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Brazos Island Harbor dredging contract awarded
USACE Galveston District recently awarded the Brazos Island Harbor (BIH) Jetty and Entrance Channel Maintenance Dredging Contract with Beneficial Use Beach Placement at South Padre Island to Weeks Marine, Inc. for a total of $7.5 million. Dredging of the BIH Jetty and Entrance Channels will remove
Steel cutting ceremony for Mike Hooks’ new dredger
Kim McMahon, co-owner and daughter of founder, Mr. Mike Hooks, traveled to Southwest Shipyard in Galveston, Texas, recently to attend the Steel Cutting Ceremony for Hooks’ new dredger. McMahon, accompanied by various Hooks executives and managers, was invited to the ceremony by contractor SPI/Mobile
Manson wraps up annual dredging campaign in Oceanside
Manson Construction has successfully completed this year’s dredging operations in the Oceanside Harbor, CA. According to the city officials, Manson wrapped up this annual dredging campaign on May 11th. The estimated volume of sand that was removed during the work is 320,000 cubic yards, but a final
Curtin wins Redwood dredging contract
Curtin Maritime, from Long Beach, California, has won a $7.9m firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging project, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said in its latest announcement. Work will be performed in Redwood City, California, with an estimated completion date of October 31, 2021.
Permit received for Colonel’s Island Terminal project
A planned expansion will allow the Port of Brunswick to accommodate additional vessels carrying automobiles and machinery. The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has received a federal permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to add a fourth berth for cargo ships to dock at its Colonel’s Island Termi
Longboat Key beach works in full swing
Weeks Marine is progressing rapidly with the Town of Longboat Key 2021 beach renourishment project. The Town’s contractors are hard a work across the island actively placing sand. As reported, beachfill operations are complete in Segment 2a-South and Segment 3. The contractor is also finishing work
Oman Creek boating access site opens
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) boating access site at Oman Creek has opened for the season. Seasonal dredging operations were completed on May 5 and the site will be dredged weekly through September 29. Dredging helps clear sediment washed into the creek and river mouth over the
Houston Ship Channel Project 11 kicks off
Port Houston recently marked National Infrastructure Week by highlighting the groundbreaking for the start of construction work to support widening and deepening the 52-mile Houston Ship Channel. The nearly billion-dollar project will create safer and more efficient navigation for the ships and vess
Fountain Lake dredging project progresses nicely
A survey conducted two days ago by the dredging contractor, J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. shows the dredging progress in the Main Bay and Dane’s Bay to date. As reported, over 337,000 cubic yards have been removed from Fountain Lake during Phase 2. In total, the contractor J.F. Brennan will remove appr
FMM: Menominee blasting operations underway
Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) has officially launched the next phase of construction along the waterfront, including work in the adjacent Menominee River. Beginning this week and planned to continue until late October, FMM will have several inches of sediment and bedrock removed from the river
Oceanside Harbor dredge update available
As of Monday morning, May 10th, Manson Construction has dredged a total of 290,000 cubic yards of sand from the Harbor inlet, the City of Oceanside Harbor informs. Manson is authorized to dredge another 15,000 cubic yards before demobilizing. Unfortunately, weather and large south swells are creatin
Buffalo North Breakwater deal for Ryba
USACE Buffalo District has awarded a $7.8 million contract to Ryba Marine Construction Co. for the repair of 750 feet of the north end of the Buffalo North Breakwater. Under the contract, Ryba will use rubble mound repair to the lakeside of the structure and construction is set to start by mid-summe