Work on the Lourens River Flood Alleviation Project is progressing well, the City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate said. Earlier this week, the directorate hosted an information session with the residents of Strand, Somerset West, and the surrounding areas to update the community abou
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is the recipient of the two largest grants ever awarded by the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council). This distinction comes following the announcement of the receipt of a $130 million grant to partially fund the
Adelaide beaches will be replenished with additional sand this autumn as part of the ongoing beach management program to combat erosion and provide sandy beaches for community enjoyment. Starting from Monday 18 March, 50,000 cubic meters of quarry sand will be delivered to West Beach, via the Adelai
The President’s budget for fiscal year 2025, released March 11, includes about $124 million designated towards the USACE Baltimore District to dredge the Baltimore Harbor, continue aquatic ecosystem restoration that benefits the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed, and operate and maintain flood risk m
The federal funding deal signed into law by President Joe Biden last week includes nearly $26 million set aside for Central Coast harbors and ports to fund dredging and other upkeep work. The funding was sought by California Congressman Salud Carbajal over the past year of negotiations over the fede
The Port of Seville improves navigation, and at the same time promotes biodiversity in the Guadalquivir estuary. Each year, part of the sand extracted from the maintenance dredging of the canal is reused for the creation and conservation of wetlands for aquatic birds. These habitats, designed togeth
The latest Gwadar Port maintenance dredging project is now complete, ensuring a depth of 14 meters at the port’s navigational channel, local media reports. This program, conducted by the China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC), is set to ensure seamless movement of all types of vessels and ea
Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, said that the campground on Garden Key will be closed through April 24 for dredging and repairs to the moat wall. “This is one of our most important projects to protect Fort Jefferson,” Dry Tortugas National Park said. The counterscarp (moat wall) was damaged by
Royal IHC has been working hard lately on sustainable propulsion systems and things such as electrification of dredging equipment. Fridus Rijnten, Dredging Equipment Director at IHC, is positive when it comes to sustainable business practices: “We are making our dredging equipment parts more and mor
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District has just released this amazing construction update video on the Grand Isle & Vicinity Beach Erosion and Hurricane Protection Project. USACE continues to repair this system after it suffered extensive damage during the 2020 and 2021 hurricane seas
Marinex Construction has successfully wrapped up work on the Wrightsville Beach (NC) coastal storm risk management renourishment project. Since last December, Marinex team worked tirelessly to place over 1 million cubic yards of sand to Wrightsville Beach and reduce risk associated with any potentia
The first of the two water injection vessels (WIDs) for Van Oord was successfully delivered last week, said Kooiman Marine Group. “The finishing work was completed well before the contractual delivery date, meaning that the Rijn could leave the yard in Zwijndrecht last Sunday,” said Kooiman. Sister
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company’s hopper dredger Mahaa Jarraafu is back in operation after maintenance and repair work. This dredger has the capacity to dredge 11,000 cbm within 24 hours. After rejoining the fleet, Mahaa Jarraafu was mobilized to undertake the R. Ungoofaaru Land Reclamati
Work is underway on the construction of a new container quay terminal in the Port of Augusta, Italy. According to DEME Group, the company’s Italian team is currently working hard on the extension of the commercial port in Augusta, Sicily, building on significant progress made last year. The recent i
