The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently began work on the Sea Girt (NJ) beach replenishment project. The project, which kicked off in early January, will provide much needed sand and storm protection to the south end of town. The contractor, Weeks Marine has so far filled the beaches of Trenton an
Representatives with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District and the City of Nome have signed a “project partnership agreement” that advances the construction of the Port of Nome Modification Project. The document was originally signed by Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, district commander, and Jo
The Yard Brisbane, one of the most well-resourced shipyards on the east coast of Australia, recently welcomed hopper dredge Faucon for a refit project. Operated by McQuade Marine, the vessel is one of the bigger dredging ships to come to the Yard Brisbane. She works up and down the east coast of Aus
ESTEVE AS, part of BMLG group which provides port operator services at Paldiski South Harbor, has announced the start of the next phase of construction works at quay No. 6A. According to ESTEVE, the hopper dredger Vox Amalia owned by Van Oord has arrived at the Paldiski South Harbour, loading sand f
New York State Water Resources Institute has just released this very interesting video on how dredging affects upstream and downstream dynamics. This project was supported by the NY State Water Resources Institute and NY State DEC Hudson River Estuary Program.
Manson Construction crews have began beach nourishment operations in the City of Solana Beach, CA. This long-awaited beach replenishment project kicked off last week and includes dredging and pumping around 700,000 cubic yards of sand on to the beach. The work will create approximately 25-acres of n
The City of Santa Barbara said that their latest Fall/Winter dredge cycle started on Wednesday, January 10, and was completed on Tuesday, January 16. The city’s Waterfront Department is working closely with the US Army Corps of Engineers to keep the Federal Channel of the Santa Barbara Harbor open f
The dredging vessel Ginger has gone down at its berth at the Port of Mykolaiv, Ukraine, spilling oil into the harbor, the State Environmental Inspectorate of the Southwest District said. The Ginger went down in Mykolaiv on January 15. According to officials, the cause of the accident was not reporte
J.E. McAmis crews have been busy lately dredging at FRC (Fast Response Cutter) Homeport for the U.S. Coast Guard at Tongue Point, OR. The company is working as a subcontractor to Granite Construction, part of the GWWH A Joint Venture that won the contract to expand Coast Guard facilities at Tongue P
The Belgian specialist diving company SUBMAR BV recently ordered a DOP200 dredge pump for one specific project: cleaning out the Charles de Gaulle lock in Dunkerque, northern France. The lock, measuring 365 by 50 meters, involves a structure with four rolling doors of 1,700 ton each. These doors are
Noosa Council, Queensland, has selected a preferred contractor to tackle severe erosion along the beach section of Noosa Spit. Last week, the Council endorsed Hall Contracting as preferred contractor – to be ratified tomorrow – and authorized CEO Larry Sengstock to oversee contract negotiations. “Th
Mike Bell – North Somerset Councilor for Weston Central Ward – has just announced that the next phase of improvement work at Weston-super-Mare’s Marine Lake will start next month. This is part of a program of work made possible thanks to North Somerset Council’s successful bid for £20 million invest
The first campaign of the new multi-year maintenance dredging contract in the Port of Waterford has been completed by Irish Dredging Company (a subsidiary of Boskalis). The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Freeway returned to Waterford and removed over 130,000 cubic metres of sediment to ensur
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contractor is about to begin dredging for Brevard County (FL) beach renourishment project. According to the Corps, the Brevard Co beachfill project will begin on or about Jan. 24; the sand placement along the shoreline will begin on or about Jan. 29. The project inc
