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VFPA: Supporting channel dredging with $1 million
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) has announced $1 million in funding towards a near-term dredging solution to support key Delta channels within the Fraser River communities, focusing on Ladner Harbour and Gunderson Slough. Dredging is the careful removal of sediment and debris from the bot
Neptune Marine opts for Steder
Steder Group, on behalf of Neptune Marine, has shipped a dipper pontoon from Rotterdam to the Caribbean. Besides the 350 MT pontoon, shipment included a complete CAT 390 excavator of 120 MT. “A flawless execution thanks to all parties involved, RHB as stevedores and SAL/Jumbo as carrier,” Steder sai
Boost for Weymouth’s coastal resilience project
The Town of Weymouth, MA, has been awarded $102,980 in EEA’s Dam and Seawall Program funds for FY 2022 to fund Phase 2 of the Fort Point Road Coastal Infrastructure Resilience Project. According to the Town, this will continue work from phase 1 for which the town received $129,557 from a Municipal V
VMI introduces Edge Dredge Calculator
VMI, Inc., the Oklahoma based dredge manufacturer, has just launched the VMI Edge Dredge Calculator – the most up-to-date app geared for the dredging industry. The app contains a slurry calculator section for quickly converting data into useful information such as cubic yards or meters per hour, to
Environmental groups sue USACE over dredging policy
Environmental groups including Cape Fear River Watch, North Carolina Wildlife Federation and Defenders of Wildlife have filed a lawsuit over a new dredging policy at harbors on the Carolina coast. They claim that federal authorities are using “flawed and incomplete” data to back up their activities.
Hopper dredger Yaquina ready for Vancouver Bar
The USACE’s Portland District released this amazing photo of the hopper dredger Yaquina last week. The vessel and crew were on their way from St. Helens, Oregon, to the Vancouver Bar when the photo was taken. The Yaquina will spend a little while dredging there before heading to the Oregon coast (on
Mrvan projects included in appropriations measures
The House recently approved a package of several appropriations measures, which include $45 million investment in projects for Northwest Indiana. Commenting the latest news, Indiana Congressman Frank J. Mrvan, said: “These federal projects are essential to improving the Northwest Indiana environment
Victorian coastline deal for AW Maritime
The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) is engaging AW Maritime to undertake a comprehensive condition inspection of coastal protection structures located on coastal Crown land along the Victorian coastline. AW Maritime’s coastal engineers assessed and recorded the overall co
Dredger partially sinks in Mount Pleasant
A dredger overturned at the Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina in Mount Pleasant around 3:34 a.m. yesterday. Crews located the 120-foot dredger, the Captain Leo II, at the spot – owned by Marcol Dredging Co. The dredger was connected to two barges, said Jack Walker, Marcol Dredging spokesman. “The
New sand arrives onto Babe’s Beach in Galveston
Work is underway at Babe’s Beach in Galveston, TX, to place up to 950,000 cubic yards of beach quality sand on this section of the beachfront. State and local funding have provided $12 million to nourish and extend Babe’s Beach at no additional cost to residents. The project started west of 61st Str
Golden Triangle Marsh Creation project underway
Construction is underway on the Golden Triangle Marsh Creation project in St. Bernard and Orleans Parishes. Louisiana CPRA said that the 600-acre restoration will create new wetland habitat and strengthen New Orleans’ natural storm surge buffer. This marsh creation project is located near the conflu
Shelby encourages bipartisan work as spending measures advance
Alabama Senator Richard Shelby yesterday highlighted the committee’s work to advance three FY22 bills for the subcommittees on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; and Military Construction, Veterans Af