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USACE Closes West Newton Chute Boat Landing
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is closing the West Newton Chute Boat Landing on the Mississippi River near Kellogg, Minnesota, on or around May 20. USACE’s contractor, Dubuque Barge and Fleeting Service, from Dubuque, Iowa, has mobilized to the site, and the boat landing is bei
Boskalis Reports Lower Revenues, Increased Order Book
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has just released its latest trading update, saying that the market picture for the coming period would be characterized by continued lower volumes of work and pressure on both utilization levels and margins. Compared to the same period last year, revenue declined at
West Sacramento Kicks Off Southport Levee Scheme
Congresswoman Doris Matsui and West Sacramento Mayor Christopher Cabaldon, along with flood protection partners, broke ground on the Southport Levee Improvement Project yesterday. The Southport Levee Improvement Project is West Sacramento’s largest levee project to date. It will improve nearly six m
All Set for Marcus Hook Range Dredging Work
The U.S. Coast Guard said in its latest release that they are establishing three safety zones to facilitate the Philadelphia to Sea Dredging Maintenance Project which includes the dredging works in the Delaware River from May 12 through September 1, 2017. During this time, the cutter suction dredger
Chesapeake Bay Health Improved, UMCES Says
The overall health of Chesapeake Bay improved in 2016, a positive sign that recovery efforts are working, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) said in its latest release. The largest estuary in the nation scored a C grade (54%) in the 2016 report card, one of the highe
EPA Releases Hudson River 2016 Sampling Summary
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released their latest community update on the Hudson River polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) cleanup scheme, named ‘Hudson River Floodplain Sampling: 2016 Sampling Summary’. The paper said that in fall 2016, work continued on the comprehensive invest
CEDA Dredging Days Program Announced
The Central Dredging Association has announced the program for their upcoming trademark biennial event – CEDA Dredging Days, set to take place from 9-10 November 2017 at Ahoy Rotterdam. “The event has been the primary international dredging conference in the CEDA region (Europe, Middle East, Africa)
USACE: Dredging Industry Day in Portland
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, is conducting an industry day to discuss potential upcoming pipeline dredging contracts within the District. According to the Corps, the purpose of this meeting is to discuss future projects in an attempt to partner and communicate openly with the
FIRST Act Instructs USACE to Expedite Required Studies
Following the recent passage of S.B. 10 by the Florida Legislature, U.S. Congressman Brian Mast yesterday unveiled the Everglades FIRST (Flow Increases Rely on Storage and Treatment) Act. The bill will expedite the federal timeline for the completion of reports that are required before Everglades re
Town of Duck Project Meeting on May 17
The contractors for the upcoming Town of Duck beach nourishment project, Coastal Planning and Engineering and dredging company Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, will present project updates at the Town Council’s mid-month meeting on Wednesday, May 17. The meeting will be held in the Paul F. Keller Meeting
Start of Buxton Beach Nourishment Postponed
Weeks Marine, the contractor for the Buxton beach nourishment project, said in its latest update that the first day of pumping has been postponed from the originally projected date of May 21 to sometime within the last week of May. The starting point for the project, where the offshore pipes connect
Construction of New Reef in Piankatank River Starts
The construction of a new reef in the Piankatank River is set to start this week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, has just announced. USACE’s crews will be working about a half-mile from shore, Monday through Thursday for 10 hours a day initially, using barges and cranes to place