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Clinton, Iowa, recently completed a successful application of integrated dredging and dewatering technology (ID&D) on a complicated dredging project. Clinton, a city of 27,000 people, is the county seat for [...]

Staff Portland- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, recently identified its dredging projects for 2007. One major project is the Columbia River Consolidated Material Removal project, which was [...]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, has awarded an annual dredging contract at three locations on the Kenai Peninsula to a locally owned firm. Alaska Marine Excavating of [...]

With Asian trade accounting for 41 percent of the total volume of cargo at the Port of New York and New Jersey last year, it's only a matter of time [...]

Izar has delivered the Samuel de Champlain dredger ship to Dragages-Ports in Rouen, France. The ship is being used to dredge waterways in the Loire estuary.

The Hendry Corp. has won a $2.1 million maintenance contract to dredge the Alafia River turning basin. Dredging will begin sometime within the next 30 days and will create 30 [...]

Argentina's legislature suspended a toll increase on the Parana River because of adamant reactions against it by freight carriers, motorists and transport unions. Hidrovia SA bought the Parana River concession in 1995 for $60 million and levied the toll increase to recoup its investment through 2005. The company is dredging the waterway and established tolls to pay for the dredging.

The partnership between the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the US Army Corps of Engineers and Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co has facilitated the implementation of the Kill Van Kull and Newark Bay Channels dredging project. The constant communication between the three organizations aided the timely resolution of potential problems while minimal disruption of port operations resulted from close coordination with the US Coast Guard's Vessel Traffic Service. Project completion is expected in early 1994.

Dredging is expected to get under way in the next few weeks on a $2.9 million dredging project designed to help revitalize the waterfront of the New Hampshire city of [...]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working on a dredging project at the Oceanside Harbor entrance channel. As part of the $1.7 million project, 120,000 cubic meters of clean [...]

The local National Projects & Construction has started grading works for the $8,000 million Najmat Abu Dhabi development on Reem island. The client, Reem Developers, is also preparing to issue [...]

Prequalification has been launched for the first phase dredging package on the Khalifa Port & Industrial Zone (KPIZ) at Taweelah in Abu Dhabi emirate. Companies have been given until 6 [...]

Abu Dhabi's Tourism Development & Investment Company has received fresh prices from five bidders for the dredging package on its AED 100,000 million ($27,200 million) Saadiyat Island project. The bidders [...]

Abu Dhabi-based ALDAR Properties has invited eight local and international companies to submit technical and commercial bids by 21 September for the dregding and reclamation package on the Al-Raha beach [...]

Local property developer Nakheel has countered speculation that the Palm Deira project will be downsized or even cancelled altogether by stating that it is close to awarding the main dredging [...]

The dredging of New York harbor and its approaches to 45 feet is nearing completion. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is negotiating with a contractor over remaining issues on [...]

Under a deal approved by county commissioners, the Army Corps of Engineers will begin dredging the Miami River next month. Brett Bibeau, Miami River Commission managing director, says the river [...]

When the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Army Corps of Engineers held an outdoor ceremonial signing for their new agreement to dredge the port's main [...]

After years of planning, funding battles and regulatory hoops, the proponents of the Columbia River channel-deepening project are finally poised to do what they set out to do 14 years [...]

Ballast Ham Dredging of the Netherlands has been awarded a $40 million contract involving land reclamation at Port Rashid. The contract involves the dredging and reclamation of 30 million cubic [...]

* Franca's Bouygues Group is the lowest bidder for the breakwater and dredging contract on the $390 million Tangier-Mediterranean container port project. The group, comprising Bouygues Travaux Publics of France, [...]

Dredging of the Los Angeles Harbor, increasing depth to 53 feet, has been delayed due to complications encountered by WestCon Microtunneling Inc. in relocating a sewer line. Manson Construction Co. and Great Lakes Dock & Dredge Co jointly expect to complete the $167 milllion project by September, 2004

The Works & Housing Ministry has invited bids by 4 January for the dredging, reclamation and installation of shoreline protection at Busaitin and west Hidd. Four dredgers are expected to [...]

Grand Calumet River dredging project gets underway. Under contract from United States Steel Corporation, Earth Tech (Long Beach, California, www.earthtech.com) and its dredging partner, J.F. Brennan Company (LaCrosse, Wisconsin, www.jfbrennan.com), [...]

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey are awaiting bids on technical matters for the on-land disposal of 150,000 cubic meters of contaminated mud to be dredged from the Howland Hook Terminal in New York, NY. Three waste dumps outside New York State are expected to give their bids in Mar. 1995. If the bids are technically sound, the port authority next ask for price bids. The port authority is still exploring the possibility of using an underwater pit off New York's eastern coast despite opposition from environmentalists and some politicians.

The Army Corps of Engineers will start reviewing the bids submitted by Dutra Dredging Co., Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co., Manson Construction and Engineering and Weeks Marine Inc. for the Oakland harbor dredging project that has been shelved for 20 years. The corps will base their decision on cost factors and the options that were presented by the companies. The winning bid must present the least cost to the government, which can allot only $38.26 million for the basic project and $53.7 million with the options. The corps will shoulder 75% of the total cost, while the California government will pay for the remaining 25%.