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Siesta Key Dredging Works Kick Off
A $21.5 million beach restoration project on south Siesta Key, that will add approximately 700,000 cubic yards of new sand onto the beaches, will begin today, according to the Herald-Tribune. Sarasota County Project Manager Paul Semenec said that the contractor, New Jersey-based Weeks Marine, will s
Orion Marine Posts Full Year 2015 Results
Orion Marine Group, Inc. today reported net income for the three months ended December 31, 2015, of $1.4 million ($0.05 diluted earnings per share). These results compare to net income of $5.3 million ($0.19 diluted earnings per share) for the same period a year ago. For the full year 2015, Orion Ma
Public Meeting on Oceanside Shoreline Study Next Week
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public scoping meeting on the Oceanside Shoreline Feasibility Study on Thursday, March 17, 2016, at 5:30 p.m. at the Oceanside City Council Chambers. The USACE project team will develop a scope of work for the study, to include detailed analysis and eval
NOAA Grant to Help Hawaii Communities with Coastal Hazards
A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration office has awarded the University of Hawaii $845,160 in grant funding to help Hawaii communities reduce their vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change. Hawaii is particularly vulnerable to coastal hazards. Since the state is heavily relian
India Hosts ‘Dredging: Ports, Harbors and Inland Waterways’
An international conference named ‘Dredging: Ports, Harbors and Inland Waterways’ will take place on March 11-12, 2016, at Adani Corporate Premises in Shantigram, Ahmedabad, India. This event, organized by the Eastern Dredging Association India, aims to incorporate a rare blend of lectures that will
Money Secured for Rhode Island Study
Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline have announced $891,243 in federal funding for a partnership between Rhode Island and four other New England states to study the effects of coastal storms and develop tools and solutions to help communities re
Grays Harbor Maintenance Dredging Set for April
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin annual Grays Harbor maintenance dredging in the Outer Harbor on April 1, 2016. Seattle-based Manson Construction Co., is contracted to dredge one and a quarter million cubic yards of material out of the navigation channel from the bar to the middle of the
Eau Gallie River Dredging Under Budget
At yesterday’s St. Johns River Water Management District’s Governing Board meeting, the board learned that the low bidder for the Eau Gallie River muck dredging project, Blue Goose Construction (BGC), can do the work for $18.5 million – leaving about $2 million potentially available for additional d
Mill River Cleanup Update
The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) has just released latest update for the cleanup of lead impacted sediment by hydraulic dredging in the Mill River. DEEP together with the contractor TRC recently completed the sediment dredging portion of the project and are curr
EPA: Site Management and Monitoring Plans Released
EPA has released updated “Site Management and Monitoring Plans” for the Central and Western Long Island Sound Dredged Material Disposal Sites for public review and comment. These plans, required for all EPA-designated disposal sites, guide monitoring and management of the two sites to ensure disposa
Ravestein Builds World’s Largest Backhoe for Boskalis
The new backhoe dredger Magnor, currently being built for Boskalis by Ravestein, will be the largest and most efficient backhoe dredger in the world. Two large deck cranes are fitted for work on- and changing of the equipment (boom, stick and bucket) of the excavator. The vessel includes all the nec
Squalicum Dredging Project Included in FY16 Plan
Recent plans to dredge the Squalicum Waterway in Bellingham will move forward, according to the announcement of Rep. Rick Larsen. Larsen yesterday announced that the project is moving forward after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers included $436,000 for the first phase of the project in its FY16 work