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USACE celebrates another successful season of dredging at the Port of Alaska
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District has wrapped up another successful season of dredging at the Port of Alaska. On October 31, Manson Construction’s only tug-assisted hopper dredge WESTPORT finished clearing built-up sediments on the seafloor to keep Cook Inlet safe for navigation. The
Port of Vancouver DRONE VIDEO of the western expansion area
Port of Vancouver has just released this very interesting video named ‘The western expansion area, part of the Centerm Expansion Project – November 2022’. This updated video features a time-lapse of the land construction in the western expansion area at Centerm Terminal. The footage highlights const
PHOTO of the Sandusky Harbor dredging works
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District along with partners and stakeholders recently conducted a site visit of the Cedar Point Causeway Wetland project in Sandusky, OH. The project will utilize dredged material from Sandusky Harbor that will help rebuild wetland ecosystems on the shores
Spotlight on Wilmington Port expansion plans
University of North Carolina Wilmington graduate students have organized as a class project a forum on the proposed N.C. Port of Wilmington expansion project. The forum will take place from 5:30-7 p.m. on November 15 in Teaching Lab 1011 on the UNCW campus. Part of the N.C. State Ports Authority’s p
City of Rye dredging project kicks off today
The City of Rye, New York, will later today begin regular removal of silt (dredging) from the Milton Harbor Navigation Channel. According to the city, the crews will kick off channel dredging operations during low tides today at 5 AM (local time). “The agreement calls for the removal of 20,000 cubic
Shell to acquire ECL business of PANOLIN
Wholly-owned subsidiaries of Shell plc (Shell) in Switzerland, the UK, US and Sweden (Shell (Switzerland) AG, Shell U.K. Limited, Pennzoil-Quaker State Company and Shell Aviation Sweden AB) have entered into agreements to acquire the Environmentally Considerate Lubricants (ECLs) business of the PANO
PHOTO: Dutra dredging Sacramento River 30 ft Channel
Earlier this year, Dutra Group landed a contract from the Army Corps for the annual maintenance dredging of the Sacramento River Deep Water Channel (DWSC). The project includes annual dredging of the Sacramento River DWSC to -30-ft (MLLW) plus 1-ft of paid over-depth and transportation of the dredge
Work starts on phase 2 of the Providence River dredging project
This week, the Coastal Resources Management Council of Rhode Island (CRMC) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) will begin maintenance dredging of the upper Providence River. As reported by TNC, dredging will extend from the Crawford Street Bridge to the Point Street Bridge. The operation will run conti
Gator Dredging ready for the Panama City project
The Panama City, Florida, has just announced that the maintenance dredging of the Lake Huntington Channel will begin today, November 4. According to the city, Lake Huntington Park and the water access will remain open during the project. The green space with swings south of W. 15th Street is closed
Higgins: $10M for Port of Morgan City Dock Expansion
Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins announced last week that the U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding a $10 million Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grant for the Port of Morgan City’s “Western Dock Expansion” project. Funding for the grant is authorized through regular appropr
Dredging of the lower Columbia and Cowlitz rivers to continue
Advanced maintenance dredging at the confluence of the lower Columbia and Cowlitz rivers to reduce risk to users by providing reliable passage of commercial and recreational traffic can proceed following a finding of no significant impact to the environment. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portlan
USACE holds ‘Sand Breaking’ event in Newburyport, MA
Officials from the Army Corps, New England District took part in a “Sand Breaking” event Oct. 31, 2022, on Plum Island in Newburyport, MA. During the event, the officials provided information on the maintenance dredging of Newburyport Harbor and the beach nourishment project on the North Point. As r