Kingston District Council (SA) has received the marine engineers report of the Sand & Dredge Management Plan for the Cape Jaffa Anchorage Marina. The report recommends removal/relocation of approximately 850,000m3 across an 8-10 year window, to effectively develop a significant sand trap and return
With one of Tuvalu’s remote outer islands, Niutao, lacking much-needed docking facilities, Hall Contracting has been busy constructing a new access channel, navigational aids, a boat ramp, a wharf and a passenger terminal building. “The people of Niutao rely heavily on maritime transport for receivi
HR Wallingford has announced new dates for the dredging management course, which will be taking place on 1-2 October 2025 at the company’s offices in Oxfordshire. This two-day course provides an introduction to the subject of dredging and will assist those who are responsible for commissioning and m
DEME Group said that they are gearing up for the second phase of Oxagon, which will house advanced and clean industries in the $500 billion NEOM project in Saudi Arabia. The site works are moving forward on the Red Sea coast, with contractors preparing the ground for large-scale dredging scheduled l
Sussex Wildlife Trust is challenging the decision by the Marine Management Organization (MMO) to allow Brighton Marina to keep dumping dredged sediment in Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ), an activity that should not be allowed in a protected area. “Our legal action exposes the curren
In the last 5 years, the shoreline of Lido Key Beach has suffered significant erosion as a result of several hurricanes, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, said. Integrity of upland infrastructure, businesses and homes, have been impacted, along with the environmental health of
Components for the water injection dredge project at Tuttle Creek have been arriving throughout the week and assembly of the barge is well underway. This first-of-its-kind pilot project requires custom-built equipment. According to Tuttle Creek Lake, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the dredging is exp
Dutch Dredging signed two major contracts in Wellington today. One concerns the extension and expansion of dredging maintenance for a consortium of New Zealand ports. The other oversees a channel deepening in the Port of Tauranga. The maintenance contract for the ports is an extension of the 10-year
Congressman Van Drew said that he held a productive meeting yesterday with mayors from Cape May, Atlantic, and Ocean Counties, along with leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), to discuss both immediate and long-term solutions t
The local government of La Trinidad has ordered the urgent dredging and cleaning of creeks and drainage canals to address worsening flooding incidents that have been disrupting the town’s residents and economy. “I have ordered the urgent conduct dredging and cleaning of the Bolo Creek and the draina
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District has awarded an $8.2 million contract to Donjon Marine for maintenance dredging of the Bronx River Federal Navigation Project. The contract calls for the removal of approximately 200,000 CY of material, to a project depth of -10 feet plus one (1) fo
The Dutra Group of San Rafael, California, yesterday won a $9.1 million contract for the 2025 Petaluma River Channel maintenance dredging project. The project includes targeted spot dredging along the full length of the river channel, from the downtown Turning Basin to San Pablo Bay. The work will h
The Town of Fort Myers Beach (FL) has announced the completion of offshore dredging works for the Estero Island Shore Protection Project. The beach renourishment project addressed nearly 7 miles of critically eroding shoreline along Estero Island. It involved dredging approximately 1 million cubic y
Over the winter months, the City of Stirling has been busy along the coast repairing and upgrading accessways and undertaking coastal protection works. Retaining at Hamersley Beach was improved with the innovative use of kyowa rock-bags. Also, the retaining works around the Trigg Island (north) zig-
