Sarasota County has started a multiphase dredging project along Phillippi Creek to address flooding issues during major storms. In the following video, Sarasota County Stormwater Director Ben Quartermaine provides an update on Phase 1 (High-Spot Dredging) of the Phillippi Creek Dredge Project. This
Construction is complete on a rock weir structure that will help reduce outdraft conditions at Lock and Dam 7, located near La Crescent, Minnesota, the USACE St. Paul District said. USACE had identified Lock and Dam 7 as one of the most dangerous lock sites on the river, and after two years of plann
BCI Minerals Limited has secured all primary approvals from the Commonwealth and Western Australian Governments to enable offshore placement of material generated from its dredging program at the Cape Preston West Port in accordance with BCI’s optimized dredging methodology for the Mardie Salt Opera
The Town of Oak Island has released another update on its $33 million beach renourishment project, saying that the works will continue throughout the Town’s holiday closures. Last week, officials said that the project had reached one-third completion. This week, crews will return to the completed st
Rock work on a new 460-metre northern breakwater at Bunbury’s Casuarina Boat Harbor is complete, making way for further development on the waterfront, Transport WA said. Completion of the breakwater rock structure followed the dredging of its seabed footprint in late 2024 and the relocation of more
Port of Brisbane has recently returned its trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Brisbane to service following the most extensive refit in the vessel’s 25-year operating history, completed at the TRS Shipyard in Cairns, Australia. In addition to mandatory survey requirements, the docking period was
Van Oord officials hosted a delegation from the Ministério de Portos e Aeroportos of Brazil to the company’s headquarters in Rotterdam for strategic discussions on the upcoming dredging concessions for the ports of Itajaí, Santos, and Rio Grande. “Through a constructive technical exchange, we shared
Housing Development Corporation (HDC) said that the land reclamation project for Hulhumalé Phase 3 has reached a major milestone, with a significant portion of the newly reclaimed land now physically connected to Farukolhufushi. According to HDC, approximately 40 hectares of land have been reclaimed
The Town of Carolina Beach Government, NC, said that the contractor in charge of the Coastal Storm Risk Management and beach nourishment project will temporarily halt operations. Officials say that work will stop in Carolina Beach as the current dredge moves to a new location. The project is planned
BCP Council has just released the latest update on the Bournemouth Beach Timber Groyne renewal project, saying that two new timber groynes at East Cliff are now complete, and the beach is officially re-opened. The groyne replacement program forms part of the Poole Bay Beach Management Scheme, design
Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden said last week that the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is awarding $2,210,835 to the MidCoast Watersheds Council to restore 125 acres of tidal wetlands and 6.2 miles of stream channels across Oregon’s Siletz and Yaquina estuaries in Lincoln Co
A project to restore beaches in Saco, Wells and Old Orchard Beach left raw and bare of protective barriers after devastating back-to-back storms in January 2024 has received the final green light and is poised to commence early in the new year. York County officials and the three municipalities had
Twelve months ago, Port Otago and Napier Port announced the commissioning of a new $36 million trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) – to be built by Dutch shipbuilder Damen. “Now halfway through the two-year build period, we’ve reached a significant milestone. This week, in Yard 189 in Haiphong (V
Blohm+Voss delivered the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Osteriff to the German Federal Administration for Waterways and Navigation (GDWS) earlier this week. After years of delays, GDWS has taken delivery of a new hopper dredger, Blohm+Voss said. Originally ordered from Sietas in 2016, the TS
