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Kalama Dredging Program Nears End
The Port of Kalama said in their latest announcement that a maintenance dredging program at the Temco LLC berth will be wrapping up this week. The port commission recently voted to award the $814,212 dredging contract to HME Construction. The routine maintenance project, aimed to ensure the draft ne
Dredge Meeting at Camp Perry in Port Clinton
The Ohio Lake Erie Commission (OLEC) will hold its next quarterly meeting today, at 10 a.m. at Camp Perry in Port Clinton, OH. During the meeting, the commission will discuss and vote on dredge material grant proposals provided by OLEC’s Dredge Research and Innovation in Farming Team (DRIFT). At the
Manson to Dredge U.S. Naval Station Kings Bay
Manson Construction Co. has just won a contract for the U.S. Naval Station Kings Bay maintenance dredging works. The $9.8 million contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, on Friday, September 14, 2018. The work consist of maintenance dredging of the Kings Bay
IADC Dredging in Figures 2017 Available
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just presented the 2017 edition of Dredging in Figures, an annual review of the global dredging market including the international dredging industry’s revenue. This paper highlights essential information about the dredging industry. Fact
Keating Amendments Focus on Plymouth Harbor Dredging
Massachusetts Congressman Bill Keating has attached several amendments to the new Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 that has passed both houses of Congress and is headed to President Donald Trump’s desk for signature, the CapeCod.com NewsCenter reports. The second of the five amendments gives the Arm
Priest Lake Meeting Set for September 27
The Idaho Water Resources Board is seeking public comment as engineers enter the second phase of the Priest Lake Water Management Project, scheduling an open house for September 27 at Priest Lake Elementary School, Priest River, ID. Staff from Mott MacDonald, the consulting engineers designing the p
Southern Dredging Bags Wilmington Harbor Dredging Contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, last week awarded a construction contract for the Wilmington Harbor Anchorage Basin maintenance dredging project. The $1,000,027 contract was awarded to Southern Dredging Co., Inc. According to the Corps, the work includes maintenance dredging o
Milestone for Port of Redwood City
The Port of Redwood City, California, announced last week that Fiscal Year 2017-18 was its best year in history, generating $8.6 million in revenue and over 2.3 million metric tons of cargo moving across the port docks, a 49% percent increase in cargo over the prior year. Commenting the latest relea
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (September 10 – 16, 2018). Florida ICWW Dredging Plan Introduced The Florida Inland Navigation District will be receiving sealed bids for the construction of the Intracoastal Waterway Maintenance Dredging project
Major Step Forward for Port Fourchon Development Plans
The Greater Lafourche Port Commission (GLPC) took a major step forward in its plans to develop the next generation of Deepwater port facilities at Port Fourchon, thanks to an agreement signed by the Edward Wisner Donation Trust granting GLPC a lease of over 900 acres of property immediately south of
IRPT Signs Memorandum with USACE
Cindy Cutrera, Port of Morgan City and President of Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals and Dr. Joe Manous, Jr., Director for the Institute of Water Resources (IWR) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have signed the Memorandum of Common Purpose in New Orleans, Louisiana, on September 12th. Through the
Importance of Hampton and Portsmouth Dredging Highlighted
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan and Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter this week issued the following statements after the final version of the bipartisan America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 was announced following Senate and House negotiations. The biennial legislation authorizes