The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District’s Commander Col. Andy Pannier met with Missouri Department of Natural Resources Director Dru Buntin and his staff last week in Jefferson City, Mo., and formally signed the design agreement for the Meramec River Basin Ecosystem Restoration Project.
Southwind Construction of Evansville, Indiana, has won a $5.9 million USACE contract for maintenance dredging of the IWW federal navigation channel in the vicinity of Matanzas inlet in St. Johns and Flagler Counties, Florida. Dredging is anticipated to start in November and continue until February o
Coastal Dredging Company, Inc. is about to begin work on the $3.8 million Flotation Canal Dredging project in Louisiana. According to the Greater Lafourche Port Commission, the contractor will be working 24/7 in Flotation Canal, near the mooring dolphins. Dredging will start on the west end of the F
Doggerland Offshore, in collaboration with its partner Abeko Marine, have successfully completed a capital dredging project in the UK. Late last year, the company won a public tender as main contractor to dredge a deeper channel leading to the Grimsby GRT terminal. This channel facilitates the docki
South Australia’s coastal councils and community groups can now apply for a share of $1 million in grants to help protect and manage the state’s coastlines. The $1 million 2023 Coast Protection Grants Program provides funds to coastal councils for work that helps restore, protect and manage the stat
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and its contractor, Norwalk, Ohio-based Mark Schaffer Excavating-Trucking, are scheduled to begin repairs to the Vermilion Harbor West Pier the week of Sept. 4. Construction will temporarily limit access to the Main Street beach while repairs are ma
The African Development Bank Group and the European Commission have approved funding of over $52 million to renovate and modernize the Port of Bujumbura in Burundi. The port has deteriorated over the years due to lack of investment. This project will rehabilitate infrastructure, dredge the access ch
As part of the joint venture Dutch Dredging Simulators, Controllab has developed a cutter suction dredger simulator. The first training simulator has been tailored and delivered to the customer Adani. The simulator is transportable but still simulates all relevant aspects in detail. From start-up, t
The Cassowary Coast Regional Council, Queensland, announced today that sediment testing is currently underway as part of the Port Hinchinbrook (One Mile Creek) dredging project. This activity will focus on analysing the sediment composition, pollutant levels, and potential ecological impacts; and is
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District project teams and leadership yesterday hosted staff from the offices of Senator Ben Cardin and Senator Van Hollen for a briefing and aerial tour of the Poplar Island and Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island ecosystem restoration projects. Poplar Island, once
Following damage caused to the dredge Faucon during the Ettalong dredging campaign (NSW), another dredge will be sent to the area to finish the work, Faucon’s sister ship – Port Frederick. “Faucon is on its way back to her home on the Gold Coast, where crew will have a quick turnaround and then retu
McLaughlin & Harvey has completed works on the Stonehaven Flood Protection Scheme – the project designed to protect homes and businesses which have previously been badly affected by flooding events around the River Carron. Works included construction of 2km of flood walls, the installation of two hi
Eastern Shipbuilding Group has been contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to design and construct a new medium-class hopper dredge (MCHD) for the Department of Defense and formally received the notice to proceed. The dredge will be constructed at Eastern’s Allanton and Port St. Joe faciliti
Due to the construction of new sea defences, the contractors will next month close a section of the Southsea promenade to recharge the beach with new sand. The KHM Portsmouth announced today that as a part of the Southsea Coastal Scheme works, during September 2023, there will be deliveries of grave
