The contractor, Ovenden Earthmoving has successfully completed the Hayling Island beach management campaign. Approximately 14,000m3 of shingle has been extracted from open beaches between the Coastguard revetment and Inn on the Beach alongside the importation of around 2,500m3 of shingle. This mater
Department of Transport (DoT) are currently progressing with dredging in the Fascine channel and stabilisation works on the Babbage Island sand spit. The forecast schedule is to complete the Fascine channel prior to the end of year shutdown, with further dredging to take place at the entrance channe
The Cagayan First District Engineering Office, Philippines, recently completed the construction of a seawall project in the coastal town of Buguey, Cagayan. This significant infrastructure development will increase coastal coastal protection and promote the well-being of the residents in the town. A
Mxtv today released the latest video update from the New Manila International Airport (NMIA) – the largest land reclamation project in Boskalis’ history. Under this capital development scheme, around 1,700 hectares of land will be developed for the new facilities, located around 20 kilometers north
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced over $653 million to fund 41 port improvement projects across the nation under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, this funding will help
Member of Parliament (MP) for St Andrew Western, Anthony Hylton, is pleading with the authorities to allocate the funds necessary to dredge the Duhaney River to prevent another major flooding event in the New Haven community. According to Loop Jamaica, the river was last dredged in 2007. “We cannot
Hall Contracting crew working in Tuvalu has just wrapped up coastal protection works on the Funafuti atoll. The team has successfully constructed a new 78,000m2 bunded foreshore reclamation area as well as a new boat harbour and breakwater. According to the company, the crew will now relocate to Nan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Little Rock District has released latest update for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. According to the Corps, all traffic on the locking queue at Montgomery Point Lock & Dam (NM 0.5) has been cleared and normal locking procedures have begun. H
Pentair Fairbanks Nijhuis supplied a Split Case pump type Venus1-300,410 (1100 m3/h @ 85 mlc and 2200 m3/h @ 43 mlc) for a dredging company in Cameroon recently. The pump housing is cast iron and the impeller is aluminum bronze. According to Pentair, the pump was inspected and approved by an externa
The Gold Coast Waterways Authority (GCWA) is celebrating a decade of Gold Coast waterways management. The GCWA was established in December 2012 by the Queensland Government through the Gold Coast Waterways Authority Act 2012. With the responsibility for a waterways network that stretches from Jumpin
Every stage of a dredging project presents opportunities to increase the sustainability of sand extraction. How the global dredging industry uses sand in a responsible manner is described in the new paper “Sand as a resource: Best practices to conduct responsible dredging projects”, initiated and pr
The construction of a new sea wall on Tulagi Island has expanded coastal protection against erosion, benefiting residents of the surrounding Diocese of the Anglican Church of Melanesia in the Central Province of Solomon Islands, said United Nations Development Programme. Tulagi Island is proving to
Urbanco has just announced the successful completion of the first phase of Thilafushi Phase II development project in the Maldives. According to Urbanco, the land reclamation operations – measuring 39.6 hectares – at Area B are now complete, and preparations for the reclamation works of Area A are u
Boskalis has just announced the completion of the dredging works for the new inland harbor along the Upper Rhine near Spijk in the Netherlands. For this project, Boskalis dredged 2.3 million cubic meters of sand, utilizing an electric suction dredger and crane barges. Unique to the project is not on
