Americas
Final update on Oceanside Harbor dredging
The City of Oceanside Harbor has just released the final update for the Oceanside Harbor dredging program. All land based pipe and equipment have been successfully removed, the city said. Due to weather, the floating dredge crane vessel and steel pipe that is currently stored in the DelMar basin wer
Important milestone for APM Terminals Elizabeth
APM Terminals Elizabeth last week welcomed the 16,022 TEU CMA CGM Marco Polo – the largest container ship to call the US East Coast. The previous record was held by the 15,072 TEU CMA CGM Brazil which also called APM Terminals Elizabeth last September. This port call was made possible by APM Termina
Waikiki Beach maintenance project wraps up
Just in time for the upcoming summer season, the Waikiki Beach maintenance project to restore and rejuvenate Waikiki is complete. The 14-week-long recurring maintenance retrieved marine sand from a large sand field in shallow waters about 1,000-feet offshore. The project has roughly doubled the beac
Vermilion River dredging plan gets support
Lafayette’s City Council approved $20 million in new spending for drainage improvements Thursday. “My sincere thanks to the Lafayette City Council for unanimously approving my emergency request for $20 million in new funding to accelerate our ongoing drainage initiatives and bring our next projects
Project 11 Dredging Industry Day set for next week
Port Houston’s virtual Project 11 Dredging Industry Day will take place on Wednesday, May 26, at 2:00 p.m. CDT via Zoom Webinar. The event will deliver an industry-wide update for the upcoming Houston Ship Channel Improvement Project, also known as Project 11, and address opportunities to support fu
Col. Paul Culberson tours Waukegan Harbor dredging
USACE Chicago District Commander Col. Paul Culberson toured the Waukegan Harbor dredging project earlier this week to discuss dredging safety and how all workers onsite can create a safe work environment. The scope of the project, at 25% complete, is to mechanically dredge 50,000 cubic yards of mate
Mobile Bay beneficial use Wetland creation project
Planning is underway for the creation of 1,200 acres of wetlands in the Upper Mobile Bay through the beneficial use of dredged sediments, according to the Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA). The project, known as the Upper Mobile Bay Beneficial Use Wetland Creation Site (Planning) Project, consider
Otter Creek cleanup PHOTO
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District, recently partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to begin work dredging contaminated sediment in a 7-mile stretch of Otter Creek which extends through Toledo and Oregon. Sediment in the lower 1.7 miles of Otter Creek is contaminated
Finish line in sight for Hamilton City levee project
James Fisher Jr. Excavating of Willows, California, has won a $10.8 million construction contract to complete levee improvements in Hamilton City. Construction on the remaining 1.25-mile-long section of setback levee for the Hamilton City Flood Damage Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration Project will
Alaska dredging works underway
Col. Damon Delarosa, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District recently inspected the Corps dredging operations in Homer and Ninilchik. During his visit, Delarosa was accompanied by Mark “Rock” DeRocchi, chief of the Engineering, Construction and Operations Division; Mike Lyons,
Second extension for Oak Island beach nourishment
The Town of Oak Island last week received written confirmation from USACE and the N.C. Division of Coastal Management that a second extension had been granted for sand distribution operations in the 2020 / 2021 Nourishment Project. This second extension will now allow two dredges currently in opera
Edwards announces three coastal restoration projects
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards yesterday announced three large-scale coastal restoration projects are now under construction to restore more than 2,900 acres of beach, dune, marsh and ridge in four parishes in Southeast Louisiana. The Spanish Pass marsh restoration near the town of Venice, the