The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) yesterday joined its partners from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, the Pontchartrain Levee District, and St. John the Baptist, St. James, and St. Charles Parishes to break ground on the
Lake Macquarie will be benefit from an additional $16 million investment in dredging infrastructure through a joint initiative by the Federal, State and Local Government. Lake Macquarie Council has now been awarded $10 million Federal funding which will be used to design and construct a dredge and s
The following is a press release from Navingo BV, the owner of Dredging Today and organizer of the annual Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC). More than 400 exhibitors and co-exhibitors booked their spots at OEEC 2024 Businesses and organizations from across the offshore energy sector and
The Government of Canada has announced another scheme for the maintenance of small craft harbors. Two days ago, the government presented an investment of more than $61-million over three years to continue important work at harbors in Prince Edward Island. “Our fisheries and coastal communities are t
The new $23 million Boating Infrastructure for Communities Grants Program is now open for Registrations of Interest submissions. The program is funded under the $44 million Boating Infrastructure and Dredging Scheme which was announced in August 2024. NSW Maritime Executive Director Mark Hutchings s
Twelve years ago, Hurricane Sandy forever changed the landscape of New York and New Jersey’s coastlines, leaving behind more than $50 billion in damages. In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, embarked on a comprehensive mission to restore the regio
Dare County Manager Bobby Outten has announced that the county’s dredging permits have been officially reinstated by the Army Corps, allowing the Miss Katie’s dredging operations to resume immediately. The permits were initially suspended on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, due to concerns raised by d
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District is planning to continue maintenance dredging and disposal activities associated with the federally authorized Bayou Coden navigation project in Mobile County, Alabama. According to the Army Corps, the proposed project is continued operation and maint
IADC and PIANC will host a one-day dredging conference in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on the 18th of October 2024. The event, organized at the prestigious Sheraton Saigon Grand Opera Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, is dedicated to advancing industry knowledge in the arena of sustainable dredging
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released an annual review of the global open dredging market – the 2023 edition of Dredging in Figures. Publicly available today, this annual report focuses on the state of the dredging industry in 2023. The latest edition includes
The Western Dredging Association recently announced that registration and early sponsorship are open for the WEDA 2024 Eastern Chapter Meeting. Now, the Board of the Eastern Chapter of WEDA invites interested individuals to submit an abstract for a technical presentation at the Fall 2024 conference.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District has awarded a $75 million contract to Three Oaks Construction of North Sioux City, South Dakota, for site improvements at the Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area. According to the Corps, work locations and funding will be determined with
Transport for NSW Maritime will invest $44 million into improving waterway accessibility and safety under its new Boating Infrastructure and Dredging Scheme (BID Scheme). The scheme replaces the previous grants program, providing $28 million in new funding for the development of new and improved pub
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management (DCM) is awarding 20 grants to 19 communities for Phases 3 and 4 of the Resilient Coastal Communities Program (RCCP). A total of $4,310,350 will be available to complete 15 projects in Phase 3. Most of these engi
