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Oceanside Harbor Maintenance Dredging in Its Final Week
The annual Oceanside Harbor maintenance dredging project is in its final week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, said in its latest project update. Manson Construction Company, the contractor, has dredged about 405,000 cubic yards of sand from the harbor’s entrance channel. Man
EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Hudson Review
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released for public comment its second review of the cleanup of PCB-contaminated sediment from the upper Hudson River on June 1. The agency is now extending the public comment period on the Proposed Second Five-Year Review Report for the Hudson River PCBs Sup
Heavy Weather Stops Duck Dredging Operations
Recent weather conditions have temporarily suspended dredging operations in the Town of Duck. According to the town, the weather continues to put a hold on dredging. In looking at the forecast, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD) anticipates bringing the dredges back today to resume the work. Due to
Support for Knapps Narrows Dredging
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, wrote to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expressing his support for funding to dredge the Knapps Narrows navigation channel in Tilghman, Maryland. “This navigation project is extremely important to Maryland’s economy,” Se
VIDEO: ConocoPhillips Partners with Ducks Unlimited to Restore Coastal Wetlands
ConocoPhillips has joined forces with Ducks Unlimited to help enhance and manage coastal habitats in southeast Louisiana by identifying effective coastal restoration and mitigation projects and working closely with diverse stakeholders. The Coastal Restoration Partnership between these organizations
Van Hollen Announces $17 Million for Eastern Shore Projects
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, yesterday announced $17.78 million in federal funding for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects benefiting the Eastern Shore as part of the Fiscal Year 2017 Omnibus Funding bill. “A clean and thriving Chesapeake Bay is ess
Piedroba Experts Host World Bank’s Dredging Study Tour
Piedroba’s Dr. Luis Prieto-Portar and Jelle Prins recently assisted the World Bank in organizing a weeklong study tour for a delegation of Bangladeshi Inland Waterway and Transportation Experts. The tour took place on May 14-19 in Belgium and the Netherlands and was a productive week full of knowle
New Port of Muscatine Study Presentation Today
The right time has come for the development of an intermodal container terminal and port district on the Mississippi River according to the Port of Muscatine Planning and Feasibility Study that will be presented to the City Council today. “Muscatine is in a very unique position in regards to the dev
RLB Contracting Awarded GIWW Dredging Contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, recently awarded RLB Contracting Inc. a $5.3 million maintenance dredging contract for the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Texas Main Channel Across San Antonio Bay. The contract, announced on the fbo.gov website, includes maintenance pipeline dredg
IADC Releases June 2017 Edition of Terra et Aqua
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released the June 2017 edition of Terra et Aqua. Terra et Aqua is a quarterly publication of the International Association of Dredging Companies, emphasizing “maritime solutions for a changing world”, IADC said. It covers the fields
All Three Dredges Fully Operational in Duck
The Town of Duck has just reported that as of yesterday, June 6, all three dredges are on-site and fully operational. According to the report, the Liberty Island dredge arrived back on-site June 5 and resumed dredging around 5:45 that evening. The dredge, working at the southern end of the project z
USACE Hosts Open House Sweetwater Creek Flood Study
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District, has invited the public to participate in an open house, June 13, for the proposed Sweetwater Creek Flood Risk Management Study. This open house is an opportunity for members of the public to learn more about the study and possible project, U