Eurobodalla Council undertook a one-off round of beach scraping at Surfside last month. The work to repair erosion on the East Beach reserve involved shifting sand from the intertidal zone to rebuild the dune. Council’s coordinator of natural resources Heidi Thomson says the rebuild was done using a
The Babitonga Bay dredging program, conducted by Jan De Nul’s giant trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Galileo Galilei, is moving forward. During the project, a portion of the dredged material will be used for beach nourishment in Itapoá – one of the largest coastal engineering projects ever car
Earlier this week, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) won a $14.6 million USACE contract for coastal protection works in Martin County, Florida. According to the Corps, the project includes construction of a dune and beach berm within the approximately 4 miles of the Martin County Shore Pr
Construction work started this week on a beach nourishment pilot project at Dominion Beach, Province of Nova Scotia said. Build Nova Scotia’s Sydney office is managing the project on behalf of the Department of Natural Resources. The project consists of adding cobble and gravel to the southeastern e
Construction crews are making progress on the 2025 Pinellas County (FL) beach nourishment project. Gator Dredging has begun mobilizing barges, pipelines, and other equipment for the upcoming Upham Beach renourishment. Construction is scheduled to start on Upham Beach beginning the week of October 20
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said that the North Myrtle Beach renourishment work will start in December and make its way south, eventually finishing in Garden City. The City of Myrtle Beach section of the project is scheduled to begin in February. Small sections of the beach will be closed as th
Routine maintenance dredging has been taking place in the Fishing Boat Harbor, Mid West Ports Authority said. Also, stockpiled sand from Pages Beach will be trucked to St Georges Beach this week. “Dredging is essential to ensure safe vessel access and to support the continued operation of this impor
Marinex Construction began pumping sand on the Pine Island beach in Hilton Head Plantation last Thursday. However, on Saturday, beach renourishment work was paused due to Tropical Storm Imelda. Adverse weather and ocean conditions from the storm made it necessary to halt operations to ensure the saf
The 2025 St. Joseph Peninsula Beach Nourishment and Coastal Structures Project is heading towards construction this winter. Weeks Marine won the contract under Gulf County Bid Number 2425-23 to construct the upcoming beach nourishment and submerged breakwaters project. Construction for the project i
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) announced yesterday the receipt of seven work awards totaling over $130 million. The awarded work includes: Lasse Petterson, President and Chief Executive Officer commented, “These awards position Great Lakes as a key contributor to strengthening the resi
NMDC Group is about to embark on a massive dredging and land reclamation project in Manila Bay, Philippines. Under the $610.1 million contract with Pasay Harbor City Corporation (PHCC), NMDC will undertake a thirty-month project encompassing approximately 130 hectares of island reclamation as part o
The 2025 Pinellas County (FL) beach nourishment project is shifting to Indian Rocks Beach. With sand placement nearly complete in Indian Shores, active construction is starting on the south end of Indian Rocks Beach, the County said in an update. The County Commission, on June 17, 2025, authorized f
Starting on the October 1st 2025 as part of vital coastal defence improvements, around one million tonnes of beach material will be added to the beach between the Pyramids and the Coffee Cup at Eastney. The significant increase will see the beach double in size when shingle is dredged locally from t
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) from Houston, Texas, has won a $19.2 million firm-fixed-price contract for a shoreline renourishment job in Florida. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Delray Beach, Florida, wi
