The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, is building an Atlantis for dredged material in Ashtabula, Ohio. “Over 400,000 cubic yards of material will call an underwater confined disposal facility home so we can later create 16 acres of new aquatic habitat for the people of Ohio,” said USAC
Maine Senator Susan Collins and DOT Commissioner Bruce A. Van Note visited Searsport last week to review two high-priority projects: the planned reconstruction of Route 1 and the maintenance dredging of the Port of Searsport. As a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, Senator Collins submit
The Environment Agency’s £30 million upgrade of Burton-upon-Trent’s flood defences is complete, with the defences already demonstrating their value to the town. “We’re delighted to successfully deliver upgraded flood defences for the community of Burton-upon-Trent, which will reduce the risk floodin
USACE formally began the bid solicitation process for initial construction of Fire Island to Montauk Point (FIMP) project on July 1. The project will provide essential dredging and shoreline projects spanning 83 miles of Long Island coastline and includes a variety of coastal and wetland restoration
The Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Ingeniería de Topografía y Caminos S.A. (T&C) for a customised cutter suction dredger (CSD) 500. T&C, a civil contractor in Paraguay, will use the dredger to transform the southern river bank of the capital Asunción, in the Costanera Sur project.
As reported earlier this month, Conrad Shipyard LLC has begun construction of two Damen Multi Cats 3013 for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation. The construction of GLDD’s Multi Cats started with the ceremonial steel-cutting ceremony that was held at Conrad’s facility in Morgan City (La) on Tuesda
The shipping industry is struggling with high seas: shipping companies are faced with the challenge of efficiently combining environmental protection and economic efficiency. To bring the two together, marine contractor Van Oord has now chosen to install Orcan Energy’s efficiency PACKs, an organic R
The Town of Chesapeake Beach, MD, is one of 60 projects in 19 counties to receive funding that include grants for statewide projects and emergency water rescue needs. Through the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Waterway Improvement Fund, the Town will receive funding in the amount of $250,0
Last month, Panama Canal Authority celebrated fifth anniversary of the grand opening of the Expanded Panama Canal. Following seven years of hard work, this massive infrastructure project was launched by the Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela on June 26th 2016. With the price tag of $5.25 billio
Sediment starvation in the Mekong Delta can drive 50% of the area saline by 2050 – as shown in a study by the Rise and Fall Project of Utrecht University and Deltares. The researchers show that in the first half of the century, the anthropogenic forces, specifically eroding riverbeds due to sediment
Charleston, South Carolina, will soon have the deepest port on the east coast – ready for some of the world’s largest vessels. When the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) initially started dredging Charleston Harbor in the mid-nineteenth century, principal entry channels were as shallow a
Aberdeen has been a busy international port for nearly 900 years. Its harbour is the oldest existing business in the UK. To accommodate the significantly larger vessels and large-scale operations, Aberdeen Harbour needed to extend their current port facilities and Van Oord was commissioned to do all
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District held a “Blessing of the Fleet” ceremony July 12 to commemorate the deployment of the district’s Mat Sinking Unit and the official start of revetment season. The unit has embarked on “yet another challenging yet vital season dedicated to delivering
Jan De Nul Group recently presented a video about the largest cutter suction dredger in their fleet, the CSD Willem van Rubroeck. JDN’s newest and biggest CSD was launched in August 2017 at the shipyard Uljanik in Croatia. The handover of the Willem van Rubroeck was planned for autumn 2018, but the
