Dredging
Photo Update: Delta Drought Barrier Removal
The Department of Water Resources’ project to dismantle an emergency drought barrier that has spanned West False River between Jersey and Bradford islands since June is well underway. The barrier was erected to block salt water from pushing into the central Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta from San Fran
Picture of the Day: Dredging in Panama
The Panama Canal Expansion Program continues to rapidly progress and at the moment, this capital development scheme is about 93% completed. The massive expansion program will create a new lane of traffic along the canal through the construction of a new set of locks, increasing the waterway’s capaci
NPS to Develop Platte River Plan
The National Park Service (NPS) has proposed to develop a Platte River Mouth Restoration and Access Plan/Environmental Assessment (EA). The Platte River is located in the southern portion of the National Lakeshore and discharges into Lake Michigan. Benzie County owns and manages a recreational boat
New Study on Island Atolls Presented
A new study shows that the combined effect of storm-induced wave-driven flooding and sea level rise on island atolls may be more severe and happen sooner than previous estimates of inundation predicted by passive “bathtub” modeling for low-lying atoll islands, and especially at higher sea levels for
SHEP Moves Ahead
Experts from the USACE Savannah District continue to move forward with the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, aka SHEP. The Corps has finished one year of required pre-construction environmental monitoring and will continue monitoring throughout the harbor deepening and for 10 years afterward. A rep
Financial Injection for Great Lakes Wetlands Scheme
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency has announced that Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, has received a $10 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant to monitor coastal wetlands around the Great Lakes basin over the next five years. This project expands an existing GL
September Update on Mill River
TRC, the firm conducting the work for Exide, and CT DEEP have just released a monthly project update for the cleanup of lead impacted sediment by hydraulic dredging in the Mill River. The company is currently in the process of dredging, dewatering the sediment, treating the filtrate water from the d
Everett Lowlands Studies Completed
Two recently completed studies on the “Lowlands” of the Everett Smelter cleanup site in north Everett will enable the Washington Department of Ecology to prepare a cleanup plan for areas along or near the Snohomish River. Ecology seeks public comments on two reports summarizing these studies through
GIWW Dredging Contracts Awarded
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, has awarded two contracts for maintenance dredging of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) in Texas. The first contract, worth $8.9 million, was awarded to Goodloe Marine Inc., for dredging between Freeport Harbor and Matagorda Bay, Texas, and t
Currumbin Creek Dredging Underway
Neumann Contractors have commenced dredge mobilization works in Currumbin Creek for 2015. The pipeline and booster pump will be set up over the next week and dredging will begin after the Queensland school holidays. The sand removed from Currumbin creek will be used to replenish the beach on the sou
New Equipment for Lazaro Cardenas TEC2
Scheduled to begin operations in 2016, APM Terminals’ Lázaro Cárdenas (TEC2), a semi-automated deep-water facility on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, has taken delivery of some of the world’s largest and most technologically advanced STS cranes. The terminal development milestone was commemorated by a cerem
E&E Wins Niagara River AOC Deal
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, awarded a contract on September 30, 2015 in the amount of $315,000 to Ecology and Environment, Inc. (E&E), Lancaster, New York, to study seven locations within the Niagara River Area of Concern (AOC) to assess opportunities for habitat restoration.
Ulstein Working on Jan De Nul SRIs
Ulstein Power & Control has been awarded a contract with AVIC Weihai Shipyard Co. Ltd. on power and control deliveries for two subsea rock installation (SRI) vessels for Jan De Nul Group. The vessels will be used for rock installation to protect cables and other subsea structures at depths up to 600
TOC Americas Returns to Panama
The 15th edition of TOC Americas will take place at El Panama Hotel in Panama, from 13-15 October, 2015. Jorge Quijano, CEO, Panama Canal Authority, has been announced as a keynote speaker at this annual forum for maritime container trade, transport and port professionals doing business in North and