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Work Plan: Additional $16.5 Million Slotted for USACE Detroit
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, has announced additions to its fiscal year 2017 program based on the recently approved Work Plan. The additional $16.5 million will be used in 2017 to repair breakwaters, dredge harbors, repair critical components at the Soo Locks and complete vari
Red Wing Hosts Meeting on Lake Pepin Plans
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and the Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance kicked off an environmental restoration project with a meeting in Red Wing, Minnesota, on June 5. The project will utilize material dredged by the district in Pool 4 to create islands at the head of Lake Pepin. T
Alliance to Invest in Seattle and Tacoma Terminals
The Northwest Seaport Alliance Managing Members Tuesday approved a $52 million that will be invested in Seattle and Tacoma terminal improvements. The investments include purchase of four more container cranes to join four others already on order for Husky Terminal in the South Harbor. The Alliance a
USACE, MCWD Ink Painter Creek Agreement
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) recently signed an agreement to study the potential for an environmental restoration project in the Painter Creek subwatershed. The Painter Creek subwatershed is located in the northwestern boundar
Work on the Absecon Island Project Progresses Well
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, has just announced that work on the Absecon Island Coastal Storm Damage Reduction project in Atlantic City, NJ, is progressing well. According to the Corps, the ocean-going hydraulic cutter suction dredge C.R. McCaskill is conducting dredging
Three U.S. Government Contracts for Ellicott Dredges
Ellicott Dredges has just announced that they were recently awarded three significant contracts with the U.S. government. The first contract is for a customized Ellicott 860SL Swinging Dragon® dredge and support boat for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR). This dredge will be used to increase dep
Dredging Vessels Directory at WEDA Dredging Summit
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) will host its 2017 Dredging Summit and Expo at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver this month, from June 26-29, 2017. We are very proud to announce that our new Dredging Vessels Directory will be introduced and distributed to the attendees of this prestigious event. T
Dredge Oregon Kicks Off Columbia River Operations
The Port of Portland has just announced that the Columbia River navigation channel dredge season 2017 is now officially underway. According to the port, the cutter suction dredge Oregon yesterday started the maintenance dredging operations on the river. “The project will help maintain the shipping c
Plaquemines Parish Inks Spanish Pass Agreements with USACE
Plaquemines Parish president Amos Cormier recently signed two agreements with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin the Spanish Pass projects on Tidewater Road in Venice, LA. The projects are a part of the Beneficial Use of Dredged Material program better known as “BUDMAT”. The parish governmen
Dredging Meeting in Selbyville Takes Place Today
A community meeting to discuss dredging of local Sussex County waterways will be held at the Selbyville Fire Hall in Selbyville, DE, today from 7 to 8:30 pm. The meeting is sponsored by State Senator Gerald Hocker and State Representatives Ron Gray and Rich Collins. The Delaware Department of Natura
Ocean City Prepares Three Dredging Projects
Representatives of ACT Engineering, together with the mayor and other city officials, gathered on Saturday, June 3, at the Ocean City Tabernacle to discuss the latest plans for the city’s dredging program. During the town hall meeting, ACT Engineering and city officials announced that the Carnival B
Third Dredge Joins Duck Beach Nourishment Operations
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD) is continuing work on the Town of Duck Beach Nourishment project. Last weekend the town reported that the GLDD dredge Liberty Island is still undergoing repairs. On June 1, the town announced that the Liberty Island, the vessel working at the southern end o