Top News – July 28 to August 4, 2013

Corps Awards Contract for Deepwater Channels Dredging (USA)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $6.6 million contract July 31 to Vortex Marine Construction Inc. of Oakland for maintenance dredging along the Sacramento and Stockton deep-water ship channels.

Tetra Tech Wins Environmental Management Contract for Miami Harbor Expansion (USA)

Tetra Tech, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a $20 million contract, with option years for an additional $3.5 million, with the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC to perform environmental management services and provide construction oversight as part of the Miami Harbor Construction Dredging Project.

Australia: Dredging Not the Cause of Sick Gladstone Fish

A final report on sick fish in Gladstone Harbour says flooding – not dredging – was the main cause of the problem, reports gladstoneobserver.com.au.

India: DCI Expands Its Dredging Fleet

DCI Dredge XX, a latest second trailer suction hopper dredger (TSHD) of the Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCIL) was joined in the fleet.

Senwatec Delivers „Dredge King“ to Slovakia

PROGROUPE extending technical park to „Dredge King“ from Senwatec for sediment removal in Slovakia.