What started as a small company outside of Chicago has transformed into a global industry leader dedicated to bolstering the education of future ocean engineers. By establishing the fund for Dredging and Coastal Studies, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD) will continue to revolutionize the education
Dr. Jennifer Miller, a supervisory environmental engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Chicago District, reached the half-way mark in her research project with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) six-month detail program known as ERDC University, or ERDC-
Another cutter suction dredge of the Ellicott Series 1270 was launched recently in the region of Mompox in Colombia as part of the Magdalena River project. This is the third Ellicott vessels that is now operating in Mompox. The three dredges are expected to remove a total of 1,700,000 cubic meters o
Sandringham Yacht Club has just announced that maintenance dredging is being conducted at Sandringham Breakwater as part of Parks Victoria’s program to ensure safe boating access at key sites within the Port Phillip and Western Port. The works are taking place around the northern tip of the breakwat
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. has completed the 1 million cubic yard beach nourishment project in Avon, North Carolina. As reported, the last load of sand was delivered by the hopper dredge Liberty Island at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, between Yucca Street and Pampas Drive. The project incl
An emergency dredging project is set to begin and be completed by the end of August to restore navigability in the Murderkill River, the Delaware DNREC said. Permitted by and with modification approvals from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and DNREC regulators, the project calls for removing approx
Bergmanns BV, the dredging spare parts specialists, in collaboration with Danfoss Power Solutions II BV recently completed another repair project for Suez Canal Authority. After years of operation, the hydraulic cylinder responsible for lifting the spud of bucket wheel dredger Barakat was failing as
Dredging operations at Australia’s deep-water global gateway have received a significant boost with the launch of Port of Newcastle’s new multipurpose “sweeper” vessel, Lydia. The bed levelling vessel will work in tandem with the Port’s hydrographic survey team and the David Allan dredger to provide
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District is offering a public review and comment period on the Port of Corpus Christi Authority’s (PCCA) Channel Deepening Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). The PCCA Channel Deepening Project (CDP) is located near Port Aransas, Nueces a
Works at the Lady Bay boat ramp in Warrnambool are underway, Better Boating Victoria reports. Warrnambool City Council, the facility manager, has awarded a contract to Bridgewater Constructions Pty Ltd to undertake works to the boat ramp. The works will take approximately 4 months and include the re
The USACE Jacksonville District hosted a Ceremonial Signing for the Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) and Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to start construction of the Caño Martín Peña Ecosystem Restoration Project yesterday at the Area Recreativa Jose Pepe Diaz (Pepe Díaz Trail Park), San Juan, Puer
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) yesterday announced the completion of the West Grand Terre Beach Nourishment and Stabilization project. The project addressed shoreline erosion, decreased storm surge protection, and subsidence of the back barrier marshes to increase
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District has provided an update on harbor dredging and beach restoration works in St. Joseph Harbor, Michigan. According to Grand Haven Engineer, Elizabeth Wilkinson, the dredging operation in Muskegon is still ongoing, but the King Co. has another dredge up
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) today announced the appointments, effective August 1, 2022, of David Johanson to the position of SVP, Project Acquisition & Operations, and of Christopher G. Gunsten, P.E. to the position of SVP, Project Services & Fleet Engineering. These two positions w
