A new seawall, built with adaptation to future climate hazards in mind, has been reconstructed at Golden Beach and installed with specially designed tiles, Sunshine Coast Council said. The project is part of a trial with the University of the Sunshine Coast and the Queensland Government funded QCoas
The Town of Palm Beach (FL) is launching a significant coastal restoration effort as part of its overall Coastal Management Plan, with its first project beginning this week. According to the Town, approximately 750,000 cubic yards of sand will be dredged offshore and placed on the beach in Reach 7,
The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday approved the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), legislation to improve the nation’s ports and harbors, inland waterway navigation, flood and storm protection, and other aspects of the nation’s water resources infrastructure. Congressman Van Drew celeb
The City of Albany, Western Australia, is about to begin sand nourishment works at the Emu Beach. Waves, tides and storms erode the dunes and transport the eroded sand westwards along the beach. Eroded material is recovered seasonally from the Emu Beach, generally below high tide, and transported ba
A key consultation and coordination workshop has concluded in Funafuti uniting government officials and development partners to review and strategize on coastal adaptation efforts in Tuvalu. This consultation comes at a critical time, ahead of COP29 in Azerbaijan, and follows the recent announcement
The following is a press release from Navingo BV, the owner of Dredging Today and organizer of the annual Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC). More than 400 exhibitors and co-exhibitors booked their spots at OEEC 2024 Businesses and organizations from across the offshore energy sector and
In early 2018, the Government of the Republic of Benin awarded Jan De Nul a design and build contract to protect a 5-kilometre-long stretch of coastline near the town of Avlékété. The breakwater was built in three seasons, taking advantage of the mild climate between November and April. Starting in
Nanumea, the fourth largest and most remote island of Tuvalu, is located 650 kilometers north of the nation’s capital. The outer island’s white shores are home to a population of 485 people and around 180 houses, only accessible to the public by ship. Many of Nanumea’s buildings and residential hous
The East Coast of England faces one of the fastest erosion rates in Europe, with homes and communities already impacted by the powerful North Sea. To protect the vulnerable sandy cliffs, North Norfolk Council has launched the Cromer and Mundesley Coastal Management Schemes, involving 70,000 tonnes o
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) held a Groundbreaking Ceremony to celebrate the start of the Southwest Coastal Louisiana Project earlier this week. This project will deliver a non-structural approach to providing a 1-percent level of
Coastal erosion is a significant environmental concern affecting coastal regions across the UK, and Newhaven, in East Sussex, is no exception. This small town near Brighton has been grappling with the forces of nature that steadily erode its harbor revetment each year. To help combat this issue, the
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock recently won a $40.6 million Army Corps contract for the sixth iteration of the Canaveral Harbor Sand Bypass project. USACE will provide 100% of the total funding to dredge and bypass approximately 1.5 million cubic yards of sand from the shoreline immediately north of Port
Blackpool Council made an application to the Environment Agency for £11m for additional works to the sea defenses in Anchorsholme to address beach lowering. Funding for the original Anchorsholme Coast Protection scheme was approved in 2013, during construction there was a requirement for additional
Louisiana CPRA and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) have partnered together to restore almost 1,500 acres of marsh, over 3 work cells. A job that big requires big equipment. The Robert M. White is a 270ft dredge with a 30 inch output pipe. It will be dredging borrow material to fill the
