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Comments sought on Rogue River dredging project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District recently released draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the Rogue River Maintenance Dredging project in Curry County, Oregon. As reported, USACE is proposing to conduct maintenance dredging of the river and is seeking public comment
J.F. Brennan expands its capacity in the Mid-South
J.F. Brennan Company (Brennan) recently established a permanent presence in the Mid-South Region with the opening of their new office in Paducah, Kentucky. Located near the confluence of the Mississippi, Ohio, Cumberland, and Tennessee Rivers, the new location enables Brennan to better serve the inf
Weeks Marine nabs South Padre Island contract
The City of South Padre Island is working in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Texas General Land Office, and Cameron County to renourish the beaches on South Padre Island. USACE has awarded a contract to Weeks Marine who will perform the regular maintenance dredging of
Ossoff visits Port of Savannah
Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff visited the Port of Savannah yesterday, calling it “a feat of engineering and logistics.” During the tour, Ossoff said that he is committed to doing whatever it takes to get the final round of funding to deepen the Savannah harbor. “I have raised the issue of fully funding
GLDD posts first quarter results – $177.6M revenue
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) yesterday reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, saying that the revenue was $177.6 million in the first quarter. Commenting the latest report, Lasse Petterson, President and Chief Executive Officer, said: “During 2020 as the COV
Spotlight on Otter Creek environmental cleanup
USACE is removing 57,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment from Otter Creek in Toledo/Oregon, Ohio and restoring nature to its purity. In this very interesting video, Ashley Binion-Zuccaro, USACE Buffalo District project manager, and Mark Schwab, USACE Buffalo District contracting officers repres
DO injection system tests released
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District has released results of tests of the dissolved oxygen (DO) injection system for the Savannah harbor deepening project. According to the Corps, the tests of the DO injection system prove that the multi-million-dollar apparatus successfully mitigates
Final contract awarded for the Kansas City levees upgrade
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District has awarded the fourth and final construction contract to improve the Kansas City Levees System to the Lane Construction Company of Cheshire, Connecticut. The $257.7 million contract, including $38.8M of future options, will complete 17 miles of
PHOTO: Viking R working in the Republic of Guyana
Rohde Nielsen A/S has just posted a beautiful photo of the hopper dredger ‘Viking R’ working in the Republic of Guyana. From 2011 to 2020 Rohde Nielsen A/S performed continuous maintenance dredging on the Berbice River, Republic of Guyana. The works were part of a long-term charter contract for cont
EPA proposes removing Ashtabula River from Areas of Concern
U.S. EPA, Ohio Lake Erie Commission and Ohio EPA, with support from the Ashtabula River Advisory Council, yesterday recommended that Ohio’s Ashtabula River be removed from the U.S.-Canadian list of the most heavily polluted areas on the Great Lakes. A report detailing the comprehensive cleanup of th
USACE to repair the Hamburg Ditch 6 levee
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, in conjunction with the city of Hamburg, Iowa, will tomorrow (May 5) conduct a groundbreaking ceremony to kickoff construction to rehabilitate the Hamburg Ditch 6 levee. “I’m excited to join Mayor Cathy Crain and the city of Hamburg on this important
Titan VIDEO on Blount Island dredging
Titan Consultants & Engineers, a construction management company specializing in federal government construction, last week released a video named Southwind Construction Dredging Blount Island – Levee Break. A project showed in the video included maintenance dredging of the Atlantic Intracoastal Wat