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Holland Harbor dredging project starting this week
The U.S. Corps of Engineers, Detroit District will start dredging the entrance to Holland Harbor as early as Thursday, April 24 to remove shoaling across the federal channel. According to the Corps, surveys indicate a shoal formed in the winter months across the entrance to the harbor that could pot
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Coast Guard: Capsized dredger death toll rises to 9
Nine people were killed and two others were still missing following the sinking last week of the dredger Hong Hai 16 in Occidental Mindoro. The local government of Rizal town in Occidental Mindoro confirmed the number of fatalities yesterday. According to the Philippine Coast Guard, special operatio
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Interview with Bella Wang: HID Dredging accelerates product innovation and technological upgrades
Coastal protection of beaches, cities and communities located close to oceans and seas is a primary activity of the dredging industry. According to the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), half the world’s population lives within 60 kilometers of the sea, and three-quarters of all large citi
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Virginia Beach Oceanfront replenishment resumes
After a short pause, the Virginia Beach Oceanfront replenishment project is back underway. Work was temporarily halted for about two weeks after some of the sand dredged from the Atlantic Ocean Channel was found to be too fine and easily washed away. The project resumed April 14, with plans to wrap
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PC Marine busy dredging the Yanbu Port
PC Marine Services has been busy lately dredging the basin and navigation channel in Yanbu Commercial Port, Saudi Arabia. The project includes dredging works in the amount of approx. 2,000,000m³ in order to reach a level of – 16m in the port. PC Marine will also dredge and expand the turning basin a
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BREAKING NEWS: Dutra, Griffith Company win $360 million Port of Long Beach contract
The Dutra Group and Griffith Company have signed a ~$360-million-dollar contract with International Transportation Service (ITS) to build the Pier G South Slip Fill, New Wharf at Berth 234, and Backland Development Project at the Port of Long Beach, California. The project, which is slated to run fr
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Coast Guard: Four dead after dredger capsizes off Occidental Mindoro
The Philippine Coast Guard said that four people – including a Chinese national – have died and seven others are still missing after a dredging vessel carrying 25 people capsized two days ago off Occidental Mindoro. Yesterday, the divers recovered two more bodies during search-and-rescue operations,
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Backhoe dredger Dinopotes enters drydock at Dales Marine Services
Backhoe dredger Dinopotes, owned by Foyle and Marine Dredging, has entered drydock at Dales Marine Services, Troon, to undergo her intermediate hull survey in line with class requirements. Alongside the survey, she’s receiving a series of planned steel and mechanical repairs to ensure full operation
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McFarland completes Red Flag dredging assignment
The Army Corps dredge McFarland has returned from another successful dredging mission. To combat shoaling and maintain a safe and navigable waterway, the dredge McFarland was busy recently dredging near the entrance of the Cape Fear River in North Carolina. During her deployment, she dredged more th
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Search continues for possible survivors in dredger accident off Occidental Mindoro
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), in coordination with the Local Government Unit (LGU), the Philippine National Police (PNP), and other key stakeholders, is continuing its intensive efforts in response to the recent capsizing of the dredger Hong Hai 16 off waters of Rizal, Occidental Mindoro. “In pa
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Monongahela River dredging paused
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District has paused dredging on the Monongahela River to avoid disrupting the fish spawning season. In the Monongahela River, many fish species, including bass, spawn during the spring months, with hybrid striped bass being most active between mid-April a
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J.E. McAmis nabs Portland Harbor cleanup contract
J.E. McAmis has won another Superfund cleanup contract, this one in Portland Harbor. The project will entail dredging and upland disposal of contaminated sediments and the use of McAmis’ own in-water sand mining sites to provide clean sand capping material for the project after the completion of dre
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Pacific Dredge back at Agua Hedionda Lagoon in Carlsbad
Pacific Dredge & Construction recently returned to Agua Hedionda Lagoon in Carlsbad, CA, to perform another round of maintenance dredging — supporting tidal circulation, marine life, and local beach nourishment. The project occurs every one to four years to remove sand that naturally drifts into the
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Manson: NES-1 project underway at Don Young Port of Alaska
Season 3 of Manson Construction’s North Extension Stabilization Step 1 (NES-1) project is underway at the Don Young Port of Alaska in Anchorage, the company said in the latest project update. This season’s work includes dredging approximately 420,000 cubic yards of material and placing approximately