Congress is sending legislation to the President’s desk that will provide the authority and financial flexibility to better protect and restore coastal Louisiana in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The U.S. Senate has passed the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2
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,
North Ayrshire Council has announced the successful completion of a £48 million (approx. $61.25 million) flood protection scheme on the Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland. Work started on Millport Flood Protection Scheme in spring 2023 to help improve the safety and security of the island’s residents against
To prepare for summer and strengthen resilience to coastal erosion, a series of beach nourishment projects will soon kick off along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. These essential works—designed to replenish sand and protect the region’s beach areas, infrastructure, and natural surroundings —will
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 North Indian River Inlet coastline has a long history of erosion due to construction of the inlet jetties that began in 1928. Due to the recent storms in the area, the dunes that normally protect the Coastal Highway have eroded, which has caused flooding along the highway. As a result, the State
As a low lying country, the Netherlands needs strong dikes to protect itself from the ever-rising water. Boskalis has therefore been working since 2015 – the physical work started in 2019 – together with its partners in a public-private alliance to strengthen the Markermeerdijken in North Holland. T
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District is preparing to continue beach renourishment of the Mid-Reach segment of the Brevard County, Florida Shore Protection Project from December 2024 to April 2025. Due to recent issues with the contractor’s dredge, sand will instead be obtained fro
The upper Texas coast has seen several major coastal storm surge events in recent years, notably Hurricane Rita in 2005 and Hurricane Ike in 2008. These, as well as other storm events, produced storm surges that inundated coastal areas causing impacts to human lives and economic damages to residents
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District has announced the award of Contract 4B for the Port Monmouth Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project to ANSELMI & DE CICCO. The contract, valued at $61,865,125.00, marks a significant step in advancing coastal resilience efforts in Port Monmou
The first full-scale beach nourishment of the Mexico Beach (FL) shoreline will be under construction in January 2025, with an anticipated completion by May 1st, 2025. This is a very important storm protection project for Mexico Beach that has taken years of hard work and planning to make happen. In
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
Foyle and Marine Dredging (FMD) has won the largest contract to date as Main Contractor by Argyll and Bute Council. This landmark project will involve vital infrastructure works at Baile Mòr, Iona, including: – Construction of a breakwater, – Completion of lower slipway improvements, etc. A key high
The Bureau of Reclamation and California Department of Water Resources (DWR) broke ground on a habitat restoration project in the Delta yesterday. The program, when completed, will help endangered species such as Delta smelt and Chinook salmon while supporting the long-term operations of the federal
