Christchurch City Council yesterday released a video on coastal hazards in the Akaroa Harbour area. In this video, Coastal scientist Derek Todd talks about how coastal hazards could impact this area in the coming decades. Communities in low-lying inland and coastal areas around New Zealand and the w
Last week, Southsea Coastal Scheme officials celebrated a huge achievement – laying of the first pre-cast unit at Long Curtain Moat. As reported, a 220t crane has installed the first limestone and granite units that will form a sea wall to protect the area around Long Curtain Moat. “We laid the firs
CEMS Webinar – Managing Sediment Accumulation in Lakes and Reservoirs: Challenges and Solutions for Colorado and Across the U.S. – is set to take place on November 9, 2021. Reservoirs are essential for maintaining a reliable system of water supply, while providing additional benefits such as hydropo
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released this very interesting video named ‘An example of sustainable asset valuation, Sven Kramer – Director Sustainability (Van Oord)’. This presentation shows the practical implications of taking all externalities into consideration
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, is proposing to perform maintenance dredging of two federal navigation channels in Oregon State: Tongue Point and Oregon Slough. The purpose of the proposed action is to facilitate safe and reliable navigation, said USACE. Congress has authorized
Whitsunday Regional Council has just released the latest update on the Shute Harbour Restoration Project. The new seawall has been constructed, with the level of the entire facility and carpark raised by an extra metre for greater resilience to storm surge in the future. Construction on the new seaw
The Port of Iberia recently completed another step to deepen the Acadiana Gulf of Mexico Access channel (AGMAC). As required by the Corps of Engineers, four pipelines have been lowered to prepare for dredging from the port to the Gulf of Mexico via the Intracoastal Canal. The AGMAC project will crea
Odisha Construction Corporation has started the Luna River dredging works in the State of Odisha, Eastern India. According to the officials, the project was awarded through competitive bidding to the Kolkata based M/s Reach Dredging Ltd. The company is involved in Indian dredging sector for creating
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has won several major dredging awards totaling $88.1 million. The awarded work includes: Sea Bright to Manasquan, Section II Beach Project (Coastal Protection, New Jersey, $26.6 million); Portsmouth Harbor and Piscataqua River Maintenance and Improvement
Bakker Sliedrecht is one of the first companies in the maritime industry to switch partly from time-based maintenance to condition-based maintenance. The cost-effective method ensures that maintenance, repair and replacement are only planned and carried out when necessary. Time-based maintenance foc
Damen’s modular cutter suction dredger CSD500 has arrived safely in Paraguay. T&C, a civil contractor in Paraguay, will use the dredger to transform the southern river bank of the capital Asunción, in the Costanera Sur project. According to Damen, the modular dredger will increase sand production, r
Earlier this month, Boskalis Westminster/Van Oord Joint Venture started work on the €140 million Harwich Haven Channel Deepening Project. First to arrive on site was trailer suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Sospan Dau – pictured above in the Walton backwaters. The vessel is working in the main channel,
Scientists from the New England District’s DAMOS Program are conducting a sediment profile imaging (SPI) survey to monitor the benthic ecosystem at the Isles of Shoals North Disposal Site after the placement of dredged material from the Rye Harbor Federal Navigation Project. The SPI camera is lowere
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Portland District has just released this very interesting video named Dams et al Episode 51 – Depoe Bay Dredging. Regular dredging, which happens every eight to 10 years depending on funding, keeps the boat basin clear (the boat basin catches sediment coming down th
