Americas
Charleston to become deepest port on the east coast
The Charleston Harbor is on track to have the deepest port on the east coast and harbor some of the world’s largest ships. Large container ships, even super-post-Panamax vessels like the 1300-foot-long CMA CGM Marco Polo which cruised into Charleston’s harbor this May during high tide, will soon hav
Callan crews busy at Bolivar Ferry Terminal
Callan Marine is currently serving as the prime contractor to the Texas Department of Transportation for a maintenance dredging project located at the Bolivar Ferry Terminal. The project consists of the removal of 369,000 cubic yards of material and returning the landings to the required depth of 22
Conrad Shipyard to build two Damen Multi Cats for GLDD
Damen Shipyards Group has concluded a license agreement with US-based Conrad Industries under which the Conrad Shipyard LLC will construct two Damen Multi Cats 3013 for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation. The two vessels covered by this agreement will be the first Damen Multi Cats to be built in
Ever Given sets sail after deal signed
The 20,000 TEU containership Ever Given is finally leaving the Suez Canal. A formal settlement was agreed earlier this week and the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said that the vessel would be allowed to sail today. The vessel, one of the world’s largest container ships, had become wedged diagonally acr
Isla Blanca beach renourishment project complete
Cameron County officials have just announced that the beach renourishment project at Isla Blanca Park is fully finished now. The work was performed as a joint effort between the Texas General Land Office (GLO), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Cameron County and the City of South Padre Island. This
EPA invites input on Kalamazoo PCB cleanup
U.S. EPA will begin a 30-day public comment period on the proposed cleanup plan to address polychlorinated-biphenyls, or PCB, contamination in Area 3 of the Kalamazoo River Superfund site in Otsego, Michigan. Area 3 is a 3.4-mile stretch between Otsego City Dam and the former Otsego Township dam tha
WEDA’s webinar set for next week
WEDA’s next webinar – Machine Guidance for Management of Over-Dredging – is set to take place on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Whether managing the depth of navigation channels, removing environmental materials or supporting the construction of underwater infrastructure, dredging is a complex, inexact an
Buxton nourishment project up for comment
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District is looking for public comment on a proposed beach nourishment project for the Dare County Village of Buxton. According to the Corps, the Wilmington District, received an application from the Village of Buxton seeking Department of the Army author
No go for Laurentia Project
The Government of Canada has denied permission for the Laurentia Project to proceed. Following a thorough and rigorous environmental assessment, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada’s Environmental Assessment Report concluded that the Laurentia Project: Port of Quebec Deep-Water Wharf – Beauport S
Newly signed bill creates ‘Gulf Coast Protection District’
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed Senate Bill 1160 into law which will create a Gulf Coast Protection District. This district will be authorized to receive and issue funds for future coastal projects identified in the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility Study. The “Coastal Texas
Newton Creek dredging resumes
The Board of County Commissioners and Camden County Municipal Utility Authority (CCMUA) have resumed an expansive project to improve the water quality of Newton Creek. The crews resumed dredging and vegetation removal operations yesterday, July 1, 2021. The totality of the project will affect the wa
Sunny Isles Beach project coming along great
Eastman Aggregate Enterprises are making nice progress on the Sunny Isles Beach renourishment project in Florida. For this project, the contractor will place approx. 280,000 cubic-yards of beach-quality sand on approximately 2.3 miles of eroded shoreline. Work started on the northern section of the