While the inactive government has moved forward for now the effects of the government shutdown on the dredging industry are highlighted in this issue. The line between essential and nonessential government activities when it starts shutting things down can be blurred depending on where you’re standing. Read More

The San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District (SCIDD) in Coolidge Arizona has purchased an electrically powered Barracuda Class dredge from DSC Dredge LLC to maintain the settling basin at the headworks of the Ashurst-Hayden Diversion Structure on the Florence-Casa Grande Canal. Read More

The San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District (SCIDD) in Coolidge Arizona has purchased an electrically powered Barracuda Class dredge from DSC Dredge LLC to maintain the settling basin at the headworks of the Ashurst-Hayden Diversion Structure on the Florence-Casa Grande Canal. Read More

The Lithuanian Coastal Research and Planning Institute (CORPI) completed the first-ever 100 percent coverage survey of Klaipeda Harbour in Lithuania using Kongsberg’s Geo-Acoustics GeoSwath Plus COMPACT system. CORPI’s main activity is research for sustainable coastal zone management. Read More

The Lithuanian Coastal Research and Planning Institute (CORPI) completed the first-ever 100 percent coverage survey of Klaipeda Harbour in Lithuania using Kongsberg’s Geo-Acoustics GeoSwath Plus COMPACT system. CORPI’s main activity is research for sustainable coastal zone management. Read More

In June the Corps of Engineers Alaska District dredged the Cook Inlet Navigation Channel for the first time since its construction in 1999-2000 for safe ship passage between Knik Arm Shoal and the Port of Anchorage. This work was done on the channel after sudden shoaling increased in recent years reducing depths and affecting navigation. Read More

In June the Corps of Engineers Alaska District dredged the Cook Inlet Navigation Channel for the first time since its construction in 1999-2000 for safe ship passage between Knik Arm Shoal and the Port of Anchorage. This work was done on the channel after sudden shoaling increased in recent years reducing depths and affecting navigation. Read More