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Preparations Underway for Massey’s Ditch Dredging
DNREC’s Shoreline & Waterway Management Section is preparing for the upcoming dredging of a vital channel for Delaware boaters, Massey’s Ditch, which is the main waterway connecting Rehoboth Bay to Indian River Bay. The northern portion of the waterway – known as Baker’s Channel – will also be dredg
BlueWater: East Coast Ports Push Forward with Dredging
Ports up and down the United States East Coast continue to push forward with harbor dredging and other major projects to provide more capacity and handle larger containerships, BlueWater Reporting said in their latest announcement. Expansion at U.S. East Coast ports has been spurred by the third lan
Lake Lorraine Dredging VIDEO Update
Lake Front TV, the government access channel of the City of Leesburg, Florida, has just released the latest update on the Lake Lorraine dredging project. Speaking about the dredging process, Jean Paul, Project Manager of C&M Dredging, said: “We have a GPS-guided dredger out in the lake. Essentially,
Dredge Yard Builds Customized Cutter Suction Dredger for WPC
Dredge Yard has received an order for a customized cutter suction dredger (CSD) from Western Potash Corp. (WPC), a development stage potash company based in Canada. “When designing a dredger for WPC, special attention was paid to achieve a solution that would be as ecologically and economically resp
$54.9M for the Replenishment of North Carolina Beaches
The State of North Carolina and FEMA are announcing more than $54.9 million to reimburse expenses to restore hurricane- and tropical storm-related beach damage. The funds include reimbursing the replacement of sand and plants on public beaches in the towns of Emerald Isle and Holden Beach. Emerald I
Centerm Expansion Project Continues
Works are continuing on the Centerm Expansion Project and South Shore Access Project in Vancouver (BC), informs the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority. As reported, dredging and infilling to create new land to the east of Centerm will continue up to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with a small exception—
Chief’s Report Signed for Hashamomuck Cove
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, said in their latest release that Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has signed the Chief’s Report for the Hashamomuck Cove, NY, Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study. The project will help reduc
New Mud Cat for Hedger Aggregate
Ellicott Dredge Technologies (EDT) has announced the sale of a Mud Cat Model MC 115D to Hedger Aggregate from Jonesboro, AR, to perform routine maintenance dredging of their sand wash plant ponds. According to Ellicott, the MC 115D will be used for continuous maintenance to maintain storage capacity
Contract Awarded for Texas City Hurricane Flood Protection Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District has awarded a contract in the amount of $12.2 million to Pontchartrain Partners, LLC., to repair damages caused by Hurricane Harvey on the Texas City Hurricane Flood Protection Project. “The project will correct erosion damages to the levee and Mos
Tramarsa Opts for Damen
Peruvian maritime services provider Tramarsa has taken delivery of a Damen Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 450. Tramarsa will be providing the tools to its subsidiary company Salaverry Terminal Internacional (STI), which will be using the new vessel for maintenance dredging tasks in the Port of Salaver
USACE Meeting on Tidal Flats in Stratford, CT
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, is seeking public comment on the Proposed Plan for Environmental Restoration for the Tidal Flats and Outfall-008 drainage ditch sediments, a preferred mechanical dredging and on-site beneficial re-use of sediments alternative, at the Stratford
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (December 2 – December 8, 2019). Officials Secure $100 Million for Mississippi River Emergency Dredging U.S. Representatives Angie Craig, Betty McCollum and Ron Kind have successfully secured emergency funding for