A major dredging program on the Gold Coast’s Seaway and other waterways is well underway. “We’re a quarter of the way through the dredging project of the Gold Coast Seaway, North and South Channels to remove shoaling and restore target depth,” said Gold Coast Waterways Authority. “Our contractors ha
Senior Army official yesterday visited the Fargo, N.D. /Moorhead, Minn., flood risk management project. USACE, St. Paul District and Metro Flood Diversion Authority hosted Jaime A. Pinkham, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works and Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army fo
This summer, OpenIJ – a consortium of construction companies building the IJmuiden lock – will deliver the largest sea lock in the world to Rijkswaterstaat. According to the Port of Amsterdam, OpenIJ is working on the final stages of the construction of Zeesluis IJmuiden. After delivery to Rijkswate
The widening of Castletown Beach is on track for completion late next month, the Government of Western Australia informs. Under the project, more than 40,000 cubic metres of sand was pumped 3.6 kilometres from Bandy Creek Boat Harbour to replace eroding sections of the beach. To widen the beach, tem
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District recently issued a solicitation entitled, “Kaunakakai Harbor Maintenance Dredging, Molokai, Hawaii and Kahului Harbor Maintenance Dredging, Maui, Hawaii”. The purpose of the Kaunakakai Harbor Maintenance Dredging project is to conduct maintenance dr
Land & Water announced today successful completion of dredging works at Peel Marina on the Isle of Man. The project, performed on behalf of Isle of Man Government, follows on from last year’s dredging works when approx. 16,000 tonnes of silt was removed from the marina. The dredging once again invol
The new cutter suction dredger (CSD) Hussein Tantawy is ready to hitch a lift to Egypt – to join Suez Canal Authority’s (SCA) fleet of dredgers, Royal IHC said. This cutter dredger is one of two vessels that Suez Canal Authority ordered from IHC. Her sister vessel, Mohab Mameesh, was delivered to SC
Government of Canada continues to invest in their small craft harbours with more than $8 million set aside to help renew the infrastructure throughout Southeast New Brunswick. The announcement came yesterday from Dominic LeBlanc, President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Inte
Far Eastern Basin Branch of the FSUE “Rosmorport” has completed maintenance dredging works in the water area of the seaport of Vostochny. According to Rosmorport, the Eastern Department carried out this dredging campaign from July 6 to 19 using its own dredging equipment. The main aim of the works w
KCL, an authorized distributor and sole agent for Damen, has supervised, commissioned and delivered three DOP amphibious excavators for the Thailand’s Royal Irrigation Department (RID) projects. Amphibious excavators were given to RID in three provinces: Phitsanulok, Ayutthaya and Khon Kaen, respect
The split-hull Dredge Murden, operated by USACE’s Wilmington District, is dredging in Barnegat Inlet. Sand is being placed in the nearshore area off Harvey Cedars, NJ. The project was selected as part of a nationwide program to test innovative methods for beneficially using sediment. The 156 foot Dr
After extensive testing, the new cutter suction dredger CSD500 is ready to go, Damen said in their latest announcement. The dredger will be shipped fully disassembled; as a result the Damen team has started taking the dredger apart. Initially, it will sail from Antwerp to Montevideo, Uruguay, before
Survey crews with McKim & Creed have started hydrographic and land-based beach surveys needed for the Nags Head’s beach restoration project. According to the town’s officials, the surveys which started last week will continue over the next few weeks as part of the annual beach monitoring work. “You
USACE Chicago District is providing construction services to U.S. EPA’s Illinois Beach State Park coastal protection pilot project in Zion, Illinois. The objective of the project, funded through USEPA’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, is to field test innovative rubble ridge coastal infrastructu
