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Virtual public meeting for the New York & New Jersey Harbor deepening study
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) will next month hold a virtual public meeting for the New York & New Jersey Harbor Deepening and Channel Improvements Draft Feasibility Study. The public meeting will take place on Thursday
PHOTO: Dredging the John Compton dam in Saint Lucia
The VINCI Construction Maritime et Fluvial teams are performing dredging work on the John Compton dam in Saint Lucia (Caribbean). Funded by the Caribbean Development Bank, the dredging project is the second part of the John Compton dam rehabilitation project or JCD 02. The first part of the project
USACE wraps up levee repair in Dayton, WA
The USACE Walla Walla District completed repairs for the Dayton Levee Project on November 16 and began repairs on the Milton-Freewater Levee Project on November 18. The Touchet River and Walla Walla River had near record flood events in early February 2020, causing extensive erosion damage to both l
USACE to host two webinars on the Puerto Rico study
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will host two public webinars for the Puerto Rico Coastal Study to present the draft Integrated Feasibility Report, Environmental Assessment, and Proposed Finding of No Significant Impact. According to the Corps, the webinars will occur Decembe
Argentinian dredger ready for final checks & testing
A DOP Dredger component package is ready for final checks & testing at the Damen Dredging Equipment yard, the company announced today. The DOP Dredger itself will be built at the SPI Servicios Portuarios yard in Mar del Plata, Argentina. The dredger will be used to dredge underneath a floating dock
Chief’s Report signed for the Grand River Basin Study
Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, USACE Commanding General and 55th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, signed the Chief’s Report for the Grand River Basin Study on November 19, 2020. The signing of the report progresses the project to Congress for authorization. “This is a great example of improving habitats a
All set for Rabbit Island restoration project
Project managers had their first on-site construction meeting on Rabbit Island in Cameron Parish yesterday, informs the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA). According to CPRA, containment dikes are in place and dredging is expected to begin next week. Located in the west co
Michels Corporation’s Deep Foundations builds breakwater VIDEO
Michels Corporation’s Foundations operations rebuilt 1,250-feet of the South Breakwall in the harbor of Sheboygan, WI, earlier this year. Steel sheet piles were used in an underwater internal bracing system. Also, the new structure was filled with a few thousand tons of clear stone and scour stone.
Contrecoeur expansion plan on display
The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada is conducting a federal environmental assessment of the proposed Contrecoeur Port Terminal Expansion Project, located approximately 40 kilometers downstream from Montréal. The Agency invites the public and Indigenous groups to comment on the draft Environmental
NOAA rejects objections to EB’s use of disposal site
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has upheld Electric Boat’s request to use an eastern Long Island Sound dredging disposal site, according to a news release from the Connecticut Congressman Joe Courtney’s office. NOAA’s decision will allow dredging work that is essential to
VIDEO: Past, present and future of Gowanus Canal
Lundquist Urban Ecology Lab has just released this amazing video about the past, present and future of the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, NY. The dredging operations on the canal are currently underway. In fact, the dredging and capping are taking place in the upper canal – denominated as Remediation Ta
Ventnor City beachfill underway
Dredging and beachfill operations are currently ongoing in Ventnor City (NJ), informs the Army Corps’ Philadelphia District. USACE awarded the contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company to begin a beach replenishment project stretching from Atlantic City through Longport. Ventnor is the first are