Nordic marine contractor, Rederiet Høj A/S recently expanded its fleet with two grab dredgers that will be used for construction activities in Northern Europe. As the international construction activities require additional capacity, the company from Horsens, Denmark, decided to buy two more vessels
The King Co., Inc. of Holland, Michigan has completed hydraulic dredging at Grand Haven Harbor. Over 18,000 cubic yards of material from the outer harbor was pumped 8,000 to 11,000 feet north of the north pier. The dredge material is being used to nourish and replenish Lake Michigan beaches from rec
De Hoop Terneuzen has taken delivery of the company’s newest trailing suction hopper dredger, the Krakesandt. According to the company, the Krakesandt got through the locks of Terneuzen in early June. The dredger stayed there for a few days before heading for its first assignment the North Sea. This
Located 30 miles northwest of Portland, Oregon, the Port of Kalama sits on the Columbia River. The port’s industrial area includes five miles of riverfront property adjacent to the 43-foot federally maintained deep draft navigation channel of the Columbia River. Handling well over 13 million metric
Texas Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher voted for the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA), H.R. 7776 yesterday, to authorize water resources projects around the country. The bill includes projects Congresswoman Fletcher specifically advocated for in Texas’ Seventh Congressional Dis
Maintenance dredging began last month at Green Harbor in Marshfield, MA, the USACE New England said. This very important project kicked off with the arrival of heavy equipment operators from USACE Vicksburg and Wilmington District’s – to remove critical shoaling in the entrance channel. Working in t
Connecticut Representative Joe Courtney will visit Pilot’s Point Marina in Westbrook today to celebrate the upcoming completion of dredging activity in the Patchogue River. The work has been conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and was able to be funded and completed thanks to the new Infr
U.S. Senator Tom Carper and Chris Coons, together with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) recently highlighted the Delaware projects funded in the Army Corps of Engineers FY 2022 Work Plan for the Army Civil Works Program. These funds are in addition to the nearly $70 million already se
House Republican Whip Steve Scalise yesterday released the following statement after the House passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2022: “Passage of this WRDA bill is great news for South Louisiana, and I’m pleased that many of the hurricane and flood protection priorities I’ve fought for
Yamaha Rightwaters has committed $225,000 over three years to support Ducks Unlimited’s Gulf Coast Initiative (GCI). This initiative focuses on restoring and enhancing coastal wetlands in Texas and Louisiana that are areas of significant importance for waterfowl and fisheries. In addition to support
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced that Presque Isle State Park in Erie, Pennsylvania, will receive $1.5 million for beach nourishment and sand replenishment in the USACE’s fiscal year 2022 Work Plan and FY2023 budget. “I am very pleased that the Army Corps of Engineers has once again re
Australia’s largest backhoe dredge, Woomera continues to make good progress on the $232m Port of Townsville Channel Upgrade project. The Woomera is working to widen Townsville’s 14.9km shipping channel from 92 metres to 180 metres at the inshore (Port) end, tapering to 120 metres at the seaward end.
USACE Buffalo District awarded a $4.75 million contract to Michigan-based Dean Marine Excavating on June 2 for repairs to the Oswego Harbor west arrowhead breakwater and the foundation of the Oswego West Pierhead Lighthouse in Oswego, N.Y. The breakwater and lighthouse foundation have been significa
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
