The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has awarded a contract worth almost $13 million to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co for the maintenance dredging works in Tampa Harbor. Each year, contractors remove around 120,000 cubic yards of sediment from the port’s berths and its channel. A
Van Oord’s new system named the INSPECTION HATCH will compete for the IADC Safety Award 2022. According to IADC, the system uses a cantilever to allow the inspection hatch to be operated by a single person. The design enables quick inspections, making it less labour intensive and removes the need fo
Earlier this week, the Baker-Polito Administration announced $3.2 million in grants to six dredging projects through the Massachusetts Dredging Program, established to promote the strength and sustainability of the Commonwealth’s coastal harbors through support of saltwater dredging. The announcemen
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, is inviting comments on the Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and the Lower Snake River Channel Maintenance Immediate Need Dredging for Commercial Navigation Environmental Assessment (EA). The Corps is proposing to restore the lowe
Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and 55th Chief of Engineers, Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon recently signed the New York & New Jersey Harbor Deepening and Channel Improvements (NY&NJHDCI) Chief’s Report. The Port of New York and New Jersey is the busiest container port on the East
In the jubilee issue of the scientific journal Terra et Aqua, International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) published an article exploring the progress of health and safety in the dredging industry over the past decades. It is hard to imagine a time when safety was not deemed important, whe
The Department of Public Works and Highways (Philippines) is continuously working to increase the carrying capacity of Dupinga River in Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija, by conducting dredging activities along the river’s Dupinga-Calabasa section. DPWH’s Bureau of Equipment (BOE) is working closely with the DP
In partnership with the City of Charleston, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers explored effective, feasible solutions to reduce risk and promote coastal resiliency to Charleston, S.C. This spring, Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, 55th Chief of Engineers, signed a Chief’s Report, marking a formal recommendatio
The Lake County Board of Commissioners, along with the Lake Development Authority and Kurtz Brothers Inc. held the groundbreaking of the North Park Sediment Recycling Facility on June 21st 2022. The North Park Sediment Recycling Facility, to be built and operated by Kurtz Brothers, is located at 775
New Jersey is about to receive $26 million for maintenance dredging of the Shrewsbury and Navesink Rivers. According to Congressman Frank Pallone, the $26 million funding for maintenance dredging of the two rivers is coming from the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development spendin
Dare County (NC) and Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. have provided an update on the projected arrival dates for the two dredges that will be tasked with performing beach nourishment in the villages of Avon and Buxton. The dredge Ellis Island—which was scheduled to arrive in Buxton after July 4—has b
American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) recently released their much-anticipated annual list of the nation’s best restored beaches. The award winning projects this year are Duxbury Beach Dune Restoration Project, MA; Ocean Isle Beach Shoreline Protection Project, NC; Sodus Point Beac
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District has just released its updated Mississippi River Pool 6 draft dredged material management plan and Environmental Assessment, or EA. The updated draft plan describes what the Corps proposes to do with the dredged material, or river sand, near Winona,
In the port city of Da Nang, officials are speeding up the fulfilment of procedures to begin work on the Lien Chieu port project. As reported, the city’s department for Infrastructure will soon complete administrative procedures for bidding and contracting for this development project. Overall, the
