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Aransas Rock Breakwater Contract Awarded
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, has awarded an approximately $2,3 million contract to Midwest Construction Company for construction of a 3,000 feet extension of a rock breakwater at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Beneficial Use Site B near Austwell, Texas. According to Pr
Acadiana Gulf of Mexico Access Channel Project to Move Forward
Dr. Charles Boustany has worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to allocate funds for a Limited Reevaluation Review to continue the Acadiana Gulf of Mexico Access Channel (AGMAC) project connecting Acadiana ports to the Gulf of Mexico. Congress provided design authorization for the AGMAC proje
USACE Finalizes SNWW Permit Setback Procedures
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, staff finalized last week a standard operating procedure (SOP) for evaluating permit applications along the Sabine-Neches Waterway (SNWW). According to Kimberly Baggette, chief of the USACE Galveston District’s Regulatory Division, the request to
International Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation Starts
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) will hold its International Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation in Panama this week. The IADC Seminar will be held from Monday, 11 April, through Friday, 15 April, 2016 in Panama at the Riu Plaza hotel. Some of the most important dredging pr
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (April 4-10, 2016). Boskalis Completes Acquisition of STRABAG Wasserbau Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has concluded the acquisition of the dredging activities and assets of STRABAG Wasserbau GmbH. D
Riverkeeper Files Petition Over St. Johns River Dredging
St. Johns Riverkeeper filed a Petition for Formal Administrative Hearing against the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Friday, April 1, 2016 regarding the proposed St. Johns River harbor deepening project. On February 19, 2016, DEP issued a Notice of Intent to issue an Environm
Bucket Ladder Dredger Kuban-2 Back in Action
Production and repair base of the Taganrog Department of the FSUE “Rosmorport” Azov Basin Branch on March 29, 2016 finished the repairs of bucket ladder dredger Kuban-2. Planned internavigational repairs of the vessel were carried out since 18 January of this year. In less than three months, the dre
New Study Aims to Protect Texas Coast Against Super Storm
Protecting the Texas coast from natural and man-made disasters continues to make headlines in the media as various agencies and organizations seek to find solutions to this complex issue. Col. Richard Pannell, USACE Galveston District commander, acknowledged the magnitude of this undertaking and exp
Teledyne to Acquire CARIS
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (Teledyne) and CARIS jointly announced today that the CARIS business and its international affiliates have agreed to be acquired by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Teledyne. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The closing of the transaction, which is subject
All Set for Apollo Beach Nature Preserve Dredging Scheme
Hillsborough County Conservation & Environmental Lands Management has just announced that they will close the Apollo Beach Nature Preserve to protect public safety during the dredging phase of the Apollo Beach shoreline restoration project. Beginning April 11, dredging activity will take place at th
Newt Marine Kicks Off Island Restoration Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is asking all Mississippi River boating and fishing enthusiasts to exercise caution in and around Mississippi River Pool 9 this summer. The Corps’ contractor, Newt Marine Service, from Dubuque, Iowa, began the second year of a three year island re
Long Beach Hosts Meeting on East San Pedro Bay Study
A meeting on the East San Pedro Bay Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study will be held today at the Bixby Park Community Center, Long Beach, CA. The purpose of this first public meeting is for the Army Corps to seek public input on problems, objectives, opportunities and constraints regarding the