THe USACE Baltimore District has issued its Section 404/10/408/103 permit decision for the Sparrows Point Container Terminal (SPCT) project, a joint venture between Tradepoint Atlantic and Terminal Investments Limited, to construct a new container terminal and associated facilities at the Port of Ba
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has just released a very interesting video named ‘Lake Borgne: Restoring a Way of Life’. CPRA and its partners recently announced the completion of the Lake Borgne Marsh Creation Project, the largest marsh creation project in the stat
A lengthy section of the River Parrett is about to be dredged in the following days as part of a wider maintenance program funded by the Somerset Rivers Authority. “New year, similar dredging: throughout most of January 2026, there’ll be River Parrett dredging between Burrowbridge and Northmoor, wit
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said that they will reissue 56 existing nationwide permits and issue one new permit for work in wetlands and other waters that are regulated by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. One existing permit will not be
Van Oord today has appointed Mr. Jeroen Sanders as Chief Transformation Officer (CTO), effective March 1, 2026. “Jeroen brings more than 28 years of experience in leading transformation and change initiatives. He most recently served as Chief Transition Officer at Enexis Groep, following several oth
Volusia County is moving forward with a new effort to prevent beach erosion in New Smyrna Beach. Right now, crews are pumping sand back on the beach that will be shaped into a protective berm. This work is part of Volusia County’s South Berm Construction Project in New Smyrna Beach. Funded entirely
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Buffalo District has released a very interesting video named ‘Why Dredging Matters: From Sediment to Sustainability’. In this video, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers takes us behind the scenes of dredging, from the buildup of sediment to the science of environmental
Waterking Amphibious and Dredging equipment today announced a new partnership with DATAGREEN. According to Waterking, DATAGREEN – a French company offering a diverse range of weed and vegetation removal products – will be enriching its product range from 2026 onwards with Waterking’s amphibious exca
Van Oord has completed coastline maintenance in the Dutch Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, as commissioned by Rijkswaterstaat. In total, 1 million cubic meters of sand was deposited on and right in front of the Banjaard beach using the LNG-fueled trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Apolonia. “A speci
The Philippine News Agency (PNA) said that the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) assured its full cooperation with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and other concerned agencies in the inspection and verification of reclamation operations in Manila Bay. PRA said today that they “affirm its commi
A public meeting to discuss disposal of dredged material from the Chaudoir Dock County Park Harbor dredging project will be held by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) at 1 p.m., January 14, at the Door County Government Center. Door County has requested approval from the DNR to stoc
Mike Hooks, LLC cutterhead-pipeline dredge E. Stroud will begin maintenance dredging operations in the Gulfport Sound Channel on or around January 10, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) said. According to MDMR, the dredge will be pumping material into approved open-water placement sit
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) said that the Brigantine Channel Spur dredging project will begin this week in Brigantine, Atlantic County. The approximately $1.8 million project will restore the Brigantine Channel Spur by dredging approximately 22,000 cubic yards. NJDOT’s contractor
The USACE Philadelphia District said that Barnegat Bay Dredging Company of Harvey Cedars, N.J. will begin dredging the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway federal channel between markers 152 to 163 (west of Brigantine, N.J.) in the following weeks. The dredged sediment will be beneficially used to enha
