Jan De Nul Group is the first dredging company to carry out 100% sustainable beach replenishments, announced JDN in the release. Moreover, this world first has taken place at the Belgian coast. From 1st February, Jan De Nul will deposit about 500,000 cubic metres of sand on the beach of Raversijde b
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) has shifted the start of Phase III of the Post-Florence renourishment project by a couple of weeks, informs the Carteret County. GLDD’s hopper dredge Liberty Island is thus scheduled to start on February 12th in Reach 1 (far west Emerald Isle) rather than during the
Dredging is more than dredging, it’s also about sailing the seven seas and discovering the world seen from the water, Jan De Nul Group said in their recent post. Having this in mind, the company has just released a beautiful photo of their Ultra-Low Emission vessel Diogo Cão in Singapore. What a vie
The Environment Agency, in partnership with Lewes District Council, is putting finishing touches to the Newhaven flood alleviation scheme. The scheme, estimated to cost around £18 million, will reduce the risk of flooding to approximately 430 homes and 390 businesses in and around the East Sussex to
The Government of Western Australia is allocating more than $1.5 million to major upgrades, replacements and planning for future works that will improve boating facilities throughout the region. Round 25 of the Recreational Boating Facilities Scheme (RBFS), managed by the Department of Transport (Do
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers delivered to Congress its Fiscal Year 2021 (FY 2021) Work Plan for the Army Civil Works program on January 19, 2021. On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Public Law 116-260, of which Division D is the Energy
Salt marshes were created on the coast of Delfzijl in the north of the Netherlands in 2018. A section has been used as a trial location for salt marsh development. Researchers from EcoShape studied the salt marsh for two years to learn more about the construction and development of salt marshes. The
New dredging of the River Parrett has got off to a good start this week between Northmoor and the M5, Somerset Rivers Authority (SRA) reports. “Thanks to Somerset Drainage Boards Consortium and contractors Van Oord for getting on with this important job for Somerset Rivers Authority, within some cha
Local authorities have just released Winter 2021 Newsletter for the Southsea Coastal Scheme. The start of the scheme, UK’s largest local authority-led coastal defences’ project worth more than £100M, was the culmination of seven years of work including wide-ranging public consultation. Some of the h
HR Wallingford has launched a new virtual dredging management course, adapted from its popular classroom course. Delivered in four-hour tranches over four days in February, it will provide an overview of the environmental aspects of dredging, the latest technology and equipment, and the management o
Representative Peter DeFazio’s office yesterday notified the Port of Coos Bay that repair to Coos Bay’s North Jetty has been included in the USACE Workplan. This means that approximately $34.65 million will be invested in lengthening the structure by 120′-150′, stabilization of the jetty head, and a
The Port of Houston yesterday received notification from USACE that it was awarded a “new start” designation and $19.5 million in federal funds to begin construction of the Houston Ship Channel Expansion Channel Improvement Project. The project was authorized in the Water Resources and Development A
DEME’s dual fuel trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) ‘Scheldt River’ is currently conducting maintenance dredging operations on the Scheldt and during this work, the vessel is operating on LNG. Last week, the TSHD became the first dredger to be bunkered with LNG in the Port of Antwerp, near the K
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) recently announced their decision to postpone the annual Gulf Coast Chapter meeting until November 2021. “The Gulf Chapter Board has been diligently tracking the societal and functional impacts of COVID related restrictions to everyone’s personal and professio
