Jan De Nul’s 6,000 m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Ortelius, measuring 111.7 meters in length and 24.6 meters in beam, is undergoing comprehensive repair and maintenance at Slipway No. II of the Argentine Naval Industrial Complex – Tandanor. According to Tandanor, this work is being carrie
The Town of Duck has just announced the completion of a major shoreline stabilization project at Duck Town Park. In the following video, Sandy Cross, Planning and Permits Manager for the Town of Duck, walks viewers through the journey behind this project, from its earliest concepts in 2017 to the fi
Maryland Congressman Andy Harris yesterday announced $40 million in FY26 Energy and Water Development funding for a new shallow-draft dredging vessel for East Coast navigation channels. According to Harris, this funding addresses sediment buildup that has limited vessel access in Maryland and other
Michigan Congressman John Moolenaar last week voted for legislation that included funding for six community projects in Michigan’s Second Congressional District, involving over $1.6 million to support dredging at Pentwater Harbor. “The funding I secured will bring much-needed support for projects th
Polk County officials said that a major dredging project at Lake Adger will start this month to remove debris and sediment washed in by Hurricane Helene. The project will be funded up to $140 million as an NC Smart project through North Carolina Emergency Management. According to the officials, the
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA said that the recently completed Grand Bayou Ridge and Marsh Restoration Project, conducted by Weeks Marine, is now helping turn the tide on historic wetland loss in Plaquemines Parish. Using dredged sediment from the Mississippi River, 33
The USACE New York District said that the Great Lakes’ cutter-head dredge Illinois continues ongoing efforts in removing approx. 550,000 cubic yards of sand material, from the East Rockaway Inlet. According to USACE, this dredging project will not only provide safe navigation for the community, but
Alabama Representative Rhett Marques and Senator Chris Elliott said that they will today announce legislation at the Fairhope Municipal Pier that would effectively end the practice of in-bay, thin-layer dredge disposal – known as “mud dumping” – in Mobile Bay. When enacted, the law would mirror fede
The USACE Buffalo District recently completed dredging approximately 600,000 cubic yards of material in the Toledo Harbor, which happened to have been the largest annual dredging operation on the Great Lakes. Sediments from the channel bottom were removed by a mechanical dredge and placed into hoppe
Congresswoman Julia Brownley last week announced the inclusion of funding totaling more than $19,792,000 that she secured for California’s 26th Congressional District in the Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act (H.
Maryland Congressman Andy Harris has announced $4,785,000 in federal funding for the Slaughter Creek Dredging Project in Slaughter Creek, secured through the Energy & Water Development appropriations bill for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “When waterways like Slaughter Creek become difficult to
The USACE Philadelphia District said that Cottrell Contracting Corporation of Chesapeake, Va., will dredge approximately 80,000 cubic yards of sediment from the federal channel near the mouth of the Maurice River (Cumberland County, N.J.) in the following weeks. The sediment will be hydraulically pu
