Excavation work continues on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) following Hurricane Ida, USACE said. Equipment including long arm excavators and a crane with a dragline and large capacity bucket are working in marshy conditions to remove sediment and obstructions caused by the storm. This is part
The works on the Buffalo Harbor north breakwater are moving forward according to schedule. Under the project, USACE Buffalo District’s contractor Ryba Marine Construction Co. is repairing 750 feet of the north end of the breakwater, located in Buffalo, NY. The approximately 2,200 foot Buffalo North
New York Governor, Kathy Hochul, yesterday announced the start of in-water construction of the Living Breakwaters, a $107 million effort that will provide physical, social, and ecological resiliency for the South Shore of Staten Island. Under the project, the 2,400 linear feet of breakwaters – consi
After years of planning, the restoration work on the Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary between Sullivan’s Island and Patriots Point is now underway. The USACE’s Charleston District announced yesterday that Virginia-based contractor Norfolk Dredging Company was moving hydraulic pipe into the area for its d
The Geraldton 2021 Maintenance Dredge Project is officially underway, Mid West Ports Authority informs. The cleanup program will involve removing naturally accumulated sediments from within the inner harbour of Geraldton Port and southern navigational channel. For this job, RN Dredging Pty Ltd – the
HID Dredging Equipment Company has delivered two new sets of their 650 cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) – with discharge distance up to 4.000 meters – to China Railway Group. Two new CSDs were successfully launched and brought into position to start their first dredging task in Suya Lake recently. “Ne
USACE has moved back the date of its dredging project for the Depoe Bay check dam and harbor boat basin from September 13 to September 20, the Newport News-Times informs. The dredging work is expected to last at least two weeks and with the delay should conclude sometime in early October. During tha
Laguna Lake Park will be closed today due to a planned two-week dredging project, the City of San Luis Obispo informs. The cleanup program is set to remove the sediment buildup in the lake bed that comes from local runoff. September marks the beginning of a long term restoration project at Laguna La
Hong Kong International Airport’s (HKIA) Third Runway, built on reclaimed land, will be ready for use in 2022 – about six years after construction began. Earlier this week, Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) held a ceremony to mark the completion of runway pavement works for the project – a major mile
The US Army Corps of Engineers, New England District Commander Col. John A. Atilano II recently accompanied Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides, and Massachusetts Port Authority CEO Lisa Weiland on a tour to the Bo
UCC Holding has completed the largest expansion project for fishing ports in Qatar, development and construction of the Al Wakra and Al Khor ports. The company has been involved at every stage of the project, starting with the design, initial dredging and reclamation through to the installation of p
Reimerswaal Dredging has announced that their hopper dredger DC Orisant is working hard inside the Thyboron Port dredging the entrance to a deeper level. The deepening of the port entrance is the biggest dredging and port expansion project ever in the more than 100 years history of Thyboron Port. Af
Infrastructure Malta is implementing a €2 million project to protect the Marsaxlokk Nature Reserve and the sandy beach and fishers’ marina next to it from coastal erosion. The agency is piloting an infrastructural intervention to reduce the gradual erosion and lateral displacement of sand and other
Jan De Nul crews are currently working in Balneário Camboriú, aka BC, Rio’s little brother or the Brazilian Dubai. This attractive and touristic city in the south of Brazil is dominated by its characteristic skyscrapers, but the 5.5 km beach was up to a complete makeover. “This touristic place has g
