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Dean Marine wins Dunkirk dredging deal
The USACE Buffalo District awarded a $618,332 contract to Michigan-based, Dean Marine & Excavating, Inc., July 6, 2022, to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Dunkirk Harbor. “This contract award facilitates the necessary dredging and ensures Dunkirk Harbor remains accessible to al
Governor McKee: Davisville expansion to bring more shipping, jobs
A ribbon cutting ceremony for the modernized Pier 2 at Quonset’s Port of Davisville took place earlier this week. Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee joined the Quonset Development Corporation and state and local officials at the event Tuesday morning. According to Governor McKee, the $83.1 million expa
Dredge Liberty Island picks up Avon beach nourishment work
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has announced that the hopper dredge Liberty Island arrived in Dare County on the morning of Friday, July 8, 2022. TSHD Liberty Island is picking up the Avon beach nourishment project while the Ellis Island continues working to perform beach nourishment in Buxton. Follo
PHOTO: Curtin’s DB Ironbound dredging in Norfolk
Curtin Maritime has once again pushed the boundaries of performance with their latest dredging project on the East Coast. The company was recently contracted by the NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic Branch to deepen the Pier 11 South basin using their workhorse clamshell dredge the DB Ironbound. In general, the p
Marsh Lake project completion ceremony set for tomorrow
The USACE St. Paul District, the Minnesota DNR and the Upper Minnesota River Watershed District will celebrate the completion of the Marsh Lake environmental enhancement project with a ribbon cutting ceremony on July 14. The Marsh Lake project involves habitat enhancement by improving conditions for
Neebing-McIntyre dredging kicks off
Lakehead Region Conservation Authority (LRCA) is undertaking maintenance dredging of the Neebing-McIntyre Floodway between the Fort William Road bridge and the CPR bridge (across from Home Depot). The LRCA owns and maintains the Neebing-McIntyre Floodway. The dredging of the Floodway Channel is requ
Tour of the Alaska dredging operations
Members of the Army Corps Alaska District’s USACE Leadership Development Program – Level Two toured the dredge operating in the Port of Alaska on Friday. The field trip involved traveling by skiff to the district’s contracted dredge, boarding the vessel for a tour and up-close views of its work acti
Restoring fish and wildlife habitat at Perch Lake
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Minnesota Land Trust are working to restore fish and wildlife habitat at Perch Lake, which was once a bay of the St. Louis River. West Duluth residents in the New Duluth neighborhood will begin seeing more construction equipment moving into
All set for Nags Head beach nourishment
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. (GLDD) is about to begin the 2022 beach nourishment project in the Town of Nags Head, North Carolina. According to the latest update, the beach construction originally planned for July 13, may be delayed a few days due to weather. “Construction is being delayed due to e
Brownley highlights importance of Ventura Harbor dredging
California Congresswoman Julia Brownley visited the Ventura Port District recently to celebrate the federal appropriation of $5,516,000 for the maintenance dredging of Ventura Harbor. This is one of the Congresswoman’s ten Community Funded Projects which was included in the Fiscal Year 2022 Omnibus
Dredging resumes in Buxton after Tropical Storm Colin stirs things up
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has announced that the dredge Ellis Island—which recently suspended operations due to the development of Tropical Storm Colin—has resumed dredging along the shoreline in Buxton. Beach nourishment began in Buxton on June 30 near the south end of Tower Circle. Due to Trop
Dredge Potter kicks off its 90th dredging season
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District’s Dredge Potter got underway last week from the St. Louis District’s Service base where it started it’s 90th dredging season. Carrying out the District’s mission of maintaining a nine-foot deep, 300-foot wide channel on 300 miles of the Mississippi