The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its contractors recently completed the first construction contract for the Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay coastal storm risk management program. Congress approved $4 billion for the S2G program in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, $863 million of which has been de
The USACE Buffalo District hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week to celebrate the completion of repairs to the 1,025 foot, 114 year-old Rochester East Pier. In attendance were Lt. Col. Colby Krug, Commander USACE Buffalo District, John Pellito representing Congressman Joe Morelle, Chief Matthew
Boskalis has just released these amazing photos named “Dredging under the glow of the Northern Lights.” Boskalis crew on board the backhoe dredger Magnor – and the other equipment used on the dredging project in the Finnish Kemi Channel – know all about it. This week they got to work under a natural
After five years in service, DEME Group’s hopper dredger Minerva has successfully completed her regular drydocking and inspection campaign. When entering service in 2017, the vessel made waves in the dredging industry as the first dual fuel trailing suction hopper. This October, TSHD Minerva’s five-
An Italian consortium – led by Webuild – has won the contract to build a new breakwater for the Port of Genoa. The consortium also includes partners Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime, Fincosit and Sidra in a project valued in the client budget at a combined €928 million. Webuild has a 40% s
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has joined a group of banks that will finance the construction of a third deep-water container terminal in Poland’s Port of Gdansk on the Baltic Sea. The €100 million EBRD loan is part of a €863.5 million financing package put together by a
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District recently commenced maintenance dredging of the Napa River Channel in California. According to the Corps, the project is divided into three zones: Reach 1 from Third Street to Oak Street; Reach 2 from Oak Street to Imola Avenue; and Reach 3 fro
The Bradmoor Island Tidal Habitat Restoration Project is currently underway, California Department of Water Resources (DWR) said. This very important restoration program is set to ensure climate change resiliency for the future of Suisun Marsh. At the moment, DWR crews are breaching levees to restor
The USACE has published an Environmental Assessment (EA) for public review and comment in regard to proposed maintenance dredging of the federally authorized Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) channel, settling basins and advance maintenance areas (AMA) in the waters of Sawpit Creek, the Amelia R
Femern A/S, a Danish planning company charged with preparing the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, is contributing to the green transition of transportation within the EU. Earlier this week, the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Project was featured in exhibition “The track to a successful TEN-T for a sustainably connected Euro
A new multi-purpose type workboat will ease the work of a French mining company in Senegal, operating in an artificial inland lake close to this African nation’s coast, ECT Marine reports. The customized WorkBoat 94 – successfully delivered by ECT Marine recently – is set to offer operational suppor
For many decades Boskalis has been successfully carrying out beach and foreshore replenishment work to strengthen coastlines throughout Europe. The company is currently working on the Wadden Island of Texel and near Noordwijk in the Netherlands, and in the spring of 2023 on the beach of the Wadden I
Work is underway at Eastern View to protect the foreshore and Great Ocean Road from coastal erosion, DELWP BarwonSouthWest said. “Machinery is on-site and moving around, so we’re asking everyone to follow all signage and stay safe, including keeping dogs on leashes in the area,” said the organizatio
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) announced yesterday the receipt of several major dredging awards totaling $143.5 million with open options pending award of $102.9 million. According to Lasse Petterson, President and Chief Executive Officer, the Army Corps bidding gained momentum in the
