Dredging
Senate Passes Portman Legislation for Lake Erie Protection
U.S. Senator Rob Portman released the following statement after the Senate passed legislation to prevent the Army Corps’ of Engineers from disposing of dredged materials from the Cleveland Harbor Project in Lake Erie without approval by the Ohio EPA. “The Cleveland Harbor project is vital to all of
Ninigret Pond Restoration Scheme on Track
Since receiving a one-year extension on a project to beneficially re-use dredged material for marsh elevation and restoration in Ninigret Pond, the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) and its project partners have refined the project design and soon will be going out to bid for construc
Senate Earmarks Funding for ‘Strategic’ Ports Dredging
The Senate has approved legislation that would prioritize funding for deep-draft harbor and channel dredging for commercial ports like the Port of Gulfport that have been designated as “strategic” to national security, U.S. Senator Thad Cochran said. The FY2017 Energy and Water Development Appropria
New Legislation to Strengthen Mississippi Waterways Infrastructure
U.S. Senator Thad Cochran yesterday praised passage of a Senate bill that provides important flood control and waterways infrastructure for Mississippi that the President’s budget sought to eliminate. The FY2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill was approved, 90-8, on Thursday. The bi
USACE Presents East River Dredging Plans
The USACE, New York District, proposes to perform maintenance dredging in the East River – South Brother Island, NY Federal Navigation Project with subsequent placement of the dredged material at the Historic Area Remediation Site (HARS). The proposed maintenance dredging would remove approximately
James Fisher Bags Bouri Trenching Contract
James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) will deploy its innovative tools and expertise to support its client, EMAS-AMC, with post-lay trenching and backfilling services at the Bouri oilfield. JFSE’s expertise will be used in replacing the floating storage offloading (FSO) vessel Sloug off the coast of
PHOTO: Male Land Reclamation in Full Swing
The Maldives’ Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure has just released a photo update from the Male Industrial Village land reclamation scheme. This development project involves works on the extension the area breakwater and reclamation of 4.5 hectares of new land in Male south west harbor. The $10
Evergreen Lake Dredge Project Kicks Off
The Evergreen Lake Dredge Project started this week and is scheduled to be completed by mid-September, according to the Evergreen Metropolitan District. Initially, crews will be dredging from shore using a long reach excavator and after a few weeks of operations, a 30-by-80-foot barge will be set in
Navarre Beach Gets New Sand
The first segment of beach renourishment scheme is completed on the east end of Navarre Beach, Florida. Weeks Marine staff have shifted the sand pumping distribution pipe toward the west as they wrap up beach renourishment on the east end. Navarre Beach is now open to the public from behind Beach Co
Comments Invited on Surfside Beach Nourishment Scheme
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, is currently involved in the planning phase of a beach nourishment effort in the Grand Strand (Myrtle Beach) of Horry County, South Carolina. USACE said that the authorized project requires the construction of separate protective beach in three
Woolpert, Magnolia River Geospatial Win Coastal Mapping Project
WMR-532, the joint venture of Woolpert and Magnolia River Geospatial, has been contracted to acquire bathymetric and topographic lidar and imagery, and to provide final data products to the Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise. The one-year, $10 million capacity contract wil
Senators Urge FEMA to Fix Flood Insurance Maps
U.S. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin have sent a letter calling on Federal Emergency Management Director Craig Fugate to fix Flood Insurance Rate Maps for the Town of Ocean City, Maryland and follow the federal government line established by the USACE. FEMA’s incorrect map has caused pro
Four Short Courses at Miami WODCON XXI
The World Organization of Dredging Associations (WODA) and WEDA will offer four continuing education courses at WODCON XXI next month. These courses will be held at the Hyatt Regency Miami on Monday June 13, 2016. ‘Slurry Transport’ and ‘Dredge Material Capping’ are scheduled in the morning session,
VIDEO: Eyemouth Harbor Dredging Works
Eyemouth Harbor Trust has just released a video about the ongoing dredging operations in the harbor. Hopper barge MV Sandsend and dredging pontoon ‘Saltwick’ have been brought in to complete the dredging operations in the entrance area and ‘the canyon’. Uniquely positioned on Scotland’s south-east c