Bunbury’s waterfront transformation has reached an important milestone, with nearly 300,000 tonnes of rock placed at low level to complete full length construction of the new 460 meter northern breakwater at Bunbury’s Casuarina Boat Harbor. The milestone follows the completion of dredging late last
The first tunnel element of the Scheldt Tunnel is floating up in the construction dock in Zeebrugge, Belgium – a feat of precision engineering of the TM COTU team (DEME Group, Besix, Jan De Nul Group and Stadsbader Contractors, for their client Lantis), as 60,000 tons of concrete must be balanced to
The US Army Corps of Engineers has commenced Phase 2 construction at Barren Island as part of the Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Ecosystem Restoration Project. According to the Army Corps, sand required for construction will be dredged from Borrow Area B and transported or piped to Barren Island. During
Jones Bros has joined forces with ACCIONA to start delivering the Scapa Deep Water Quay in the Orkney islands after being awarded a Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA). The PCSA, which is set to total an estimated £7.2m, will see a series of activity carried out, including outline design, gro
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD) is currently conducting dredging and beachfill operations in Harvey Cedars, N.J. According to USACE, this work is designed to maintain the dune and berm system, which serves to reduce the risk of coastal storm damages. The sand is being pumped onto the beach
Weeks Marine said that the work is progressing on the Hudson River Ground Stabilization Project, the first heavy construction contract of the Hudson Tunnel Project – an essential infrastructure upgrade for Amtrak and NJ Transit passengers. Last year, crews began stabilizing the soils for future tunn
NMDC Group has won a contract to build a new marina in Oman. The value of the contract is AED 383 million ($104.2 million). As part of the agreement, NMDC will execute all the works related to the construction of a marina project in the Sultanate of Oman. The duration of the project is 15 […]
VOC Port Authority, Tuticorin, said that the dredging operations at the North Cargo Berth-III are now complete. With this achievement, a 14.2m draft will be available, enabling the commencement of cargo handling activities using state-of-the-art harbor mobile cranes from May 2025, the officials said
The USACE New Orleans District has just released a photo of the hopper dredger Wheeler working in Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River. According to USACE, the dredger is removing sediment accumulated during this year’s flood fight event in the 2025 high-water season. The U.S. Army Corps of Engin
Following a two-week permit extension authorized by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) after coordination with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission (FWC) and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), the ongoing multi-million-dollar Canaveral Sand Bypass/beach renourishment
Stevens Towing Company has completed the dry docking of Norfolk Dredging’s cutter suction dredge at Yonges Island. The project required the majority of Stevens’ workforce in the shipyard to work two 12-hour shifts and utilized roughly 70 personnel onboard the dredge. From removing the walking spud c
Dredging of the Cleveland Harbor federal navigation channel by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and its contractor, New York-based DMYLES, Inc. will begin tomorrow, May 1. Dredging of harbors like Cleveland’s ensures accessible depths for large vessels, the continued flow of commod
Beach restoration and protection works are continuing in Surfers Paradise with installing geoboxes into the dunes near View Avenue, the City of Gold Coast said. Work has begun to install the large sand-filled textile boxes which will help shield the foreshore from future high tide and damaging swell
The Making Space for Sand project, in partnership with the Coastal Processes Research Group (CPRG) at the University of Plymouth, has installed five weather stations at key locations along Cornwall’s coastline. These stations are gathering important data on wind speed, wind direction, and rainfall.
