage of Guillermo Reyes, the Colombian minister of transport. According to him, the dred
The annual dredge of the Oceanside Harbor inlet is expected to begin in mid-April, according to the Army Corps. Last week, USACE confirmed that April 3, 2023 is the target date to begin mobilizing for the Oceanside campaign with actual dredging operations commencing around April 12. The entire dredg
Col. Damon Delarosa, Alaska District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commander, signed a feasibility cost share agreement with the City of Homer, March 29, during a meeting with city officials. This major milestone officially begins a general investigation study conducted by USACE to examine expanding
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District – in partnership with the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) – is seeking public input on the preparation of the Honolulu Harbor Modification Feasibility Study to address potential impacts with improving the Honolulu Harbor Federal
Dredge operators working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, have discovered several clay and pewter jars filled with gold coins during routine maintenance dredging of the Charleston Harbor near Daniel Island. Corps archaeologists are currently analyzing the coins to determin
Neptune Americas & Marine has just released these amazing photos of Jan De Nul’s new water injection dredger Cosette. Neptune Marine conducted sea trials near the shipyard in Aalst recently – with flying colours. The newbuild is a sister vessel to the Pancho, which was delivered to Jan De Nul last y
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District is in Lorain, Ohio, removing dredged material from the Black River to provide ease of navigation and passage for large vessels carrying products vital to the economy. Utilizing a new filtering method, the water from the placement area is maintained
Seattle-based Duwamish-Pacific Joint Venture recently won a $5.7 million Quillayute Sea dike repair project in Washington. According to USACE, repairs to the Quillayute Sea dike protecting the Quileute Tribe’s 800-year-old fishing village, will begin this fall. The project will protect the La Push c
