Maintenance dredging of the Marina del Rey Harbor entrance channel is underway and is scheduled to be complete in May, said USACE. The construction contract was awarded to HME Construction in late November, and work began January 1. The LA District is working alongside several project partners, incl
In light of the devastating impact recent storms have had on Overlook Beach, Town of Babylon Supervisor Rich Schaffer recently held a press conference to emphasize the gravity of this situation and urge the Army Corps to include the beach in its upcoming beach erosion control dredging project. “This
Late last year, BLRT Repair Yards welcomed Van Oord’s magnificent trailing suction hopper dredger, Vox Amalia, to its facilities in Klaipeda. The company has been busy renewing the overflow hydraulic cylinders. This included the re-installation of the main sea inlet liner and an upgrade of the sea i
The Port of Melbourne has officially completed its Webb Dock East Extension project. According to the Port, the aim of the project is to reduce port congestion and allow the port to accommodate larger ships. The multi-million dollar program involved demolishing a redundant section of concrete – ‘the
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams recently wrapped a two-day trip to New Hampshire to highlight how investments from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and the America the Beautiful initiative are restoring lands and waters a
The water injection dredging works have concluded in Maryport Harbour and Marina, Anthony D Bates Partnership (ADBP) said. “The plant was provided by Van Oord and undertaken on a charter contract, supervised onsite by ADBP consultant John Gunn,” said the company. All works were completed on time and
Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting of Quincy, Massachusetts, recently won a $29.1 million USACE contract for Baltimore Harbor and channels maintenance dredging. In coordination with the Maryland Department of Transportation, Port Administration, the project consists of dredging approximately 1.6
Keeping pace with climate change and reducing future flood risk to communities across Wales will require increased and sustained investment in flood defences – yet not all locations at risk will be economical to defend. This is the finding of a new report published by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) o
Abu Dhabi’s National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) Group has won a contract worth over $136 million from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to build an artificial island in Al Nouf. The state-owned oil giant has sent a letter of award to NMDC for the construction of the island, with an estimate
With the first season of work completed by subcontractors Granite Construction and Condon-Johnson & Associates, Inc., Manson prepares for Season 2 at the Port of Alaska. A high priority for the Municipality of Anchorage, which owns and operates the Port of Alaska (the Port), the North Extension Stab
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$50 million loan to help Barbados boost the climate resilience of its coastal areas and foster climate-resilient economic development. “The operation approved by the IDB’s Board of Executive Directors will reduce the risks of erosion and flo
Despite the sub-zero winter temperatures, the Yacht Club Podersdorf in Austria has begun its suction dredging operations with the Watermaster eco-dredger. “Regardless of difficult conditions and sub-zero temperatures, the dredging work in the club is progressing well,” the yacht club announced last
The Spoilbank Marina project in Port Hedland will achieve an important milestone this month, with the public boat ramp facility to open on January 20, 2024. The $187.5 million Spoilbank Marina project is a key election commitment from the WA Labor Government. It is funded by the State Government, To
Construction on the Boskalis’ new Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger has begun at Royal IHC Krimpen aan den IJssel yard in the Netherlands, with first steel cut on 9 January. Boskalis Executive Board member Theo Baartmans officially cut the first steel plate of their new 31,000m3 TSHD designed by Royal
