The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging crews have officially completed their work removing a hazardous sandbar at the mouth of Southport Harbor. The channel is restored to a nine-foot depth and a 100-foot width at low tide. The crews worked day and night to complete the project. Coral Siligato, P
The Port of San Diego said that the repair work on the west side of the Shelter Island Boat Launch Ramp is underway. Work on the west side of the launch facility will include: In June 2023, the west floating dock sustained significant damage due to sand accumulation underneath it, which caused the d
During the past week, crews on the Navarre Beach Restoration Project continued filling within the fourth and final segment of the project. According to the Santa Rosa County (FL), the hopper dredge Glenn Edwards made significant progress despite last week’s snowstorm. The contractor will likely comp
Boskalis completed the Port of Chiapas dredging program recently. “Every dredging project, of course, serves its own purpose. In the case of our dredging project in the Port of Chiapas, located on the Pacific side of Mexico, the goal was clear: to remove a large amount of accumulated sand and excess
Improvements to flood protection infrastructure are set to help the Village of Tahsis become more resilient to riverbank and coastal floods after a combined investment of more than $2.8 million from the federal, provincial and local governments, the Government of Canada said. This project involves c
Dare County (NC) has released an in-depth and informative video titled, “The Fight to Protect the Outer Banks,” highlighting the serious erosion issues facing the Village of Rodanthe on Hatteras Island, where rapid erosion and significant shoreline loss has led to multiple oceanfront homes collapsin
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, recently commenced essential maintenance dredging for the Fire Island Inlet and Shores Westerly to Jones Inlet New York Beach Erosion Control and Navigation Project. This critical work, awarded to Norfolk Dredging Company for nearly $37 million, b
Dredging work at Parham Harbor has been delayed due to unexpected challenges, Antigua News Room said. Lionel Hurst, Chief of Staff in the Prime Minister’s Office, explained at a Post-Cabinet Press Briefing that rock, rather than the anticipated sand or soft material, was found, complicating the proj
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) recently completed major portion of the Long Beach Island storm damage reduction project. According to the Army Corps’ public affairs officer Steve Rochette, earlier this month GLDD finished beach replenishment works in Beach Haven, North Beach Haven and Holgate. Sin
Beginning last week, City Parks crews and South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks contractor crews are working to drain and dredge the Jackson Ponds along Jackson Boulevard across from Jackson Park. Parks crews are pumping water out of the ponds in preparation for dredging out the silt by contractor crews
Jackson County, Mississippi, has proposed maintenance dredging of Seacliffe Bayou, two un-named tributaries to Seacliffe Bayou, and the Mississippi Sound in Gautier. The County recently requested a 10-year Department of the Army Permit to maintenance dredge approximately 7,677 cubic yards from Seacl
The construction barge has arrived in Portland to begin construction of Maine’s first Confined Aquatic Disposal (CAD) Cell. Dredging Portland Harbor to keep the waterfront working has been an identified need and priority for decades and now it’s underway. Last fall, the City of Portland signed a con
