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Prince Rupert Port and DP World to build second container terminal
DP World and the Prince Rupert Port Authority have entered into a two-year agreement to assess the feasibility of an innovative new container terminal project in Prince Rupert. The potential project if built would add up to 2 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of annual capacity to the Port
Ocean Isle Beach renourishment in full swing
The Marine Mattress installation of the Terminal Groin (Phase 1) was completed on February 14, 2022, two weeks ahead of the project schedule, Town of Ocean Isle Beach said. This included the installation of 516 Marine Mattresses for a total of 57,325 square feet. These marine mattresses complete the
Dredging complete at Jetty Landing Boat Launch in Everett
The Port of Everett has just announced that maintenance dredging of the Washington state’s largest boat launch, the Jetty Landing Boat Launch is now complete. Since the project started in early January, port contractor American Construction Company has removed a total of 33,000 cubic yards of river
Port Everglades dredging project on display
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will conduct two public, virtual presentations and discussions of its recently published Revised Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (RDSEIS) for the Port Everglades Harbor Improvements project on March 8, 2022. The authorized pla
GAICO expands dredging fleet with new $7.5M TSHD
Guyana based GAICO Construction & General Services is increasing its dredging capabilities by adding another trailing suction dredger (TSHD) to its current fleet. The company said in an official release that the new TSHD set sail last week from the RAK Port in Dubai for Guyana. “This is a momentous
Senator Carper pushes for coastal repair and beach replenishment
Delaware Senator Tom Carper visited Slaughter Beach to discuss beach replenishment and coastal restoration yesterday. Senator’s visit came just days after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projected the United States will experience as much sea level rise in the next 30 years as it
Port of Beaumont kicks off construction on Main Street Terminal I
The Port of Beaumont Board of Commissioners have approved a $57.3 million construction bid for a project aimed at increasing the port’s general cargo handling capacity by more than 15%. Phase II of the Main Street Terminal 1 project, awarded to McCarthy Building Companies, includes demolition of a f
Arctic, IHC Mining develop Underwater Remote Mining system
Arctic Canadian Diamond Company and IHC Mining have reached an important milestone in the development of an 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. The URM system
Photo of the dredge Sand Shifter in Pleasant Bay (MA)
The Barnstable County dredge Sand Shifter recently completed a dredging project in Chatham’s Pleasant Bay. Mobilizing for this project began early in November, and continued over the few days as several sections of pipe had to be repositioned from Hardings Beach to Pleasant Bay. According to Barnsta
Italian Lake dredging underway
Dredging operations are currently underway on the south end of Italian Lake, the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, said. This area of the lake will be cordoned off for safety purposes. The dredging project, started on February 17, is expected to take about two weeks. According to the city, the dredg
Jan De Nul’s new dredger Pancho hits the water
In case you missed it, Dredging Today would like to remind you that Jan De Nul Group’s new water injection dredger Pancho was launched last week at the Neptune Marine shipyard, near Dordrecht, the Netherlands. The godmother of the vessel, Mrs. Sabrina Fontana Unzueta, partner of Mr. Pieter Jan De Nu
Clark County completes Laughlin wetland conservation measures
The U.S. EPA announced last week that Clark County Department of Public Works has completed implementing wetlands conservation measures at Laughlin Lagoon in full compliance with a 2020 agreement. That agreement resulted from unpermitted discharges of dredged material into the lagoon by Clark County