Construction is underway on more than 26 acres of restored and created habitat in Alabama’s Lower Perdido Islands, following a final design process that prioritized stakeholder input, modeling results, and the protection of existing seagrass beds, Moffatt & Nichol said. Located in Orange Beach, Alab
The Town of North Topsail Beach, NC, has released the latest update regarding Phase 4 beach renourishment and PTC #8 Dune restoration projects. The Town’s Engineer in discussions with the contractor and the Division of Coastal Management (for permitting), have determined that the current plan is for
An all-electric cutter suction dredging vessel – the largest of its kind in the world – began its pilot operation today, clearing silt and sediment at the Guanting Reservoir in Beijing, Xinhua said. Named Junlan, the dredger boasts 600 kilowatts of driving power and has a maximum digging depth of 25
Vosta LMG delivered ball joints with internal diameters of 900mm and 1000mm to its customer recently. These ball joints are designed to fit seamlessly into the floating steel pipeline behind a cutter suction dredger (CSD), the company said. Vosta LMG X-type ball joints are engineered for less flow r
After almost 6 months of hard work at the Port of Brisbane, the hopper dredge Brisbane is sailing north to support Queensland’s northern ports during the winter months. The next port of call is the Port of Bundaberg where she’ll undertake maintenance dredging to ensure the port’s navigational channe
With their specialist dredging vessels, Boskalis’ crews are active throughout the year in the United Kingdom, from Dover to Cardiff and from Southampton to Middlesbrough. But recently, their teams were very busy in the Isle of Man. In the port of Douglas, on the west side of the island, dredging wor
The U.S. Corps of Engineers, Detroit District will start dredging the entrance to Holland Harbor as early as Thursday, April 24 to remove shoaling across the federal channel. According to the Corps, surveys indicate a shoal formed in the winter months across the entrance to the harbor that could pot
Plans are underway to begin the next phase of the sea defenses scheme in Hove and Southwick, Brighton & Hove City Council said. The Brighton Marina to River Adur scheme aims to protect the coastline from coastal erosion by providing new measures and replacing sea defences. The latest project runs fr
Nine people were killed and two others were still missing following the sinking last week of the dredger Hong Hai 16 in Occidental Mindoro. The local government of Rizal town in Occidental Mindoro confirmed the number of fatalities yesterday. According to the Philippine Coast Guard, special operatio
Coastal protection of beaches, cities and communities located close to oceans and seas is a primary activity of the dredging industry. According to the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), half the world’s population lives within 60 kilometers of the sea, and three-quarters of all large citi
After a short pause, the Virginia Beach Oceanfront replenishment project is back underway. Work was temporarily halted for about two weeks after some of the sand dredged from the Atlantic Ocean Channel was found to be too fine and easily washed away. The project resumed April 14, with plans to wrap
Funding for flood relief works and coastal protection at Kilkee, Co. Clare, has been approved. Last week, the Office of Public Works (OPW) announced the approval of Clare County Council’s application for funding under its Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme. Under the scheme,
PC Marine Services has been busy lately dredging the basin and navigation channel in Yanbu Commercial Port, Saudi Arabia. The project includes dredging works in the amount of approx. 2,000,000m³ in order to reach a level of – 16m in the port. PC Marine will also dredge and expand the turning basin a
The Dutra Group and Griffith Company have signed a ~$360-million-dollar contract with International Transportation Service (ITS) to build the Pier G South Slip Fill, New Wharf at Berth 234, and Backland Development Project at the Port of Long Beach, California. The project, which is slated to run fr
