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South Jetty stone placement to resume in May
The South Jetty stone placement season is currently on hold but will resume in May, the Portland District of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said. To date, J.E. McAmis crews have delivered more than 240,000 tons of jetty stone ranging in size from 4 tons to 40 tons to the MCR South Jetty site. They’ve
Major dredging project to get underway at the Port of Palm Beach
The largest dredge project in two decades – the one that will address shoaling of the Lake Worth Inlet – is about to become a reality, according to Port of Palm Beach. As reported in the latest update, the pre-dredge surveys will begin shortly after Christmas. Then soon after January 1st, CASHMAN’S
Dredging to begin at State Pier in New London, Connecticut
The Connecticut Port Authority Board of Directors yesterday approved a notice to proceed to its construction manager to begin permitted dredging activities at its State Pier Improvements Project in New London. On December 16 2021, the US Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, issued to the a
Charleston peninsula study approaches the final stretch
The top U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officer in the southeast recently paid a visit to the City of Charleston to address the City Council about the agency’s ongoing study into coastal storm risk on the peninsula and provide city leaders with a clear path through the federal study, design and constru
Meeting the challenges of equipment engineering for cutter suction dredgers
The complexity of equipment engineering varies greatly across vessel classes, depending on their design and function. According to C-Job, the company that works on a wide range of vessel types, among the most complex and challenging vessels that their equipment engineering team have worked on recent
Dredging begins on Cape Henry Channel
The USACE Baltimore District and Dutra Group recently began work to dredge approximately 2.36 million cubic yards of material from the Cape Henry Federal Navigation Channel. The District awarded the $14.8 million contract on September 24, 2021. This work is part of the larger Baltimore Harbor and Ch
Upgrading Cleveland Harbor infrastructure
The USACE Buffalo District is making more than $16 million in upgrades to the breakwaters that protect critical infrastructure in Cleveland Harbor. As part of multiple projects, repairs and extensions are being made to portions of the more than five-mile-long structure which allows for navigation be
Mid-Chesapeake Bay restoration project available for public review
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, in partnership with the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA), the project’s non-federal sponsor, has prepared a draft supplemental Environmental Assessment (sEA) for the Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Ecosystem
Port of Cleveland gets $10.5 million boost
The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority (Port of Cleveland) has been awarded $10.52 million in infrastructure development grants from the Ohio Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Maritime Assistance Program (MAP). The grants will be utilized for the following projects in the amounts indicated
Oakland ship turning basins study released
Additional expansion and modernization of the Port of Oakland (California) is now one step closer thanks to the release of Oakland ship turning basins study. Integrated Feasibility Report and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Environmental Assessment (IFR/EA), as well as a draft Finding of No
Dredging of Palm Valley North Reaches starting this week
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announced last Friday that dredging operations on the Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) Palm Valley North Reaches will begin this week. Dredging will address problematic shoaling within this reach of the IWW and is expected to remove approximately 64
Port of Long Beach dredging plan sent to Congress
Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, USACE Commanding General and 55th Chief of Engineers, recently signed a Chiefs Report recommending the Port of Long Beach Deep Draft Navigation Plan to Congress. According to the Corps, this plan could be included in the next Water Resources Development Act. A separate bill