Department for Environment and Water is working with local councils and other government departments to assess the impacts of Monday’s storm event on beaches across the South Australia. According to DEW, there have been significant changes to beach profiles, including scarping of sand dunes at vario
St. Johns County, Florida, recently held a public meeting to discuss the Porpoise Point Shoreline Stabilization Project. The project is currently in the design and permitting phase and seeks to develop a solution to prevent future erosion of the Porpoise Point shoreline to protect upland property an
VolkerStevin recently won a £7.3 million contract from the Environment Agency (EA) to carry out important coastal defence work between Pevensey and Eastbourne. The project, Pevensey to Eastbourne interim beach management program, is part of the Environment Agency’s Collaborative Delivery Framework.
The upcoming beach renourishment project along the Grand Strand is scheduled to begin late fall 2025, with completion anticipated by mid-summer 2026. According to the Army Corps of Engineers, beach renourishment will begin in North Myrtle Beach in December 2025, followed by the City of Myrtle Beach
The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) has presented the annual awards of the nation’s Best Restored Beaches. The award-winning projects this year are the Canaveral Harbor Sand Bypass Project, Cape Canaveral, FL; Encinitas and Solana Beach Storm Damage Reduction Project, Encin
Van Oord has signed a new, 3-year contract with the UK Environment Agency to continue beach nourishment works along the Lincolnshire coastline. During the course of the contract, 3 annual campaigns of beach nourishment will be undertaken between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point. “As a result of this aw
Representatives from Terrebonne Parish, together with Major General Jason Kelly, Major General Kimberly A. Peeples, and Colonel Jones of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, toured the Morganza to the Gulf project yesterday. “This visit provided an opportunity to showcase the progress Terrebonne has ma
The recent Tropical Cyclone Alfred event caused severe beach erosion and significant loss of sand in the northern beach areas of the Gold Coast. This event has highlighted the ongoing vulnerability of key sections of the coastline, foreshore areas and the importance of maintaining a sufficient sand
Congressman Clay Higgins said that South Louisiana waterway projects will receive robust funding in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FY 2025 Army Civil Work Plan. “Maintaining our ports and waterways is an investment in our future,” said Congressman Higgins. “My office will continue to work closely
DEME Group took part in the first stone laying ceremony yesterday for the dredging and coastal defense works that mark the start of the Piattaforma Europa project at the Port of Livorno. This ambitious upgrade is set to transform Livorno into an even more powerful logistics hub for Tuscany, with 3 k
Van Oord crews have returned to Lincolnshire for another round of beach replenishment works. Over the next 4 to 5 weeks, around 200,000 to 500,000 cubic meters of sand will be topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point. This will reduce the risk of flooding for 20,000 homes and busin
DEECA – Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria) has published their latest update about the Cape to Cape Resilience Project. The Cape to Cape Resilience Plan has identified dune reconstruction and beach nourishment as the first action in the adaptation pathway to maintain the
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District has awarded a $23.5 million contract to Norfolk Dredging for dredging and beach nourishment works in North Carolina. Overall, the Carolina Beach and Kure Beach work will include dredging, transporting, placing, planting and shaping beach fill and
One of Tuvalu’s coral atolls, Nui, depends on maritime transport for food, supplies and access to essential services. To enable safer and more efficient operations when transporting passengers and cargo to and from Nui, Hall Contracting constructed a range of facilities including a wharf, boat harbo
