Port Canveral in Florida hosted a conference in December that outlined plans to renourish Brevard County beaches, as part of the Brevard County Shore Protection Project. The pre-construction meeting was organized by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as the lead coordinator, to provide details of the $17.4 million dollar… Read More
This year, HME Construction dredged approximately 170,000 cubic yards during the annual berth maintenance dredging project at the Port of Kalama in Washington. The port is maintained at 45 feet deep and annually approximately 55,000 cubic yards are dredged. “The very clean sand was delivered to the beach at … Read More
On December 12, 2017, the Port of Virginia and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District released the Draft General Reevaluation Report and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Elizabeth River and Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River Navigation Improvements project. The selected plan includes deepening different parts of the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District awarded $4,662,432 to Orion Marine Construction of Tampa, Florida, for Tampa Harbor and St. Petersburg Harbor maintenance dredging. While the work is being done as part of typical maintenance needs, it has been partially funded with Hurricane Matthew Supplemental Operations and Maintenance… Read More
Coastal Dredging Company of Hammond, Louisiana was awarded a $3.6 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District to conduct maintenance dredging in Tampa Harbor. The company will use hydraulic dredge Cledus to removed approximately 200,000 cubic yards of shoaled material from two channels, the Alafia River channel and turning basin… Read More
Dredging of the York Harbor Federal Navigation Project in York, Maine, began in November. Prock Marine of Rockland, Maine was awarded the $1.7 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England District to undertake the project. Work includes the removal of 45,000 yards of material and placement… Read More
Bakers Haulover, a part of the Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) in Florida, will be dredged by Cavache Inc. of Pompano Beach under a $1.6 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District. The Florida Inland Navigation District is a sponsor of the project. The IWW is a federally authorized channel and requires dredging… Read More
Under the St. John’s County Shore Protection Project, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $9.5 million contract to Marinex Construction for the renourishment of St. Augustine Beach. Construction began December 19 and will last for approximately three months. The shoaling was partially a result of down drift from local beaches so… Read More
Weeks Marine Inc. has been awarded a $9.5 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District to repair the storm damaged dunes and berm of the Brigantine Island Coastal Storm Risk Management project. More than 730,000 cubic yards of sand will be dredged from an 89-acre sand… Read More
Portable Hydraulic Dredging, LLC of Anchorage, Alaska, was awarded a $1.2 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seattle District for the maintenance dredging of the lower channel of Everett Harbor and Snohomish River. Work, which began October 31, will remove approximately 90,000 cubic yards of material and… Read More
