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VIDEO: Sitton Strongly Supports Port of Corpus Christi Dredging
Texas Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last week to prioritize the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project. The project, which will deepen the 36-mile ship channel to 52 feet (MLT) Mean Low Tide from the current 45 feet MLT, is critically important
Big Bend Channel Project Agreement Signed
Port Tampa Bay President and CEO Paul Anderson and Col. Jason Kirk, the Commander and District Engineer of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Jacksonville District, yesterday signed the Big Bend Channel Project Reimbursement Agreement. This agreement marks another milestone step toward the deepening
Jan De Nul Among Nominees for IADC Safety Award 2017
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just revealed the 7th nominee for its Safety Award 2017 – Jan De Nul Group’s Hatch Covers for Deck Hatches. When a low deck hatch is in the process of opening, it quickly becomes a dangerous situation. Falling down an unprotected and ope
Battelle Wins $8M Contract for Testing of Dredged Material
Battelle Memorial Institute, an applied science and technology development company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, has won an $8 million contract for sampling and testing of dredged material, according to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) latest announcement. The contract will be undertaken in a
Restoring Flower Mound Ponds
A major improvement project that will remove odor and restore the aquatic health of three Flower Mound park ponds is now underway, the Town of Flower Mound, TX, said in its latest announcement. Pond dredging at Cortadera Park began in early August, and once crews are finished there, the same process
Butler Beach Dedication Ceremony Set for August 26
The Berkeley Township will officially cut the ribbon on the newly revamped Butler Beach in Bayville, NJ, on August 26, 2017, the town said in its latest announcement. According to the Berkeley Township press release, the beach, which was one of the many Ocean County victims of Superstorm Sandy, has
IHC America Secures Another Contract with Weeks Marine
IHC America – part of Royal IHC – has been awarded a contract for the design, construction and delivery of a spud system with Weeks Marine Inc. According to IHC, the innovative spud system will be installed on the J.S. CHATRY, a newly-built cutter suction dredger (CSD) that will be operating in coas
Federal Sandy Relief Grant for New Jersey
New Jersey Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. yesterday announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded the Department of Environmental Protection a grant of $55 million to reimburse the state’s Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. The work being reimbursed provided for the removal
Plymouth Dredging Plans on the Table
The Town of Plymouth Department of Public Works is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, to conduct work in waters of the U.S. to dredge and do other work in Plymouth Harbor at Water Street and Town Wharf in Plymouth, Mass. The proposed work involves dredging
USACE to Christen New Hydrographic Survey Vessel Tomorrow
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, newest hydrographic survey vessel, SV Catlett, arrived in Baltimore July 2017 and is the most recent addition to the district’s fleet of working vessels. Named in honor of Harold Lloyd Catlett, Jr., the vessel will be christened in a ceremony on
Vandenberg Harbor Dredging Proposed
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, has received an application for a Department of the Army permit for the Vandenberg Air Force Base Harbor Maintenance Dredging project. According to the Corps, the project calls for dredging of up to 10,000 cubic yards of sediment annually from
Dredgers Essex and Charleston Gear Up for Delaware River Job
The U.S. Coast Guard said in its latest announcement that they are establishing two safety zones to facilitate the deepening of the main navigational channel in the Delaware River on or about August 30, 2017, through March 15, 2018. During this time, the dredgers Essex and Charleston, owned by Norfo