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Dredging work in full swing at Shepards Marina
Dredging works at Shepards Marina are progressing well, with the project on track for completion and the marina scheduled to re-open early December. “As part of these improvements, we’re also taking the opportunity to upgrade the site’s infrastructure – replacing the entire water system and enhancin
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Mullin, Ezell introduce Dredging Coordination Improvement Act
Consumers across America rely on the nation’s maritime shipping industry. To maintain this essential logistics system and keep consumer prices low, Reps. Kevin Mullin (CA-15) and Mike Ezell (MS-04) introduced the bipartisan Dredging Coordination Improvement Act. According to the officials, more than
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EXCLUSIVE: Callan wins $21.4M Port Mansfield dredging contract
Callan Marine Ltd., from Galveston, Texas, has won a $21.4 million firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging work in Port Mansfield. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work, with beneficial use placement, will be performed in
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BREAKING NEWS: Second WattHub fast charging plaza on Maasvlakte opens
WattHub, a partnership between Van Oord and Betuwewind, has officially opened the new fast charging plaza on the Maasvlakte. This charging plaza of no less than 4,500 m2 is the first fast charging location in the area for trucks, heavy construction equipment and other electric vehicles. The strategi
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Port of Thessaloniki signs EUR195.6M deal to expand Pier 6, dredging included
The Port of Thessaloniki is about to undertake its most significant upgrade to date with the expansion of Pier 6. ThPA S.A. – Port of Thessaloniki and METKA S.A. – TEKAL S.A. (PIER 6) J/V have co-signed the Construction Works Contract for the expansion of the port infrastructure of Pier 6 of the Por
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Jenkins wraps up dredging at Haslar Marina in Gosport
Jenkinks Marine’s large dredge set up, including the backhoe dredger Doreen Dorward and 300m3 capacity self-propelled, split hopper barges Nab and Needles, completed dredging at Haslar Marina in Gosport for Boatfolk Marinas recently. The dredge rig then relocated over to Newhaven, and are now carryi
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Manson’s hopper dredge Newport gears up for Gulfport dredging
Manson Construction Company’s hopper dredge Newport will begin maintenance dredging operations in the Gulfport Harbor tomorrow. According to Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, dredging operations will be conducted in the bar channel area, located between buoys 6 – 25. The dredge will be pla
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Work resumes on the Virginia Beach replenishment project
The beach replenishment project at Croatan Beach is resuming this week after being paused in August to protect the nesting, hatching and migration of loggerhead sea turtles. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, through its contractor Manson Construction, is dredging sand from the Atlantic Ocean Channel
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GLDD wraps up dredging and beachfill operations at Indian River Inlet
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company has completed dredging and beachfill operations along the north shore of the Indian River Inlet in Sussex County, Delaware. The $8.1 million project included dredging over 500,000 cubic yards of sand from the ebb shoal of the inlet system (located approximately one
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Curtin Maritime to dredge Baltimore Harbor this winter
Curtin Maritime Corp. has won a $22.6 million USACE contract for Baltimore Harbor maintenance dredging. The project includes maintenance dredging of over 1,000,000 cubic yards from the deep-draft federal navigation channels serving the Port of Baltimore. The dredging will be performed by a clamshell
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Boskalis’ TSHD Gateway kicks off Southsea work
Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Gateway is adding over a million tons of beach material onto the Southsea beaches between The Pyramids and the Coffee Cup at Eastney. The work started on Tuesday and is being carried out round the clock for about 30 days. After the shingle has been pu
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USACE gearing up for the Arthur Kill 35-foot reach project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District is proposing to perform maintenance dredging of the shoals in New York and New Jersey Channels – Arthur Kill 35-foot Reach. The proposed Arthur Kill 35-foot Reach Federal Navigation Project includes removal of approximately 150,000 cubic yards of d
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Newport Waterways dredging underway
Maintenance dredging works within the Newport Waterways canal estate are underway, Newport Waterways Canal Property Owners Association (NWPOA) said. The project involves the removal of approximately 31,000 cubic meters of sediment from within the canal. Dredged material will be transported via pipel
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Spillman Island and Barbours Cut Channel VIDEO UPDATE
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District has just released a very interesting video update on the Houston Ship Channel – Spillman Island and Barbours Cut Channel. This new work is part of Houston Ship Channel Segment 3 Barbours Cut Channel bulkhead walls. According to USACE, these combina