Anchor QEA, working under the contract and at the request of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, recently presented Guidelines for How to Approach Thin-Layer Placement Projects. Historically, dredged material (DM) has been placed at the nearest available placement site. There has
House Republicans last week passed the Energy and Water Development Appropriations for FY24, delivering more than $34 million for dredging in North Carolina’s 3rd District. “This legislation rolls back damaging policies, and robustly funds construction, operation and maintenance of our nation’s port
Boskalis and Royal IHC have signed a contract for the construction of a state-of-the-art trailing suction hopper dredger. The award of the contract follows an extensive design phase. The vessel will have a hopper capacity of 31,000 m3 and will be built at the IHC yard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the
Work on the largest land reclamation project in Boskalis’ history – the New Manila International Airport (NMIA)- is in full swing. Mxtv yesterday released the latest video update from this capital development program: The New Manila International Airport, also known as Bulacan International Airport,
Dredging work is underway in the Lower Wicomico River and is expected to continue through December. So far, approximately 23,000 cubic yards of material was removed from the first shoal and placed in Area 1 at Deal Island Wildlife Management Area placement site. Repairs to the straw bale containment
Jan De Nul’s cutter suction dredger (CSD) Fernão de Magalhães is currently very busy in Morocco, deepening the Port of Safi. The expansion of the Safi industrial port is a major infrastructure project in Morocco and part of the national port strategy for 2030. This project aims to support the develo
ML (UK) Dredging Ltd is about to begin another maintenance dredging project in the Portsmouth Harbor area. The company will dredge northern area of Royal Clarence Yard on the western side of the Harbor on behalf of the Portsmouth Off Shore Group. The ML vessel conducting this task will be IHC delta
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority recently won the Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Bronze Award for the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge Gulf Shoreline Stabilization Project from the American Society of Civil Engineers, one of the most prestigious awards in civil engineerin
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District awarded a $33.5 million contract September 29 to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock of Houston, Texas, to execute a Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies (FCCE) re-nourishment of the St. Augustine Beach federal shore protection project. The project will
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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock of Houston, Texas, yesterday won a $33.8 million USACE contract for a beach nourishment project in New Jersey. The contract calls for dredging more than 1.3 million cubic yards of sand from two borrow areas (one is located off Corsons Inlet and the other is located approxim
Ahead of a long, hot summer for Mount Maunganui beaches, sand will be replenished at Pilot Bay from the week commencing 30 October, Tauranga City Council said. Also known as beach renourishment, sand is typically replenished to replace sediment that’s been lost due to storm damage, drift, wind and w
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the contractor, Pacific Maritime Group have commenced maintenance dredging of the Suisun Bay Pier in Benicia, California. This significant project will remove approximately 80,000 cubic yards of material from two adjacent dredge areas. In line with the MARAD a
The long-anticipated beach restoration project is now officially underway, the City of Gulf Shores said. This vital initiative is geared towards mending the damage the city, Gulf State Park, and the City of Orange Beach sustained during Hurricane Nate and Hurricane Sally. “The project is expected to
