The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife has initiated a project to restore wetland vegetation across 300 acres of Middle Harbor in East Harbor State Park. The project began in April with a completion date later this year, said ODNR. The Middle Harbor wetland restoration
The USACE Honolulu District, on behalf of the Hawaii Department of Transportation Harbors Division, completed the Kaunakakai Harbor Maintenance Dredging project last month. This was a crucial project as it had been 51 years since the last maintenance dredging of Kaunakakai Harbor which occurred in 1
A massive dredging program is currently underway in the Port of Santander. The work is being carried out by the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Tristão da Cunha, owned by Jan De Nul. According to the Port, this dredging campaign is set to last about two weeks. During the latest project, up to
The commander of the Army Corps Task Force Virgin Islands Puerto Rico, Col. Charles Decker recently hosted a visit to Avalon, the largest and one of the most efficient dredging machines in North America. The visit focused on future operations and coordination of Avalon during its operations at the S
The Rock Island City Council has approved $3.6 million in funding for the much-needed Sunset Marina improvements, including dredging, replacement of a primary dock and electrical upgrades. Funding includes $1,422,284 from a FEMA grant, $800,000 from ARPA funds and $1.4 million from a city inter-fund
Parks Victoria has advised mariners that it will be undertaking maintenance dredging works within the access channel to Tankerton Jetty. The project is part of Parks Victoria’s ongoing dredging program to ensure the continuation of safe boating access within Port Phillip and Western Port. This dredg
Not far from the North Pole, where temperatures are low and living conditions are challenging, many goods for the residents of Greenland arrive by ship or plane. To enable larger aircraft to land in Ilulissat in the future, the runway must be expanded. To prevent settling, the thick layer of clay se
The USACE Jacksonville District awarded a $6.9 million contract last week to Southwind Construction for maintenance dredging of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) federal navigation channel in the vicinity of Sawpit Creek, Nassau County, Florida. The contract calls for the dredging of approxim
The Port of Suape achieved an important milestone last week with the successful dredging of its external channel, deepening it to 20 meters. According to the port authorities, this development heralds the commencement of a new phase, involving the channel’s marking system and the approval of its new
Gov. Jeff Landry and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) yesterday commended the Louisiana Legislature for unanimously passing the agency’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Annual Plan. The Annual Plan, which is required by the Louisiana Legislature to be updated each year, details projecte
The City of Oceanside, California, has just announced that the annual Army Corps’ dredge of the Harbor entrance has been put to a hold. Dredging of the entrance to the Oceanside Harbor began the week of April 22, 2024 with dredged sand being pumped onto the beach. Yesterday, the City was informed th
Oosterweel, one of Belgium’s most ambitious infrastructure projects, is making significant progress on both sides of the Scheldt River. Following preparatory dredging works, construction has now officially kicked off on the Canal Tunnels, said DEME. These tunnels, consisting of four tubes stacked in
The FRPD 309 dredger, owned by FRPD – Fraser River Pile and Dredge, stopped at Seaspan’s Vancouver Drydock for steel and mechanical repairs recently. “Now that our team has replaced several of the bulkheads, bottom hatches, and the propeller blades, it’s looking better than ever,” said Seaspan in it
Port of Los Angeles will receive an estimated $58 million in federal funding this year for maintaining its harbor channels and repairing its wharves, USACE said. “We started this fight in 2011 with my amendment in the Transportation Committee to provide relief to donor ports, such as Los Angeles and
