For the first time in Rock Island District history, the Operations Division Channel Maintenance program and the Upper Mississippi River Restoration (UMRR) program collaborated in an effort to beneficially use dredge material on the UMRR Steamboat Island Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project
A $9.2 million contract has been awarded to dredge Hawaiʻi Island’s lava-inundated Pohoiki Bay. The DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) awarded the contract to Goodfellows Bros., as the lowest bidder on the project. “The dredging involves removal of accumulated lava debris to resto
Michels Construction of Brownsville, Wisconsin, has won a $7.8 million USACE contract for a pilot project to demonstrate and evaluate the use of water injection dredging at Tuttle Creek Lake in Manhattan, Kansas. Tuttle Creek Lake is the largest reservoir in the Kansas River Basin. Over 40% of the p
The Town of Palm Beach (FL) is launching a significant coastal restoration effort as part of its overall Coastal Management Plan, with its first project beginning this week. According to the Town, approximately 750,000 cubic yards of sand will be dredged offshore and placed on the beach in Reach 7,
Dredging operations along the Adelaide coastline are now complete, according to the South Australian government. The operations were part of the Adelaide Beach Management Review Implementation project’s efforts to test and improve how sand is managed along Adelaide’s coastline. Dredging sand with di
The main harbor on the North Yorkshire coast is set to see dredging taking place after a new license has been secured. North Yorkshire Council (UK) has received the license from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) after a rigorous application process over the last few months. Dredging is requir
The Damen Cutter Suction Dredger CSD500 named INSHAAT V has undergone a complete refit at Damen Shipyards Sharjah. The company’s skilled team at the Albwardy yard executed comprehensive repairs and upgrades, ensuring this cutter suction dredger is ready to perform at its best. Damen vessels are know
The Philippines Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Regional Office VIII, continues dredging operations along waterways in Samar and Leyte to mitigate flooding in these provinces. According to DPWH, amphibious excavators have been deployed to dredge Maroyondoyon and Kaglangkoy Creek in C
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District has awarded a $18.8 million contract to Manson Construction for maintenance dredging works in Ventura, California. The project involves maintenance dredging of federal navigation channels and sand traps at the Channel Islands Harbor and placing
The Dover Western Docks Revival 3B project at the Port of Dover has reached a new milestone. McLaughlin & Harvey has been working on this project with the joint venture partners, Boskalis Westminster, combining their extensive experience in marine works at ports and harbors through collaboration and
The North Indian River Inlet coastline has a long history of erosion due to construction of the inlet jetties that began in 1928. Due to the recent storms in the area, the dunes that normally protect the Coastal Highway have eroded, which has caused flooding along the highway. As a result, the State
IHC Mining, part of Royal IHC (IHC), has won a contract to build and supply an electric CSD for Quarzwerke GmbH. This electric mining dredger is based on IHC’s Beaver 65 and has been customised to suit the client’s specific requirements. Quarzwerke GmbH is a long-standing and valued family business,
Signaling a major turning point in the Port of Brownsville’s 88-year history, the Brownsville Navigation District (BND) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last Friday, held a groundbreaking ceremony for Phase 2 of the Brazos Island Harbor (BIH) Channel Improvement Project. The transformative proje
Sarawak government officials recently visited the work site near Miri Port to inspect dredging works in the Kuala Baram Delta. The Rimbun Prima Sendirian Berhad (RPSB) and China Communications Construction Company Sendirian Berhad (CCC) joint venture is undertaking the Kuala Baram Delta dredging pro
