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Lowell Creek plan approved
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Director of Civil Works, Alvin Lee, signed the director’s report that recommends improvements to the Lowell Creek flood diversion project on May 19 in Washington, D.C. This action marks the completion of the Alaska District’s feasibility study and advances the propo
Suncor Nature Way closes due to dredging
The Suncor Nature Way trails and parking in Sarnia, Southwestern Ontario, will be closed for at least eight weeks for sediment removal. The closure will start on Monday, May 31, due to the Stormwater Management Facility (SWMF) sediment removal project. The SWMF was constructed in 2004 for the develo
Avalon dredging in full swing
Scarborough Marine Group, a Marmora based dredging company, has just released this beautiful photo from their dredging project in Avalon, New Jersey. The contract was awarded by the Avalon Borough Council in April. This project is to provide an interim cleanup of shoaled locations of Princeton Harbo
DLNR: Emergency coral rescue underway
In an effort to salvage highly valuable corals severely damaged in Honolulu Harbor’s channel, the DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) has taken emergency action to recover as many living pieces as possible. The damage took place two weeks ago and was caused by a dredging platform’s anchor and c
Dredge Murden night operations VIDEO
USACE Wilmington District has just released this very interesting video named ‘The Dredge Murden Night Operations – Big Foot Slough’. In April 2021, USACE’s dredging vessel Murden was performing emergency dredging in Big Foot Slough to open the channel for ferries, the USCG, and other vessels. The s
ABS to organize dredging webinar
Deepening and maintaining waterways and navigation channels through the use of dredges allow for the safe movement of ships and cargo in the maritime industry. Investments in the dredging fleet are now being viewed as a critical step in supporting new developments, including environmental restoratio
USACE releases final SEA for the Channel Islands project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District has completed a Final Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the Channel Islands Harbor breakwater and jetty repair project. In the SEA, USACE proposes to install three sets of concrete staircases, replace in kind the existing navigatio
Cobourg Marina dredging kicks off
Cobourg Marina has begun its annual spring removal of built-up sediment in the Cobourg Harbour, boat launch and the inner harbour basin. Each year, a significant amount of silt and sediment is carried along the north shore of Lake Ontario by waves and currents and deposited at the mouth of the harbo
Kansas River Topeka Levee improvements complete
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District officials participated yesterday in a ribbon cutting ceremony in the City of Topeka to celebrate the completion of the Kansas River Levee Improvements. The 5 year $30 million project that was completed under budget and ahead of schedule will hel
Two new contracts for Orion
Orion Group Holdings today announced two contract awards totaling approximately $38 million. The Company’s Marine segment has been awarded a contract valued at $28.5 million to perform demolition and construction to establish a new aquatic habitat to benefit juvenile salmon in the Puget Sound area o
Damen delivers six CSDs to Mexico
Damen Dredging Equipment, the specialist in highly efficient dredging tools within the Damen Shipyards Group, has successfully delivered six cutter suction dredgers to the Secretaria de Marina, Mexico. For this project, five standard dredgers type CSD500 and one type CSD450 have been manufactured an
Longboat Key beachfill project entering the final phase
Weeks Marine continues to make rapid progress in Segment 2b of the Town of Longboat Key 2021 beach renourishment project. According to the latest update, the beachfill reached the tie-in with Segment 2a on May 14th, after which the operations shifted back to Bayfront Park, starting filling northward