Weeks Marine, Inc. has begun works on a $15.7 million Ocean City beach renourishment project. The scheme is part of the Atlantic Coast of Maryland Shoreline Protection Project, which is a cost-shared effort between the U.S. Army, the Maryland, Worcester County and the Town of Ocean City. The sand ne
The US Army Corps of Engineers has reprogrammed construction funds to the Carolina Beach and Kure Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management Projects in New Hanover County, NC. According to the Corps, the plan is to solicit a contract in time to complete the work in this winter’s environmental window, from
The Kansas Citys Levees project broke ground last week at the Central Industrial District Levee Unit, marking the levee raising phase start of the $529 million project, set to raise over 17 miles of existing levees and floodwalls up five feet. The Kansas City District, Unified Government of Wyandott
CGC Dredging Company is about to begin maintenance dredging works at the entrance of the Port Geographe Marina, Western Australia. According to the Department of Transport, dredging will commence this October and will proceed until approximately late February 2022. “Dredging will mainly occur Monday
New York Governor, Kathy Hochul, said that construction has already begun on a $2.5 million resiliency project awarded to the Town of Yates – part of New York State’s Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative. During the historic flooding of 2019, the park experienced substantial erosion along
Mackley announced yesterday that the Hythe Ranges Sea Defence scheme has won the EA 2025 Award at the National Agency Awards. The Hythe project was carried out by Van Oord, supported by their subsidiary partner Mackley and on behalf of the Environment Agency. According to Mackley, this latest award
Stage two of the Apollo Bay Foreshore Protection Project is now underway with approximately 650 metres of new rock revetment being built along the foreshore north of Milford Street. New groynes will also be constructed followed by sand renourishment to fill the space next to the structures and preve
Soil Conservation Service today released a very interesting video about the Narrabeen Lagoon dredging project. Although carried out in one form or another over the last 40 plus years, 2021 was the first to use an amphibious excavator with a dredge head. “This means work is safer with less impact to
Western Dredging Association (WEDA) will today (October 19th) deliver their next webinar titled “PFAS – Coming Soon to a Sediment Site Near You”. The webinar will try to answer the following questions: What are PFAS; Will contaminated sites re-open for PFAS; What sediment remediation techniques will
Jim Newsome, SC Ports’ president and CEO, said that South Carolina Ports’ strategic and timely investments in port infrastructure provide crucial capacity to today’s challenging supply chain environment. “The significant challenges in the global supply chain supply chain present an opportunity for c
Kees Derks, Area Sales Director at Royal IHC, has just released this amazing photo of the company’s new Easydredge 2700 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). According to Mr. Derks, the dredger’s trials will start next week, soon followed by the voyage to her Mexican owners. Royal IHC has already
Napier Port’s 6 Wharf project recently reached another important milestone with the completion of all 400 piles. These piles – each driven up to 35 metres into the underlying sandstone rock – form the basis of the foundation support for the new wharf. “Our 6 Wharf contractor – HEB Construction, firs
Water Resources Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh has started dredging works along the upstream section of the Krishna River at Vijayawada in Southern India. According to the officials, the project was awarded through competitive bidding to the Kolkata based Reach Dredging Ltd. Reach Dredging
A partnership is progressing with a makeover for a Denbighshire wetland to help protect and support local wildlife. Denbighshire County Council has worked in partnership with Balfour Beatty to create a new water feature at the Morfa, a 35-acre wetland in Prestatyn, Wales. Balfour Beatty, who are dev
