Following a two-week permit extension authorized by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) after coordination with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission (FWC) and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), the ongoing multi-million-dollar Canaveral Sand Bypass/beach renourishment
Stevens Towing Company has completed the dry docking of Norfolk Dredging’s cutter suction dredge at Yonges Island. The project required the majority of Stevens’ workforce in the shipyard to work two 12-hour shifts and utilized roughly 70 personnel onboard the dredge. From removing the walking spud c
Dredging of the Cleveland Harbor federal navigation channel by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and its contractor, New York-based DMYLES, Inc. will begin tomorrow, May 1. Dredging of harbors like Cleveland’s ensures accessible depths for large vessels, the continued flow of commod
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District recently welcomed congressional staff from the offices of Senator Alsobrooks, Senator Van Hollen, Rep. Johnny Olszewski, and Rep. April McClain Delaney for a site visit on Poplar Island. USACE and project leadership, gave guests a tour of the deca
A brand-new Mud Cat® MC 50E electric remote-controlled dredger was commissioned recently to clean out a reservoir in a remote area of Nicaragua. The MC 50E is transported in one ocean container, said Mud Cat. The dredger utilizes an environmentally friendly horizontal auger cutterhead with anti-turb
With approximately 92,000 cubic yards of sand placed by truck on the beaches south of Sebastian Inlet, ATL Diversified is now pumping sand from the Sebastian Inlet channel to the remainder of the project areas. ATL placed approximately 92,000 cubic yards of material on part of a 2.5-mile stretch of
Cottrell Contracting of Chesapeake, Virginia, has won a $9.1 million contract for maintenance dredging work in Kings Bay, Georgia. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the work consists of maintenance dredging within the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay including the main channel to varying
Dredging work at the boat ramp in Harvey E. Oyer Park is nearing its end, the City of Boynton Beach said. The City is collaborating with Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management on the project, which will be near the boat ramp at the park. Over time, sand has accumulated in
Construction crews are making great progress on the Isle of Palms, SC, beach re-nourishment project. According to the City, the project is now halfway complete with sand placement being completed from 6th Avenue through 9th Avenue. Sand has also been placed between 4th and 6th Avenues, but grading i
The City of Virginia Beach, VA, has requested authorization to perform maintenance dredging works within the Rudee Inlet. The proposed project includes maintenance dredging, by hydraulic methods, of Rudee Inlet navigation channel frameworks, Federal Channel, Outer Deposition Basin and Lake Wesley Ch
The Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation has announced the completion of remediation efforts to remove significant sediment deposits along the Crow’s Nest area of the East Shore of Lake Wawasee. The sediment was deposited as a result of shoreline development activities beginning in 2021 that were not
Construction is underway on more than 26 acres of restored and created habitat in Alabama’s Lower Perdido Islands, following a final design process that prioritized stakeholder input, modeling results, and the protection of existing seagrass beds, Moffatt & Nichol said. Located in Orange Beach, Alab
