Dan Rice is leading the charge against a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project that will deplete the popular Haulover Sandbar to replenish the nearby Bal Harbour Beach, Local 10 reports. The dredging work is scheduled to begin this summer. Haulover Sandbar’s waist-deep water has become a popular dest
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District has awarded a $19.6 million contract to Dutra Group of San Rafael, California, for West Coast dredging works. According to Dutra, the company intends to the perform the West Coast project by using their trailing suction hopper dredger Stuyvesant. T
The Environment Agency (EA) has pledged to default to low-carbon concrete when constructing flood defences and other critical infrastructure projects, provided they meet performance requirements, as it sets out its roadmap to hit net zero as an organisation by 2030. The comprehensive new roadmap dem
The City of Busselton, WA, is seeking community feedback on a Draft Coastal Hazard Risk Management and Adaption Plan that will help safeguard their coastal community from erosion and coastal inundation for the next 100 years. The Plan, which is a requirement of the State Government Coastal Planning
FSUE “Rosmorport” is making final preparations for the signing of the state contract for the Bechevinskaya Bay dredging project. The construction of NOVATEK’s LNG terminal in the Bechevinskaya Bay, Kamchatka Territory, is one of the largest capital dredging projects in Russia. The project is include
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, has just released this very interesting video named ‘Rochester Harbor Dredging, May 2021’. In the video, 1LT Stacey Acapana, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District quality assurance representative, provides an update on the Rochester dredgin
The USACE St. Paul District recently awarded a $2.4 million contract to Water Works Dock & Boat Lifts to repair a Mississippi River habitat restoration project approximately 40 miles south of La Crosse, Wisconsin, that was damaged by recent flooding events. Consecutive years of high water, including
The City of Oceanside Harbor has just released the final update for the Oceanside Harbor dredging program. All land based pipe and equipment have been successfully removed, the city said. Due to weather, the floating dredge crane vessel and steel pipe that is currently stored in the DelMar basin wer
Dredging works for the Ha. Ihavandhoo Harbor development project are progressing according to schedule, with 98% completion so far, Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) informs. First shipment of pre-cast concrete blocks, required for the construction of quay wall, was successfully deli
APM Terminals Elizabeth last week welcomed the 16,022 TEU CMA CGM Marco Polo – the largest container ship to call the US East Coast. The previous record was held by the 15,072 TEU CMA CGM Brazil which also called APM Terminals Elizabeth last September. This port call was made possible by APM Termina
Just in time for the upcoming summer season, the Waikiki Beach maintenance project to restore and rejuvenate Waikiki is complete. The 14-week-long recurring maintenance retrieved marine sand from a large sand field in shallow waters about 1,000-feet offshore. The project has roughly doubled the beac
Lafayette’s City Council approved $20 million in new spending for drainage improvements Thursday. “My sincere thanks to the Lafayette City Council for unanimously approving my emergency request for $20 million in new funding to accelerate our ongoing drainage initiatives and bring our next projects
Port Houston’s virtual Project 11 Dredging Industry Day will take place on Wednesday, May 26, at 2:00 p.m. CDT via Zoom Webinar. The event will deliver an industry-wide update for the upcoming Houston Ship Channel Improvement Project, also known as Project 11, and address opportunities to support fu
USACE Chicago District Commander Col. Paul Culberson toured the Waukegan Harbor dredging project earlier this week to discuss dredging safety and how all workers onsite can create a safe work environment. The scope of the project, at 25% complete, is to mechanically dredge 50,000 cubic yards of mate
