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PHOTO Update: Fort Pierce Project Underway
Dredging operations related to the Fort Pierce Shore Protection Project are currently underway, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, said in their latest announcement. According to USACE, the project will place 385,000 cubic yards of sand on just under one mile of eroded beach in
USACE VIDEO: Aerial Tour of San Jacinto River Dredging Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hydraulic Engineers, conducted an aerial tour aboard an Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter of the West Fork of the San Jacinto River near Atascocita, Texas on April 25, 2018. USACE Galveston’s hydraulic engineer, Michael Garske, was joined with experts from the Enginee
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (April 30-May 6, 2018). VIDEO: TSHD Elbe Busy in Aruba Baggerbedrijf de Boer – Dutch Dredging, a Sliedrecht based dredging company, has just released this amazing video of their trailing suction hopper dredger (TS
Damen Invests in Curaçao Yard
Following a 26-day voyage across the North Atlantic, two floating docks have arrived at Damen Shiprepair Curaçao (DSCu) in the southern Caribbean. The two docks were delivered by the heavy-lift carrier Xin Guang Hua to the Port of Willemstad, Curaçao on 26 April 2018 following a trip with more than
Hopper Dredge MURDEN Ready to Take on the Clearwater Pass
Maintenance dredging of Clearwater Pass in Pinellas County is scheduled to begin May 5 and will take an estimated 35 days to complete, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District. The project includes dredging within the federal navigation channel at Clearwater Pass to previ
DSC Wolverine Class Dredge Working on Carpinteria Salt Marsh Project
Schock Contracting Corporation and Tierra Contracting, in combination with DSC Dredge, joined their forces recently to accomplish the emergency dredging project in Carpinteria Salt Marsh. Carpinteria, a small California town approximately 80 miles north of Los Angeles, sits right on the Pacific Ocea
Orion Group Holdings Posts First Quarter 2018 Results
Orion Group Holdings (ORN) today reported net income of $4.1 million ($0.14 diluted earnings per share) for the three months ended March 31, 2018. These results compare to net loss of $1.8 million, ($0.07 diluted loss per share) for the same period a year ago, said the company. “During the first qua
AAPA’s 2018 Capital Projects Seminar in Norfolk
Officials representing U.S. Department of Transportation grant programs, industrial land development specialists, economists, planning experts and port authority executives from throughout the Western Hemisphere will assemble in Norfolk, Va., May 8-9, to participate in the 2018 Capital Projects Semi
Willapa Bay Contract for Manson
In an effort to help protect the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Seattle District has awarded a contract to Manson Construction of Seattle, Washington, to repair a sand barrier dune in Willapa Bay, near the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation. Construction is scheduled t
Importance of Knapps Narrows Dredging Program Highlighted
The Knapps Narrows dredging program, undertaken by Southwind Construction to ensure continued safe navigation along the federal channel, is now officially completed. “We are excited that the project has been completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just as boating season begins. This dredging w
Great Lakes Dredge Presents First Quarter Results
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) yesterday reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2018. For the first three months GLDD reported revenue of $146.6 million, net loss from continuing operations of $9.3 million and Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations of $11.7 mill
Woods Hole Works in Full Swing
The Steamship Authority has just released the latest update on their Woods Hole Ferry Terminal Reconstruction Project, saying that Jay Cashman, Inc. continues to work on the temporary dolphins. The pile driving for the temporary dolphins has been completed and Cashman has begun welding the frames to