Last Friday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley announced that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded the Port of Hueneme over $5 million to make critical long-term infrastructure improvements and dredge a berth at the port, which will enable container vessels to load heavier with
A newly funded program to accelerate the science behind coastal bluff failures was signed into law earlier this month. The bill, AB 66, will fund enhanced coastal monitoring to better understand the timing of bluff failures and help inform recommendations towards the development of a potential early
The long-term solution to save West Beach is one step closer with a development application being lodged this week for the construction of a sand recycling pipeline between Semaphore and West Beach. Part of the Marshall Liberal Government’s ‘Securing the Future of our Coastline’ project, the pipelin
The Karnaphuli River dredging project is moving ahead, with more than 60 pct of works completed so far, The Financial Express said. Bangladesh Navy is executing this capital cleanup program, taken up by Chittagong Port Authority (CPA), to increase the navigability of the waterway – the lifeline of C
Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (ZPMC) announced today a significant milestone in the construction of hopped dredger ‘Hangjun 4019’. According to ZPMC, this 4500m³ self-propelled trailing suction hopped dredger, which is being built for Shanghai Dredging Co. (SDC), has completed its sea
Beach replenishment – the practice of rebuilding and restoring the eroded beach back to some previous elevation and extent – has become one of the most popular solutions for coastal communities who face the growing problem of chronic beach erosion. Sandy beaches constitute some 40 percent of all sho
Earlier this summer, Manson was selected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as the primary contractor for the Galveston Harbor and Channel, HSC, Galveston Entrance and Bolivar to Redfish Hopper Dredging project which included the nourishment of Babe’s Beach in Galveston, Texas. A popular beachfront
Ahtna Marine & Construction Company, LLC, of Pompano Beach, Florida, is about to begin dredging silt from the Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) in St. Johns County. According to the Corps, the contractor will start dredging sections of the IWW within the Palm Valley North Reach in October 2021 with the co
A public comment period on the future dredging operations in Hatteras Inlet is currently open, Island Free Press reports. The public comment period runs from October 18 to November 18, 2021, and corresponds with a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on t
People in South Ferriby are better protected from tidal surges and sea level rises following the completion of a £14 million flood defence in North Lincolnshire. The major investment reduces flood risk for 150 properties in the area, as well as 3,000 hectares of agricultural land and vital infrastru
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and the Directorate of Fisheries of the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development launched the Mekong Delta Coastal Habitat Conservation project yesterday. This work
Public Joint Stock Company “Shipbuilding, Ship Repair Corporation” yesterday held a keel laying ceremony for two non-self-propelled cutter suction dredgers of Project 4395. The two vessels – ordered under the Comprehensive Plan for Modernization and Expansion of Core Infrastructure (CPMI) until 2024
Western Dredging Association (WEDA) recently published a new edition of its Journal of Dredging, the Volume 19, Issue 3. The Journal of Dredging provides the dissemination of technical and project information on dredging engineering topics. The peer-reviewed papers in this practice-oriented journal
Texas A&M University has just announced that their 51st Texas A&M Dredging Short Course will be held online from January 10-14, 2022. The Dredging Engineering Short Course is held each year in January. Due to the ongoing pandemic conditions, the weeklong course will be held via WebEx platform, and i
