USACE’s San Francisco District Commander, LTC Virginia Brickner, met with commissioners from the Santa Cruz Port District as well as Port Director, Holland MacLaurie, earlier this week to tour the recently completed Santa Cruz West Jetty Repairs Project. In just over two months, construction crews s
Dr. Hani Sweilem, Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, signed a grant agreement with the Dutch Invest International today to finance a feasibility study for a project aimed at protecting Egyptian shores in the Nile Delta using nature-based solutions. “I expressed my appreciation to th
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has completed restoration of the Terrebonne Houma Navigation Canal (HNC) Bird Island. “The Terrebonne HNC restoration project will create a stronger barrier island and ultimately lead to a safer nesting ground for our waterbirds. Pair
Bundaberg Regional Council has secured more than $2 million to carry out sand nourishment works at Moore Park Beach and Woodgate Beach. The funding is part of a $57 million joint investment by the Australian and Queensland Governments to restore beaches impacted by Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Delivered
Havant Borough Council is carrying out beach recycling along the Eastoke frontage. According to Coastal Partners, this will reinstate the beach crest height and increase the standard of flood protection ahead of the summer season. Works will be carried out by Les Searle Group and are due to start on
Through Valentine’s Day and the Presidents’ Day holiday weekend, the USACE Jacksonville District was protecting Floridians at Dollman Beachside in Jensen Beach. Working in partnership with St. Lucie County, crews are stabilizing a section of shoreline threatened by severe erosion – part of the Distr
As part of the transformation of Bunbury’s waterfront with the South West Development Commission, the Koombana Groyne has been rebuilt. According to Transport WA, more than 21,000 tons of rock has been added to the structure making it safer and stronger. The Koombana Groyne, located in Bunbury, is a
The Albanese and Crisafulli Governments are investing $57 million to help eight Queensland councils restore beaches severely eroded along the state’s southern coastline. Popular stretches of the southern Queensland coastline are set for renewal through the 2025 Tropical Cyclone Alfred Environmental
The new seawall in Ebeye, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), is set to minimize erosion and greatly reduce inundation from storm surges on this remote island, Hall Contracting said. “It was an honor to commemorate the 82nd annual Kwajalein Day this week alongside distinguished community lea
Funding has been secured for the installation of a Rock Armor Revetment at Burrow Beach, Portrane, to prevent further erosion of this section of coastline which is threatening homes in the area, Fingal County Council said. The Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment, Darragh O’Brien TD, and
Boskalis’ crews work along the Dutch coast almost year-round with their trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) Causeway, Freeway, Shoalway and Strandway. “Through beach and foreshore replenishment, we help protect the coastline from the effects of climate change – from Zeeland in the south to the
North Ayrshire Provost, Anthea Dickson, has unveiled a plaque for a Cumbrae £48million flood protection scheme. The project in Millport, on the Isle of Cumbrae, offers coastal protection to more than 600 properties. Throughout the works, designed to protect residents, homes and businesses against fl
Jacobs has been selected by the Gulf Coast Protection District (GCPD) to lead engineering design for a coastal storm surge barrier along the Texas Gulf Coast – The Gate (known as the Bolivar Roads Gate System), which is a central element of the Coastal Texas Project. The system is expected to be amo
NMDC Group held a working meeting with officials from the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) earlier this week – exchanging best practices on environmentally responsible coastal and marine development and exploring potential investment partnerships for the Philippines. Led by PRA Chairperson Ale
