A consultation has been launched for a flood defence scheme at Penketh and Whittle Brooks that could reduce the risk of flooding to 221 properties. The Environment Agency is encouraging residents to share their views on proposals for this £3.3m flood risk management scheme. Peter Costello, Area Floo
Pier 10 Yacht Club has requested Department of the Army authorization for dredging with 10-years maintenance of an existing basin in Great South Bay, located at the North End of Seabay Walk on Fire Island, NY. The regulated work would involve the dredging of approximately 250-cubic yards of material
Earlier this week, Congress passed the 2020 Water Resources Development Act. The bill formally authorized the expansion of the Houston Ship Channel, which was recently ranked the #1 U.S. Port in total waterborne tonnage. The channel is the busiest waterway in the nation, averaging 50 deep-draft vess
Huelva Port Authority is currently considering the construction of an Urban Marina in Levante Dock, in the upstream area of the estuary, Siport21 reports. In order to construct the new marina and improve the access to Astilleros de Huelva, Siport21 is carrying out -in their Real-Time Ship Manoeuvrin
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation announced recently that they have reached the half-way point for the maintenance dredging at the Port of Mackay. Maintenance dredging at the Port of Mackay last occurred in 2013. Since then, NQBP has managed siltation through regular bed-levelling. But, recent
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) and Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) have signed a contract for the development of a regional port at the island of Thinadhoo in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll. Under the deal, the port will be developed on a 108,000 square foot area allocated in the island. Overall
Congress recently passed the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020, which provides authority for the Army Corps to carry out water resource development projects and studies. The legislation also reforms and provides policy direction to the USACE for implementation of its civil wo
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has presented a proposal regarding the repair of the breakwater feature of the Federal Navigation Project (FNP) at Hyannis Harbor, Massachusetts. The purpose of the proposed project is to restore full functionality of the FNP breakwater to meet
The Skandia Gateway project in Gothenburg has reached a crucial milestone – the environmental impact assessment has been completed, and documents have been submitted for examination by the Land and Environment Court. Initial studies were conducted in 2014-2017 to address the need for more extensive
DEME Group today released this beautiful and tranquil photo that might look peaceful, but make no mistake, this area has seen a lot of activity in 2020. The photo is taken along the Condé-Pommeroeul Canal and is actually the largest inland waterway dredging project in France. “Ecoterres, one of our
Following a visit in November to form the eastern temporary platform, the TSHD Sospan Dau has returned to the Southsea coast. The dredger will continue rainbowing material onto the foreshore, between Clarence Pier and the Spur Redoubt. The dredged material will be levelled to complete the installati
After months of hard work, the $162.5 million-Esquimalt Harbour Remediation Project has reached a major milestone with the completion of remediation at the Y-Jetty & Lang Cove site, reports Fraser River Pile and Dredge (FRPD). Beginning in January 2019, the Y-Jetty & Lang Cove Remediation Project fo
More than four years after the start of the construction of the Marker Wadden in the Markermeer Lake, the Netherlands, Boskalis visited this nature reserve to capture the developments on and around the five islands. Building with Nature techniques played a key role in this innovative project that Bo
Weeks Marine has begun mobilization of personnel and equipment that will be used for the upcoming Morehead City dredging & beach nourishment works. The mobilization/staging process continues and Weeks Marine’s cutterhead-suction dredge, the J.S. Chatry is scheduled to arrive the 1st week in January,
