Construction works on the £3.7 million flood scheme in Stokesley, North Yorks, are now underway, according to the Environment Agency. The Stokesley Flood Alleviation Scheme is part of the current 6 year capital investment programme. Under the programme, the government will invest £2.6bn to better pr
Ellis Construction is currently working on the Missouri River at Tadpole Chute near Columbia, Mo. The work is being conducted under a contract with the USACE Kansas City District to repair the river structures that define the chute. “We’re committed to getting these structures repaired,” the Distric
The USACE St. Paul District is seeking public input on its draft Environmental Assessment for proposed repairs for the Harpers Slough Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project. The work is located in Pool 9 of the Upper Mississippi River, near Lansing, Iowa. High water events in 2018 and 2019 c
U.S. Department of Commerce is investing $7.9 million to make flood control infrastructure improvements needed to protect businesses from flooding in Hamburg, Iowa. According to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, this $7.9 million grant to the city of Hamburg will help protect businesses along
Port Nelson has released its 2020 Annual Report, showing the Port’s increasing strength and sustainability in the 2020 financial year – amid a series of challenges. The most significant of these was the impact of COVID-19 on cargo volumes and the Main Wharf re-development project. The Port’s total c
Colonel Damon Delarosa, USACE Alaska District Commander, recently toured repair work of a groin along the Tanana River Levee. This was as part of a tour of the Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project in North Pole. The groin is one of 12 L-shaped, rock structures along the 22-mile levee that prevent
The Board of the WEDA Pacific Chapter has announced that the Fall 2020 meeting will be going virtual. The meeting will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2020 from 2:00 to 5:00 PM PST. The event will be kicked off by Chapter Announcements, then proceed with USACE Federal Dredging Program Presentation.
U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler has announced a series of Great Lakes-related accomplishments in Ohio and across the Midwest. In fact, these include the removal of the final beneficial use impairment at the Ashtabula River Area of Concern (AOC), and the completion of all management actions at
The Port Mansfield dredging program is officially underway, the USACE Galveston District reports. The maintenance dredging will restore the channel to Port Mansfield to full channel depth and width. Also, the project is set to allow vessels to utilize the full draft of the channel. This $15 million
Construction works have now officially started for the Côte d’Ivoire Terminal (CIT), Abidjan’s second container terminal. In fact, the ground-breaking ceremony took place on 5th October in the presence of Côte d’Ivoire government officials. The CIT contract was signed earlier this year with the Chin
The USACE Kansas City District is currently performing multiple tasks to address priority areas of concern and damages on the Lower Missouri River. These obstacles in the waterway have accumulated during the last few years of high water. “The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, asset
Jan De Nul’s cutter suction dredger (CSD) Leonardo da Vinci is in full cutter mode in Mozambique. The company just released this beautiful photo of the CSD, assisted by their splithopper barge Marquis de Prié and trailing suction hopper dredger Filippo Brunelleschi. In fact, they are currently worki
Marelli Motori USA service engineers have performed the final commissioning on two 6000HP, 5kV motors recently supplied to Callan Marine for their new build dredge General MacArthur. The Texas-based contractor recently placed into service the largest and most powerful dredge in North America – with
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC is ready to begin restoration of the critically eroded shoreline along the coast of St. Johns County, Florida. The project will include both dune and beach berm construction along approximately 2.6 miles of coastline from Vilano Beach to South Ponte Vedra Beach
