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Role of coastal engineering in designing resilient coastlines
Pacific Salmon Foundation has just released this very interesting presentation by Jessica Wilson and Grant Lamont, named ‘The Role of Coastal Engineering and Coastal Geomorphology in Designing Resilient Coastlines’. Coastlines are shaped by the combined effects of water, winds, sediment, vegetation,
Wiggins Pass dredging starts tomorrow
The Coastal Zone Management Dredge Project for Wiggins Pass will begin tomorrow and is estimated to be completed in 40 days. According to Collier County, the Doctors Pass dredging is scheduled to begin in early March and be completed near the end of that month. “Boaters should use extra caution navi
Rohde Nielsen’s first job in Mexico completed
Rohde Nielsen has just announced the successful completion of the company’s first dredging project in Mexico. The dredging works for the refinery terminal in the port of Topolobampo were completed on time, for one of the Sempra Group subsidiaries, the company reported. One of the most versatile vess
CPRA preps for record-breaking dredging season
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) recently released a draft version of their annual spending plan for Fiscal Year 2023 which anticipates investing $1.3 billion in dredging and coastal protection projects. According to CPRA Chairman Chip Kline, Fiscal Year 2023 – runni
Dredging project kicks off in Destin, Florida
The City of Destin, Florida, has just announced that dredging of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Station Destin boat basin and access channel is set to begin today, January 25th. As reported, dredging operations will occur 24 hours per day and all work will be completed by March 6, 2022. “Comme
Funding secured for the Missouri River works
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District is set to receive approximately $278 million under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act (IIJA) for the Missouri River works and nearby lakes. According to the Corps, approx. $249 million of that is to repair damages caused by the 2019 floo
Delaware Valley projects to receive over $144 million
The U.S. Army Corps Engineers’ Philadelphia District will receive approximately $144.5 million in supplemental funding for projects and studies in the Delaware Valley and the coastal plains of Delaware and New Jersey. The funding is from two recently enacted laws — the Infrastructure Investment and
Crab Bank restoration before and after photos
Last September, the Army Corps’ Charleston District started restoring the Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary in Charleston Harbor. Only a few weeks after, in November, the project was finished and 32 acres of prime nesting habitat had been created for shorebirds. For the restoration of Crab Bank, Norfolk D
Additional borrow areas proposed for St. Johns County beachfill projects
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has proposed additional offshore borrow sources to support future dredging and beach nourishment projects in St. Johns County, Florida. According to the Corps, the Preferred Alternative that will support the county’s Shore Protection Project (SPP) at St. Augustine Be
Eagle Dynamic’s new Mudcat ready for its first task
The newest Eagle has landed, said Evan Morgan, Sales Director at Eagle Dynamic Solutions LLC, today. “Our new Mudcat 115 dredge is ready to work on its first project,” Evan stated in his latest social media post. The dredge’s system boasts a powerful 125 HP (93 kW) diesel engine, 2,000 GPM (454m3/hr
Construction of hopper dredger Miss Katie nears completion
Bob Woodard, Chairman of Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC), summarized the highlights of 2021 and outlined what’s to come in the year ahead in the annual “State of the County” presentation yesterday. While the milestones of 2021 were a big component of the presentation, Woodard also touched o
Boost for NJ beach replenishment and restoration projects
New Jersey Congressman Andy Kim said that money from a government funding and disaster relief bill in September and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is coming back to New Jersey and will be used by USACE to protect and replenish shore communities across the state. “The Jersey Sh