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West Grand Terre project progressing
Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) of Louisiana has just announced that good progress is being made on West Grand Terre barrier island restoration project in Jefferson Parish. According to CPRA, two dredges are being used to restore over 530 acres of beach, dune, and back-barrier ma
Two environmental projects honored at WEDA summit
Each year at its annual Summit, the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) presents Environmental Excellence Awards, recognizing projects that demonstrate environmental awareness. This year the winners were announced during the opening ceremony of the virtual Summit held from June 15 to 17. WEDA’s Envi
USACE, CDMCS: Developing a safety mindset VIDEO
USACE and the Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) have signed a strengthened partnership on safety and discussed ways, through shared understanding and commitment, to create and sustain an injury-free workplace and safety-first culture for the men and women of the dredging an
Cayo nabs Corpus Christi dredging contract
Corpus Christi Mayor, Paulette M. Guajardo, and the City Council yesterday awarded a construction contract to Cayo LLC, of Fort Worth, Texas for the Boat Basin Dredging and McGee Beach Breakwater Repairs. Funding for this Council District 1 project comes from the FY 2021 Seawall CIP in the amount of
Jan De Nul’s Gerardus Mercator busy in Argentina
Jan De Nul’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Gerardus Mercator is currently busy working at the Puerto Belgrano Naval Base. Puerto Belgrano is the largest naval base of the Argentine Navy, situated next to Punta Alta, near Bahía Blanca, about 560 km south of Buenos Aires. The TSHD Gerardus Me
The Kitty Hawk beach renourishment project set for 2022
The Town of Kitty Hawk in Dare County, North Carolina, is in the beginning stages of planning for the 2022 beach renourishment project and has contracted with Coastal Protection Engineering out of Wilmington (NC). Initial beach nourishment project for the Town of Kitty Hawk was completed in the summ
The first Young WEDA Award coming today
This year for the first time the Western Dredging Association will recognize a Young Professional, who has made contributions of significant value to WEDA and the dredging community in recent years. The Young WEDA Award will be presented at the 2021 WEDA Dredging Summit, which starts today June 15.
New Wolverine Class dredge
DSC Dredge of Reserve (LA) has just announced the availability of a brand new 10-inch Wolverine Class Dredge. The Wolverine is a compact cutter suction dredge, ideal for aggregate producers and construction contractors. It is easily transportable by a single truckload, and is fully functional with j
Funding secured for the New England dredging projects
With the recent release of the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) for the Army Corps Civil Works program, the New England District received vital funding for continued operations and maintenance of projects and programs for the next fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2021. The budget provides
Six CSDs assembled and ready for action
Six cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) for Secretaria de Marina were quickly fully assembled, Damen said in their latest update. At the moment, they are undergoing final preparations, right before leaving the Veracruz harbour. In the following days, the CSDs will be towed to Tabasco for their first job
Sevenson: Getting ready for Absecon dredging
Sevenson Environmental Services is mobilizing a DSC Dredge’s LLC Wolverine Class Dredge at the NJDOT Absecon Creek Maintenance Dredging & Channel Improvements Project in Atlantic City, NJ. Under the project, 71.000 cubic yards of sediment will be removed from the channel via hydraulic dredging. The
Open House on dredged material management
The USACE St. Paul District is hosting an open house June 22, to gather the public’s input on its Mississippi River dredged material management plans near Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. The event will be held at the Prairie du Chien City Hall, 214 E Blackhawk Ave., in Prairie du Chien. The open house