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Orion Group Reports Second Quarter Results
Orion Group Holdings, Inc. has just reported net income of $2.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. These results compare to net loss of $2.3 million for the same period a year ago. “We are pleased with our results for the second quarter,” said Mark Stauffer, Orion Group Holding’s Pres
Ellicott Dredger for Nova Scotia
Ellicott Dredges, a Baltimore based manufacturer of dredging equipment, recently completed a custom designed and built Series 370 Dragon dredger for a salt mining company in Nova Scotia, Canada. “Ellicott Dredges was awarded the contract based on its reputation for designing and manufacturing heavy-
DuPage River Report Available for Public Comment
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District, has released for public comment the DuPage River draft integrated feasibility report and environmental assessment. The draft report provides a recommended plan to address flood risk on the DuPage River and its tributaries in the counties of DuPage
$50 Million for Herbert Hoover Dike Works
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has signed an agreement with the State of Florida to accept an additional $50 million of state funds to help with rehabilitation of the Herbert Hoover Dike surrounding Lake Okeechobee. The agreement, known as a Contributed Funds Memorandum of Agreement, was signed ye
Fact.MR Foresees Increase in Funding for Dredging Projects
With seaborne trade gaining importance in terms of economic development of a nation, government organizations are largely investing in harbor deepening activities worldwide, Fact.MR said in their latest study on Harbor Deepening Market. A deeper harbor can accommodate heavy and large container ships
Great Lakes Dredge Unveils Second Quarter Results
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has just reported financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018. For the three months ended June 30, 2018, GLDD reported revenue of $150.6 million, net loss from continuing operations of $1.0 million and Adjusted EBITDA from continuin
Cardin, Van Hollen Announce Funding for Chesapeake Bay Foundation
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen yesterday announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $156,101 federal grant to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation for a restoration project in the Choptank River Habitat Focus Area. This project includes the instal
Bradley Lake Dredging Plan on the Table
The City of Sturgeon Bay, WI, has submit an application to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ St. Paul District for the Bradley Lake Dredging and Nourishment Project. The scheme will include: dredging of 6.700 cubic yards of material from approximately 0.81 acre of Sturgeon Bay (Lake Michigan), excav
Field Studies Continue at Roberts Bank
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) is continuing field studies in August 2018 as part of ongoing environmental and technical work for the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project. The Roberts Bank Project is a proposed new three‐berth container terminal that would provide 2.4 million TEUs of addition
Cromedy Construction Bags Codorus Repair Contract
USACE’s Baltimore District yesterday awarded an emergency contract in the amount of $357,846 to Cromedy Construction Corp., a small business headquartered out of Philadelphia, for work to repair the area of channel wall that collapsed along Codorus Creek on July 26. Work will entail removal of the c
Houston Coastal Conference Takes Place This Week
Emergency managers, public officials and industry executives will meet at the University of Houston on Friday, August 3, to discuss the latest updates on disaster preparations, loss mitigation and rapid recovery in the face of hurricanes and other storms. The Hurricanes, Major Disasters, Coastal Pro
Buffalo River Restoration Project Wrapped Up
The Great Lakes Commission (GLC), U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins, Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper and other guests celebrated the completion of the Buffalo River Habitat Restoration Project yesterday. Eight project sites have been restored since 2013, enhancing nearly two miles of shoreline and 20 acres of fis