Dickerson Florida, Inc. has won a $4.17 million contract for the construction of an upland Dredge Material Management Area (DMMA) O-23 and modifications to the stormwater management system within the Martin County Business Park in Jensen Beach, Martin County, Florida. According to the Army Corps’ Ja
Sand carting and stockpiling work gets underway at Kettle Park next week, Dunedin City Council said. The work is part of a recently announced deal expected to save ratepayers more than $1 million and provide for dune restoration and beach replenishment work on the St Clair-St Kilda coast. Over six t
Construction of the Southsea Coastal Scheme – UK’s largest local authority-led coastal defence project – continues at good pace. According to the latest project update, reinforcement steel structure (Re-bar) has been fitted now to the western egress steps (steps intended for exit from the water only
After four years of dredging at Fountain Lake, J.F. Brennan Company’s work is nearing completion. According to the Shell Rock River Watershed District’s (SRRWD) latest project update, J.F. Brennan has removed over 1,260,000 cubic yards of sediment from Fountain Lake so far. The dredger Vic Buhr, pic
After six years of construction, the new Port of Calais was officially inaugurated on September 9, 2021. Considered as one of the largest European port infrastructure projects of the decade, the new port was inaugurated in the presence of Louis Le Franc, prefect of Pas-de-Calais; Xavier Bertrand, pr
Norfolk Dredging has won a $23.2 million firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging project at Naval Weapons Station Earle. The work to be performed provides for maintenance dredging the areas surrounding piers including all berths, turning basin, terminal channel, and a portion of Sandy H
Excavation work continues on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) following Hurricane Ida, USACE said. Equipment including long arm excavators and a crane with a dragline and large capacity bucket are working in marshy conditions to remove sediment and obstructions caused by the storm. This is part
The works on the Buffalo Harbor north breakwater are moving forward according to schedule. Under the project, USACE Buffalo District’s contractor Ryba Marine Construction Co. is repairing 750 feet of the north end of the breakwater, located in Buffalo, NY. The approximately 2,200 foot Buffalo North
New York Governor, Kathy Hochul, yesterday announced the start of in-water construction of the Living Breakwaters, a $107 million effort that will provide physical, social, and ecological resiliency for the South Shore of Staten Island. Under the project, the 2,400 linear feet of breakwaters – consi
After years of planning, the restoration work on the Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary between Sullivan’s Island and Patriots Point is now underway. The USACE’s Charleston District announced yesterday that Virginia-based contractor Norfolk Dredging Company was moving hydraulic pipe into the area for its d
The Geraldton 2021 Maintenance Dredge Project is officially underway, Mid West Ports Authority informs. The cleanup program will involve removing naturally accumulated sediments from within the inner harbour of Geraldton Port and southern navigational channel. For this job, RN Dredging Pty Ltd – the
HID Dredging Equipment Company has delivered two new sets of their 650 cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) – with discharge distance up to 4.000 meters – to China Railway Group. Two new CSDs were successfully launched and brought into position to start their first dredging task in Suya Lake recently. “Ne
USACE has moved back the date of its dredging project for the Depoe Bay check dam and harbor boat basin from September 13 to September 20, the Newport News-Times informs. The dredging work is expected to last at least two weeks and with the delay should conclude sometime in early October. During tha
Laguna Lake Park will be closed today due to a planned two-week dredging project, the City of San Luis Obispo informs. The cleanup program is set to remove the sediment buildup in the lake bed that comes from local runoff. September marks the beginning of a long term restoration project at Laguna La
