The City of Hercules (CA), at the council meeting on October 22, voted and approved the contract with LSA Associates to secure the Environmental Permits and complete the Final Design for the Lake Refugio Dredging Project. Lake Refugio was last dredged in 2005. During large storm events, sediment is
Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Crestway recently navigated through the Panama Canal to carry out essential maintenance dredging work in Puerto Chiapas, a key Mexican port on the Pacific Ocean. “As a global dredging and offshore contractor and maritime services provider, we operate
The Port of Rijeka, Croatia, has completed $18.9 million infrastructure upgrade project that will allow the Adriatic Gate container (AGCT) terminal to process large container vessels. The program included dredging works of the seabed in the length of 100 meters along the coastal wall of the southern
Over the years, Boskalis has been involved in maintaining and reinforcing much of the Dutch coast with a significant number of trailing suction hopper dredgers. In one of the current projects, Boskalis is working to replenish the beaches in the Netherlands province of Zeeland. The four trailing suct
The Lake County Water Resources Department (CA) will next week begin work on the Lucerne Harbor dredging project. According to the Department, the contractor – Marz Engineering will start dredging works on November 4. During the works, the boat launching ramp and portions of the parking lot at Lucer
Waterking Amphibious and Dredging equipment has just unveiled the final result of their latest project: the fully assembled WK 20 NG-A with a customer requested JCB upper structure. This 2-ton amphibious excavator is now complete and on its way to Poland. “From the boom extension to the precise asse
The Waikorire/Pilot Bay beach replenishment program is about to begin, Tauranga City Council said. “With the weather warming up it’s great to see locals and visitors getting out and about enjoying the great outdoors in the Mount. We’re mindful that we’re entering a busy season for our beaches so it’
The USACE New England District confirmed today that the dredging operations for the Town Neck Beach Nourishment Project are about to begin this week. According to USACE, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD) will dredge approximately 325,000 CY of material from the Scusset Borrow Site and rebuild appro
Over the last decade and more, Baggerbedrijf De Boer – Dutch Dredging has been undertaking maintenance dredging works in the Port of Dunkirk, France. Usually the work involves dredging in the Eastern and Western areas of the port to ensure that the waterways are maintained at their design specificat
Southwind Construction from Evansville, Indiana, has won a $7.5 million firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging work in North Carolina. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Hubert, Holden Beach, Oc
The City of Fort Lauderdale (FL) held the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Las Olas Marina on Tuesday, October 29. Two years ago, the City of Fort Lauderdale and SunTex Marinas broke ground on the new Las Olas Marina as part of a public-private partnership. The $70 million project includ
Two excavators are loading soil into dump trucks at the bottom of the Conemaugh River, said USACE. One load at a time, the trucks are removing sediment and vegetation to restore the Johnstown Local Flood Protection Project, safeguarding lives and property. With each scoop, the work uncovers more of
Twelve years ago, Hurricane Sandy forever changed the landscape of New York and New Jersey’s coastlines, leaving behind more than $50 billion in damages. In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, embarked on a comprehensive mission to restore the regio
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) is moving ahead with the sand renourishment works at the Long Beach Island, according to the Army Corps’ Philadelphia District. Work is designed to maintain the dune and berm system on the island and reduce the risk of storm damages, said USACE. The $54.4 million Bar
