More than $77 million in infrastructure and expansion projects are now being developed at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor as a record construction season kicks off in the Lake Michigan port. “This port is going through a transformational multiyear expansion and the amount of construction happening rig
Not far from the North Pole, where temperatures are low and living conditions are challenging, many goods for the residents of Greenland arrive by ship or plane. To enable larger aircraft to land in Ilulissat in the future, the runway must be expanded. To prevent settling, the thick layer of clay se
The USACE Jacksonville District awarded a $6.9 million contract last week to Southwind Construction for maintenance dredging of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) federal navigation channel in the vicinity of Sawpit Creek, Nassau County, Florida. The contract calls for the dredging of approxim
The Town of North Topsail Beach, NC, has announced that the Phase 5 of the beach nourishment project is complete. According to the Town, the work was completed on May 15th and equipment was demobilized from the beach on May 16th and May 17th. The project in total included placing approximately 636,0
Coastline Consulting & Development LLC, from Branford, Connecticut, has won a $13.6 million firm-fixed-price contract to complete maintenance dredging at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Work will be performed in Kittery, Maine, and is expected to be completed by March 2025, the U.S. Department of Def
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, has just released this very interesting video named ‘Help is on the way for Great Sodus Bay!’ A work package is out for proposals to a pool of qualified marine contractors under a Multiple Award Task Order Contract. The pool includes large business
The Port of Suape achieved an important milestone last week with the successful dredging of its external channel, deepening it to 20 meters. According to the port authorities, this development heralds the commencement of a new phase, involving the channel’s marking system and the approval of its new
Gov. Jeff Landry and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) yesterday commended the Louisiana Legislature for unanimously passing the agency’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Annual Plan. The Annual Plan, which is required by the Louisiana Legislature to be updated each year, details projecte
The City of Oceanside, California, has just announced that the annual Army Corps’ dredge of the Harbor entrance has been put to a hold. Dredging of the entrance to the Oceanside Harbor began the week of April 22, 2024 with dredged sand being pumped onto the beach. Yesterday, the City was informed th
Oosterweel, one of Belgium’s most ambitious infrastructure projects, is making significant progress on both sides of the Scheldt River. Following preparatory dredging works, construction has now officially kicked off on the Canal Tunnels, said DEME. These tunnels, consisting of four tubes stacked in
The FRPD 309 dredger, owned by FRPD – Fraser River Pile and Dredge, stopped at Seaspan’s Vancouver Drydock for steel and mechanical repairs recently. “Now that our team has replaced several of the bulkheads, bottom hatches, and the propeller blades, it’s looking better than ever,” said Seaspan in it
Jenkins Marine Multicat ‘Wind Lass’ and self-propelled spud leg pontoon ‘Doreen Dorward’, accompanied by deck pontoon barge ‘JML5014’, have been doing some hard work this spring on the River Severn in Wales. There, the vessels are assisting in the installation of a new waste water outfall, which is
Southern Dredging Co. from Charleston, South Carolina, has won a $9.6 million firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging program in Georgia. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Saint Marys, Georgia,
The Indiana shoreline near Mount Baldy dune is receiving sand again this year to help counteract shoreline erosion. The design and construction supervision are managed by the Army Corps, Chicago District and has been done for seven of the last ten years. The project is dependent on the availability
