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Mindemoya River dredging to allow fish migration
The Municipality of Central Manitoulin in partnership with Manitoulin Streams Improvement Association will be dredging the sand at the Mouth of the Mindemoya River in Providence Bay, ON, to allow spawning salmon to access the river. The work is starting on Friday October 4th, 2024 under an approved
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Construction progresses on the Cygnus project
DE Klop shipyard in the Netherlands continues to make great progress on the Cygnus project – a revolutionary fully electric cutter suction dredger. “The pontoons of the Cygnus, which we are building on stock, have recently arrived in Sliedrecht,” the shipbuilder said in the update. “In the coming mo
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USACE participates in Great Lakes Dredge Team meeting
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, has just released this very informative video about the 2024 Great Lakes Dredge Team meeting. Members from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, other federal agencies and municipal governments from the Great Lakes states attend the annual Great Lakes Dred
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IBAMA gives green light for the Babitonga Bay dredging project
The Brazilian Environment and Renewable Natural Resources Institute (IBAMA) has authorized dredging of the Babitonga Bay channel in Santa Catarina. With the issue of the Installation License (LI) which is required for the deepening of the Babitonga Bay, the Port of São Francisco do Sul can now begin
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EPA extends comment period on review of Upper Hudson River cleanup
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended by 30 days the public comment period for its third review of the cleanup of PCB-contaminated sediment from the Upper Hudson River. Originally set to end on October 8, 2024, the new deadline is now November 7, 2024. Also, the EPA held virtua
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Mid-South Testing invests in another Mud Cat dredger
Mid-South Testing of Decatur, AL, recently took delivery of their second Mud Cat® 225D after their first Mud Cat 225D (formerly called the model 815) performed 17 years of reliable service. Both dredges are currently operating with the newest unit working on a 17 ft. (5.18m) deep, 8-acre industrial
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Report released on the Sparrows Point dredging project
Sparrows Point Container Terminal (SPCT), a subsidiary of Tradepoint Atlantic (TPA) released an independent report of the results of a sampling and testing program for the evaluation of dredged sediment from the southern portion of Sparrows Point Channel for ocean placement. The sampling and testing
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Knowledge Marine wins Kandla Port dredging contract
Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works has won a contract from Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) for maintenance dredging and salvaging work at Kandla Port. The contract is for a period of 3 years and is valued at Rs 17.77 crore ($2.1 million). The scope of the contract at Kandla Port comprises two
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Dredging resumes at Cotuit Bay Entrance Channel
Beginning next Monday, October 7, Barnstable County Dredge and the Town’s contracting partner, Dig-it Construction, will resume dredging activity as part of the Cotuit Bay Entrance Channel Dredging Project. According to the officials, the crews will dredge the channel approaching the Bay and use the
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Official naming of the PD Ports’ new dredger
The hopper dredger Emerald Duchess has been officially named by PD Ports longest serving member of staff in a ceremony on the banks of the river. The christening ceremony, traditionally held to bring luck to a new vessel and all who sail in her, was attended by 250 people from across Teesside’s rive
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NPS: Partial closure of Crooke’s Point due to dredging project
A dredging project will cause a partial closure of a popular spot at a South Shore park, the National Park Service (NPS) said. The NPS also announced that there will be a partial closure of Crooke’s Point in Great Kills Park beginning on Friday, October 4. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conduct
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Dredging continues at West Neck Harbor
Suffolk County said that they will be dredging in West Neck Harbor through mid-October. The project includes widening of the approach channels to West Neck Harbor, Menantic Creek, and Dickerson Creek. The project also includes shoreline restoration at Wades Beach and Shell Beach. According to the Co
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Weeks Marine secures two dredging contracts worth around $70 million
Early this week, Weeks Marine of Covington, Louisiana, secured two dredging contracts worth over $68 million. The first contract, in the amount of $36.1 million, was awarded by the Army Corps’ Baltimore District for harbor and channels maintenance dredging works in Virginia. The dredging will be per
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USACE, City of Wabasha continue river sand management partnership
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and the city of Wabasha, Minnesota, are working together to manage river sand dredged from the Mississippi River. The trucking operations began this week and should be complete in December, said USACE. “The city anticipates moving around 2,000 cub