Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Mr. Patrick O’Donovan, T.D., yesterday announced the approval of Wexford County Council’s application under the Office of Public Works’ Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme. Under the scheme, the Office of Pu
Ahmed Abd El Hameed, Project Engineer at DEME Group, has just released this amazing photo from the largest ever dredging and land reclamation project in DEME’s history – the Abu Qir Port in Egypt. According to the Belgian giant, this project includes the reclamation of 1,000 hectares of new land. It
Boskalis has just won the prestigious prof. Dr. Ir. J.F. Agema award for their role in an innovative Building with Nature project – construction of the Marker Wadden in the Markermeer Lake, the Netherlands. This award is given every five years for the best and most innovative hydraulic engineering p
The Balgal Beach shoreline will receive a renewed lease on life with beach reprofiling of the coastal area beginning this week, Townsville City Council said. The beach reprofiling works are part of Council’s ongoing Shoreline Erosion Management Plan. Community Health, Safety and Environmental Sustai
One of the world’s largest floating excavators, backhoe dredger Magnor of Boskalis, has arrived in Aabenraa Fjord, Southern Denmark, to take part in the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel project. According to Femern A/S, the Magnor was delivered earlier today by the semi-submersible cargo ship Triumph. In addition
St. Johns County hosted a town hall meeting earlier this month to discuss the upcoming FEMA Dune Enhancement Project and the temporary partial closure of Mickler’s Landing Beachfront Park. St. Johns County Coastal Manager, Damon Douglas, was the guest speaker at the meeting. He talked about the dune
The Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) honored U.S. Senator Richard Shelby with its Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his leadership in support of critical maritime infrastructure investments. “I am honored to receive the Dredging Contractors of America’s distinguished Lifetime Achieve
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has just announced that more dredging work at the Jurong Port’s berth J9 will occur in the following months. The working period has been extended from November 20, 2021, to May 19, 2022, for the dredging operations in the vicinity of Damar Laut Basi
People in South Ferriby are better protected from tidal surges and sea level rises following the completion of a £14 million flood defence in North Lincolnshire. The major investment reduces flood risk for 150 properties in the area, as well as 3,000 hectares of agricultural land and vital infrastru
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has completed the K. Guraidhoo land reclamation and shore protection project. Under this capital development program, MTCC reclaimed 15 hectors of new land by dredging a 644,000 square meter area in the island’s lagoon. They also built a boulder reve
Regardless of their size, islands play a critical role in providing valuable habitat, recreation opportunities, and coastal protection by reducing erosion and wave energy to nearby shorelines. Islands often consist of multiple habitats spanning different elevations, like beaches, dunes, and marshes.
Stage two of the Apollo Bay Foreshore Protection Project is now underway with approximately 650 metres of new rock revetment being built along the foreshore north of Milford Street. New groynes will also be constructed followed by sand renourishment to fill the space next to the structures and preve
Soil Conservation Service today released a very interesting video about the Narrabeen Lagoon dredging project. Although carried out in one form or another over the last 40 plus years, 2021 was the first to use an amphibious excavator with a dredge head. “This means work is safer with less impact to
Napier Port’s 6 Wharf project recently reached another important milestone with the completion of all 400 piles. These piles – each driven up to 35 metres into the underlying sandstone rock – form the basis of the foundation support for the new wharf. “Our 6 Wharf contractor – HEB Construction, firs
