Congressman Nick LaLota yesterday hosted officials from all levels of government and leaders of the community to witness the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conduct emergency dredging of the vital Lake Montauk Inlet. According to USACE, the work is being conducted with the shallow draft dredger Murden.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District is looking for a contractor to perform the 2025 West Coast Hopper Maintenance Dredging works. This dredging project includes work at Humboldt Bay, CA (HUM); Mouth of the Columbia River, OR/WA (MCR); Lower Columbia River, OR/WA (LCR); and Coos Bay,
SC Ports and the Port of Charleston, South Carolina, set a new record yesterday, receiving their largest capacity containership to date – the OOCL Iris – at Wando Welch Terminal. The record was previously held by CMA CGM’s MARCO POLO, which first called on Wando Welch in May 2021 and has a capacity
The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) is set to improve its dredging capacity with the installation of a new marine excavator on the Italeni, a grab hopper dredger. According to TNPA, it is used by the ports authority to maintain the promulgated depth of port berths, basin and entrance channe
Barnstable County Dredge has just released this very interesting video named ‘Dredging in Action at Sesuit Harbor!’ In the video, Dredge Director Ken Cirillo takes us through the process, explaining how the County Dredge is keeping the waterways navigable and coastlines protected.
The Port Authority of Bahia (CODEBA) last Friday (Feb. 14) celebrated an important milestone — the start of maintenance dredging at the Port of Ilhéus. According to CODEBA, this dredging project aims to maintain the port’s full navigability and increase its capacity to handle larger ships from 30 to
Pinellas County (FL) is a peninsula with 35 miles of sandy beaches on 11 barrier islands. The sand is what attracts visitors from across the world and is vital to the economy and the way of life for local communities. Last year, the County completed a nourishment project at Pass-a-Grille, in which t
The Philippines’ Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has successfully completed a vital flood protection project on the Peñaranda River in Gapan City, Nueva Ecija. According to DPWH, the newly constructed flood mitigation structure – including a 312.40-meter double-berm system, a 10-meter
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2024. Commenting the news, Lasse Petterson, President and Chief Executive Officer, said: “Great Lakes had an outstanding 2024, with strong project performance and exceptional fin
Site works have started on a critical coastal protection project located in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). The project design is led by consulting engineering company Royal HaskoningDHV on behalf of the RMI Ministry of Public Works, Infrastructure and Utilities (MPWIU), with dredging an
As climate change brings more frequent and severe flooding, innovative solutions are emerging to tackle these challenges. Working with nature, not against it, Natural England is proposing schemes to help tackle flooding in Norfolk and Suffolk. Projects in their region – one on the River Wissey in No
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just released the latest update on the GDh. Thinadhoo Industrial Zone Development Project. MTCC said that the work on this capital development program is moving ahead, with overall project completion at 88%. According to MTCC, revetment construct
A maintenance dredging scheme at the Lake Worth Inlet in Palm Beach will begin this week, the Town said in a statement. Under the program, USACE is expected to dredge 191,000 cubic yards of sand from the entrance to the channel for 2-3 weeks, and then pump the material onto the adjacent beach at Phi
Renourishment works on the Amberley Beach bund are well underway and are expected to be completed in March, Hurunui District Council said. The renourished bund will be 1100m long, covering the extent of the Amberley Beach township and is constructed of granular fill material similar to natural beach
