Canton Beach sandstone log restoration works and upgrades will begin Thursday, 15 February, to restore and enhance the usability of the beach, improve safety, and help prevent erosion, Central Coast Council said. Council has received $256,000 from the Australian and NSW Governments as part of the Lo
Cairns Regional Council has received more than $1 million of State Government funding to assist in the construction of two breakwaters at Clifton Beach. The proposed breakwaters are permanent structures constructed from rock for the primary purpose of mitigation of sand loss and retention of the bea
In Millport, on the Scottish island Great Cumbrae, the coastal and flood protection is taking shape through both onshore and offshore activities over the 2km long seafront. North Ayrshire Council, the developer of the Millport coastal flood protection scheme, contracted Van Oord in January 2023. Van
Van Oord has been awarded three new contracts to reinforce the Romanian coast, with a combined value of approximately EUR 200 million. This time the Administratia Bazinala de Apa Dobrogea-Litoral (ABA-DL) awarded Van Oord to design and construct 6.7 km of resilient coastline for the Romanian seaside
Works are progressing well at the DP World London Gateway Port Berth 4 extension project, McLaughlin & Harvey Ltd said. Due to increasing container trade and container vessel visits, the current port development had reached capacity and the quay needed to be extended and a fourth berth created. New
Construction on the Vermilion Harbor’s west pier continues as the crest is now complete from the beach to the navigation light, at the end of the pier. The project, undertaken by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, and its contractor, Norwalk, Ohio-based Mark Schaffer Excavating-Truc
The Nueces Shoreline Protection Project is rocking along, the Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program said. Once completed, this breakwater jetty structure will serve to block wind-driven currents that eroding the shoreline and marsh. Absorbing the wave energy will help the marsh recover and provide v
