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Hamilton to resume Chedoke Creek dredging
As part of the City of Hamilton’s Chedoke Remediation plan, the targeted dredging work is scheduled to resume. Preparatory works started today, and in-water dredging is to begin four to five days later. The targeted dredging work is anticipated to take four months to complete, wrapping up by Decembe
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Congressman Joyce announces Lake Erie Water Quality Protection Act
Ohio Congressman Dave Joyce has introduced the Lake Erie Water Quality Protection Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. This legislation would direct the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to prioritize the development of dredge material management plans (DMMPs) for Ohio’s eight federal commer
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Baker-Polito: $12.6M for coastal community resilience
As part of the Commonwealth’s celebration of Climate Week – from September 19, to September 25 – the Baker-Polito Administration has announced the awarding of $12.6 million in grants to support 27 local planning and shoreline management projects. The main goal of these programs is to aid Massachuset
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Vistula Spit shipping channel opens
Two days ago, the navigation channel through the Vistula Spit peninsula in Poland was officially opened, marking the end of the project for BESIX and joint venture partner Grupa NDI. The geopolitically important project significantly reduces the distance between the port of Elblag and the Baltic Sea
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Protecting East Rhyl from coastal flooding
The East Rhyl Coastal Defence Scheme, funded by Denbighshire County Council and the Welsh Government, is set to protect 1,650 properties in East Rhyl from coastal flooding. Works began in April 2020 and were due to end in December 2022, however the scheme has been completed ahead of schedule, the co
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Reclaiming new land for the Philippines’ largest airport – PHOTO UPDATE
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has just released these amazing aerial photos of the ongoing land reclamation operations for the New Manila Airport Project in Bulacan. Under this capital development scheme – conducted by Boskalis, around 1,700 hectares of land will be developed for the new facilities,
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MTCC welcomes new addition to its fleet, dredger Bodu Jarraafa
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just welcomed the latest addition to its fleet, the cutter suction dredger Bodu Jarraafa. The ceremony to commission the CSD Bodu Jarraafa and to begin physical works on the Ga. Dhaandhoo Land Reclamation Project was held last night at Ga. Dhaand
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Brice Turnagain JV nabs Shemya Island contract
The Alaska District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently awarded a $176.7 million contract for the long-term pier repair at Eareckson Air Station on Shemya Island, Alaska. This is the second contract award over $100 million this year for the district. The pier is in a logistically challenging, remo
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Officials ink agreement for Oswego’s harbor deepening
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District’s Commander Lt. Col. Krug along with Port of Oswego Executive Director, William Scriber and Port of Oswego Authority board chair, Francis Enwright, have signed a historic $600,000 agreement to deepen the Port of Oswego’s harbor. The contract was inke
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Mark Shaffer wins Vermilion pier deal
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, awarded a $1.235 million contract to Ohio-based Mark Shaffer Excavating & Trucking recently, for repairs to approximately 800 feet on the lakeside of the Vermilion Harbor west pier in Vermilion, Ohio. The pier has been significantly damaged by stor
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CPRA announces partnership with LCTCS
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has announced a new partnership with the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) to develop training and certification programs around anticipated workforce needs to support construction of the Mid-Barataria Sediment
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Land & Water starts Buscot House embankment works in Oxfordshire
The wet civil engineering firm Land & Water is set to start work at the iconic National Trust property, Buscot House in Oxfordshire, this month. Under the project, Land & Water will be carrying out crest embankment protection works to the property’s lake, in response to a reservoir engineering inspe
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Cottrell wins James River dredging contract
Cottrell Contracting Co., from Chesapeake, Virginia, has won a $30,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for James River maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received, reports the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Work locations and funding will be determined with each o
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Upgrading Cape Conran boat ramp
Work is underway on an upgrade at Cape Conran boat ramp, Better Boating Victoria (BBV) said. Construction includes replacing the ramp with a steeper concrete surface to minimise sand and kelp accumulation and an extension to the jetty, providing more room to tie up. “A new concrete apron at the top