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Cottrell wins James River dredging contract
Cottrell Contracting Co., from Chesapeake, Virginia, has won a $30,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for James River maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received, reports the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Work locations and funding will be determined with each o
Annual dredging of the Columbia River mouth
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District earlier this month began annual maintenance dredging of the mouth of the Columbia River. Each year, the Corps dredges the mouth of the Columbia River to maintain the federal navigation channel for commercial shipping. These works, together with mai
Get ready for TAMU’s annual Dredging Engineering Short Course
Texas A&M University is gearing up for what will be the 52nd TAMU Annual Dredging Engineering Short Course. This 4.5 day Dredging Short Course, which attracts a wide range of audience from state, local and federal governments, consultants, contractors, and academic researchers, focuses on dredging,
Arctic Canadian, Royal IHC move URM development into next phase
Arctic Canadian Diamond Company and IHC Mining have reached the next important milestone in the development of the underwater remote mining (URM) system for the extraction of diamond-bearing kimberlite ore from deep open pits at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Arctic C
EPA announces settlement to study Lower Hudson River
Under a legal agreement with the U.S. EPA, General Electric Company (GE) will investigate the Lower River portion of the Hudson River PCBs Superfund site to determine next steps for addressing contamination. Under the terms of the legal administrative agreement, GE will immediately develop a plan fo
Board OKs Port of Long Beach dredging project
Following an extensive environmental review process, the Harbor Commission on Monday (September 12) decided to give green light for the Long Beach dredging project. This critical channel deepening project that will help move cargo more efficiently to and from the U.S. will also allow the port to wel
Hopper dredge Magdalen resumes pumping operations in Kitty Hawk
After a brief pause, Weeks Marine, Inc. has resumed dredging and pumping operations in the Town of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. According to the town’s latest update, the hopper dredge Magdalen arrived on the site on Monday and is now fully engaged in the works. The second hopper dredge Lindholm is e
Rijkswaterstaat delegation visits USACE Galveston
The USACE Galveston District and non-federal partners Texas General Land Office, together with Gulf Coast Protection District hosted some very special visitors last week. The USACE Southwestern Division Commander, Col. Kenneth Reed, and Galveston District Commander, Col. Rhett Blackmon, gave a short
Anchorage Symposium: Spotlight on coastal erosion and navigation improvements
Col. Damon Delarosa, USACE Alaska district commander, presented at the Infrastructure Grant Symposium – hosted by Senator Lisa Murkowski – at the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage yesterday. His presentation focused on partnering with USACE on engineering solutions for local challenges directed at city a
Dredge Miss Katie arriving in Dare County VIDEO
Dare County, in partnership with EJE Dredging Service, has announced that Miss Katie – the shallow-draft hopper dredge that has been under construction in Morgan City, Louisiana, since March 2021 – has officially arrived on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Miss Katie departed from Conrad Shipyard
Stamford gets $3.3M from SHIPP Grant
Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons announced last week that the city has been awarded $3.3. million in funding through the Small Harbor Improvement Projects Program (SHIPP) Grant. The 2015 Cummings Park and West Beach Master Plan included a concept design for a new marina to replace the one destroyed d
Cedar Lake dredging project on the way
The Town of Cedar Lake (IN) is making final preparations before the official launch of their lake dredging project. At the moment, the town is building a dewatering facility and had to bore under the CSX Train line to place some of the pipe that the water and sediment will flow through for the dredg