Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) recently kicked off work on the 466 acre No Name Bayou Marsh Creation Project. Currently the external dikes are under construction with dredging expected to begin later this fall. Containment dikes that are being constructed around the ar
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will provide record $21.5 million in Waterway Improvement Fund allocations to communities and projects throughout Maryland in Fiscal Year 2025. The funds will support new and improved public boating access facilities, dredging of navigable public waterway
Donjon Marine will, this autumn, kick off another maintenance dredging campaign in the New York and New Jersey Harbor Channel. Last week, the company won a $19 million USACE contract for New York and New Jersey harbor maintenance dredging works. According to the Corps, this work will be performed in
The Government of Canada will invest $101 million over the next three years for reconstructing, repairing and dredging 26 small craft harbors in Newfoundland and Labrador. More than $53 million of this overall investment in Newfoundland and Labrador will also be used to reconstruct and repair piers,
Today, July 22, is the final day to send comments for the proposed Wilmington Harbor deepening project. The plan to deepen the Wilmington Navigational Harbor from the current 42’ to 47 feet will allow the harbor to accommodate larger, deep draft container vessels and enable carriers to continue to u
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has awarded the contract for the first construction increment of the River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp project (MSP). Phylway Construction, LLC will complete “Reach 6” of the project, which includes clearing, excavating, and buildi
Boating enthusiasts throughout Western Australia will benefit from a boost in funding available in the upcoming round of the Recreational Boating Facilities Scheme (RBFS). Applications are sought for round 29 of the RBFS, with up to $2.2 million in funding available for public boating facility impro
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District has initiated a project that will dredge Bronx River in New York. According to the Corps, the proposed maintenance dredging of the Bronx River includes removal of approximately 200,000 cubic yards (CY) of dredge material from a project depth of -10
Two dredging projects in southern Delaware will continue in the summer months, according to the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC). Dredging is to continue in Assawoman Canal until August 1, 2024 and dredging is to begin in Indian River near Millsboro on July 1, 2024.
The Victorian Government has announced that applications are now open for the latest round of the State Government’s Recreational Boating Access and Dredging Grants, made possible through the Better Boating Fund. Grants of up to $150,000 will support organizations that manage public boat ramps acros
The Virginia Port Authority (VPA) is working on a new dredging project that will provide safe navigation for the Ultra Large Container Vessels on the Elizabeth River in Portsmouth. VPA has proposed to perform new and maintenance dredging by mechanical and/or hydraulic methods to widen and deepen the
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has delivered to Congress its Fiscal Year 2024 Work Plan for the Army Civil Works Program. Of the $8.681 billion in appropriations provided for the Army Civil Works Program in the act, approximately $8.2 billion is appropriated across five accounts ― Investigations,
CEDA Dredging Days is the flagship conference of the Central Dredging Association and is the main event on the dredging industry calendar in the CEDA (EMEA) region. It is widely considered to be the primary forum for leading researchers and industry experts, to share ideas, discuss challenges and co
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has released new information paper on Environmental Adaptive Management. CEDA – committed to promoting concepts for sustainable dredging and waterborne construction works – supports the concept of Adaptive Management within dredging projects. Adaptive Manageme
