Americas
New dredging contracts for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD) has won a $25,751,600 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging of Morehead City Harbor, NC; Wilmington Harbor, NC; Savannah Harbor, GA; Brunswick Harbor, GA; and Charleston Harbor, SC. Bids for this project were solicited via the internet with two received, the
MarFac dredging plan on the table
The University of California, San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography, is seeking a permit from USACE for a dredging project in San Diego Bay. The proposed work is set to take place within the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) Nimitz Marine Facility (MarFac) within the approach channel
Work continues on the Muddy River FRM project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has announced an upcoming temporary work area closure in the vicinity of Agassiz Road and Park Drive as work activities continue to progress on Phase 2 of the $36.5 million Muddy River Flood Risk Management project in Boston and Brookline, Massa
EBC dredging conference in November
Environmental Business Council of New England (EBC) will on Tuesday, November 9th, hold the 15th Annual Dredging Conference in an online format. This EBC Dredging Conference will focus on how important the geotechnical evaluation of the existing infrastructure, shorelines and sediment is in the dred
DCA honors Alabama Senator Shelby
The Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) honored U.S. Senator Richard Shelby with its Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his leadership in support of critical maritime infrastructure investments. “I am honored to receive the Dredging Contractors of America’s distinguished Lifetime Achieve
T&C’s new dredger about to begin its first job
Recently delivered Ingeniería de Topografía y Caminos S.A. (T&C) new cutter suction dredger is about to begin its first project, dredging of the Paraguay River. At the moment, this Damen-built CSD500 is being assembled on location near the capital of Asunción, after transport by road & by sea. There
Weather delays Augustine Beach Boat Ramp dredging project
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control yesterday released new update on the Augustine Beach Boat Ramp maintenance dredging project. Periodic closures of the Augustine Beach Boat Ramp near Port Penn and adjacent intertidal beach located on the south side of the existing ro
AGM Marine kicks off Wellfleet Harbor dredging project
AGM Marine Contractors of New Bedford, MA, have started works on the phase two of the Wellfleet Harbor maintenance dredging project. For this stage of works, the contractors will remove over 115,000 cubic yards of material from areas surrounding the Town Pier in Wellfleet Harbor. Last year, the Army
Vale Verde opts for Damen again
Brazilian company Constructora Vale Verde has placed a repeat order for a cutter suction dredger type CSD350 with Damen Shipyards. This dredger is a sister vessel to the dredger Amsterdam, delivered in 2019. The new CSD350 for Vale Verde will be named Holanda and is identical to the Amsterdam; a ful
The new Drag Ripper by Cashman
A couple years ago, Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting Co., LLC developed entirely in-house an innovative piece of equipment for capital improvements dredging projects that agitate and loosen glacial till, desiccated clay, weathered rock, and other stiff material for later removal by a clamshel
Building ecosystems as part of the climate crisis solution
The fact that the world is in a climate crisis is unquestionable and the offshore energy industry is working at full pace for a more sustainable environment. We are regularly introduced to many solutions and innovations which fail to take nature into account. That is not the case with DEME’s latest
Ministry OKs Chedoke Creek Workplan extension
The City of Hamilton has received Ministry of the Environment, Conservation & Parks (MECP) approval to extend the compliance deadline for the completion of the approved Chedoke Creek Workplan by 14 months, to December 31, 2022. The workplan is associated with the first part of an order the MECP issu