The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LA TIG), the entity responsible for the oversight, planning, and implementation of Deepwater Horizon oil spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment settlement funds in Louisiana, has approved $204.7 million for a variety of projects aimed at helping the stat
Port of Koper, Slovenia, has officially started the main construction works on the extension of the southern part of Pier I. The first phase of the project includes the quayside extension of 98,5 x 34,4 meters. The quayside is expected to be completed in March 2021, bringing the total length of the
Construction of the world’s most powerful cutter suction dredger (CSD) Spartacus is nearing completion, DEME Group said in their latest announcement. Both giant spuds were successfully installed last week, marking a major milestone in this impressive construction project. A CSD like Spartacus has ne
A maintenance dredging program will be taking place in Cork Harbor on all main shipping channels and berths, starting 19th August 2020. Dredging is a multi-million-euro operation and is a necessary process undertaken periodically in the Port of Cork with a major campaign scheduled at three yearly in
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Education Commission’s Reservoir Sediments Dredging Panel is set to take place on Friday, August 14, at 1 PM EST. This panel will discuss the current state of reservoir sedimentation in the United States, estimated reservoir capacity losses, flooding impacts d
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District’s dredge master, Brian Krause, snapped this amazing photo yesterday afternoon near LaGrange, Mo., where the Dredge Goetz and her crew are removing approximately 45,000 cubic yards of material from the Mississippi River, keeping it open and ensuring
USACE Buffalo District and U.S. EPA will host a media event with guest speakers on August 13 at 1 p.m., at the Westpoint Marina at Braddock Bay located at 105 E Manitou Rd., Rochester, NY 14612, to celebrate the completion of the Braddock Bay ecosystem restoration project and moving the Rochester Em
A long-awaited project to clear Cosby Lake in the City of Clay, Alabama, is currently underway, The Trussville Tribune reports. M & N of Alabama, LLC is performing dredging after a bid was awarded to the company in June. During the work, the walking trail around the lake will be open, but a parking
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the deadline for public comments to be submitted on EPA’s proposed modifications to the 2016 cleanup plan for the “Rest of River” portion of the Housatonic River. EPA has also added a second session for the Public Hearing on August 26 and a
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, recently awarded a contract for Ontonagon Harbor maintenance dredging about 140 miles east of Duluth, Minnesota, on the south shore of Lake Superior. The contract (award number W911XK20C0016) was for $725,500 to dredge 84,000 cubic yards of materia
The harbor development and upgrade works at Sh. Komandoo are well underway, with overall 73% project progress, the Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) reports. “The installation of quay wall blocks is now complete, and concreting work is ongoing on the insitu wall & capping beam of qua
Funding budgeted for the State Government’s stalled Thorsborne Trail eco-tourism project should be redirected to other projects in the region, said Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto in his latest announcement. Mr Dametto said that after nearly two years since expressions of interest were called for to de
Middle Park Beach Renourishment works have kicked off in Melbourne, with 35,000m3 of sand from a borrow site just offshore to be dredged and pumped to renourish Middle Park Beach. These works, conducted by Maritime Constructions, will help protect this part of the coastline from storm erosion. “Work
Ports of Auckland has today been granted consent to deepen Auckland’s shipping channel. The consent allows the channel to be deepened from 12.5 metres to between 14 metres and 14.2 metres. According to their official announcement, it safeguards Auckland’s vital international supply line by allowing
