U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Fox has announced 40 awards totaling nearly $500 million in funding for the FY 2016 Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants. Of the 585 applications submitted totaling $9.3 billion in requests, six awards totaling $61.8 million – or
Over 100 submissions have been received by Greater Wellington Regional Council on the Waiohine River Floodplain Management Plan (FMP) draft that should provide protection from flood risk and erosion for communities in the Wairarapa valley. The wider Waiohine River community was asked for feedback at
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) recently took delivery of a new, fully customized cutter suction dredger. This piece of equipment, designed and built by DSC Dredge, was christened the Dredge Manteo in a ceremony held April 28, 2016, at the NCDOT State Shipyard in Manns Harbor
The 7th Annual Conference ‘Dredging in India’ will take place on August 23-24, 2016, at ITC Maratha, Mumbai. The mission of this conference is to highlight the key trends and opportunities in the sector and discuss the key challenges. The event, organized by India Infrastructure Publishing, will foc
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (July 25-31, 2016). Royal HaskoningDHV to Design Cayman Islands Cruise Berthing Facility International engineering firm Royal HaskoningDHV has been appointed by the Cayman Islands Central Tenders Committee to prov
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has awarded nearly $7 million in funding for improvements to the Minutemen Causeway in Brevard County’s Cocoa Beach. These improvement projects will help protect the health of the Indian River Lagoon by reducing nutrients and treating stormwater run
Following almost £2 million of investment, a specialist business center created by North Tyneside Council was officially opened in Wallsend today. Attracting companies from as far away as Aberdeen, the Center for Innovation, located on the Swans North Tyneside site, is now home to a range of busines
LATVIJAS TILTI JSC and Klaipeda State Seaport Authority have signed a €11.73 million worth contract for the deepening of the Malku Bay. According to the contractor, works on the project will begin in late August. Under the agreement, LATVIJAS TILTI JSC will deepen the Malku Bay to a depth of 14.5m,
Trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Arco Dee’ has picked up an unexploded World War Two shell during its work off Selsey, the Shoreham Herald reports. “At 10.20 yesterday morning the UK coastguard received a report from a vessel that they dredged up some possible ordnance,” a spokesperson for the Marit
The Port Saint John has signed a lease agreement with DP World for the operation of its container terminal. The long-term lease starts January 1, 2017 and will continue for about 30 years following completion of the Port’s expansion program. DP World will introduce new assets including the revamping
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, has just announced the latest update on their navigational dredging project within Oceanside Harbor, CA. The contractor, CJW Construction, removed about 7,000 cubic yards of material from the harbor’s entrance channels during this week, the USA
Councillor Ian Miller, Leader of Perth & Kinross Council, has welcomed the announcement of the first tranche of grant funding from the Scottish Government towards the development of flood prevention schemes in the Perth & Kinross Council area over the next 6 years. The first instalment of the total
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, held their 54th change of command ceremony, yesterday at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial. Lt. Col. Dennis Sugrue assumed command as District Engineer of the Detroit District. As D.E., Sugrue will oversee about 400 employees and a program worth more than
Bass Coast Shire Council is inspecting the Inverloch Surf Lifesaving Observation Tower and associated infrastructure as well as the beach access track daily after large tides and swells caused further erosion to the area. Council’s Municipal Building Surveyor and a structural engineer assessed the s
