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USACE opts for EdgeTech Marine systems
EdgeTech Marine has announced that their 6205s Bathymetry & Side Scan Sonar systems were successfully installed on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District’s brand new survey vessels. “A total of four 6205s systems were delivered and installed via our reseller ECHO81 LLC as part of this c
Honolulu Harbor dredging underway
Utilizing a joint partnership with the State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, Harbors Division USACE is currently conducting maintenance dredging throughout Honolulu Harbor. Led by Civil Works Operations & Maintenance program manager Nani Shimabuku, along with technical branch team members J
Kateri Tekakwitha Island restoration resumes
Work on the major restoration project on Kateri Tekakwitha Island and Recreation Bay, Quebec, is expected to resume in the following days, the Kahnawake Environment Protection Office (KEPO) said. The contractor, Rice Mohawk Landscaping, is on-site this week trimming a few trees near the Turtle Nesti
VOSTA equipment for GLDD’s new hopper dredge
Conrad Shipyard LLC has awarded VOSTA LMG orders for a Dredge Control and Monitoring system (DCMS) and Side Suction Pipe System (SSPS) Gantry System. These systems will be implemented in the new 6.500 yrd3 (5.000 m3) hopper dredge (TSHD) that Conrad Shipyard is currently building for Great Lakes Dre
Final phase of Waikīkī beachfill
A small mountain of dredged sand has emerged on Kūhiō Beach, as the planned beach replenishment project enters the final stage, reports Hawaii DLNR. The project started on January 26 and has been successful in retrieving approximately 20,000 cubic yards of offshore sand and stockpiling it on the bea
Bathtub Beach renourishment almost done
A renourishment project for Bathtub Reef Beach is in its final phase, according to the Martin County Board of Commissioners. “Dredging operations continue with sand placement on the beach nearly completed,” officials said in the update. “In the next phase, crews will till the sand to prepare it for
DSC unveils the newly improved Moray Class Dredge
For over twenty years, DSC Dredge’s Moray Class dredge design has remained the same with only minor enhancements made within the last decade. Uniquely offering a swinging ladder configuration along with an efficient submerged dredge pump, the Moray was designed by DSC engineers to be both highly pro
Contract announced for Ogdensburg Harbor dredging
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District yesterday announced a contract solicitation for the Ogdensburg Harbor deepening project in St. Lawrence County, New York. The main aim of the project is to modify a 300 foot by 500 foot section of the federal channel to an authorized depth from 19 f
Construction of TSHD R.B. WEEKS in full swing
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. is making good progress with the construction of Weeks Marine’s trailing suction hopper dredge R.B. WEEKS. The new dredge is being built at Eastern’s Allanton Shipyard Panama City, Florida. Construction of the newbuild began with the steel cutting ceremony that was h
GLDD wins Mobile Harbor dredging contract
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. (GLDD) has won a $54 million firm-fixed-price contract to deepen and widen Mobile Harbor. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said in its latest announcement. Work will be performed in Irvington, Alabama, with an
Improving water quality in Delavan Lake
The Town of Delavan, Wisconsin, has introduced plans to clean the engineered basins at Mound Road to improve the capture of sediment and thereby improve the water quality in Delavan Lake. According to the Town, the basins have not been dredged since 2007 and are not longer as efficient at capturing
H2Ohio Initiative creates wetland in Buckeye Lake
Ohio Governor, Mike DeWine, and Ohio Department of Natural Resources Director, Mary Mertz, last week announced details of a new H2Ohio wetland project that will help prevent harmful algal blooms on Buckeye Lake. The Brooks Park Wetland Creation and Water Quality Initiative will create a wetland comp