The City of Port Colborne is seeking community input on the future of the empty grain terminal and the potential dredging of sediment buildup at Sugarloaf Marina and the public boat launch. As one of the largest municipally owned and operated marinas in Ontario, the marina provides 700 dock slips fo
Last week in Terrebonne Parish, Governor Jeff Landry signed an executive order that directs state agencies to change all references to the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana laws and other documents to the “Gulf of America.” According to the Louisiana CPRA, Landry urged Congress to formally recognize the n
The Town of Oak Island, North Carolina, has presented the latest update on the upcoming Beach Nourishment Project. The Town solicited bids for the project from October 15, 2024, to November 12, 2024. Due to Contractor requests, local officials provided the options to bid the project for construction
Double B Marine Services said that the dredging operations at the Wilmington Harbor maintenance dredging and Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point are now complete. The work, undertaken by Norfolk Dredging Company, included maintenance dredging of: The maintenance dredging required removal and disposa
The Puyallup Tribe and The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) have joined forces to construct a new berth on the East Blair Waterway. Under the terms of a memorandum of understanding (MOU), the Tribe and the NWSA intend to construct a new pier adjacent to one on the East Blair Waterway and to jointly
Waste Management of Morrisville, PA, recently proposed to undertake 10-year maintenance dredging in the Delaware River at the Fairless Hills Basin and berthing areas. The Army Corps estimates the 10-year dredging project to remove around 220,000 cubic yards of sediment from an 18-acre dredge footpri
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) said that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may repurchase up to $50 million of its common stock. “Our business is strong, as we delivered in 2024 the second best results in our Company’s histor
Royal IHC and Inner City Diesel Ltd have worked successfully to deliver two mighty Beaver 50 cutter suction dredgers. These EPA TIER IV vessels are a testament of IHC and ICD commitment to provide solutions for the customers all over the world. The construction of two monster dredges began last Fall
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has scheduled a beach renourishment project along the Grand Strand, beginning in late 2025. In preparation, aerial drone surveys will be conducted between March and May 2025 to map current beach contours. The objective of these drone surveys is to capture high-resolu
On March 21, the Government of Santa Catarina, through the Port of São Francisco do Sul and Porto Itapoá, will sign a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contract for the dredging works on the access channel to Babitonga Bay. At the occasion, to be attended by Governor Jorginho Mello, a call for tender
MOTAS Dredging Solutions recently teamed up with the US-based company DREDGE CONSTRUCTORS to strengthen pumping capabilities of the Army Corps’ dredge Goetz. The project included engineering, fabrication, and delivery of a booster station. This booster station, designed for both land and floating op
The Lake Worth Inlet will be temporarily closed this morning as construction crews work to install a pipe on the bottom of the inlet, The Town of Palm Beach said. They also announced that from 7:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., all boat traffic will be prohibited while a pipe is installed across the mouth of
