U.S. Department of Commerce is investing $7.9 million to make flood control infrastructure improvements needed to protect businesses from flooding in Hamburg, Iowa. According to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, this $7.9 million grant to the city of Hamburg will help protect businesses along
Port Nelson has released its 2020 Annual Report, showing the Port’s increasing strength and sustainability in the 2020 financial year – amid a series of challenges. The most significant of these was the impact of COVID-19 on cargo volumes and the Main Wharf re-development project. The Port’s total c
Colonel Damon Delarosa, USACE Alaska District Commander, recently toured repair work of a groin along the Tanana River Levee. This was as part of a tour of the Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project in North Pole. The groin is one of 12 L-shaped, rock structures along the 22-mile levee that prevent
The Port Mansfield dredging program is officially underway, the USACE Galveston District reports. The maintenance dredging will restore the channel to Port Mansfield to full channel depth and width. Also, the project is set to allow vessels to utilize the full draft of the channel. This $15 million
Construction works have now officially started for the Côte d’Ivoire Terminal (CIT), Abidjan’s second container terminal. In fact, the ground-breaking ceremony took place on 5th October in the presence of Côte d’Ivoire government officials. The CIT contract was signed earlier this year with the Chin
The USACE Kansas City District is currently performing multiple tasks to address priority areas of concern and damages on the Lower Missouri River. These obstacles in the waterway have accumulated during the last few years of high water. “The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, asset
Construction of SC Ports’ Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal, the country’s first container terminal to open since 2009, is progressing toward a March 2021 opening. The site, situated on the former Navy Base along the Cooper River, is on track to become a world-class terminal. Following years of planning a
The dredger Kawatiri departed for Nelson last week to begin her annual maintenance dredging contract for Port Nelson, NZ. Port Nelson Ltd plans to remove a build-up of sediment from its berths and shipping lanes. This work has been conducted annually for around 30 years. Westport Port Manager, Jacki
Kinder Morgan has applied to the USACE San Francisco District for a 10-year Department of the Army Permit to conduct maintenance dredging at the Kinder Morgan (KM) Richmond Terminal berth. The purpose of the proposed dredging is to return the berth to its originally permitted depth. The Terminal, lo
Barnstable County has just released the latest update on their dredging project. Dredge operations continued during the last week on Sampsons Island/Dead Neck for the Town of Barnstable. The first phase was completed on Thursday, October 1, and the next step will be moving the pipe around to the ins
MHI Vestas has started a major ramp up in UK offshore wind activity with a move into Able Seaton Port in Hartlepool. As part of the preparatory works to install turbines at the Triton Knoll project, Able will conduct a significant amount of dredging activities. In fact, those works have seen the dep
Indiana Harbor dredging is underway and will continue through the fall of 2020, the USACE Chicago District reports. Equally important, this work is a continuation of the dredging that stopped in 2019 for the winter season. According to USACE, Kokosing Construction Company and O’Brien and Gere will d
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, has just released this beautiful photo from the Buffalo Harbor dredging program. The work, being completed by Ryba Marine Construction from Cheboygan, Michigan, includes standard operation and maintenance dredging operations. In fact, around 114,00
The Port of Vancouver, BC, Canada, has presented the latest update on the ongoing Centerm Expansion Project. According to the port officials, infilling of the lagoon in the eastern expansion area, as well as the placement of preload materials is now complete. Infilling of the northeast perimeter dyk
