The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District recently completed dredging four federal navigation channels in New York-New Jersey Harbor ─ Newark Bay Main Channel, Port Newark, Port Elizabeth and South Elizabeth ⎼ through the Newark Bay Maintenance Dredging Project. The work supports deep-draf
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $25 million contract to Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting for maintenance dredging works in Jacksonville, Florida. The project consists of maintenance dredging in the Jacksonville Harbor federal navigation channel. The dredging will allow larger ves
To prepare for the beach nourishment project on Sand Key, Pinellas County needs a total of 461 easements within the project area. These perpetual easements allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to place sand on private property while guaranteeing public access to the easement area. The barrier isla
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Caribbean District is preparing to award $1 billion in contracts in 2025, as announced by its commander, Col. Charles Decker, during Industry Day held earlier in December in Puerto Rico. The effort includes three major contracts related to flood control projects in
BEML Ltd and NHPC Ltd, two Indian Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at BEML Soudha, Bangalore, today. This partnership aims to establish strategic cooperation for the development of advanced desilting and dredging solutions tailored for hydroelectric power
HID Shipyard launched its latest cutter suction dredger (CSD) in Malaysia last week. The new CSD was specifically designed for coastal reclamation and riverbank maintenance projects. According to HID, the dredger can work in water depths up to -12 m. “In total, 1500KW of installed power ensures an i
The Port of Koper, Slovenia, has signed a contract with the Kolektor Koling group and its partner CGP to extend the northern part of Pier I of the port’s container terminal. The €152.9m project includes constructing a 326-metre quayside, seven hectares of stacking and handling areas, and carrying ou
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC, (GLDD) has won a $72.3 million firm-fixed-price contract for a beach renourishment work in South Carolina. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Charleston, South Carolina, with
The widespread and catastrophic damage from Hurricane Katrina is still evident today, nearly 20 years later. That destruction is apparent in Southeast Louisiana’s Breton Sound Basin where an estimated 40 square miles of marsh were destroyed by the storm. Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration
For the first time in Rock Island District history, the Operations Division Channel Maintenance program and the Upper Mississippi River Restoration (UMRR) program collaborated in an effort to beneficially use dredge material on the UMRR Steamboat Island Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project
A $9.2 million contract has been awarded to dredge Hawaiʻi Island’s lava-inundated Pohoiki Bay. The DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) awarded the contract to Goodfellows Bros., as the lowest bidder on the project. “The dredging involves removal of accumulated lava debris to resto
Michels Construction of Brownsville, Wisconsin, has won a $7.8 million USACE contract for a pilot project to demonstrate and evaluate the use of water injection dredging at Tuttle Creek Lake in Manhattan, Kansas. Tuttle Creek Lake is the largest reservoir in the Kansas River Basin. Over 40% of the p
DredgeTech Marine is delighted to announce the appointment of Tan Sri Norza Zakaria as its new Executive Chairman. Tan Sri Norza brings a distinguished track record of leadership in multiple industries including port development, marine sector, and senior government roles in Malaysia, with significa
The Town of Palm Beach (FL) is launching a significant coastal restoration effort as part of its overall Coastal Management Plan, with its first project beginning this week. According to the Town, approximately 750,000 cubic yards of sand will be dredged offshore and placed on the beach in Reach 7,
