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Alewijnse makes a breakthrough in the US
Electrical systems integrator Alewijnse has made a breakthrough in the US market with the delivery of the newest dredge control solutions on board TSHD Liberty Island from the fleet of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. The company, with more than 130 years of experience in electrical engineering and aut
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Transporting sand and gravel via River Thames
CEMEX UK’s barges are currently transporting sand and gravel from Dagenham to Fulham, via the River Thames, without adding trucks to London’s busy roads. Using a barge offers a 75% CO2 saving compared to road transport, with each loaded barge saving the equivalent of 20 HGV lorries travelling across
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USACE, Ryba busy in Maumee Bay
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, along with Ryba Marine Construction Company is in Toledo, Ohio, in the Maumee Bay, performing maintenance dredging. This work includes deepening of the shipping channel to provide ease of navigation and safe passage to larger vessels that utilize t
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Berwick dredging deal for Crosby
Crosby Dredging LLC, from Galliano, Louisiana, has won a $17,901,800 firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging project in Louisiana. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Berwick, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2023. Th
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Spotlight on the largest coastal protection scheme in North-Western Europe
Iarnród Éireann – Irish Rail has awarded Jacobs the commission for detailed design and planning services, including environmental assessments and statutory submissions for the East Coast Railway Infrastructure Protection Projects (ECRIPP) program. ECRIPP is required to defend long sections of the es
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USACE builds underwater sill to halt saltwater intrusion on Mississippi River
The USACE New Orleans District will construct an underwater sill across the bed of the Mississippi River channel to prevent further upriver progression of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico. “Once the river volume begins to fall in low water season, we regularly monitor the progression of the saltwa
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J.E. McAmis wins Tillamook South Jetty deal
J.E. McAmis has won a $57.9M contract through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Portland District to perform repairs on the Tillamook South Jetty in Oregon. Proposed repairs to the south jetty include rebuilding the jetty head with an approximate 100-foot cap and approximately 1,350 feet of the jetty
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Mindemoya River dredging program to allow salmon to spawn
The salmon were obviously ready to move up the mouth of the Mindemoya River in Providence Bay to stage and spawn, and with the help of Manitoulin Streams Improvement Association (MSIA), the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) and the Municipality of Central Manitoulin, this was accomplished last wee
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Conneaut City Council accepts bid for dredged material facility
Conneaut City Council has awarded a contract to construct the city’s new dredged material facility to Independence Excavating. Council approved awarding the $11.47 million deal at a meeting earlier this week, reports Star Beacon. The work is expected to take about a year, with the hope that one dred
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Rosmorport announces tender for dredger Peotr Sablin repair
FSUE Rosmorport is seeking a contractor for repairing the non-self-propelled dredger Peotr Sablin, owned by Rosmorport’s Astrakhan Branch. According to the official portal for public procurement, initial (maximum) price of the contract is RUB 14,963,253 ($256,549). According to Rosmorport, the biddi
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South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Project VIDEO
On Wednesday, September 21, members of the USACE San Francisco District’s Survey Team took their eBee Tac drone to photograph the construction of the South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Project Phase 1 in Alviso, Calif. This project is a multi-agency partnership between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer
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The Crown Estate, BMAPA release annual Area Involved report
The Crown Estate and The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) have published their 24th annual Area Involved report, detailing changes in the area of seabed licensed and dredged for marine aggregates during 2021. Key information from the report includes: A total of 21 million tonne
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Making Elbe future proof by Van Oord and DEME
With vessels and carriers ever increasing in size deeper and wider access channels are needed. In Germany, Van Oord maintains the navigable depths on the River Elbe that provides access to the countries largest harbour in Hamburg. “Our diverse fleet of dredging equipment is capable to make waterways
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Spotlight on Nome Harbor federal project
Under USACE authorities, the Alaska District has deployed a team of engineers with expertise in structural, geotechnical, and hydraulics and hydrology to assess potential damage at the Nome Harbor federal project in response to Typhoon Merbok. The team will review notes and images they took of the p