Matthews Marine Inc. from Pass Christian, Mississippi, has won a $10.6 million contract for emergency dredging of the Houston Ship Channel, including the Carpenters Bayou to Sims Bayou areas in Harris County, Texas. Bids were solicited via the Internet with six received, reports the U.S. Department
Work is progressing well on the Wrightsville Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management Project, reports the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District. On Tuesday, Feb. 27, contract construction workers sculpted the beach at Johnny Mercer Pier with dredged material, the Corps said. Wilmington Distri
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) will host a Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Workshop on March 20, 2018 from 1:00 – 4:00 PM. The workshop will be held at the SCDNR Marine Center located at Ft. Johnson in Charleston, South Carolina. The BIG program provides grant funding
Greater Cleveland Partnership (GCP) has just released this very interesting video about the Irishtown Bend Restoration plans. GCP is focused on securing $5 million in the state capital budget for Phase II of Restoring the Irishtown Bend, which will support continued investment to stabilize the bulkh
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia Distric is currently conducting dredging operations on the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway and using the sediment to restore marsh near Stone Harbor, New Jersey. “Our goal is to beneficially use dredged material when possible to restore habitat and enh
The Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) reached its largest milestone to date with the completion of the deepening of the 20-mile-long entrance channel. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, yesterday announced the completion of the outer harbor works adding that only final touch
Carla Quinn, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, National Hurricane Program (NHP) lead, has provided updates on the program to attendees at the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Hurricanes Annual Meeting at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region III offices in Philad
Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK has been busy lately with the infrastructure improvement works including land reclamation, earthworks and surfacing that will improve the Holyhead Port layout and safety. The works started at the end of January at Salt Island, adjacent to the busy ferry terminals at t
London City Airport has awarded a contract to BAM Nuttall for a new 75,000m² concrete deck extension. The deck is an important first stage of construction, as part of the £480m City Airport Development Program. According to BAM, the piling and decking contract value is approximately €95 million (£85
Cottrell Contracting Corp. of Chesapeake (VA) has won a $7.9 million contract for dredging and sand stockpiling at Poplar Island. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, the work will be performed in Tilghman, Maryland, with an estimated completion date of January 28, 2019
The South Carolina Ports Authority has just released this brief video message from SCPorts President and CEO, Jim Newsome, about the Charleston Harbor Deepening Project. Charleston Harbor Deepening to 52 feet will make Charleston the deepest harbor on the U.S. Coast, an advantage integral to the por
Southern Dredging Co. Inc. from Charleston, South Carolina, has won a $7 million contract for dredging work at the Navy Submarine Base, Kings Bay, Georgia, and the Marine Corps Support Facility, Blount Island, Florida. Bids for this project were solicited via the Internet with three received, report
Otley residents and businesses are being invited to come along to hear about the latest on flood risk reduction plans at a drop-in event on Thursday 1 March. According to the Environment Agency, visitors to the drop in will have an opportunity to see how feedback from the last event in October has h
World Marine of Alabama (WMA) has completed work on a contract valued at over $14 million to drydock and repair the Dredge Wheeler, a hopper dredge owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The contract was awarded in September and arrival was delayed due to emergency dredging assignme
