Senator Ben Cardin, Senator Van Hollen and the Army Corps will host a press conference later today alongside State and local officials to celebrate the upcoming renourishment of the Ocean City beach. Senators Van Hollen and Cardin worked in Congress to secure federal funding to protect the shoreline
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced the release of a draft report for the New Jersey Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management Study. The report outlines a ‘Tentatively Selected Plan’ framework, which includes three storm surge barriers, two cross-bay barriers, and the elevation of more tha
Aberdeen Harbour Board announced recently that the final two caissons will soon arrive into the site which will complete the South Pier. They also added that considerable progress has been made on the South Breakwater, which has reached its completed length with work beginning on building its profil
Following recent dredging operations in the shipping channel, the Port of Riga now can safely accommodate AFRAMAX and BABYCAPE vessels calling at its facilities. Last month, Jan De Nul Group wrapped up dredging work at the port’s berths and shipping channel. During the works, the Daugavgriva shippin
Midwest Marine Surveyors Pty Ltd have just announced that they have been awarded a contract to provide the Midwest Port Authority with drone services for their upcoming dredging program in the Port of Geraldton. The contract also includes environmental monitoring and media services, reported the Mid
Coastal communities across Canada are supported by small craft harbours that provide the commercial fishing industry with safe access to waterways. With approximately 45,000 Canadians employed in the fishing sector, the Government of Canada is making investments to renew its network of small craft h
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, announced today that the company will deliver two large, 120 ft. double telescopic service cranes and one 50 ft. telescopic stores crane for a self-propelled hopper dredge. Currently being built for Manson Construction Co., the Frederick Paup will be the largest ever sel
The Cameron Meadows Marsh Creation and Terracing project is making progress in Southwest Louisiana, according to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA). As CPRA reported, almost 3 miles of terraces are complete now and the 300-acre marsh restoration is underway. The aim of this rest
Russian regulatory body Glavgosexpertiza has approved the design documentation and engineering survey results for the construction of new cargo handling facility at Taganrog Port. The new facility that will be built in the area of the port’s Northern pier is expected to handle 270,000 tonnes of carg
Gator Dredging of Clearwater, Fla., has completed the Honeymoon Island beach renourishment project in Pinellas County. The project, undertaken by the Florida Park Service, renourished the beachfront at Honeymoon Island State Park with approximately 150,000 cubic yards of sand. This work was needed b
The Dutch-based manufacturer of dredgers and dredging equipment ECTMarine has successfully completed another challenging project, the development of customized Gold Dredge. For this project, ECTMarine and Oiltech Dredging Equipment Holland worked together to design and deliver all dredge components
The Southsea Coastal Scheme officials have just released the latest update on the UK’s largest local authority-led coastal defences’ project. As reported, placement of the Norwegian anorthosite rock at the Frontage 1 site is progressing well and in line with the target delivery programme. This rock,
Last Friday, International Association of Dredging Companies presented another interesting project that will compete for one of the two IADC Safety Awards 2021. The recent nomination includes a joint venture between Jan De Nul and DEME and their ‘PIPELINE WALKWAY’ system. For the AMORAS project, fun
Royal IHC has just announced that Image Resources NL has awarded IHC Mining with an order for the Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) of the Bidaminna project in Western Australia. The Bidaminna project is a proposed future production centre 25 km north-west of Image’s current high-grade, zircon-rich Boonan
