The President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2022 includes about $6.8 billion in gross discretionary funding for the Civil Works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, including about $100 million in funding for the USACE Chicago District. Of great significance for the region is an additional $500,0
MidCoast Council is keeping a close eye on local erosion hotspots over the weekend after hazardous surf and severe weather warnings were issued by the Bureau of Meteorology on Friday. Regular checks at Old Bar Beach, Manning Point Beach, Boomerang Beach, Blueys Beach and Jimmys Beach were conducted
Damen has successfully delivered two electrically powered booster stations to the German dredging contractor Johann Bunte Bauunternehmung GmbH & Co. KG. The zero emission high efficiency drive of the boosters marks an important step in the energy transition, going from diesel to green power. Accordi
Town of Nags Head, NC, has just released a video in which their Mayor, Ben Cahoon, discusses the town’s 2022 beach nourishment project and the creation of additional municipal service districts. While nearly all beaches are naturally prone to gradual erosion, adverse weather conditions and severe st
Work on the Ihavandhoo Harbour development scheme is well underway, with overall 50% project progress, Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) reports. “We commenced installation of precast concrete blocks required for the construction of quay wall today,” MTCC said. The project includes:
The Minister for Transport, Antony Derjacques, and Seychelles Ports Authority (SPA) held a press conference last week at Mahe Quay to inform the media on the Cabinet of Ministers decision on the Port Victoria Rehabilitation and Extension Project. The project calls for the creation of a 600-meter-lon
Late last week, the massive CMA CGM MARCO POLO sailed into Charleston, setting the record as the largest ship to ever call the U.S. East Coast and the Port of Charleston. The docking of the 1,300 feet long vessel at Wando Welch Terminal comes after SC Ports has invested $2 billion in port infrastruc
Earlier this month, the Army Corps’ Dredge Jadwin worked on the city front at Morgan City, Louisiana. This dredging ensures that the waterway is clear enough to allow for navigation. The Dredge Jadwin departed from the Vicksburg Harbor on May 3rd 2021, for its annual season of dredging along the Mis
The President’s Budget for fiscal year 2022 includes more than $6.79 billion in discretionary funding for the Civil Works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with just over $89.3 million set aside for Buffalo District projects. Great significance for the region is an additional $500,000 for
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is sponsoring five river restoration projects as part of the Aquatic Species Restoration Plan. These projects are taking place on the Skookumchuck, Wynoochee, Satsop, and Newaukum rivers, and on Stillman Creek, a tributary to the South Fork Cheha
St. John the Baptist Parish President, Jaclyn Hotard, and Council Members Lennix Madere, Tonia Schnyder, Michael Wright and Warren Torres joined LA Contracting Enterprise Project Manager, Quentin Landry, last week for a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of a major drainage improvement pr
Port of Skagen has just released this beautiful video named ‘Skagen Havn – Port Expansion Longterm Timelapse’. “The Port of Skagen wants to be a generator for sustainable growth and development with the customers of the port. We invest proactively in projects that can create the optimum framework fo
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill was the largest oil spill in U.S. history, and damaged natural resources across the northern Gulf of Mexico. The oil spread from the deep ocean to the surface and shoreline environment in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. In Louisiana, DW
The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge has just announced that island restoration continues on the McGregor Lake Habitat Rehab Project in Pool 10 between Marquette and Prairie du Chien. In a release, the agency said that mechanical dredging in the East Channel, and hydraulic d
