Americas
New Funding to Help Upgrade Port Saint John
The New Brunswick and federal governments have announced more than $136 million in funding to help modernize Port Saint John. This project involves upgrading and consolidating the Rodney and Navy Island terminals to allow the Port to accommodate larger vessels. New operational systems and technology
Officials Briefed on Levee Safety
With California’s rainy season and what had been dire predictions of an El Nino weather pattern now behind them, leaders of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, brought together water safety officials from across the region July 7 to provide an update on the Corps levee safety a
Update on the Napa River Dredging Project
The official kickoff of the Napa River dredging project is expected in mid-September. According to a spokesman from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the dredging scheme has been scheduled for mid-September and will last through November. The dredging will remove around 300,000 cubic yards of sedime
Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Agreement Signed
U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp joined key U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials in Fargo yesterday for the official signing of an agreement to initiate construction of the Fargo-Moorhead diversion. The agreement sets in motion the permanent Red River Valley flood control efforts, including securing st
Mississippi River Commission Public Hearing in August
The Mississippi River Commission will host a public hearing Friday, August 12 at Melvin Price Locks and Dam in Alton, Ill, aboard the Motor Vessel MISSISSIPPI. The hearing is open to the public and scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. “Anyone with an interest is invited to present their views and suggestion
Sand Placement Activities Underway at Port Royal Plantation
The Town of Hilton Head Island has just announced the latest update on their 2016 Beach Nourishment Project. Currently, the Town’s contractor, Weeks Marine, Inc., is working at the “heel” of the Island adjacent to Port Royal Plantation. To date, more than 450,000 cubic yards of sand have been placed
Norfolk Dredging Wins Poplar Island Contract
Norfolk Dredging Co. of Chesapeake, Virginia, has been awarded a $7.1 million Poplar Island Sand Stockpile contract. The contract is for hydraulic dredging of up to 1,350,000 cubic yards of sandy material from borrow areas approximately one mile away from Poplar Island (northern and southwest borrow
Restart of the Oceanside Harbor Dredging Project
Progress on the navigational dredging project within Oceanside Harbor continued last week with the contractor, CJW Construction, returning to the site to restart the operations. The contractor restarted the dredging on July 6th, and in just two days managed to remove some 5,000 cubic yards of materi
Comments Sought on Draft Environmental Assessment for Greybull
A draft EA has been prepared by Amec Foster Wheeler, Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. for the USACE to determine if any environmental impacts would be caused by a proposed project to bring the town of Greybull Levee System into compliance with 44 CFR § 65.10 of the National Flood Insurance Progr
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (July 4-July 10, 2016). Royal IHC Takes Majority Stake in Tompkins Royal IHC and Tompkins UK Limited are strengthening their strategic cooperation with IHC’s acquisition of a majority stake in Tompkins, the parent
More Dredging Work at Jeffrey Reservoir
The Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District’s board of directors approved payment of an invoice at its monthly board meeting that will extend dredging activities at Jeffrey Reservoir until August 7. Gothenburg Division Manager Kevin Boyd told the board that dredging at the lake near Br
Stone Harbor Update: Dredging of North Basin Completed
The Stone Harbor Property Owners Association (SHPOA) has just announced the completion of phase one of the Stone Harbor Maintenance Dredging Project. During the phase 1, dredging of the North Basin was completed with the removal of 8,999 cubic yards of dredged material and dredging of Shelter Haven