Operations & Maintenance
Operations & Maintenance
Pancake Point gets new sand
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District recently completed dredged material placement at Pancake Point on Puget Island in Washington. The project provided beach nourishment to an approximately 3000-foot stretch of shoreline on the Washington side of the Columbia River. The Port of Portla
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Restoring the Lower Missouri Channel
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District is currently performing multiple tasks to address priority areas of concern and the damages to river structures that have accumulated during the nearly three years of high water. The district is using all available resources to include a combina
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TSHD David Allan to undergo regular maintenance
One of the most familiar vessels in the Port of Newcastle (NSW) is the dredging vessel David Allan. Its job is to maintain the depth of the channel by removing sand, silt, and mud via a trailing suction arm into the hopper of the dredge. This work is essential to the safe and seamless passage [&hell
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Oceanside dredging right on schedule
The Oceanside emergency dredging project in California appears to be right on schedule, according to the city officials. At the moment, the dredge outfall is South of the Pier. It will continue to move South until 180,000 cubic yards of sand is dredged and deposited on the city beaches. Officials al
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Works continue on the Hythe Ranges scheme
Construction works continue on the Hythe Ranges Sea Defence scheme, a major renovation project that will help reduce flood risk to 787 properties. Work started in spring 2020, to improve flood defences between the Dymchurch Redoubt and Fisherman’s Beach. This involves refurbishing and raising the ti
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Gosport Marina dredging on the way
A routine maintenance dredging project is about to begin within the footprint of Gosport Marina, reports the Queen’s Harbour Master Portsmouth. The contractor for this project is ML (UK) Dredging Ltd of Portsmouth, Hampshire. According to the Harbour Master notice, the dredging will start on Septemb
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Officials discuss Phase 3 of the Post-Florence project
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation COO Dave Simonelli recently met with Greg Rudolph, Shore Protection Manager for Carteret County to discuss Phase 3 of Emerald Isle, North Carolina Post-Florence Renourishment project. The project includes offshore borrowing of material and placement of sand over
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Spotlight on Freeport dredging project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District recently awarded a 15.5 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, LLC for the first phase of the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project (FHCIP). The FHCIP will deepen and widen the channel to depths ranging from 51 to 56 feet Mean Lower
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USACE Releases final EA for Lower Newport Bay scheme
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District has released the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Lower Newport Bay Maintenance Dredging Project. The final EA addresses the need to remove shoals from the Lower Newport Bay federal navigation channels. The removal of shoals will prov
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Terramare preparing Järviluoto settling basin
Construction works are underway to prepare the Järviluoto settling basin for the contaminated dredged soil, informs the Port of Rauma, Finland. In the spring of 2020, the port received a permit to relocate contaminated soil into the southwest corner of Järviluoto. The Järviluoto island site was orig
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TSHD Albatros to dredge Eastland Port
Following the successful completion of Napier Port dredging works, trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Albatros is ready for the next job. This week, TSHD Albatros is dredging the Eastland Port in order to maintain the shipping channel at the correct depth for ships to transit to the port safely.
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USACE completes dredging for McGregor Lake project
The McGregor Lake Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project, or HREP, located in Pool 10 of the Upper Mississippi River, recently completed its dredging phase. The 580-acre McGregor Lake HREP includes the mid-river McGregor Lake and adjacent island and slough habitat between the main channel an
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Petaluma River dredging underway
The much anticipated Petaluma River dredging project is finally underway, informs the City of Petaluma, CA. The River is getting a facelift as USACE and their contractor started the two-month dredging project last weekend. According to the officials, the crews will be working 24 hours a day, 7 days
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Rosmorport dredging plan passes halfway mark
During the first eight months of 2020, FSUE “Rosmorport” successfully removed over 4.5 million cubic meters of dredged material from the federal waterways. According to the company, Rosmorport fulfilled the maintenance dredging plan by 55 % in the amount of 4.56 million cubic meters. However, for 20