Christchurch City Council yesterday released a video on coastal hazards in the Akaroa Harbour area. In this video, Coastal scientist Derek Todd talks about how coastal hazards could impact this area in the coming decades. Communities in low-lying inland and coastal areas around New Zealand and the w
Last week, Southsea Coastal Scheme officials celebrated a huge achievement – laying of the first pre-cast unit at Long Curtain Moat. As reported, a 220t crane has installed the first limestone and granite units that will form a sea wall to protect the area around Long Curtain Moat. “We laid the firs
CEMS Webinar – Managing Sediment Accumulation in Lakes and Reservoirs: Challenges and Solutions for Colorado and Across the U.S. – is set to take place on November 9, 2021. Reservoirs are essential for maintaining a reliable system of water supply, while providing additional benefits such as hydropo
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Portland District has just released this very interesting video named Dams et al Episode 51 – Depoe Bay Dredging. Regular dredging, which happens every eight to 10 years depending on funding, keeps the boat basin clear (the boat basin catches sediment coming down th
With immediate effect and for a period of approximately seven months, dredging operations will be carried out within the Kwai Tsing Container Terminals 6 and 8 East. The works will be carried out by one grab dredger. Three tugboats, three hopper barges and one survey boat will provide assistance, th
The £350 million Aberdeen South Harbour expansion project has reached another milestone with the arrival and placement of the final concrete caisson. All 22 caissons are in place at the expansion site, forming the basis of the closed quay section of the North Quay, the East Quay and South East Pier.
Yanchep Lagoon and Quinns Beach have been closed after sand contaminated with glass shards was placed on the shore. The beaches are now closed while the City of Wanneroo works with their contractor to remove the contaminated sand and replace it with clean sand. “Earlier this morning I was alerted by
Over the course of the summer, Rohde Nielsen A/S performed a beach nourishment contract in Figueira da Foz, Portugal. Winter storms had caused severe erosion along the coast, but 160.000m3 delivered by the hopper dredger Idun R, has made the beach look brand new again. The shallow draught and the po
The Gold Coast Waterways Strategy 2021-2030 has been released. With the communities’ vision of A Waterways City, the strategy focuses on access, connections and destinations through innovative planning and management. The Strategy will ensure the ongoing, sustainable management of this important nat
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District (USACE), in coordination with Miami Dade County and Bal Harbour Village, will host a virtual public meeting October 12, 2021. This meeting starts at 6:00p.m. and will provide an opportunity to address the scope of work for the Bal Harbour beach
Southsea Coastal Scheme officers have just announced that Boskalis Westminster and Ovenden team succesfuly completed placement of rock this week, as well as installing more tide pools. “A big round of applause to our Boskalis and Ovenden team as they come to the end of the placement of the anorthosi
Land & Water has completed works at the Royal Chartered Christ’s Hospital School in Horsham to restore two lakes. Incorporating HVO fuel into its machinery, a 90+% net carbon biofuel which substantially reduces carbon emissions compared to conventional gas oil, Land & Water successfully dredged and
Leaders of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have toured Poplar Island – an ecosystem restoration project in Talbot County. Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, USACE Commanding General and 55th Chief of Engineers, USACE Baltimore District Commander Col. Estee Pinchasin, and Ms. Karen Baker, USACE North Atlantic
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has announced the award of $650,000 to Carteret County to partially fund the Radio Island Shoreline & Infrastructure Protection Project. This was one of only 13 projects awarded in the National Defense Community Infrastructure Program funding opportunity. The pro
