Weeks Marine Inc., of Covington, Louisiana, has won a $24 million firm-fixed-price contract to provide all the equipment, materials, supplies, and manpower necessary to perform dredging of the Mobile Harbor Navigation Project. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received, the U.S. Departme
The Army Corps of Engineers’ Wilmington District has published its final environmental review required for the elimination of the environmental window for dredging the harbors at the state’s two seaports. The District last week released the final Deep Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and a Findin
Following the approval of the design deepening and feasibility reports, the upgrade projects of two rivers in Shenzhen, China is expected to begin this April, informs the Dutch water sector. In Shenzhen, the ambitious Blueway program aims to recover 1000 kilometres of existing rivers, riverfronts, a
During a tour of Alaska District projects, a high-level Army Corps delegation visited the existing harbor in Elim on February 17. Maj. Gen. William Graham, deputy commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters; Col. Kirk Gibbs, commander of Pacific O
The Environment Agency has begun construction works to deliver the York Flood Alleviation Scheme. The work will see more than 500m of new flood defences installed in sections between Skeldergate Bridge and Millennium Bridge on the Rowntree Park side of the River Ouse. The total cost of the project i
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has announced that the launch of a new award will be presented at the 2021 WEDA Dredging Summit, to be held virtually from June 14-17, 2021. Despite the necessity caused by COVID19 to hold the meeting online, the WEDA Board is proceeding with the presentation
Maintenance work along the Stonycreek River in Johnstown is currently set to wrap up in the coming months, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Pittsburgh District reports. To date, the project has removed 11,000 cubic yards of sediment from the river. The scope of the work includes removing five acres
STS Hydropower has officially started a dredging project to remove sediment from an oxbow feature of the Kalamazoo River near South Wenke Park, Michigan. The project is being conducted in cooperation with the Township of Comstock Parks Department, Kalamazoo County and the State of Michigan. The oxbo
Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has introduced their new Multiple Corers – able to overcome the traditional difficulties associated with benthic sampling. Traditional benthic samplers such as box corers must be deployed with sufficient momentum to ensure penetration of the seabed. This cre
Prof. Dr. G Y V Victor has assumed charge as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dredging Corporation of India Ltd. This is the first top management appointment at India’s biggest dredging contractor after the company was acquired by four Centre-owned major port trusts in a strategi
The Municipality of The Hague has awarded the maintenance dredging contract for the Port of Scheveningen to Baggerbedrijf De Boer/Dutch Dredging. The tender was characterized by the emphasis on sustainable vessels. To this end, the trailing suction hopper dredger Amazone is equipped with a new Tier
Aberdeen Harbour has released the latest update on their £350 million South Harbour expansion project. “Work has progressed on site despite the wintry weather in February, and we are gearing up for a busy construction period in the spring and summer,” announced the port. In February, revetment work
Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Representatives Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Kurt Schrader, and Suzanne Bonamici, are pushing the U.S. Office of Management and Budget to provide the Army Corps with annual funding for maritime infrastructure maintenance crucial to public s
Callan Marine has announced the hiring of Greg L. Harner as the new company Chief Operating Officer of the Marine Construction Division. A 36-year veteran of the construction and maritime industry, Harner brings experience in infrastructure development for deep-water seaports, port security, resort
