Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) started the construction works on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) new medium class hopper dredger with a ceremonial steel-cutting event yesterday. The ceremony was attended by USACE Headquarters, North Atlantic Division, Marine Design Center, and Phil
Lake Worth Inlet maintenance dredging is nearly complete, with crews expected to finish this week. According to the Town of Palm Beach, the Army Corps is anticipating beginning the demobilization of the Lake Worth Inlet Maintenance Dredging Project today, April 4, 2025. The contractor, Weeks Marine
The Coastal Blue Carbon Project is creating a living shoreline in Galveston Bay to protect the Kohfeldt Marsh from erosion and rising sea levels. As a collaboration between Rice University, BCarbon, and Scenic Galveston, this innovative effort combines land conservation with carbon credit financing,
The annual dredging operations of the Cobourg Harbor are in full swing now, the Town of Cobourg, Ontario, said. According to the Town, maintaining proper depths in the harbor ensures continued accessibility and functionality for boaters and other recreational users. This initiative is part of the th
Recently, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District awarded an approximately $20 million contract for the second iteration of Fernandina Beach renourishment following Hurricane Nicole, for the Nassau County Shore Protection Project (SPP). “The project will renourish approximately 4 mil
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and their contractors have begun work on the Lake Lure restoration project. Contractors supporting the Army Corps are removing sediment from Lake Lure and the Broad River to restore navigability in support of Hurricane Helene recovery operations in Western North Caro
The Sullivan County Park and Lake staff and the Board of Directors will host a groundbreaking ceremony at 11 a.m. April 8, for the upcoming lake dredging project. This event will mark the beginning of the construction of the de-watering and sediment collection area, which is essential to the preserv
The USACE Buffalo District recently awarded a $9.1 million contract to Michigan-based Great Lakes Dock and Materials LLC for repairs to the Oswego Harbor outer west breakwater. The breakwater foundation has been significantly damaged by storms, wave action, and deterioration for more than 90 years.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District has been busy recently dredging the Monongahela River between the towns of Elizabeth and Charleroi. The dredging project consists of two dredging crews that have been working six days a week since mid-September 2024. The crews have removed more t
The Captiva Erosion Prevention District (CEPD) will hold a public hearing on the tentative apportionment at the board’s meeting on April 7 at 3 p.m. at the Captiva Civic Center on Captiva. “(The) CEPD is organizing and preparing this tentative apportionment for a beach renourishment project schedule
The Saint Lawrence Seaway stands as one of the greatest engineering feats of the 20th century, yet it remains one of the least talked about. Initiated in 1954 and completed in 1959, this massive infrastructure project transformed North American trade and transportation by connecting the Atlantic Oce
Norfolk Dredging from Chesapeake, Virginia, has won a $27.5 million firm-fixed-price contract for a dredging work in Virginia. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Dredging will be performed in Portsmouth, Virginia, with an estimated com
