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USACE to dredge Hudson River in Troy, NY
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District is proposing to perform maintenance dredging of the Hudson River Federal Navigation Project, located in Troy, NY. The Hudson River channel was last dredged in 2022 with the removal of 56,795 cubic yards of sediment. Based on surveys performed March
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Accident near Newell: Oil spills into Ohio River after dredger overturns
A dredge boat overturned last week in the Ohio River near Newell, West Virginia, causing an oil spill. According to the U.S. Coast Guard Heartland District, the dredger William Price sank around Mile Marker 45. The dredger was carrying around 12,000 gallons of diesel fuel, as well as 140 gallons of
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New dredger for Antigua and Barbuda arrives in two months
A €1.1 million Caterpillar excavator purchased in the Netherlands to support dredging works in Antigua and Barbuda is expected to arrive within the next two to three months, local media reports. According to the Cabinet spokesman Maurice Merchant, 50% of the payment has already been made, with the b
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Weeks Marine lands contract for dredging work in Atchafalaya River
Weeks Marine last week won another USACE contract for cutterhead dredging services in Louisiana. According to the Army Corps, work will be performed in Morgan City with an estimated completion date of December 24, 2025. The work consists of furnishing one fully crewed and equipped hydraulic pipeline
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Dutra’s dredging work on Sacramento Deep Water Shipping Channel nears end
The Dutra’s DB24 is hard at work on the Sacramento Deep Water Shipping Channel for the FY25 Maintenance Dredging Project with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, San Francisco District. This project covers 10 reaches of the river, beginning near Rio Vista and running all the way to downtown Sacramento.
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EXCLUSIVE: Van Oord reinforces Banjaard Beach with Bio-LNG TSHD
Starting this month, Van Oord will be performing coastal maintenance works at Banjaard Beach (Noord-Beveland). An LNG-powered trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) will deposit 1 million cubic meters of sand on and just in front of the beach. For the first time in the Netherlands, this replenishmen
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Antigua and Barbuda Cabinet OKs EUR 1.1M dredging equipment purchase
Antigua and Barbuda’s Cabinet has approved the purchase of specialized dredging equipment to restart stalled works at St John’s and Crabbs harbors. According to local media, a delegation led by Minister Rawdon Turner visited the Netherlands last week to meet suppliers and later briefed Cabinet on th
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Sarasota County allocates $30 million for Dredging of Major Waterways Program
Public entities in Sarasota County (FL) can now apply for the Resilient SRQ Infrastructure and Public Facilities Program and the Dredging of Major Waterways Program. The Infrastructure and Public Facilities Program has $57 million available to repair, replace and enhance public infrastructure to mit
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USACE seeks comments on moving dredged material in Pool 3
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the unloading of dredged material from the Corps Island placement site in Pool 3 of the Upper Mississippi River, located near Red Wing, Minnesota. The purpose of the proposed action
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Dredging kicks off at Parker Creek in Biloxi
Dredging work at Parker Creek in Biloxi, expected to last around six months, is now underway, the City of Biloxi said. The dredging crews will work from Monday through Friday until the over 4,000-foot project is complete. According to John Majure with the City of Biloxi, the main goal of this very i
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Congressman Harris welcomes funding for the Army Corps new dredging vessel
Congressman Andy Harris has announced that the House-passed FY26 Energy & Water Appropriations Act will secure $50 million for a new shallow-draft dredging vessel to maintain navigation channels along the East Coast. According to him, the funding addresses urgent shoaling concerns that threaten safe
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Funding secured for the Montauk Harbor dredging project
The Town of East Hampton (NY) has secured $1.1 million needed to continue the Montauk Inlet Dredging project. According to the East Hampton Supervisor, Kathee Burke-Gonzalez, the town has allocated $1.1 million from its Host Community Agreement with South Fork Wind to fill a federal funding gap and
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Intracoastal Waterway Crossroads dredging project on the way
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District is proposing Operations and Maintenance (O&M) dredging within the Okeechobee Waterway (OWW) and Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) from Jacksonville to Miami. The proposed project known as the Crossroads is located in southeast Florida within the St.
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New dredging simulators delivered in Rotterdam
Maritime education programs in the Netherlands have taken a significant step in modernizing hydraulic engineering education. Last week, September 4, five advanced dredging simulators were officially inaugurated at the Shipping and Transport College (STC) in Rotterdam. Thanks to an investment from th