After reaching a major milestone with the completion of the 2.2km rock wall, the Port of Townsville’s $232 million Channel Upgrade project is moving to the next phase. This includes construction of an unloading facility which will be used to offload dredge material into the reclamation area. The 150
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has just released this amazing video about the Absecon Creek Channel Dredging Project. The work is designed to restore safe navigation after Superstorm Sandy caused large amounts of sediment. This video is showing more about this scheme and why dredgin
The Ga. Dhaandhoo Land Reclamation and Shore Protection project has officially started. According to the contractor Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC), the scheme includes: dredging and land reclamation operations of 25 hectares; construction of a 1238m rock boulder revetment; a 240m
Almost a year after the Fairhaven coastal protection project completed, the official ‘opening’ took place on 22 July. VBA, a joint venture between VolkerStevin, Boskalis Westminster and SNC Lavalin’s Atkins business, was awarded the £22m coastal protection project in 2017 by Fylde Council, to provid
Shandong Provincial Government recently purchased an amphibious multifunctional dredger from Relong Technology Co., Ltd. According to the Qingdao based marine company, this piece of equipment was used for dredging and excavating sediment from the Xiaoqing River estuary. In the Huanghe (Yellow) River
There is widespread support for action to address Louisiana’s urgent land loss crisis through sediment diversions, Restore the Mississippi River Delta reports. According to a new poll, released yesterday by Global Strategy Group (GSG) and Environmental Defense Fund, over 80% of coastal Louisianans s
Repair works on the 150-year-old Bowen Wharf are now complete. Since late February, about $3.6 million worth of works have been carried out on the Wharf, which has seen parts of the aged timber structure repaired or replaced. Transport and Main Roads Minister, Mark Bailey, said that the project had
The Abu Qir port project in Egypt, undertaken by DEME Group, is moving forward according to schedule. The largest ever dredging and land reclamation contract in DEME’s history includes the reclamation of 1,000 hectares of new land. It also involves deepening of the port’s approach channel to 23m and
Sorensen Civil Engineering has signed a contract with the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine for the Dinish Wharf Completion Works project. The project will double the workable quay space on Dinish Island and will deliver approximately 2.2 acres of highly usable reclaimed quay storage area
The City of Quincy’s Department of Natural Resources (QDNR) is teaming up with the New England Herpetological Society (NEHS), the New England Wildlife Center (NEWC), and the Friends of Butler’s Pond (FOBP) to protect the turtles of Butler’s Pond prior to the start of a large-scale ecological restora
With plans to start in the financial year 2022/23 and last for 2 years, this £35 million project will renew Canvey Island’s existing flood defence revetment along a 3 kilometre stretch of the Island’s southern seafront. Once completed the Island’s tidal defences will be better protected against eros
Riverside Marine, a Newstead QLD based marine company, has won the Gold Coast maintenance dredging contract in Queensland, Australia. Under the project, awarded by Gold Coast Waterways Authority, the TSHD Riverside Resolute will clear the entrance to the Seaway, replenishing the iconic beaches in th
The USACE Baltimore District, in coordination with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Worcester County, is hosting a hybrid public meeting Aug. 17, 2021, at the Worcester County Library – Berlin Branch at 13 Harrison Ave., from 7 – 8:30 p.m. This public meeting provides an opport
The Government of Canada is investing a total of $50 million in the next two years to help renew 26 small craft harbours in communities along the Pacific coast. This includes $17 million in the Steveston Small Craft Harbour, $11 million in small craft harbours in the Prince Rupert area, and $22 mill
