The USACE Storm Damage Reduction Project in Encinitas recently reached an important milestone – completion of the northern portion of the beach berm construction. According to the City of Encinitas (CA), Stonesteps Beach access stairway has been opened to the public as well as the northern portion o
Port of Waterford will conduct dredging activities in the vicinity of Duncannon Bar, Cheekpoint and Belview in the following days. Disposal of dredge material is set to take place at an approved site south west of Hook Head. The campaign is expected to last about 20 days and will include dredging wo
The Municipal Drainage Utility (MDU) Division of the Capital Improvement Program Department will once again, as part of the summer tradition, undertake projects involving the removal of sediment from the city’s channels, ponds and waterways, the City of Irving, TX, said. The primary purpose of these
DEME Group said that the Fehmarnbelt tunnel project, one of Europe’s largest infrastructure projects, has achieved a significant milestone with the casting of the first tunnel element in Rødbyhavn, Denmark. This 217m long element is the first of a total of 79 standard elements. According to DEME, te
IHC Mining’s Consultancy team in the Netherlands completed a dredging study for Rio Grande Mineração’s (RGM) Retiro Mineral Sands Project in Brazil recently. The study focused on the dredge mining component of the project and involved the design and planning of potential dredging scenarios, equipmen
The Sabine-Neches Navigation District has officially released an advertisement for their next dredging project – Port Arthur Canal to Taylors Bayou Dredging (Phase 1). This work will deepen the Sabine-Neches Waterway from 40 feet to 48 feet and add additional anchorages, which will provide many econ
LS Marine, Inc., of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, recently won a $31.7 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct mechanical dredging operations in support of channel maintenance within the Mississippi River. This work will facilitate long-term channel maintenance dredging a
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District has successfully completed the first Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) construction project well ahead of schedule. The Starved Rock Breakwater project broke ground in February and is a habitat restoration effort designed to
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation has ended the first quarter of 2024 with strong financial results, including net income of $21.0 million. According to Lasse Petterson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Great Lakes ended the first quarter with strong financial results, including net income
The USACE St. Paul District and its contractor LS Marine are set to begin work on a dredging pipeline near Wabasha, Minnesota, May 13. USACE is building the 6,200-foot pipeline from the Reads Landing Island River Sand Placement Site along the Mississippi River to the Corps-owned Wabasha Gravel Pit o
Jan De Nul Group has acquired a new spray pontoon built by shipbuilder Motas that will be mainly used for land reclamation projects. The pontoon represents an investment in Jan De Nul Group’s fleet of auxiliary vessels. With it, the company ensures that projects such as land reclamation and protecti
Damen has today released a beautiful picture of the Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) Strandway in action in the Port of Rotterdam. Equipped with Damen Dredging Equipment, the Boskalis TSHD is playing an important role in the Rijnland reclamation project. The project will see the construction o
A work package from the USACE Buffalo District for repairs to the Great Sodus Bay East Breakwater is officially out for proposals. $20 million dollars is already allocated towards the 100% federally funded project, marking the largest investment ever in Great Sodus Bay by the Corps of Engineers. Com
The construction of a new Largs seawall is in the final stages with work set to be completed in the coming weeks, North Ayrshire Council said. The £4.6m project is almost complete with the northern section of the promenade expected to re-open to pedestrians before the summer season gets under way. T
