The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to dredge contaminated sediment from a 7-mile stretch of Otter Creek which extends through Toledo and Oregon, Ohio, before flowing into Maumee Bay. Under the cleanup project, a hydraulic va
The LaSalle Park seawall repair project that will fix approximately 1,300 feet of seawall of the northern section of LaSalle Park (NY) is in full swing now, according to the Army Corps’ Buffalo District. The $6.11 million LaSalle Park/Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Park seawall contract was awarded to Cold Sp
FSUE “Rosmorport” recently started dredging operations in the water area of pier No. 40A of the KSK grain terminal in the seaport of Novorossiysk. The dredging work is being conducted within the framework of the “Reconstruction of the grain terminal with a cargo turnover of 2.5 million tons per yea
Manson Construction is making final preparations for the start of the annual dredging campaign in the Oceanside Harbor, CA. City officials report that plastic dredge pipe was safely floated to Harbor Beach on April 7th. Snow fencing has been placed around all work areas. They also added that ATV’s a
The Queen’s Harbour Master Portsmouth has just announced that as part of the Southsea Coastal Scheme works, over the period 7-30 April 2021, a delivery of approximately 11,200 tonnes of rock armour will be made to the Long Curtain area of the Southsea seafront. As reported, the rock will be delivere
In a continuing project designed to open up the Petaluma River as a viable recreational and commercial waterway, Pacific Dredge and Construction LLC performed a second substantial dredging job commissioned by the United States Corps of Engineers. The crews used powerful mechanical clamshell dredging
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will soon begin works on the $8.5 million Fort Pierce beach renourishment project in Florida. Starting in mid-April, this shore protection project will entail sand replenishment of approximately 1.3 miles of beach immediately south of the Fort
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District recently hosted a media day on the status of Faulkner and Perry County Levees. The 2019 Arkansas River flood was a historic event that impacted hundreds of communities in Arkansas and Oklahoma. 11 levees in the USACE Rehabilitation and Inspectio
The US Army Corps of Engineers, together with Manson Construction, will next week begin the annual dredging of the Oceanside Harbor, CA. Equipment mobilization will begin on April 5 and Harbor Parking Lot 12 will be closed for use during the project, according to the officials. During the works, app
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has announced upcoming temporary lane closures on Riverway and Netherlands Road as dredging activities continue to progress on Phase 2 of the $36.5 million Muddy River Flood Risk Management project in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts. Tempora
Danish dredging contractor Rohde Nielsen A/S recently completed another interesting project, this time in the Vila do Conde fishing port in Portugal. Vila do Conde is situated at the mouth of the Ave River, and was historically a centre of shipbuilding and seafaring. According to Rohde Nielsen, the
Following the successful salvage operation of the grounded 20,000TEU container vessel Ever Given in the Suez Canal, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) released a video of the refloating of the ship. With a length of 400 meters and a width of nearly 60 meters this giant ship had been wedged in this vital
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock with their two hopper dredges, the Liberty Island and Ellis Island, is making nice progress on PHASE III of the post-Florence Renourishment Project. According to the latest update from the Carteret County Shore Protection Office, the Liberty Island has finished pumping west
Southsea Coastal Scheme has reached a milestone, with more than 250 piles installed from the west of Clarence Pier all the way to the Spur Redoubt. On the East of the Spur, drainage works for the new promenade started with excavations, building of manholes and pipe laying. Also on the East, plate we
