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Mat Sinking Unit starts another season on the Mighty Mississippi
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District held a “Blessing of the Fleet” ceremony July 12 to commemorate the deployment of the district’s Mat Sinking Unit and the official start of revetment season. The unit has embarked on “yet another challenging yet vital season dedicated to delivering
Soo Locks deal for L.B. Foster Company
L.B. Foster Company has been awarded a $7 million subcontract to supply infrastructure materials for the rehabilitation of existing upstream approach walls for a new lock at the USACE Soo Locks Complex in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The Company is supplying approximately 5,750 tons of steel piling t
Experimental study on the adhesion factor of clay
A major mechanical property of clay is the adhesion factor that reflects the ratio between its cohesive and adhesive strength under different water content. Clay is one of the three most commonly encountered soil types in riverbed and seabed, other than sand and silt. A major mechanical property of
Registration open for 2021 WEDA Gulf Coast Chapter
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has just announced that registration is open for the 2021 WEDA Gulf Coast Chapter annual meeting. The event will take place on November 17-19, 2021 at the Holiday Inn in the downtown historic district of Mobile, AL. The meeting will provide a forum for exchang
Kisumu Port facelift enters final phase
Kenya Ports Authority has just announced that Kisumu Port will soon be able to receive larger vessels with the capacity to handle more cargo volumes once the ongoing renovations and dredging works at the port is complete. Currently the project scope which covers the Kisumu port basin, Kenya Pipeline
SC Ports raises the bar
South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) has achieved a milestone year for bringing infrastructure online and adding capacity to the U.S. East Coast port market at a time when it is most needed. Phase One of Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal began operations in March, marking the first greenfield container termina
Combating coastal damages from climate change
A survey of 241 cities, villages and other jurisdictions along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River shows that coastal damage from climate change will cost at least $1.94 billion over the next five years, with shoreline communities having already spent $878 million over the past two years. These f
Erie Harbor dredging PHOTO
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District contractor Ryba Marine Construction Co. has been busy lately dredging the Erie Harbor. The harbor is located on the southern shore of Lake Erie in the City of Erie, PA about 98 Miles southwest of Buffalo. According to the Corps, the 2021 dredging cy
Agreement signed for shoreline protection project in St. Lucie County
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday announced it has signed an agreement with the Army Corps and St. Lucie County, Florida, that will lead to the restoration and protection of approximately 3.3 miles of Atlantic coastline. The agreement gives USACE access to 800,000 cubic yards of
Wedgeport dredging included in the Small Craft Harbours program
Last Friday, Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced that the Government of Canada is investing $22 million in the renewal of several harbours in South Western Nova Scotia. The funds will support work to reconstruct the existing breakwater, dredging a
Keeping the Mississippi River navigable
Keeping the Mississippi River open to navigation is not an easy task and Dan Cottrell, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District dredging manager, knows this. Recently, he had the opportunity to ride Ingram Barge Company’s MV Neil N. Diehl on the Upper Mississippi River where he got to experien
Taylor Creek dredging about to begin
St. Lucie County, Florida, will begin dredging Taylor Creek in early August to remove unwanted silt and muck from the bottom of the waterway. This $2.7 million project is entirely funded through grants from the South Florida Water Management District, Florida Inland Navigation District and a Legisla