Congressman Steny H. Hoyer, John Sarbanes and Kweisi Mfume and U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen have announced $12,901,800 in National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) funding for restoration and resiliency projects in Maryla
The Town of Surf City, North Carolina, has received news from the US Army Corps of Engineers that funds have been released to advance the beach nourishment project. According to the Corps, additional appropriations from the Disaster Relief Act (DRA) to complete the General Reevaluation Report (GRR)
Transport for NSW Maritime is funding dredging of Swansea Channel to improve navigation and provide access to Lake Macquarie. The current dredging campaign in the Swansea Channel involves three areas: the Dog Leg; the Swan Bay Entrance; and the Drop Over. According to the Transport for NSW, dredging
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu inaugurated the ambitious Ras Male’ land reclamation project last week, marking the commencement of the Maldives’ most extensive land reclamation endeavour to date. According to the President’s office, Ras Malé is poised to be a game-changer, reclaiming a staggering
The Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, said that the San Clemente beach nourishment project is officially starting. USACE began a 50-foot-wide beach nourishment project along a stretch of shoreline last week in San Clemente, California. Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of En
A consortium of international institutions is supporting the development of a second container terminal in Damietta Port in Egypt, which will triple the port’s container capacity and improve its competitiveness, said European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Damietta Alliance Containe
The USACE’s hopper dredge Wheeler and crew are finally home for the Holidays. The dredge keeps waterway channels clear from Key West, Florida, to Brownsville, Texas. According to USACE, this dredge is maintained in a state of readiness for worldwide operations. USACE added that the Wheeler spends th
In cooperation with the US Army Corps of Engineers, the City of Solana Beach (CA) is about to begin work on the Solana Beach Shoreline Project. In the next couple of days, the contractor – Manson Construction will begin the process of adding 700,000 cubic yards of sand to the beach beginning just so
Mōrena, the dredging barge has been hard at work over the past weeks clearing sediment and silt from the Whanganui Port basin. Now that dredging has been completed ahead of the Christmas holidays, the port basin channel is cleared, allowing boaties access to and from the Wharf Street boat ramp withi
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. has announced the approval of Coastal Erosion Planning & Response Act (CEPRA) funding for the Bolivar Peninsula Beach and Dune Restoration project. “I am honored to be able to bring this much-needed funding to Galveston County for this beneficial project
Dredging of the Carnarvon Fascine has seen safe navigation restored for recreational and commercial vessels in the area. The Western Australian government announced a $3 million one-off dredging campaign for the waterway earlier this year after technical studies confirmed that built options to impro
Jenkins Marine has been busy lately in Great Yarmouth assisting BAM Nuttall/Farrans JV in dredging of the high spots in the river channel at Herring Bridge around the new third river crossing. The ambitious new bridge will ease traffic congestion on the town’s roads and shorten journey times, as wel
KS Associates has delivered the largest shore protection project in the firm’s history, and helped to complete the project six months ahead of schedule. For nearly six years, KS Coastal Engineers have been working with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to rehabilitate 1.3 miles of armo
The USACE Norfolk District, in partnership with the Virginia Port Authority (VPA) and the City of Virginia Beach, awarded a $70.6 million dredging contract to Manson Construction Company earlier this month. The contract is to deepen Phase 2 of the Atlantic Ocean Channel to minimum depth of -59 feet
