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The first locally built dredger in Argentinian history almost complete
The first locally made dredger in Argentina is shaping up nicely, Damen said. The SPI Servicios Portuarios yard in Mar del Plata is busy manufacturing all pontoons. The DOP Dredger component package has been delivered by Damen. The dredger, type DD250, is a standard dismountable dredger. This piece
Cherry Grove dredging about to begin
A dredging project begins this week to help lower the sandbars near the Cherry Grove canals. Coastal Dredging has been contracted by the City of North Myrtle Beach to dredge sandbars at various locations along the minor channel of the Cherry Grove canals from 53rd Avenue North, north to the minor ch
Dallas to select contractor for $25M Bachman Lake dredging project
Dallas City Council will tomorrow decide whether to approve a $25 million construction contract for the dredging of Bachman Lake. The Bachman Dam and Spillway was built in 1901 to form Bachman Lake, a 205-acre lake located on the north side of Love Field Airport. The dredging is needed to help revit
Dredging at Wahkiakum Ferry Channel
Wahkiakum County officials have just announced that the Ferry Oscar B will be shutting down for dredging of the Westport Oregon ferry ramp and channel beginning Tuesday, November 2nd thru Wednesday, December 8th. The Wahkiakum Ferry Channel is authorized to 9 feet deep and 200 feet wide, from the fe
USACE presents South Atlantic Coastal Study (SACS)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently released the Draft South Atlantic Coastal Study (SACS) Main Report which provides a strategic framework of potential options (recommendations) to address problems within the SACS area. The SACS is a comprehensive study that applies watershed planning concept
Redwood City Harbor dredging completed ahead of schedule
Curtin Maritime of Long Beach, California, recently completed a $7.9 million maintenance dredging project in Redwood City Harbor. The Corps is responsible for dredging the Port of Redwood City’s shipping lanes, and in September Curtin Maritime completed, ahead of schedule, maintenance dredging of th
Beneficial use of dredged material in Buffalo
Ecologist Andrew Hannes of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District recently gave members of Leadership Buffalo’s Rising Leaders group a tour of the Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Ecosystem Restoration Project at Unity Island in Buffalo, New York. The Buffalo District completed construc
$5M funding secured for Port of Hueneme dredging project
Last Friday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley announced that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded the Port of Hueneme over $5 million to make critical long-term infrastructure improvements and dredge a berth at the port, which will enable container vessels to load heavier with
Scripps leads research on cliff erosion
A newly funded program to accelerate the science behind coastal bluff failures was signed into law earlier this month. The bill, AB 66, will fund enhanced coastal monitoring to better understand the timing of bluff failures and help inform recommendations towards the development of a potential early
Long-term impacts of beach nourishment on shoreline ecosystems
Beach replenishment – the practice of rebuilding and restoring the eroded beach back to some previous elevation and extent – has become one of the most popular solutions for coastal communities who face the growing problem of chronic beach erosion. Sandy beaches constitute some 40 percent of all sho
Babe’s Beach project on track for completion next month
Earlier this summer, Manson was selected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as the primary contractor for the Galveston Harbor and Channel, HSC, Galveston Entrance and Bolivar to Redfish Hopper Dredging project which included the nourishment of Babe’s Beach in Galveston, Texas. A popular beachfront
Intracoastal Waterway dredging about to begin
Ahtna Marine & Construction Company, LLC, of Pompano Beach, Florida, is about to begin dredging silt from the Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) in St. Johns County. According to the Corps, the contractor will start dredging sections of the IWW within the Palm Valley North Reach in October 2021 with the co