Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has announced that the dredge Ellis Island—which recently suspended operations due to the development of Tropical Storm Colin—has resumed dredging along the shoreline in Buxton. Beach nourishment began in Buxton on June 30 near the south end of Tower Circle. Due to Trop
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District’s Dredge Potter got underway last week from the St. Louis District’s Service base where it started it’s 90th dredging season. Carrying out the District’s mission of maintaining a nine-foot deep, 300-foot wide channel on 300 miles of the Mississippi
Sustainable sediment management of ports and waterways is crucial for the vitality and economy of deltas worldwide. Amongst others sediment management is key for the assurance of transport functions, adaptation to climate change and sustainable ecosystem quality. The main challenges for sediment man
The City of Stirling’s motion on climate change adaptation has passed unanimously at the National General Assembly (NGA), as part of the Australian Local Government Association’s (ALGA) annual conference held in Canberra last month. The City of Stirling’s motion calls on the Federal Government to: W
The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), Michael Connor, has signed an agreement with the Port of Brownsville, TX, to deepen the Brazos Island channel and continue to build capacity in the Nation’s ports thanks to President Biden’s IIJA. The Project creates jobs, supports clean energy, inv
After another successful sand bypassing effort at Dawesville, the Department of Transport WA has started excavating and pumping sand from Halls Head Beach to widen Town Beach for the summer and enhance navigation at Mandurah Ocean Entrance. To ensure safe navigation of the channel and maintain the b
DCT Gdańsk has signed a contract for the construction of the third deep-water terminal known as T3 with a consortium of Budimex S.A. and Dredging International NV. The works are to start in September. T3 project will include a deep-water quay of 717m long and 17.5m deep, and a yard area of 36.5ha. I
In the jubilee issue of the scientific journal Terra et Aqua, International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) published an article exploring the progress of health and safety in the dredging industry over the past decades. It is hard to imagine a time when safety was not deemed important, whe
Argyll and Bute Council has appointed Dawson WAM as the Principal Contractor for the Campbeltown Flood Protection Scheme (FPS). This is part of the £15.215 million work that will see a range of improvement works carried out to reduce the risk of flooding in the town. As well as the overall improveme
Dare County Government, NC, has just announced that beach nourishment in the Town of Kill Devil Hills is nearly 80 percent complete. As reported, the subline is currently located at Walker Street, moving north towards the Kitty Hawk/Kill Devil Hills town line. The beachfill project which began on Ju
Work on the Meemu Airport Development Project is moving ahead, Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) reports. At the moment, the terminal building foundation and runway land reclamation operations are in full swing. This capital development project was awarded to MTCC in February 2021. T
The upgrade of the Lady Bay boat ramp and dredging at the Port of Warrnambool are expected to begin over coming months, Warrnambool City Council said. Council, Better Boating Victoria, and DELWP are working collaboratively to finalise a program of works minimising potential impacts to the marine env
In the latest edition of Focus magazine, Jan De Nul presented an interesting story about the coastal protection works in Brazil. According to JDN, Brazil is increasingly protecting its coastline through beach restoration projects. Wider and more resistant beaches offer better protection against the
The Department of Public Works and Highways (Philippines) is continuously working to increase the carrying capacity of Dupinga River in Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija, by conducting dredging activities along the river’s Dupinga-Calabasa section. DPWH’s Bureau of Equipment (BOE) is working closely with the DP
