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Indiana Harbor and Canal CDF project continues
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District has just announced that the Indiana Harbor and Canal (IHC) confined disposal facility (CDF) Phase 2 dike raise construction began last month. The Corps awarded the CDF Phase 2 contract to Integrated Environmental Solutions, Inc. in September 2020. t
New survey vessel BUCK enters service
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District’s newest survey vessel BUCK has officially arrived in Baltimore. The vessel, built by Silver Ships of Theodore, Alabama, is 26 feet in length and powered by twin 200 horsepower motors. BUCK is named after Richard Buck, who was the survey section c
Increasing the dredging reach with XL REACH (VIDEO)
EDDY Pump Corporation has just revealed new addition to the company’s excavator dredge attachment family, the XL REACH. According to EDDY, the XL REACH product increases dredging reach of the equipment from 13 to 23 Ft. “This is another New addition to the Excavator Attachment Family. One Dredge wit
First female commander for Baltimore District
Col. Estee S. Pinchasin became the 69th commander of the USACE Baltimore District, during a change of command ceremony at the Washington Aqueduct in Washington D.C., July 16, 2021. Pinchasin, the first female leader of the Baltimore District, assumed command from Col. John T. Litz, who had served in
Building Atlantis for dredged material
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, is building an Atlantis for dredged material in Ashtabula, Ohio. “Over 400,000 cubic yards of material will call an underwater confined disposal facility home so we can later create 16 acres of new aquatic habitat for the people of Ohio,” said USAC
Senator Collins tours Searsport dredging project
Maine Senator Susan Collins and DOT Commissioner Bruce A. Van Note visited Searsport last week to review two high-priority projects: the planned reconstruction of Route 1 and the maintenance dredging of the Port of Searsport. As a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, Senator Collins submit
USACE opens bid solicitation process for FIMP project
USACE formally began the bid solicitation process for initial construction of Fire Island to Montauk Point (FIMP) project on July 1. The project will provide essential dredging and shoreline projects spanning 83 miles of Long Island coastline and includes a variety of coastal and wetland restoration
Damen to deliver CSD500 to Paraguay
The Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Ingeniería de Topografía y Caminos S.A. (T&C) for a customised cutter suction dredger (CSD) 500. T&C, a civil contractor in Paraguay, will use the dredger to transform the southern river bank of the capital Asunción, in the Costanera Sur project.
Steel cut for the first US-built Damen Multi Cat
As reported earlier this month, Conrad Shipyard LLC has begun construction of two Damen Multi Cats 3013 for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation. The construction of GLDD’s Multi Cats started with the ceremonial steel-cutting ceremony that was held at Conrad’s facility in Morgan City (La) on Tuesda
Rehabilitating Chesapeake Beach dredge material site
The Town of Chesapeake Beach, MD, is one of 60 projects in 19 counties to receive funding that include grants for statewide projects and emergency water rescue needs. Through the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Waterway Improvement Fund, the Town will receive funding in the amount of $250,0
Fifth anniversary of the Expanded Panama Canal
Last month, Panama Canal Authority celebrated fifth anniversary of the grand opening of the Expanded Panama Canal. Following seven years of hard work, this massive infrastructure project was launched by the Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela on June 26th 2016. With the price tag of $5.25 billio
Getting Charleston ready for the world’s largest vessels
Charleston, South Carolina, will soon have the deepest port on the east coast – ready for some of the world’s largest vessels. When the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) initially started dredging Charleston Harbor in the mid-nineteenth century, principal entry channels were as shallow a