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DOP250 best choice for Hammond Marina dredging project
Damen submersible dredge pump DOP250 has once again proved itself as a reliable and flexible dredging tool, this time in the City of Warrenton, Oregon. The city is located on the North Pacific US-coast and has a marina on the Columbia River in Hammond, OR. The Hammond Marina is one of the most used
Improving Port of Mobile ship channel
Alabama’s seaport modernization program began construction last week to deliver a deeper and wider Mobile Ship Channel and improve the lower harbor turning basin by the year 2025. USACE has executed two construction contracts in a multi-phase, $365.7 million construction program engineered and desig
Col. Julie tours Newport Beach dredging
Col. Julie Balten, Los Angeles District commander, toured the Newport Beach dredging project earlier this week. During the visit, Col. Balten talked with onsite USACE personnel and contractors and learn more about the progress of the Newport Bay Harbor maintenance dredging and east jetty repairs. Wh
Rebuilding sand dunes along St. Johns County’s coastline
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved funds to assist St. Johns County with partially restoring and rebuilding the sand dunes along portions of St. Johns County’s coastline that were damaged by Hurricane Matthew and Hurricane Irma. The project is intended to enhance the dune sy
Mobilization underway for the Sunny Isles beachfill
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has just announced that mobilization is underway for the Sunny Isles Beach (FL) renourishment project. The contractor, Eastman Aggregate Enterprises, LLC, will place 280,000 cubic-yards of beach-quality sand on approximately 2.3 miles of eroded
Boskalis marks milestone in El Salvador project
Since early 2020, Boskalis has been working on the marine infrastructure to connect an onshore natural gas-fired power plant to an offshore Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) in El Salvador. This included the construction of a two-kilometer-long gas pipeline including a trenchless shore
St. Joseph Harbor dredging starts soon
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will early next month begin St. Joseph Harbor emergency dredging, expediting the process to restore critical navigation. USACE identified a shoal restricting the channel depth during this year’s annual channel survey. In some areas the restriction was as little as 13
Final webinar on the Mid-Barataria project
The final community conversation webinar on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project will take place on Tuesday, May 25 at 6:00 p.m. The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers recently released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and the LA TIG released its Draft Restoration Plan on the Mid-Bar
Petition against Haulover Sandbar dredging
Dan Rice is leading the charge against a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project that will deplete the popular Haulover Sandbar to replenish the nearby Bal Harbour Beach, Local 10 reports. The dredging work is scheduled to begin this summer. Haulover Sandbar’s waist-deep water has become a popular dest
Dutra wins West Coast dredging contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District has awarded a $19.6 million contract to Dutra Group of San Rafael, California, for West Coast dredging works. According to Dutra, the company intends to the perform the West Coast project by using their trailing suction hopper dredger Stuyvesant. T
Rochester Harbor Dredging, May 2021 VIDEO
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, has just released this very interesting video named ‘Rochester Harbor Dredging, May 2021’. In the video, 1LT Stacey Acapana, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District quality assurance representative, provides an update on the Rochester dredgin
Water Works Dock nabs $2.4M Mississippi River contract
The USACE St. Paul District recently awarded a $2.4 million contract to Water Works Dock & Boat Lifts to repair a Mississippi River habitat restoration project approximately 40 miles south of La Crosse, Wisconsin, that was damaged by recent flooding events. Consecutive years of high water, including