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New focus for CEDA Dredging Days 2021
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has announced that its flagship event – Dredging Days – has been revamped and given a new focus. CEDA Dredging Days 2021 will be held, end of September/early October 2021, at a new venue to be announced shortly. The CEDA Dredging Days event is well known, in t
Curtin Maritime to dredge the Port of Hueneme
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District is beginning a dredging project at the Port of Hueneme main channel to maintain the proper channel depth. According to the Army Corps, Curtin Maritime Corp. will dredge the main channel starting Jan. 5 with a projected completion date of March 2
Calhoun Port expansion project on the way
Max Midstream and the Calhoun Port Authority have announced that the Calhoun Port expansion project will begin in 2021. The national legislation – the Water Resources and Development Act – included language pursued by both Max and the CPA that authorizes the deepening and widening of the port. “Thi
Perdido Pass dredging resumes
An U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contractor will resume dredging work at Perdido Pass in early January with work expected to take about a month. The contractor will begin mobilizing during this week, informs the Official Website of the City of Orange Beach, Alabama. “Heavy equipment will be on the b
Report to Congress on Everglades Restoration available
The Report to Congress on the progress of the restoration of America’s Everglades is now available to the public. The United States is implementing the restoration of America’s Everglades in partnership with the State of Florida, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, the Seminole Tribe of Flor
LPLA: Bay City restoration project delayed
Work of a habitat restoration project near Bay City, Wisconsin, has been pushed back to the spring of 2022, reports Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance (LPLA). “This past August, Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance (LPLA) attended the River Resources Forum – an interagency meeting for the Upper Mississippi River – wh
CDW hands over new electric powered dredge to Legacy Materials
Custom Dredge Works (CDW) announced recently the delivery of a new 14″ Electric powered Chain Ladder Dredge to Legacy Materials in Booneville, Iowa. According to CDW, the new dredge boasts two unique characteristics: 1) Electric Powered, and 2) A Chain Ladder cutting system. The electric powered dre
To Our Valued Readers – Happy New Year 2021!
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Naval Base San Diego dredging plan unveiled
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Los Angeles District has received an Application for Permit for the Naval Maintenance Dredging of Approach Corridors at the mouth of Chollas Creek and Piers 1-3, 7-8, and Piers 10-13 at Naval Base San Diego (NBSD), San Diego, CA. The proposed action consists of main
EPA completes two GLLA projects in Michigan
U.S. EPA yesterday announced the completion of two multi-million-dollar Great Lakes Legacy Act (GLLA) projects in Michigan through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). These two projects remediated a total of 23,600 cubic yards of contaminated sediment within the Muskegon Lake and Detroit
Grays Harbor maintenance dredging starts soon
Maintenance dredging works on the federal Grays Harbor Inner Harbor Navigation Channel are set to begin on January 4, 2021. USACE awarded this three-year dredging contract to HME Construction, which was $4.2 million dollars for the first of three work windows. Approximately 1.8 million cubic yards o
Augusta Canal towpath partially closes due to dredging
A portion of the Augusta Canal towpath commonly used for pedestrian and bicycle traffic will be detoured in the area of the Bulkhead and Long Gate Spillway. Augusta Utilities spokeswoman, Leadra Collins, said in a news release that the detour will start this week and is part of the Augusta Engineeri