Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (ORN) recently reported net income of $11.8 million ($0.39 diluted earnings per share) for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020. During the third quarter an explosion and fire occurred in the Port of Corpus Christi Ship Channel while the company’s dredge Waymon Boyd
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and NOAA yesterday announced more than $37 million in new grants from the National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF) that will support coastal resilience projects in 25 states and U.S. territories. The 46 grants will generate $55 million in matching cont
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, has announced that dredging activities continue to progress on Phase 2 of the $36.5 million Muddy River Flood Risk Management project in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts. “On Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, a temporary lane closure will take place
The Shallowbag Bay dredge program, consisting of maintenance dredging within Ranges 1-5 of the Manteo Federal Navigation Project, has received the green light to move forward, Dare County informs. According to the announcement, this area includes 11,924 linear feet (approximately 2.2 miles) of Shall
Callan Marine has announced the hiring of Matt Sitka, CPA, MBA as the new company Chief Financial Officer (CFO). A 15-year veteran of the industrial services, dredging, and marine construction industry, Sitka brings experience in the petrochemical, refining, power generation, marine, public, and gov
NextDecade has selected Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) to perform essential improvements to the Brownsville Ship Channel. These improvements, which include the Channel deepening works, will enhance commercial navigation into and out of the Port of Brownsville, ensuring the safe and rel
Over the past few weeks, MT Carpenter Landscape Inc. has been working on Crystal Lake in Burnsville, Minnesota. The project consists of dredging over 1000 yards of material, installing 50 tons of riprap and replacing 4 damaged culverts. At almost 300 acres in size, Crystal Lake is Burnsville’s large
HID Dredging Equipment Company has over the years developed to become one of the leaders in dredge manufacturing industry. This success was built on a platform of extreme commitment to its customers, meeting their specific application needs through the design and engineering customization. A lot of
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 Administrator Pete Lopez, Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, NYS Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon and other dignitaries yesterday marked the start of dredging operations in the upper portion of the Gowanus Canal Superfund Site in Brooklyn, New York. Thi
The picturesque Blue Lake at Jenolan Caves is set to become a major drawcard in its own right thanks to multi-million dollar funding from the NSW Government, said Member for Bathurst, Paul Toole. Blue Lake is currently undergoing a makeover with heavy machinery on site dredging thousands of cubic me
Wasa Dredging, a Finland based marine offshore and inland water construction company, is currently working in Hjertøysundet, Norway. In fact, this project consists mainly of underwater blasting and dredging of bedrock for their client Kystverket. For this work, Wasa mobilized the combined dredger/dr
Harwood Marine – situated on the Clarence River in Northern New South Wales Australia – has completed regular maintenance of the hopper dredge David Allan. The dredger is one of the most familiar vessels in the Port of Newcastle (NSW). The vessel recently underwent its five yearly docking and major
In the Panlong River, in the Chinese Yunnan Province, a concrete-face rock-fill dam has been constructed about a decade ago. This dam, named the Malutang Dam, is used for hydroelectric power generation. The reservoir created behind the 156m high dam has a volume of some 8,000,000 m3. As the Panlong
The Port of London Authority announced recently that the programme of maintenance dredging continues in the Sea Reach. According to the PLA, the 7.950m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Meuse River (115.8m LOA) and water injection dredger Dhamra (31m LOA) are conducting the tasks. The Meuse River, re
