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Lido Beach Renourishment Project Almost Halfway Done
Works on the Lido Beach emergency renourishment project are progressing well and on schedule, according to the City of Sarasota. The contractor for the City, Coastal Dredging Corp., will move approximately 185,000 cubic yards of sand to renourish the beach, restoring the shoreline and dunes and prot
Yadra Viti Wraps Up Vunibau River Flood Protection Works
The Minister for Agriculture, Rural and Maritime Development, Waterways and Environment, Dr. Mahendra Reddy, officiated at the completion of works for the Vunibau River Mouth in Navua today, the Fijian Government announces. The Vunibau village boundary is situated just 47 meters from the river bank
Islamorada Dredging Plan on the Table
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Jacksonville District has received an application for a Department of the Army permit for a maintenance dredging work to restore water depths in navigable waters in the Village of Islamorada, Florida. The applicant – Village of Islamorada – seeks authorization to ma
Haxall Canal Dredging Kicks Off
The Virginia’s City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has started a new round of dredging works on the Haxall Canal, as part of their maintenance dredging program. The Haxall Canal, which starts from the head gates near the west end of Brown’s Island and extends to the 12th Street lev
Post Florence Renourishment Works Set for March
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock will begin mobilizing land- and water-based pipe, heavy equipment, personnel, etc. towards the latter parts of February, and although the schedule is tentative, the Post Florence Renourishment Project could begin the first week of March, reports the Carteret County Shore Pr
McAmis Makes Good Progress with the North Jetty
J.E. McAmis crews have been working hard over the last couple of months making the Columbia River North Jetty Rehabilitation Project a dream come through. In an effort to rebuild the MCR North Jetty, the company is reshaping the existing jetty, extending it 250′ further into the Pacific. During the
Amphibex by Normrock Ready for Nigeria
Normrock, a Terrebonne, Quebec based company, said in its latest announcement that their Amphibex will soon be in Nigeria to reduce the heavy accumulation of sand in the Niger River, which would lead to flooding. According to the company, these issues cause a blockage of waterways, preventing the de
SPI Products Debuts Modular Floating Docks, Walkways
SPI Products, the parent company behind some of the leading buoy and industrial flotation product lines, is getting ready to launch a new product line – a patent-pending lineup of modular floating walkways and docks the company calls Snap Dock. Blake Elder, executive vice president of SPI Products,
J.E. McAmis Wins Bonneville Dam Dredging Contract
J.E. McAmis, Inc. of Chico, California, recently won a rock removal and dredging project at Bonneville Dam, Skamania County, WA. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, the Bonneville Spillway Rock Removal and Forebay Dredging contract was awarded in the amount of $747,920.
Southwest Coastal Louisiana Agreement Inked
The USACE New Orleans District Commander Col. Michael Clancy and Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana Board Chairman Chip Kline signed a partnering agreement on January 25 to design hurricane and storm damage risk reduction features in Calcasieu, Cameron and Vermilion parishes.
J.F. Brennan Completes Quonochontaug ‘Beneficial Use’ Scheme
J.F. Brennan Company has completed the beneficial use dredging project at Quonochontaug “Salt” Pond, bordering Charlestown and Westerly, Rhode Island. Mobilization of equipment began on December 3 and the dredging operations started on January 8, 2019. The project was completed on January 23, 2019 a
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (January 21 – 27, 2019). Kure Beach Nourishment Project Starts Soon The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, held last week the pre-construction meeting regarding the Carolina Beach and Kure Beach Co