Oceanside’s beaches have been shrinking, and the federal government is stepping up with a plan to fix it. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released its draft plan to restore sand to Oceanside’s beaches, from the Harbor south to the Buena Vista Lagoon. The erosion traces back to the federal const
The crew of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company’s (GLDD) trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Galveston Island demonstrated teamwork and professionalism during a real-world maritime rescue near Sabine Pass last week. After a Mayday call from a disabled vessel was picked up by the Annamaria Rose, the
The Port of Itajaí said that Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Utrecht arrived in the area on May 28. The dredger will be used to dredge the port’s access channel and restore optimal navigation conditions. According to the Port, the TSHD arrived after authorities identified a reducti
The study ‘Land Reclamation in the Maldives: Trends and Impacts from 2000 to 2024’ said that the Maldives has reclaimed more land in the past 24 years than the combined total reclaimed across Europe and Africa. The paper, created by Hussain Ziyath, Eden Rigo and Fathimath Shanna, is the first nation
Damen Dredging has concluded a complete in-house training program on the brand new CSD training simulator at BIWTA in Bangladesh. The training took place at BIWTA’s ‘Dredge Training Institute” where a dozen local dredge masters received two weeks of training and completed many hours of simulated dre
The latest beach nourishment project in Avon – a central village on Hatteras Island – resumed yesterday, after a brief interruption caused by mechanical issues with Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company’s dredger Liberty Island. The dredging vessel returned to Dare County on Saturday after undergoing
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) of Houston, Texas, has won a $19.5 million firm-fixed-price contract for the Beach Nourishment Great Egg Harbor Inlet to Peck Beach Project. Bids were solicited online, with two received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Ocean City
The USACE Jacksonville District and Pinellas County signed an updated Project Cooperation Agreement on May 29 establishing a new framework for continued federal participation in the Pinellas County Shore Protection Project at Sand Key, Treasure Island and Long Key. According to USACE, the agreement
Plans for a major land reclamation in front of Westview Park were approved during Thursday’s meeting of the Gibraltar’s Development and Planning Commission (DPC). The project was first announced by the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo in his January 2025 New Year message. It was initially announced tha
The hopper dredger Trud-R has returned to the Gold Coast today to replenish sand on the city’s beaches between Miami and Main Beach. The specialised sand dredging vessel will be continuing the recovery works following Tropical Cyclone Alfred and forms part of the City’s overall beach nourishment pro
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, is conducting maintenance dredging operations in Rochester Harbor, Rochester, New York. According to USACE, the dredging works maintain safe and navigable waterways for commercial vessels operating on the Great Lakes Navigation System, supporting r
Damen said that the construction activities on their new TSHD 1000 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) are moving ahead according to schedule. According to the latest update, “work on the build continues steadily. Cable pulling is now underway, and outfitting activities of, for instance the dredg
THE Gippsland Coastal Projects Team from the regional office of the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) said that dredging operations have now started on-site at Inverloch. “As works progress west along the beach, sections of the shoreline will be temporarily closed,” said D
The USACE Detroit District will begin a multi-phase project in Lexington Harbor, Michigan, with the first phase involving dredging and breakwater revitalization work set to start as early as this week. Phase One will focus on hydraulic dredging of the outer harbor. Their contractor will then mechani
