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Repairing damages at several South Carolina beaches
The USACE Charleston District has just been allocated $97 million dollars in supplemental funding from The Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023, to repair damages to several South Carolina federal beach projects after recent coastal storm events. These projects will be 100% federall
Huizenga helps secure dredging money for Saugatuck, Douglas
Michigan Congressman Bill Huizenga yesterday announced that his office helped secure $895,000 in critical funding from the Army Corps of Engineers to ensure Saugatuck will be properly dredged for the upcoming summer season. “Harbors and rivers serve as major sources of economic activity for the comm
Virginia on its way to become the US East Coast’s deepest port
The Port of Virginia is progressing toward becoming the only US East Coast port with 55-foot-deep channels that are also wide enough to accommodate two-way traffic of ultra-large container vessels. “It’s an important distinction to have because this sets The Port of Virginia apart from our East Coas
South Louisiana priorities funded in USACE Work Plan
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves has announced the following key Louisiana projects received funding that will address dredging, levee, flood protection and infrastructure priorities. The work plan is the regular release of how the Army Corps will be funding its projects after the passage of the annua
USACE gets funding for North Myrtle beach renourishment
The federal government plans to spend more than $13 million to conduct the periodic nourishment of the City of North Myrtle Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) project. Overall, $56M has been allocated to the Myrtle Beach CSRM project. Wes Wilson, a project manager for the U.S. Army Corps of
Mashpee dredging project up for comment
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is seeking comments on the proposed dredging work in Popponesset Bay Approach Channel in Mashpee, Mass. According to the Corps, USACE recently received a permit application from the Town of Mashpee for proposed work in the approach channel to Po
USACE releases work plan for Fiscal Year 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has delivered to Congress its Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 2023) Work Plan for the Army Civil Works program. “The FY 2023 Work Plan for Army Civil Works continues the administration’s substantial investments in projects and actions that will strengthen supply chains and the
DEME: Spotlight on Dredging & Infra Segment
Earlier this week, DEME Group released the full year results for the last year. In their official statement, they said that the Dredging & Infra segment achieved a turnover of 1,524 million euro year-to-date, 3% higher than a year ago. While the orderbook decreased 8% it is still at a solid level of
Jan De Nul’s artificial island project in Guyana moves forward
Guyana President Dr Irfaan Ali visited the construction site of Vreed-en-Hoop Shorebase Inc (VEHSI) yesterday – an artificial island located on the Demerara River. VEHSI is a joint venture between NRG Holdings Inc. – a 100 percent Guyanese-owned consortium that is the majority shareholder – and Jan
ASA for Civil Works tours New York Harbor deepening
The Honorable Michael L. Connor, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), visited the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, recently. Col. Matthew W. Luzzatto, Commander of the New York District, provided an overview of the District to Connor. “The team here at New York Dist
Agreement signed for the Edisto Beach project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District and the Town of Edisto Beach yesterday (February 27) signed a Project Partnership Agreement for the construction of the Edisto Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management Project. The goal of the project is to reduce the risk of coastal storm damages to
DEME achieves two records in 2022
DEME Group has just released the full year results for the last year. According to their official statement, DEME achieved two records in 2022: an orderbook of more than 6 billion euro and an all-time high turnover at 2,655 million euro, an increase of 6% year-over-year. There was healthy demand in