The Shearer Group, Inc. (TSGI) has announced the delivery of a 200’ x 60’ walking spud dredge barge built by LAD Services of Louisiana. LAD contracted TSGI to develop the design of the barge which has the capacity to lift 114,000 lbs. of dredging spoil. It features two 85’ tall removable spuds and o
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, has published its final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Drain 27 Wetland Restoration Project near Fargo, N.D. A Finding of No Significant Impact, also known as a FONSI, was approved Sept. 14. The project will restore 320 acres of farmland to
Kokosing Alberici LLC has won second phase construction contract for the New Lock at the Soo in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. According to the Army Corps, the much-anticipated mega-project will take three phases to construct. Kokosing Alberici will receive more than $111 million to complete phase two.
Two days after signing the contract for a new hopper dredger, Manson Construction managers visited the Keppel AmFELS, Inc. team at their shipyard facility in Brownsville, TX. The visit officially kicked off the start of fabrication of the new 15,000 cubic yard hopper dredge, FREDERICK PAUP. During t
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company recently completed the north end beach replenishment project in Ocean City, NJ. Under the scheme, GLDD restored beaches between the terminal groin at Seaview Road and 13th Street. For the works, the contractor used a dredge placed just off the Great Egg Harbor Inl
The Maryland Board of Public Works approved a contract to Belden-Eco Products LLC to study the feasibility of using dredged sediment from Port of Baltimore shipping channels for manufacturing bricks and pavers. “The innovative reuse of dredged material as recycled ceramic bricks and permeable pavers
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has officially released its ‘Annual Report 2019’. The annual report outlines the Association’s state of affairs, as well the broad spectrum of activities it undertook over the course of the year. One of the major highlights from the year was the
USACE’s Alaska District has just released this beautiful photo of their cutterhead pipeline dredge during her work at Homer Harbor, Alaska. The main goal of the project is to collect sand and gravel and to keep the entrance channel open. In April, dredging operations cleared the U.S. Coast Guard ber
The Maryland Department of Transportation Port Administration (MDOT MPA) will receive $10 million in federal funds to protect Port of Baltimore’s Dundalk Marine Terminal against severe weather events. The funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s BUILD grant program will assist MDOT MPA’s $
The USACE Jacksonville District and St. Johns County Government Connection celebrated the groundbreaking of the Vilano and South Ponte Vedra Beach restoration project yesterday. “The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has entered into another enduring partnership with St. Johns County to protect and prese
After years of study, planning, design, and permitting work, the Portland Harbor Dredge and CAD project failed to make the list of approved projects announced by the US Department of Transportation under the $900m BUILD program. The project has been under discussion for decades, with consistent staf
A proposal to submit a bid for funding for a new £12m flood defense scheme from Poole Bridge to Hunger Hill will be considered by the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council’s Cabinet on September 30. A financially viable tidal defense scheme along approximately 1.5km of waterfront at Back Water
Hurricane Isaias stormed up the east coast of the United States in early August, bringing heavy rain and winds up to 85 mph to the shores of flood-prone Port Monmouth, NJ. Immediately, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, reached out to the community to find out how they were doing a
The USACE New England District has received a permit application from Quonset Development Corporation for a work in Narragansett Bay. The project is located at the seaward end of MacNaught Street in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. The proposed scheme includes: the installation of a bulkhead, a pile-s
