The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, hosted a public scoping meeting June 9 in Wilmington, North Carolina, as part of the Supplemental Analysis of the Wilmington Harbor Operations and Maintenance Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The purpose of the meeting was to gather public
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have announced $10 million in funding to support continued restoration and remediation efforts of the Detroit River. The announcement was made yesterday, during a press conference at
Northumberland County Council said that two projects are underway – designed to protect two of the county’s villages from coastal erosion. In the south-east, work on the Cresswell Coastal Road Slope Management Scheme has started and is expected to last around eight weeks. It will involve stabilizin
Bluewater Marina has just released this amazing photo from their latest dredging program on the marina basin, located in Trinity Park, QLD. “This week started with some small mechanical delays and as such, we anticipate that Hall Contracting will continue working in H & I fingers for the remainder o
The USACE Wilmington District and contractor Cottrell Contracting Corporation are conducting maintenance dredging in Hatteras Sloop North Channel to help maintain safe and reliable navigation for ferry traffic between Hatteras and Ocracoke. Approximately 50,000 cubic yards of shoaled material will b
Marine Plant Hire (MPH) has added a Damen 2611 Multicat workboat to its fleet. Designed for towing, dredging, diving and survey operations, the Damen 2611 provides a highly versatile platform capable of supporting complex marine civil engineering projects in UK waters and beyond, Marine Plant Hire s
The government in Buenos Aires awarded a 25-year concession for the modernization of Argentina’s central waterway to Jan De Nul last week. Together with its local partner Servimagnus, the Belgian-Luxembourg family-owned company won the highly scrutinized $10 billion (€8.7 billion) tender from Argent
The Environment Agency will be starting annual work tomorrow to reduce the risk of flooding for Lincolnshire’s coastal communities. Sand will be topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point costing over £7 million. This annual beach management work involves dredging sand from licensed
Work is underway on the final phase of a major capital dredging program at Lerwick Harbor, with operations beginning at Dales Voe today. Specialist contractor Boskalis Westminster Ltd has returned to the port to complete works that will further improve deep-water access and allow larger vessels to u
Van Oord has been commissioned by Rijkswaterstaat to build almost 4 kilometers of longitudinal dams and create approximately 31 hectares of tidal area in the Dutch Scheur river. According to Van Oord, the project will restore habitats for fish, birds and aquatic plants, while contributing to the pro
Jenkins Marine has completed the dredging operations in Newhaven on the South Coast of the UK. For this dredging project, Jenkins used the dredger Doreen Dorward and split barge Needles.
The USACE Philadelphia District has awarded a $15.8 million contract to Norfolk Dredging Company to conduct periodic nourishment of the Townsends Inlet to Cape May Inlet (Avalon & Stone Harbor) dune and beachfill project. The project is a joint effort between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Ne
Lake Onalaska Rehabilitation Coalition (LORC) said that the North Shore Lane dredging project on Lake Onalaska is scheduled to begin on June 16. Because of fish spawning protections, dredging could not begin until after June 15. Now that the window has opened, work is ready to move forward. Crews wi
Boskalis Westminster Ltd., as part of the VBA joint venture with VolkerStevin and AtkinsRéalis, has been awarded a framework agreement for beach management across England. Under this contract with the Environment Agency, the JV will focus on beach management, coastal protection and flood-risk reduct
