Ellicott Dredges recently delivered a new Ellicott® Series 1870 G2 Dragon® dredge, the Sandpiper, to the City of Virginia Beach. According to Ellicott, the Sandpiper combines the robust, trusted design of the original 1870 series with advanced modern features, including upgraded hydraulics, operator
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has issued a proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the maintenance dredging of the federally authorized Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) within waters of the Nassau Reach 1 channel in Nassa
Bird Construction Inc. said today that the previously announced transaction to acquire Fraser River Pile & Dredge (FRPD) has been successfully completed. “We are pleased to welcome the FRPD team to Bird, marking an important milestone for both companies,” said Teri McKibbon, President and CEO of Bir
Dredging crews will return to the Grand Traverse Harbor in Houghton County this summer as efforts continue to save Buffalo Reef from being covered by stamp sand mining waste, Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said. Over the past roughly 100 years, historic copper mine tailings from th
Channel Islands Harbor said that the dredging operations in the harbor have resumed. Manson Construction will dredge sand from the harbor entrance to downcoast beaches to support shoreline protection. “Operations may continue through February 2026. Heavy equipment on Silver Strand Beach will operate
A first-of-its-kind dredging project at Tuttle Creek Reservoir is now completed. In partnership with the Kansas Water Office, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have worked together to test a new way to manage sediment buildup in Tuttle Creek Lake. This pioneering project is set to evaluate Water Inje
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said that the North Myrtle Beach renourishment work will start in December and make its way south, eventually finishing in Garden City. The City of Myrtle Beach section of the project is scheduled to begin in February. Small sections of the beach will be closed as th
At its October 9 meeting, Brookhaven City Council approved to fund “dredging and dredged materials disposal” at Murphey Candler Park in the amount of $1.5 million. The dredging effort will be performed to re-establish lake depths at the southern end of the lake near the embankment at West Nancy Cree
Cashman Dredging recently returned to New Haven Harbor, where they will be working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to restore the federal navigation channel to 35 feet. The New Haven Harbor dredging project in Connecticut will maintain the 35-foot channel from Long Island Sound to the confluen
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District is urging boaters in the Chesapeake Bay to steer clear of ongoing construction activities near the Mid-Bay Island Project, located adjacent to the islands of James and Barren in western Dorchester County. Barren Island phase 2 construction began i
Registration is now open for the 55th Annual Dredging Engineering Short Course at Texas A&M University. This 4.5 day Dredging Short Course will discuss current information on dredging fundamentals, dredge equipment & instrumentation, dredging procedures, dredged material placement procedures, benefi
In the Canadian Northwest Territories, a large-scale sediment clean-up project has started. The project aims to remove contaminated sediment from Mill Lake and its surroundings which were polluted by mining activities in the middle of the last century. The contractor, Sanexen Environmental Services
