Americas
TSHD Galileo Galilei departs Matinhos, Brazil
Jan De Nul Group has successfully finished work on the Matinhos beach renourishment project in Brazil. According to Dieter Dupuis, Project Manager at Jan De Nul, last week – in the presence of the state government of Paraná – Jan De Nul Group concluded the beach enlargement in Matinhos. A stretch of
U.S., the Netherlands team up on the topic of water
Implementing nature-based engineering solutions is a growing field, but it’s not yet a mainstream practice. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Rijkswaterstaat, Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management are hoping to change that. Working under a memorandum of understanding,
Funds secured for Staten Island dredging project
Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis has announced that the Empire State Development Corporation will be awarded a $48 million federal grant to fund a dredging project in Staten Island’s Arthur Kill Terminal to make way for an offshore wind staging and assembly facility. The funds were secured through t
Dredge America wins Paducah City dredging contract
The Paducah City Commission (KY) members at is meeting on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, voted on a long-term dredging contract with Dredge America Inc. The Board approved a three-year construction contract with Dredge America, Inc. which includes hydraulic dredging of sediment downstream of the Transie
Biden-Harris: More than $703M for improving port infrastructure
The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced more than $703 million to fund 41 projects in 23 states and one territory that will improve port facilities through the Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development Program. The funding, made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure
Reducing the flood risk across Sacramento region
This week is California Flood Preparedness Week, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is making progress on several projects throughout the Sacramento region aimed at reducing the flood risk for one of the most at-risk regions in the nation. The American River Common Features 201
Spotlight on the Norfolk Harbor dredging project
On the heels of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law earlier this year, the Norfolk Harbor and Channels Improvement Project’s federal sponsor, the Army Corps’ Norfolk District recently announced more good news. Last month, the Norfolk District awarded Norfolk Dredging Company work on the Channel to New
Svitzer expands fleet with three newbuilds
Svitzer, a towage provider and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, will take delivery of two new ASD tugboats and one workboat and thereby further modernising and expanding the fleet in the Americas region. The workboat – Svitzer Moín – is a survey vessel, which will service Svitzer’s operation in Costa Ric
USACE hosts Conneaut Creek Dredge Facility Groundbreaking
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District Deputy District Commander, Maj. Lyle Milliman and Deputy District Engineer, Dave Romano, attended a ceremony celebrating the Conneaut Creek Dredge Facility Groundbreaking in Conneaut, Ohio, earlier this week. Conneaut Harbor handles commodities that
Maintaining and protecting the Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is one of the busiest waterways in the United States. Of its 4,267 miles of navigable channels (1/3 of U.S. inland waterways) 681 million tons of cargo move on the system each year with transportation cost savings of $12.5 billion. “Maintaining and protecting the Mississippi Ri
Dredging underway at Channel Islands Harbor
The Army Corps’ contactor, Manson Construction, in coordination with the County of Ventura, is performing maintenance dredging near the entrance of Channel Islands Harbor. Dredging began in late September and is expected to be completed at the end of January. The dredging is taking place in various
PHOTO of the Petaluma Marina dredging works
Lind Marine has been busy lately with the dredging of the Petaluma Marina, California. After a few weeks of working, the contractor has now moved to the next phase of dredging in Petaluma – removing silt from the entrance to the marina. The project is happening because excessive silt in the marina h