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BOEM, CPRA Ink Two Restoration Agreements
BOEM and the State of Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) have signed two agreements to aide in the restoration of Louisiana’s Gulf coast. With a combined volume of approximately 10 million cubic yards of sand from federal waters, the project will restore the beach, dune,
Grays Harbor Dredging Set for June 6
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Seattle District has just introduced plans to conduct the Grays Harbor maintenance dredging program in the outer harbor on June 6, with the Corps’ hopper dredger Essayons. “The Essayons is scheduled to arrive on or about June 6 at 7 p.m. and will dredge through appr
Sunny Isles Beach Project on the Way
A delegation from the City of Sunny Isles Beach traveled recently to Tallahassee to attend the State Legislative Sessions and meet with representatives of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to discuss beach renourishment. Last year, the Army Corps completed a sand renourishmen
Maintenance Dredging Wraps Up on New Buffalo and South Haven Harbors
Maintenance dredging operations in Michigan’s New Buffalo and South Haven Harbors were successfully completed last week by The King Company, Inc., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Detroit District said in their latest announcement. “After the initial dredging excavation to establish a channel, dred
Meeting on San Francisco to Stockton Navigation Improvement Project
A public meeting will be held June 11, 2019 from 6pm to 8pm at the Contra Costa County Conservation and Development offices in Martinez, Calif., to discuss the Draft General Reevaluation Report (GRR) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the San Francisco Bay to Stockton Navigation Improvemen
Windy Hill Beach Renourishment Work Completes
Beach renourishment in Cherry Grove and Windy Hill, South Carolina, is now officially complete, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, said in its latest announcement. The first ‘reach’ of renourishment had no issues and weather was perfect, leading to completion several weeks ahead
Mexican Land Reclamation Deal for Van Oord
The Mexican President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, gave the go-ahead yesterday for the land reclamation works associated with the new PEMEX (Petróleos Mexicanos) refinery in Dos Bocas, Tabasco, Van Oord said in its latest release. Under the project, Van Oord will reclaim 12 million cubic meters of
Mobile Pulley Works to Equip CSD General MacArthur
Mobile Pulley Works (MPW) of Mobile (Alabama), USA, has been awarded an important new contract by BEAN Coastal LLC, a subsidiary of Callan Marine Ltd from Galveston (Texas). MPW Owner, Billy Prine said that the contract includes the design, construction, delivery and installation of the complete dre
Addressing Sediment Accumulation in Ocean City Inlet
The USACE’s Baltimore District hosted a public meeting May 30 at the Worcester County Library – Berlin Branch – to discuss two concurrent efforts: a project to address sediment accumulation (shoaling) in the Ocean City Inlet, as well as a study on the scour hole near Homer Gudelsky Park. During the
Stable Turnover for Jan De Nul Group in 2018
Jan De Nul Group realized a turnover of 1,708 million euro in 2018, adding that the EBITDA amounted to € 277 million or 16.22% of their turnover, the company announced today. “It was no real surprise that, as in 2017, the market conditions remained quite challenging in 2018. For several years in a r
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (May 27-June 2, 2019). Damen to Build New Dredger for Hanson Damen Shipyards Group and Hanson Aggregates Marine signed a contract earlier this month for construction of a Marine Aggregate Dredger (MAD) 3500. Cut
Comments Sought on Port of Quebec Deep-Water Wharf Project
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is conducting a federal environmental assessment for the proposed Port of Quebec Deep-Water Wharf Project – Beauport Sector. The government officials reported that since the previous public consultation period on the proponent’s Environmental Impact State