The City of Hamilton conducted aerial LiDAR drone mapping work at Chedoke Creek, Princess Point and the eastern shoreline of Cootes Paradise last week in preparation for remediation activities in the area later this year. Also, crews are completing sediment testing in the area – in preparation for t
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD) has been charged with violating the Clean Water Act in connection with an oil spill in 2016. According to the Bill of Information, GLDD negligently discharged and caused to be discharged a harmful quantity of oil into a navigable water of the United States,
Michigan Congressman Fred Upton yesterday announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will provide an emergency $500,000 to dredge the St. Joseph Harbor. The harbor, which is essential to jobs and economic activity in Southwest Michigan and across the state, needed the emergency funding to deepe
Conrad Shipyard recently hosted a keel laying ceremony for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD) new 6,500 cubic yard trailing suction hopper dredge at its Deepwater shipyard in Amelia, Louisiana. Addressing an audience of Conrad and GLDD executives, Louisiana’s Lt. Governor, USCG personnel, ship
Parks Victoria said in their latest announcement that dredging operations at the Kananook Creek entrance will take place in the following days. According to the official statement, “mariners are advised of maintenance dredging works to be undertaken by Frankston City Council in the vicinity of Kanan
Peter Madsen Marine Contractors A/S recently won a contract for dredging and rock installation in connection with the construction of two new breakwaters for the new Vistula Spit Shipping Channel in Poland. According to the company, the first vessel has already been mobilised for the project and has
Carteret County Shore Protection Office has just announced the completion of PHASE III of the post-Florence Renourishment Project. According to the officials, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has completed the dredging/pumping phase of the project a few days ahead schedule. “The hopper dredge Liberty Islan
Mersin International Port Management Inc. (MIP), Turkey’s largest trade gateway to the world, held a groundbreaking ceremony recently to mark the beginning of the expansion works for the East Med Hub (EMH) II. The ceremony was hosted by MIP General Manager, Johan Van Daele, and MIP Board Member, Zaf
The North Portsea Island (NPI) Coastal Defense Project team has made a fantastic start back on site at Phase 4 (Eastern Road) works, reported the Coastal Partners. From April to September 2021, the team will be busy constructing the first 500m of seawall, rebuilding two slipways along the Eastern Ro
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham yesterday visited the Town of Mount Pleasant to discuss the recent agreement between the Army Corps’ Charleston District, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), and representatives of the town about the placement of dredged material for the Crab Bank
Major excavation works at the North Dam – the dam that faces Lebanon Borough – officially started earlier this week, the New Jersey Water Supply Authority (NJWSA) reports. According to their latest project update, soils will be excavated from the downstream (north facing) slope of the embankment and
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) continues cleaning up the Portage Canal this year, with dredging and related cleanup of a three-quarter mile-long segment of the canal located in the city of Portage. Work crews have assembled near the Canadian Pacific Railroad Bridge and have rais
The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority recently released a tender for general cargo terminal maintenance dredging works. The tender documentation states that the successful bidder will perform maintenance dredging work at Docks 22, 24W, & 24N. As reported, the work primarily consists of dredgi
The Department of Transport (WA) is getting ready to begin a maintenance dredging program in the Denham Maritime Facility, located 831 km north of Perth, in the Gascoyne region. According to DoT, recent hydrographic surveys confirmed the need for dredging to ensure ongoing safe access to the Denham
