Last week, President Joe Biden signed H.R. 2471, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022,” which included $6.75 million for San Rafael Channel dredging project. According to the County of Marin, the dredging funds were appropriated under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ 2022 Operation & Maintena
Carteret County’s project to dredge east Taylors Creek in Beaufort and use the sand to nourish a portion of the shore of nearby Radio Island is now underway. Depending on the project’s progress, the works may last up to 30 days, the County said. The boating public is asked to keep a safe distance fr
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has commended the San Miguel Corporation (SMC) for surpassing its targets in cleaning and dredging the 36.4-kilometer Tullahan-Tinejeros River System, which is one of the 17 principal river systems draining into Manila Bay, the Philippines.
The USACE St. Paul District is seeking public comments on a new dredged material management plan and Environmental Assessment released on March 22 for the Mississippi River’s Lower Pool 4. The draft plan describes what the Corps proposes to do with the dredged material, or river sand, once it’s remo
Current TV, in partnership with Dare County Government, has released “More Beach to Love – Highlighting 2022 Dare County Beach Nourishment Projects,” an informational video that provides an overview of the numerous beach nourishment projects that are scheduled to take place throughout the county thi
Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has announced that the detailed programme for global dredging summit – WODCON XXIII is now available at their website. The theme for the WODCON XXIII is ‘Dredging is Changing’. The event is taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 16th to 20th May 2022, at the Ti
DEME and its joint venture partners have secured a major dredging and coastal defence contract in the Italian Port of Livorno. This substantial contract (“substantial” refers to a contract with a value of EUR 150-300 million) has been awarded to the joint venture including SIDRA, the Italian company
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards today celebrated an important milestone with the naming of trailing suction hopper dredger KRAKESANDT. According to the shipbuilder, the second newbuild for De Hoop Terneuzen has been christened and named at the yard in Stroobos, the Netherlands. The first dredger, TSHD Anch
Boskalis has won a contract for the protection and replenishment of more than 40 kilometers of coastline stretching from the eastern coastline of Togo to the western coastline of Benin in West Africa. The project is part of the West African Coastal Areas Management (WACA) program. The award was made
California Congressman Jimmy Panetta announced yesterday that $540,000 from the 2022 budget package will go to the Santa Cruz Port District to help cover the cost of its annual maintenance dredging. According to Panetta, this funding will be used to maintain the commercial and recreational safety of
Extreme weather conditions can cause rivers to reach dangerously high levels and even to flood. That’s why the Flemish government started the Sigma plan in 1977 to protect Flanders against flooding of the Scheldt and its tributaries. By creating higher dykes and a chain of natural flooding areas, th
Dare County will host a public informational meeting to discuss upcoming Hatteras Island beach nourishment projects at 5 p.m. today, March 24, 2022, at the Fessenden Center in Buxton. The meeting will focus on the two beach nourishment projects that will be constructed on Hatteras Island later this
Almost 2,000 tonnes of rock have been rolled in to protect the seafront at Onaero and Urenui, the New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) said. NPDC has finished reinforcing the sea wall at Onaero, which had slumped due to large waves and gravity. The project shifted to Urenui this week, with work unde
The construction of the Miss Katie, a new hopper dredger that will be used in the various channels and inlets throughout Dare County, is nearing completion. This shallow-draft hopper dredger recently received its final coat of exterior paint, marking a major milestone in the construction process tha
