Americas
Researchers Use Sonar to Map Potential Restoration Sites
Across the Great Lakes several efforts have been undertaken to restore historic rocks reefs providing improved spawning grounds for a variety of fish species. Projects in the St. Clair-Detroit River System, Grand Traverse Bay and Thunder Bay have restored reef spawning habitat for lake trout, walley
Groundbreaking Ceremony for East River Seawall Repairs
The Rockefeller University formally broke ground last week on a project that will repair, and ultimately refurbish, a crumbling seawall and dilapidated stretch of public parkland along the East River. Initial work on the project will rehabilitate the seawall that supports the esplanade, spanning fro
Corps Awards $40.2 M Contract for Raw Water Storage
Construction should begin by this summer on a $40.2 million raw water storage impoundment for the City of Savannah as part of environmental mitigation for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, awarded Thalle Construction Company of Hillsborough,
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (December 7-13). Mteck Delivers Electric Dredge Crane for Van Oord Mteck BV, a Dutch based builder of custom cranes for dredging and stevedoring industries, has just delivered an electric dredge crane for Paans Va
Pigeon Cove Breakwater Project Moves Forward
The Town of Rockport’s project to repair and improve the upper Pigeon Cove stone breakwater and the harbor entrance breakwater has officially begun. Work at the Upper Breakwater includes construction of an access road along the breakwater for resetting and replacing stone and base material at discre
Port of Wilmington Dredging Gets Approval
The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission unanimously approved a variance this week enabling the N.C. Ports Authority to go ahead with the Port of Wilmington dredging project, according to CRC Chair Frank Gorham. The present 1,200-foot turning basin at the Port of Wilmington will be expanded to 1,400 fe
XXIV Latin American Congress of Ports in Chile
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) celebrated last week the 24th edition of its annual Latin American Congress of Ports in Arica, Chile. Continuing to strengthen its status as the premier port conference in Latin America, the Congress gathered from November 30th to December 3rd over
Weeks Marine Wins Siesta Key Beach Restoration Contract
A $21.5 million beach restoration project on south Siesta Key that will add some 690,000 cubic yards of sand onto the beaches is scheduled to begin next month, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports. County commissioners on Wednesday unanimously approved the project, along with the creation of a specia
Guam Commercial Port Improvement Project Wrapped Up
The $50 million Guam Commercial Port Improvement Project, administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) on behalf of the Department of Defense (DOD), has been completed, MARAD announced yesterday. “As Guam’s only commercial port, these facilities are key to
FDEP Issues Permit for Next Phase of Kissimmee Project
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has issued an environmental resource permit to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin one of the last phases of the Kissimmee River Restoration Project. The permit authorizes the Corps to backfill approximately 34,000 linear feet of the C-38 cana
Busy Year for Italdraghe
2015 has proved a record year for the Italian dredger manufacturer Italdraghe. The beginning of the year saw the delivery in Italy of the first of its new range of Octopus dredgers, multifunctional vessels with numerous innovative features that allow them to operate in extremely varied working condi
Lake Anne 2015 Dredging Project Completed
The 2015 Lake Anne dredging project is now wrapped up, according to the Reston Association. Reston Association’s contractor, Lake Services, removed 544 truckloads, approximately 6,000 cubic yards of material from the lake over the last several weeks. The main goal of this cleanup scheme is to clear