Some of the most significant oil spills in Washington State’s history happened in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Salish Sea. An Emergency Response Towing Vessel (ERTV) stands ready 24/7 on the northwestern Olympic Peninsula point in the Port of Neah Bay to quickly respond. However, challenging tides
Harwich Haven Authority has awarded its latest maintenance dredging contract to Boskalis Westminster. The contract will run for one year, from December 2023 to December 2024. According to the Authority, maintenance dredging is carried out approximately five times a year, to ensure that Harwich Harbo
Boskalis’ dredging crew was very busy recently in the north-west of Scotland, helping the Port of Stornoway to accelerate its port development. “An important aspect of almost all our dredging projects is that the region in which they take place seeks economic growth,” said Boskalis. An example of th
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Buffalo District completed $19.5 million maintenance and repairs to Cleveland Harbor for 2023. This year’s work included: “The Corps of Engineers mission to support navigation is one of its most critical,” said Lt. Col. Colby Krug, USACE Buffalo District commander.
The USACE Los Angeles District has begun Stage 13 of a periodic beach nourishment project at Surfside-Sunset Beach. The construction contract was awarded to Manson Construction in October, and work began in late November. The cost of the project is $23.13 million. For Stage 13, about 1.1 million cub
The Save Our Indian River Lagoon (SOIRL) Program is removing deep accumulations of muck from the bottom of the lagoon. The muck in the IRL increases turbidity, inhibits seagrass growth, reduces dissolved oxygen, releases nutrients, and destroys healthy communities. Muck dredging has a more immediate
The Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure course in Abu Dhabi, hosted by CEDA and IADC with the support of NMDC, is about to begin. During the course, participants will learn how to implement the sustainability principles into dredging project practice, through answers to the following questions:
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. The North Sea beaches of the Netherlands are maintained with some 12 million cubic meters of sand every year. Other countries bordering the
The latest Wicomico River dredging program is underway, the Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, said. USACE has just released this amazing photo from the Deal Island dredge area, an important part of Baltimore District’s maintenance dredging efforts for the federal navigation channel i
This week, Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority, Victoria, will kick off beach nourishment works across the Mounts Bay and Marengo foreshore. The Coastal Reserves team is undertaking these beach nourishment works from mid to late December to increase the dune’s resilience to coastal erosion. T
A consortium of Saudi Archirodon and DEME has won the second phase of transformation work for the Port of NEOM, the primary seaport of entry to northwest Saudi Arabia. Based in Oxagon, Port of NEOM is strategically located along the coast of the Red Sea and is adjacent to the nearby Suez Canal, thro
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC (GLDD), from Houston, Texas, has won a $95 million firm-fixed-price contract for a dredging work in Freeport Harbor, Texas. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work locations and funding will be determin
Maintenance dredging by USACE contractor, Barnegat Bay Dredging Company, is underway at the lower end of Maurice River in Cumberland County, NJ. The dredged sediment will be beneficially used to support eroded marsh areas within the Heislerville Wildlife Management Area that have been severely impac
In a major boost to global efforts to mitigate climate change and adapt its worsening impacts on societies and economies, more than 30 countries yesterday signed up to the Freshwater Challenge – the world’s largest initiative to restore degraded rivers, lakes and wetlands and to protect vital freshw
