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Marques, Elliott file bill to stop mud dumping in Mobile Bay
Alabama Representative Rhett Marques and Senator Chris Elliott said that they will today announce legislation at the Fairhope Municipal Pier that would effectively end the practice of in-bay, thin-layer dredge disposal – known as “mud dumping” – in Mobile Bay. When enacted, the law would mirror fede
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VIDEO: Keeping larger vessels moving through Toledo Harbor
The USACE Buffalo District recently completed dredging approximately 600,000 cubic yards of material in the Toledo Harbor, which happened to have been the largest annual dredging operation on the Great Lakes. Sediments from the channel bottom were removed by a mechanical dredge and placed into hoppe
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Brownley: $8.2M for Channel Islands Harbor dredging, $5.9M for Ventura Harbor dredging
Congresswoman Julia Brownley last week announced the inclusion of funding totaling more than $19,792,000 that she secured for California’s 26th Congressional District in the Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act (H.
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Congressman Harris delivers over $4.7M for Slaughter Creek dredging
Maryland Congressman Andy Harris has announced $4,785,000 in federal funding for the Slaughter Creek Dredging Project in Slaughter Creek, secured through the Energy & Water Development appropriations bill for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “When waterways like Slaughter Creek become difficult to
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Maurice River dredging about to begin
The USACE Philadelphia District said that Cottrell Contracting Corporation of Chesapeake, Va., will dredge approximately 80,000 cubic yards of sediment from the federal channel near the mouth of the Maurice River (Cumberland County, N.J.) in the following weeks. The sediment will be hydraulically pu
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EXCLUSIVE: Repair works complete on cutter suction dredger Al Seddiek
The repair and modification works on the ladder of the cutter suction dredger (CSD) Al Seddiek were completed at Port Said Shipyard (PSS) earlier this week. The scope of work included full steel renewal and structural modification of the forward section of the ladder, aiming to achieve the required
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DEME in Italy: Preparing Naples for America’s Cup sailing contest
DEME won a contract last month to help prepare Naples for the legendary America’s Cup sailing competition. The 2027 America’s Cup will be held in Italy for the first time. At the end of December 2025, it was announced that five founding teams have “united to unleash the potential of the America’s Cu
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Lake Montauk dredging enters final phase
The Town of East Hampton has just released the latest update on the Lake Montauk dredging project, saying that the work in is full swing. According to the announcement, the dredging operations are now in its final phase, with crews using a mechanical dredge to remove large stones and rocks in the ha
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Santander kicks off the 2026 dredging program
Santander Port Authority (APS) has kicked off the 2026 dredging campaign on the navigation channel from Punta Rabiosa to Somo. According to APS, this is the second of five interventions planned until 2030, following the initial campaign in December. The works, carried out by CIOMAR S.L. for EUR 1.68
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Port of Virginia raises the bar, dredging program almost done
The Port of Virginia is nearing the completion of its $1.4 billion Gateway Investment Program with a critical piece of the strategic capital investment program being delivered in early 2026. In February, the port is scheduled to take delivery of the deepest shipping channels on the US East Coast, as
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USACE issues permit for Sparrows Point Container Terminal
THe USACE Baltimore District has issued its Section 404/10/408/103 permit decision for the Sparrows Point Container Terminal (SPCT) project, a joint venture between Tradepoint Atlantic and Terminal Investments Limited, to construct a new container terminal and associated facilities at the Port of Ba
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River Parrett dredging begins
A lengthy section of the River Parrett is about to be dredged in the following days as part of a wider maintenance program funded by the Somerset Rivers Authority. “New year, similar dredging: throughout most of January 2026, there’ll be River Parrett dredging between Burrowbridge and Northmoor, wit
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USACE announces finalization of nationwide permits
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said that they will reissue 56 existing nationwide permits and issue one new permit for work in wetlands and other waters that are regulated by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. One existing permit will not be
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Van Oord appoints new Chief Transformation Officer
Van Oord today has appointed Mr. Jeroen Sanders as Chief Transformation Officer (CTO), effective March 1, 2026. “Jeroen brings more than 28 years of experience in leading transformation and change initiatives. He most recently served as Chief Transition Officer at Enexis Groep, following several oth