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GIWW Meetings Start This Week in Bradenton and Venice
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has opened a public comment period to gather information to define issues and concerns associated with the operations and maintenance dredging of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW), including those related to placement locations for dredged
Cobourg Hosts Midtown Creek Flood Control Public Meeting
The Town of Cobourg will host a public information meeting for the Midtown Creek Flood Control Ponding Area and Kerr Street Extension to Division Street West to the railway spur, Class Environmental Assessment (EA). The town is conducting a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) study t
Isle of Palms Update: Dunecrest Lane Gets New Sand
The City of Isle of Palms, South Carolina, has just released the latest update on their beach renourishment project. Work has been completed on the beach west of Property Owner’s Beach House in front of Beach Club Villas I & portions of Dunecrest Lane. Under construction at this time is the remainin
New Director of Coastal Engineering Services for KS Associates
KS Associates has announced that Mark P. Cencer, P.E., has been promoted to Director of Coastal Engineering Services. In his new role, Mark leads the KS Coastal Engineering Group in providing planning, design, and construction engineering services for all types of waterfront infrastructure, with a f
SHEP Progresses: Three Dredges Busy Working in Savannah River
Georgia Governor, Nathan Deal, released his Fiscal Year 2018 budget proposal last week, allocating $35 million in additional support for the Port of Savannah deepening, for a total of $301 million in state funds. “We’d like to thank the governor and General Assembly for their full and complete suppo
Group Ocean Orders Two Damen Vessels
Recently, at the New Orleans Workboat Festival in the United States, Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract with Canada-based Group Ocean for the delivery of two Modular Multi Cats 1205. The vessels, which are made of standard, container sized units for easy transportation anywhere in the world, wi
The Last Stage of Buxton Beach Works
With a favorable weather forecast expected for this week, Weeks Marine will once again deploy both dredges, RN Weeks and Magdalen, onsite to work on the Buxton Beach Nourishment project. According to the company, as of Wednesday, January 17, about 77% of the project’s sand had been placed on the bea
ShoreRivers Announces New Miles-Wye Riverkeeper
ShoreRivers, formerly Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy, has named Elle Bassett as the new Miles-Wye Riverkeeper. As Riverkeeper, Bassett will act as the primary spokesperson for the Miles River, Wye River and Eastern Bay, advocating for their protection and restoration. Bassett will strive to increa
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (January 15-21, 2018). VIDEO: Royal IHC Launches Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger DC Orisant The launching ceremony of new multi-purpose 5.450m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) DC Orisant took place earlier
California Coastal Conservancy Awards $2.6M for Coastal Projects
The State of California’s Coastal Conservancy awarded a series of grants, totaling over $2.6 million, to seven projects that will protect coastal land, improve watershed health, restore habitat and increase public access to the coast. The full list grants, authorized on January 18 at the Coastal Con
Callan Marine Buys Bean Coastal LLC
Callan Marine Ltd, a Galveston based company providing dredging and marine services, has announced the purchase of the assets of CF Bean LLC and the acquisition of Bean Coastal LLC. Joining Callan Marine are Jim Bean, James Bean and Ancil Taylor along with a host of key staff since the purchase on D
Contrecoeur Terminal Expansion Plans on the Table
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is currently conducting a federal environmental assessment of the proposed Contrecoeur Port Terminal Expansion Project. The Montreal Port Authority proposes the construction of the container port terminal with a maximum annual capacity of 1.15 million con