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USACE to Hold Update on Miami Harbor Navigation Study
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District staff will host a public teleconference April 26 from 11 a.m. to noon to provide an update on the ongoing Miami Harbor Navigation Improvement Study and to provide information on the study progress and upcoming milestones. The navigation improvem
Coastal Texas Study on Display
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Galveston District leaders met with Southeast Texas and South Texas Congressional members in the District of Columbia earlier this month, during Texas Water Days. Members received updates on the Buffalo Bayou Tributary and Resiliency Study’s upcoming public meetings
AAPA Calls for Long-Term Funding Solution for Port Maintenance
In a written testimony, submitted recently to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Water Resource and Environment hearing on the “Cost of Doing Nothing,” the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) called on Congress to invest in critical landside and water
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (April 15-21, 2019). Jan De Nul in Benin: Season’s Goal Completed Jan De Nul has just released the latest update on their underwater breakwater project in Benin, saying that the season’s goal was successfully comp
Ventura Harbor Dredging Wraps Up
The dredging operations at Ventura Harbor, CA, have been completed with 470,000 cubic yards of sand relocated from the entry channel, Ventura Harbor Village said in its latest announcement. During the end of March and much of April, Manson Construction’s crew was busy dredging the entrance to Ventur
EPA Allocates $1.65 Million for Great Lakes Programs
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $1.65 million to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to continue restoration work at five highly contaminated sites on the Great Lake. This EPA funding is the first installment of an approximately $5 million Great Lakes Resto
CPRA Implementation Update – April 2019
Seven major coastal restoration projects in Louisiana totaling more than half a billion dollars have been completed and paid for with settlement money resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Projects working their way toward construction this year or in years to come will use another $4
Oceanside Harbor Dredging Project About to Begin
Manson Construction is making final preparations for the upcoming Oceanside Harbor dredging project. Over the next few days, the company will move its equipment from the recently completed Ventura County dredge project and begin works on the Oceanside scheme. According to the city officials, there h
Somers Point’s New Transient Marina Project on Track
Construction of a new bayfront marina at the end of Higbee Avenue in Somers Point is underway with completion expected in the summer of 2019. Wickberg Marina Contracting, Inc. of Belford, NJ recently completed the dredging phase of the project, and Walters Marine Construction of Ocean View, NJ has b
Canada Invests in Gibsons Landing Small Craft Harbor
Coastal communities across Canada are supported by small craft harbors that bolster local economies and provide the commercial fishing industry with safe and accessible facilities, the Government of Canada said in its latest release. With approximately 45,000 Canadians employed in this sector, the g
Minot Flood Project Gets OK
The Mouse River Flood Protection Plan received a major boost April 16 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chief of Engineers signed the Chief’s Report, endorsing the Corps’ Final Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment on this project. Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, 54th Chief of Engineers and Co
Texas Gulf Coast $35 Million Deal for Orion
Orion Group Holdings today announced the award of multiple contracts with a total value of approximately $35 million. According to their latest announcement, the company’s Marine Segment has been awarded three contracts for dredging services along the Texas Gulf Coast. The project calls for the dred