International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) continues its support as the industry partner for the 4th International Congress “Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging”. The event will be held on March 10-11, 2021 in Moscow in a mixed in-person/online format. IADС has been supporting
Royal IHC has just released this beautiful video of the cutter suction dredger (CSD) Alkaramah’s launching ceremony. After the tests, the CSD will start dredging works at the Dead Sea in Jordan – to be used for developing a new pump station. Upon completion of this task, the dredger will be modified
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on its draft environmental assessment of the Goose Island cultural resource protection project, proposed for Pool 8 of the Upper Mississippi River. The primary goal of the proposed project is to protect a section
Following recent storms, the isolated groyne (no.54) at West Beach Hayling Island has suffered irreparable damage and is posing a significant health and safety risk, informs the Coastal Partners. According to their report, this groyne is no longer effective at holding beach material, and will theref
California Congresswoman Julia Brownley has announced $6.3 million in federal funding for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects for the Port of Hueneme and Ventura Harbor. The U.S. Army Corps’ FY2021 Work Plan includes funds for the annual dredging of Ventura Harbor. The work plan also allocates “do
The Port of Palm Beach has just released this very interesting video named ‘Digging deeper into dredging of the Lake Worth Inlet’. In the video, Port of Palm Beach Engineer, Ron Coddington, explains how much funding is allocated for a future dredge project, why dredging is important to the economy a
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) will hold two virtual public hearings to receive public comments on the Fiscal Year 2022 Draft Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan. The meetings will take place on Thursday, February 25, 6:00 pm and on Monday, March 1, at 6:00 pm. A
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District has received an application for the Army permit for the proposed dredging works at the BAE Systems, Inc. San Diego yard. The proposed project includes dredging of approximately 35,100 cubic yards of sediment material to extend the Pride of San D
Royal IHC and Arab Potash Company recently celebrated another groundbreaking moment – launching of the customized mining cutter suction dredger Alkaramah. Following successful delivery to her owners in Jordan, the new dredger was launched into the Dead Sea last week. Now, the two companies will perf
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has released a draft version of the agency’s annual spending plan for Fiscal Year 2022, which runs from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. The Integrated Ecosystem Restoration & Hurricane Protection in Coastal Louisiana: Fiscal Year
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District recently reached two important milestones for the small town of Hamilton City, California, located about 100 miles north of Sacramento. Home to just under 2,000 people, the history of Hamilton City includes many flooding events and several near m
The Environment Agency have begun work to fix a breached riverbank on the River Alt at Lunt meadows Nature Reserve and flood storage area in the latest phase of response to last month’s floods. The river burst its bank on 20 January during significant and severe rainfall caused by Storm Christoph wh
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD), one of the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, today released financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2020. Great Lakes had another exceptional year financially as the company continued to act on their long t
Following storm events over the Christmas and New Year period, the beach at Eastoke has significantly reduced in height and width, leading to reduced protection to coastal properties. After 10 days of work on site, a survey of the beach at Eastoke has calculated the need for additional shingle mater
