dredging – Professional Mariner

05 Nov

Crewmember seriously injured in fire aboard dredger in Florida

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty Newsdredging, U.S. Coast Guard

(MAYPORT, Fla.) — The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a fire aboard a dredging vessel Saturday that left one crewmember with serious injuries. At about 3:30 p.m., Coast Guard Station Mayport received notification that an engine room fire had occurred aboard the 340-foot Stuyvesant near the entrance to the St. Johns River. Small boat crews from Station Mayport responded, as…

03 Jun

Port, Army Corps moving ahead on N.Y. harbor upgrades

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsdredging, Ports, shipping

(NEW YORK) — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has outlined a multifaceted package of significant investments in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to boost navigational safety and efficiency at the East Coast’s busiest container port. The investments will pave the way for tangible improvements to the Port of New York and New Jersey’s…

25 Apr

Undetected flooding from pipe led to capsizing of dredger

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty Newsbrownwater, dredging, NTSB

(WASHINGTON) — A company’s lack of requirements for crew to regularly check below-deck compartments led to undetected flooding and the eventual capsizing of a dredging vessel last year on the Mississippi River, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Thursday. The non-propelled dredging vessel WB Wood capsized on the early morning of Jan. 16, 2023, during dredging operations. Before the…

03 Apr

Eastern, Royal IHC partnering on new Army Corps dredge

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsdredging, shipbuilding

(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has announced a strategic partnership with Royal IHC to design and construct a highly automated medium-class hopper dredge for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The vessel, contracted for the Department of Defense, is slated for delivery in 2027. The dredge will be constructed at ESG's Allanton and Port St. Joe…

02 Jun

Great Lakes Dredge gets Texas projects worth $186 million

Rich MillerIndustry Newsbrownwater, dredging, shipping

(HOUSTON) — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp., the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, has announced the receipt of two dredging awards totaling $186.6 million. The awarded work includes the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project, dredging reaches 1, 2, and 4 (capital, Texas, $157.4 million), and the Galveston Entrance Channel and Houston Ship Channel Dredging Project…

10 Apr

Coast Guard urges caution during Pascagoula dredging

Rich MillerMaritime Newsbrownwater, dredging

(PASCAGOULA, Miss.) — The U.S. Coast Guard is advising mariners to exercise caution while transiting the Pascagoula River in Pascagoula, Miss., due to Army Corps of Engineers dredging operations. The vessel E. Stroud is currently conducting dredging operations just north of the U.S. Highway 90 Bridge on the Pascagoula River. The dredging pipe is marked and illuminated at night, and…

03 Oct

Coast Guard medevacs crewman from dredge near Houston

Rich MillerCasualty Newsbrownwater, dredging, U.S. Coast Guard

(HOUSTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a 37-year-old man Monday from a dredging vessel in Houston. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watch standers received a medevac request at 9:26 a.m. from the captain of dredging vessel Terrapin Island stating a crewman had severely injured his hand and was in need of assistance. The incident occurred in the Houston…

14 Sep

Board approves Port of Long Beach dredging projects

Rich MillerMaritime Newsdredging, shipping

(SAN DIEGO) — A critical channel deepening project that will help move cargo more efficiently to and from the United States advanced Monday after the Long Beach Harbor Commission concluded an extensive environmental review process and greenlit the endeavor. The work will also allow the port to welcome newer, cleaner and more efficient cargo vessels. The Port of Long Beach…

22 Aug

Second phase of Mississippi River channel deepening completed

Rich MillerMaritime Newsbrownwater, dredging, shipping

(NEW ORLEANS) — On Aug. 16, Louisiana elected officials, federal partners and maritime stakeholders joined the Big River Coalition to celebrate the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) completion of the first two phases of the deepening of the Mississippi River Ship Channel, which currently provides a maximum draft of 50 feet for vessels calling on the Port of New…

24 Jun

Simonelli retiring as chief operating officer at GLDD

Rich MillerIndustry Newsbrownwater, dredging

(HOUSTON) — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. (GLDD) announced Thursday that Chief Operating Officer David Simonelli will retire effective Sept. 16. After his retirement, he will provide consulting services to the company. Simonelli, who has spent 44 years with GLDD, became the president of the company’s Dredging Division in 2010 and chief operating officer in 2018. His commitment to…