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Centerm Expansion Project, August update
The Port of Vancouver recently presented the latest update on the Centerm Expansion Project. According to the port officials, infilling for the first phase of the preload in the western expansion area is complete. However, infilling of the northeast perimeter dyke and in the eastern lagoon is still
Virgin Islands projects on the way
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general, Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite has signed the Chief’s Reports for two flood damage reduction studies in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The signing of these reports for the Savan Gut Phase II and Turpentine Run projects, marks a crucial milestone and progress
Update on the Corpus Christi dredge accident
Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (ORN) has provided an update on the explosion and fire in the Port of Corpus Christi involving its dredge Waymon Boyd. On Friday morning a fire occurred in the Port of Corpus Christi Ship Channel near one of the company’s dredges, the Waymon Boyd, and the vessel caught fir
Manatee County SEA available for public review
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, is considering design changes to increase the robustness, resiliency and/or reliability of the Manatee County, Florida, Federal Shore Protection Project through minor design refinements, and seeks public comment on a Supplemental Environmental
USACE conducts dye tests in Savannah River
Specialists working with USACE Savannah District are conducting dye test along the Savannah River in Effingham and Chatham Counties. Testing of the dissolved oxygen injections systems installed along the river is part of the ongoing environmental mitigation program for the Savannah River Expansion P
Lorain breakwater repairs complete
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District recently completed repairs to the Lorain breakwater located in Lake Erie in the Port of Lorain, Ohio. Approximately 50 linear feet of the breakwater was repaired, which was void with a stone base and vertical sheet pile on top. Additionally, any of
ESG holds steel cutting ceremony for TSHD R.B. WEEKS
Last week, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) hosted a steel cutting ceremony for R.B. WEEKS, ESG Hull 258, a new trailing suction hopper dredger for Weeks Marine, Inc. The new vessel will be constructed at Eastern’s Allanton Shipyard Panama City, Florida. This is the second TSHD project for Wee
Dredge hits pipeline in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel
The Coast Guard has suspended its search Saturday for two missing crew members from the dredging vessel Waymon L Boyd. Two people are still missing and six have been hospitalized for injuries caused by a pipeline explosion after a dredging vessel hit a submerged gas pipeline in the Corpus Christi Sh
Ribbon cutting for $30 million levee project in Jefferson Parish
Gov. Edwards has joined local and state officials to cut the ribbon on a recently completed $30 million levee-enhancement project in Jefferson Parish. This is first in a series of projects that will protect the greater Lafitte-Barataria-Crown Point community from tidal surge flooding and other extre
Mayaguez Harbor dredging project at halfway point
Weeks Marine, Inc. is making good progress with the dredging of Mayaguez Harbor in Puerto Rico. The contractor is approximately halfway through the dredging of 115,000 cubic yards of shoal material from the harbor. Disposal of dredged material is taking place at a designated Offshore Dredged Materia
GLDD nets $117.8 million in new contracts
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) of Oak Brook, IL has just reported the receipt of several major dredging awards totaling $117.8 million. The awarded work includes: Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to Gulf of Mexico, Head of Passes Hopper Dredge Disposal Area Project (Maintenance, Louisian
North Manitou Island dredging almost done
MCM Marine, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan is putting finishing touches to the North Manitou Island ferry dredging project. According to the Army Corps, MCM Marine won contract to hydraulically dredge approximately 28,000 cubic yards of shoaled material from the south side of the island’s dock. This