Gov. John Bel Edwards yesterday announced $163 million in Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funding from the Louisiana Watershed Initiative (LWI) for 15 flood risk reduction projects and programs in communities throughout the state. A portion of this funding will be allocated t
The USACE Kansas City District has renewed permits for six commercial dredging companies currently authorized to extract sand and gravel from the Missouri River. Their existing permits, which expire April 30, 2021, authorized the extraction up to approximately 5.99 million tons per year. The renewed
The Mediterranean Maritime Hub Malta (MMH) has invested more than €20 million to turn Valletta into a bustling hub for the Maritime and Oil & Gas sectors. The first investment of €8 million went towards the preparation of the site, starting with the dredging of the seabed to a depth of 10.5 meters.
The Gulf Coast Chapter of the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) will hold heir annual meeting from November 17-19, 2021 at the Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel and Spa in Mobile, AL. According to WEDA, they are currently developing the final schedule and will send out additional information i
DeloPorts has received a permit from the Federal Agency for Sea and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot) to commission a new deep-water grain berth No. 40A. The berth was successfully constructed within the framework of a large investment plan named “Reconstruction of the Grain Terminal with Increase in
Although mobility might not be the first quality that comes to mind when talking about a 300,000-pound machine, that’s what attracted Broussard Brothers Inc. to their new Sennebogen 875 R-HD material handler. “We originally saw the 875 at CONEXPO,” said Chip Broussard, a third-generation member and
Van Oord has signed a three-year agreement with ABB Turbocharging to provide fleetwide maintenance and optimization services. The agreement comes as two Van Oord vessels receive the first turbocharger upgrades of their kind in the dredger sector, saving thousands of tons in fuel and carbon emissions
Dane County Executive, Joe Parisi, joined Land and Water Resources Department staff yesterday to debut new hydraulic dredging equipment the County will use to improve water flow, flood storage capacity, and fish and wildlife habitat along the Yahara Chain of Lakes. This equipment acquisition is the
The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) have approved a request to provide the additional funding needed to keep USACE dredge Merritt working in Hatteras Inlet long enough to break through shoaling in the South Ferry Channel. This is a move that will be a game-changer for local commercial fishe
Continued storm conditions have taken a toll on Jimmys Beach and MidCoast Council will work this week to establish a new sand buffer before the winter storm period begins. Council has continued to keep a close eye on the erosion hotspot as consistent storm conditions continued throughout summer with
Plans to create a large ‘aquagreen’ that will reduce flood risk to homes and businesses near Bransholme in east Hull have been submitted for planning approval, reports the Environment Agency. A public consultation was launched in September 2020 on proposals for a versatile green space, south of the
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo yesterday announced the start of dredging at Braddock Bay in Monroe County. This work will be undertaken as part of the State’s $15 million REDI Regional Dredging Project, removing built-up sediment from the bottom of the waterway to allow for continued safe passage
The Philippines’ Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) yesterday announced that dredging work on a narrow section of the 94-kilometer Bicol River is set to begin this week. The main goal of these dredging operations is to restore the river’s natural flow rate and minimize flood risk
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) announced today the receipt of several major dredging awards totaling $90.3 million. The awarded work includes: Boston Harbor Navigation Improvement Project-Phase 3 (Capital, Massachusetts, $61.8 million); Rehabilitation Effort for the Panama City Beaches
