The City of Moreton Bay, QLD, will soon begin work on the Newport Canal dredging project. The City is responsible for maintaining the canal system at Newport Waterways. The tides carry sediment from Deception Bay and the greater Moreton Bay area into the canal system. The Council carries out regular
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has begun dredging operations in Southport Harbor, CT. The Corps dredge Murden arrived in Fairfield on January 16th to dredge 20,000 CY of sand and place it at the Southport Nearshore Placement site for a shellfish pilot study. The effort is par
A major new £13.7m flood alleviation scheme is to be built in Bilton, near Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire Council said. The council has announced the project after securing funding from the Government to construct a number of lagoons, embankments and watercourses around the village to help reduce th
Dredging is now underway on the River Parrett downstream of Burrowbridge, Somerset Rivers Authority said. Following a successful trial last year, a Water Injection Dredging (WID) vessel is being used in combination with an excavator mounted on a floating platform in the river. Under the cleanup prog
Essential sand nourishment works will be carried out at Dunk Island Spit over the coming weeks, Cassowary Coast Regional Council said. Sand nourishment is a vital measure in conserving the Dunk Island Spit foreshore to combat erosion on either side of the jetty. Works will include movement of heavy
U.S. Representatives Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Dave Joyce (R-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and members of the bipartisan Great Lakes Task Force introduced the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 last week. The bipartisan bill will reauthorize the Great Lakes Restorati
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company has assigned the hopper dredge Texas for the 2025 Sagaponack and Bridgehampton Beach renourishment project. The renourishment is part of an ongoing long-term coastal management plan to replenish sand lost due to erosion and hurricanes, increase storm protection for
Norfolk Dredging Company’s cutterhead dredge Charleston has arrived in Topsail Inlet to kick off the Banks Channel Shallow Draft Navigation Project. This vital work will improve navigation for boaters and support the coastal waterways, while also providing much-needed beach nourishment to the Surf C
Neptune Marine has just completed dredging trials of the new Tier III stage V certified Gator 50 cutter suction dredger. With an innovative and premium design, the Gator 50 leads the new generation of dredgers that go further. Designed for high productivity, the dredger incorporates the best equipme
The land reclamation phase for the Makunudhoo Airport project in Haa Dhaalu Atoll, the Maldives, has reached its completion, local media reports. According to the Makunudhoo Council, the shore protection works are now underway to safeguard the newly reclaimed land, including the installation of geob
Damen has just released a video about the first Damen Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 650 which is currently being built at Baku Shipyard, Azerbaijan. The design of the dredger and its materials package have been delivered by Damen Shipyards Group. The dredger, which will be ready later this year, will
MidCoast Council said that they will begin sand renourishment of Jimmys Beach in February 2025 to reduce the risks associated with coastal erosion in the area. According to Council’s Director of Engineering and Infrastructure Services, Robert Scott, the sand buffer which provides temporary protectio
After a postponement of the activities and a pause in the project, work on creating a deeper and better shipping channel at pier 36 in Kristiansand Harbor is now back in full swing. The work in Kristiansand was first started in 2022 in close collaboration with a Norwegian contractor, but was put on
The Asian Development Bank, Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific, and the Government of Australia joined the Government of Tuvalu recently in the handover ceremony of the Nui Island Boat Harbor to the local community as part of the Outer Island Maritime Infrastructure Project
