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EPA releases Dredged Material Decision Tool
The U.S. EPA has announced the release of a Dredged Material Decision Tool to help federal, state, Tribal and local partners compare sustainable alternatives for sediment disposal while accounting for economic, environmental, and social impacts. The DMDT combines EPA expertise with insights from st
$5.8M for Searsport dredging passes committee
Maine Senator Susan Collins announced yesterday that $5,850,000 in funding she requested for the maintenance dredging of Searsport Harbor was included in the Fiscal Year 2022 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. The bill was passed by the Appropriations Committee yesterday by a vote of
Keel laid for the largest U.S. hopper dredger
Manson Construction and Keppel AmFELS held a keel laying ceremony for the hopper dredger Frederick Paup on August 2. The new dredger will be the largest self-propelled hopper dredger in the USA. The ceremony was attended by dignitaries from the shipyard and Manson, including the vessel’s namesake,
Getting ready for Absecon dredging VIDEO
The 2021 dredging season has officially begun, the New Jersey Department of Transportation reports. This time lapse video shows a dredging boat being lowered into the Absecon Creek Channel in Absecon Bay where sediment shift from storm events have made the channel unnavigable. Dredging in this area
The world’s smallest BWT system for TSHD Charlock
ERMA FIRST is bringing the world’s smallest and easiest to install ballast water treatment (BWT) system to the international market through its acquisition of US firm oneTANK LLC. oneTANK has developed a small scale innovative, low-cost, IMO Revised G8 Code and United States Coast Guard compliant sy
Ensely repairs the largest USACE dustpan dredger
The USACE Memphis District and mechanics at Ensely Engineer Yard are busy repairing the Wilmington District’s flagship dredger – the Currituck. The Currituck, the largest USACE’s dustpan dredger, works in the shallow-draft ocean bar channels along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and can deposit all tha
Weeks Marine nabs $15.7M Ocean City contract
The USACE Baltimore District awarded a $15.7 million contract for berm reconstruction in Ocean City to Weeks Marine on August 2. Weeks crews will be using sand from Weaver Shoal, located more than 7 miles offshore of Ocean City on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), under an agreement signed this spr
USACE awards contract for Miami-Dade renourishment
The USACE Jacksonville District has announced the award of a $40 million construction contract for the Miami-Dade County erosion control and hurricane beach renourishment project. The Jacksonville District awarded the contract on July 30 to Continental Heavy Civil for $40,486,000, for the Miami-Dade
Charles pushes for Guaracara River dredging
The Member of Parliament for Naparima (Trinidad and Tobago), Rodney Charles, is calling on Minister of Works and Transport, Rohan Sinanan, to immediately order the dredging and desilting of the Guaracara River. In his latest release, Mr. Charles said that this work would bring relief to the 300 home
GLDD posts second quarter results
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. Second Quarter 2021 Highlights Revenue was $169.9 million in the second quarter; Operating income was $8.8 million in the second quarter; Net income was $2.1 million in the second quarter
JAXPORT raises the bar
The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) has recorded strong container and vehicle volumes during the first three quarters of Fiscal Year 2021. During this time, JAXPORT moved more than one million containers, a 15 percent increase over the same period last year. JAXPORT’s fiscal year runs Oct. 1 –
Hatchie – Loosahatchie cost sharing agreement inked
The USACE Memphis District and the Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee gathered yesterday to celebrate the signing of the Hatchie – Loosahatchie Feasibility Cost Sharing Agreement. Memphis District Commander Col. Zachary Miller and Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee President