One of the projects that will receive funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is Brazos Island Harbor (Port of Brownsville) dredging project in Texas. As announced by Biden’s administration, the Brazos Island Harbor Project will receive $68 million through USACE toward execut
To achieve optimal use of IHC Dredging assets and to increase operational efficiency, an operations monitoring dashboard is now offered on all new Beaver® vessels. Understanding how an asset performs is vital to maximising operational efficiency and earning potential, said the company. With data dri
At the moment, there is plenty of steelwork around at the Damen Dredging Equipment yard in Nijkerk, the Netherlands. “We are in the process of manufacturing 14 pieces of almost 12 meter long floats,” said the company. These floats will replace the floating pipeline of the cutter suction dredger (CSD
Southsea Coastal Scheme has just released this amazing video update, named Frontage 4 (Southsea Castle) drone footage. Delivery of rock took place March 26-27 during the day – with the tides in two sessions each day 03:00 to 11:00 and 16:30 to 23:00. The latest model Dave from Ovenden Earthmoving wa
The St. Lucie Inlet dredging project continues to move towards the goal of removing 475,000 cubic yards of sand and placing it on to the beaches of the St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park. The placement of the sand on adjacent beaches will help the county meet state requirements to address erosion i
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ hopper dredge Essayons has completed sea trials that tested recently-completed modernization and maintenance work done at Pacific Shipyards International (PSI). According to the Corps, the Essayons, also known as “big sucky boat,” is finally back in Portland after s
The City of Gulf Shores, AL, is currently in the final stages of FEMA approval for replacing the sand lost to Hurricanes Nate and Sally. “For those who have visited our beaches lately, you may have noticed a decrease in the width of our beautiful shoreline. This is due to the impact recent hurricane
The WEDA Safety Commission recently invited all interested parties to submit their nominations for the annual 2022 Safety Excellence Awards. The awards will recognize individual organizations or project teams for outstanding contributions to meeting the goals of WEDA and for exceptional safety perfo
Dredging operations to expand the two-way section of the Suez Canal by 10 kilometres are in full swing now. The project will cost 3 billion Egyptian pounds ($191 million) and will be completed and inaugurated by the end of June 2023. The main goal of these dredging works is to increase traffic safet
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) recently commenced work on phase II of the FEMA Hurricane Florence Nourishment Project in the Town of Oak Island, NC. According to the town officials, shortly before sunset on Sunday, February 20, the first grains of sand came rushing through the pipeline
The State of Ohio’s Office of Budget and Management Controlling Board has authorized $47 million to fund the construction of Sediment Recycling Facilities across the State of Ohio. Sometimes called a confined placement facility, they are specifically designed for the containment of contaminated dred
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District has just announced that seasonal dredging of the Port of Alaska began earlier this week. According to the Corps, dredging of the waterway commenced on April 1 where hopper dredge Westport is addressing heavy shoaling at the fuel docks and Terminal 3.
The USACE Portland District is resuming work to rehabilitate the Mouth of the Columbia River South Jetty. “This marks the beginning of our third season of the rehab project, which began in June 2020 and is scheduled to finish in late summer 2025,” said USACE. “We and J.E. McAmis are teamed up, geare
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District announced recently that the President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget includes $163.6 million in federal funding for the district’s civil works program. This is part of the $6.6 billion in discretionary funding for the Army Corps’ civil works program
