FSUE “Rosmorport” and China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) recently signed a contract for the construction of NOVATEK’s LNG terminal in the Bechevinskaya Bay, Kamchatka Territory. According to Rosmorport, the contract worth approx. $265 million includes construction of a 6-km-lon
Faculty of Geosciences Utrecht University has released this very interesting video named ‘Why do these Dutch dunes have gaps? The play between wind, sand and biodiversity in Bloemendaal’. Coastal geomorphologist Prof. Gerben Ruessink (Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University) studies the natural a
The two faulty sluice gates at Weston-super-Mare’s Marine Lake are to be replaced as work continues behind the scenes to re-open the lake. A contract to renew the broken gates has been let by North Somerset Council. The £60,000 project will provide strengthened sluice gates which will enable the cou
USACE will begin a dredging project along the Bogue Inlet “connecting channel” on Sunday, September 26, the Carteret County Shore Protection Office said. The dredging program is anticipated to take 7 to 10 days to complete and USACE will be utilizing their sidecast dredge, the Merritt, to conduct th
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, has just released a very interesting video named ‘LaSalle/Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Park shoreline protection project update – September 2021’. In the video, Gabriel Schmidbauer, USACE Buffalo District project manager, provides an update on the repair wo
Norfolk Dredging Co., of Chesapeake, Virginia, has won a $23 million contract for a maintenance dredging project in Delaware. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received, according to the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) latest announcement. Work will be performed in Bellafonte, Delawar
With sea level rise as a given for centuries to come, the potential impacts of future coastal flooding are a major source of concern for Europe. A new European research project on regional sea level rise trends and its coastal impacts, the Coastal Climate Core Service (CoCliCo) project, started this
Through a competitive process based on merit, eligibility, and the availability of funds, the Port of Hueneme/Oxnard Harbor District was selected to receive a grant award totaling $5.1 million from the Economic Development Administration (EDA). This Department of Commerce’s EDA investment will provi
Dickerson Florida, Inc. has won a $4.17 million contract for the construction of an upland Dredge Material Management Area (DMMA) O-23 and modifications to the stormwater management system within the Martin County Business Park in Jensen Beach, Martin County, Florida. According to the Army Corps’ Ja
Sand carting and stockpiling work gets underway at Kettle Park next week, Dunedin City Council said. The work is part of a recently announced deal expected to save ratepayers more than $1 million and provide for dune restoration and beach replenishment work on the St Clair-St Kilda coast. Over six t
Construction of the Southsea Coastal Scheme – UK’s largest local authority-led coastal defence project – continues at good pace. According to the latest project update, reinforcement steel structure (Re-bar) has been fitted now to the western egress steps (steps intended for exit from the water only
After four years of dredging at Fountain Lake, J.F. Brennan Company’s work is nearing completion. According to the Shell Rock River Watershed District’s (SRRWD) latest project update, J.F. Brennan has removed over 1,260,000 cubic yards of sediment from Fountain Lake so far. The dredger Vic Buhr, pic
After six years of construction, the new Port of Calais was officially inaugurated on September 9, 2021. Considered as one of the largest European port infrastructure projects of the decade, the new port was inaugurated in the presence of Louis Le Franc, prefect of Pas-de-Calais; Xavier Bertrand, pr
Norfolk Dredging has won a $23.2 million firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging project at Naval Weapons Station Earle. The work to be performed provides for maintenance dredging the areas surrounding piers including all berths, turning basin, terminal channel, and a portion of Sandy H
