The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, is conducting the dredging operations in Fairport Harbor, Ohio to ensure the flow of cargo and commerce. With a crew working around the clock, the Grand River and harbor opening are being dredged by two different vessels. Each vessel is focusing on
Contractors supporting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are removing sediment from Lake Lure and the Broad River in support of Hurricane Helene recovery operations in Western North Carolina. Using heavy equipment such as excavators and rock trucks, crews are creating a passable waterway for barges t
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, has just announced the award of a contract for the Wilmington Harbor Anchorage Basin and Mid-River Maintenance Dredging. The contract has been awarded to Norfolk Dredging Company for $17.1 million. “This dredging project will ensure safe and eff
Mechanical clamshell dredging of Grays Harbor, Inner Harbor, Washington, will begin July 16, making it safer for local boaters to navigate, USACE said. Dredging operations will run continuously, 24/7, and conclude no later than February 14, 2026, with a pause between September 28, 2025 and December
As part of their professional growth and to gain a deeper understanding of USACE operations, ERDC’s Leadership Development Program (LDP) participants recently visited the USACE Vicksburg Districts Dredge Jadwin. The vessel is a 274-foot, 2400 horse-powered dustpan type dredge that plays a critical r
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, has received emergency request approval to use Wilmington District’s dredge Merritt to remove ~7,500 cubic yards of dredged material from the Ocean City Inlet this July. This emergency dredging is based on the need for the U.S. Coast Guar
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) are working hard on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane and Storm Risk Reduction Project (WSLP). This 18.5-mile flood protection system will extend from the Bonnet Carré Spillway to the Missi
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has secured four significant dredging contracts. The awarded work includes: GLDD has received Notice to Proceed from Bechtel Energy for dredging work on the Woodside Louisiana LNG project, in the vicinity of Lake Charles, LA, along the Calcasieu River shi
The dredging works for the Unalaska-Dutch Harbor Channels Project in the Aleutian Islands, conducted by J.E. McAmis, are moving forward. Currently, a bar shallower than the surrounding seabed located at the entrance to Iliuliuk Bay limits access to Dutch Harbor. This project aims to improve navigati
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District has awarded a $6.4 million contract to Curtin Maritime Corporation for maintenance dredging of the Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU) in North Carolina. The FY26 MOTSU maintenance dredging contract includes removal and disposal of approx
The State of Hawaii said that the removal of 42,000 cubic yards of black sand, rocks and boulders, deposited by the 2018 eruption of Kīlauea, has been underway for two weeks to clear the boat ramp at Pohoiki. It is the largest dredging job ever for the DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (
Chatham TV – Government Access has just released a very interesting video named ‘Backstage | Coastal Resilience – Barnstable County Dredge’. In the video, Director of Coastal Resilience, Catherine Ricks, narrates the dredging conducted by the Barnstable County Dredge.
