The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, together with their contractors, is continuing work on the Centerm Expansion Project. This port expansion project, being delivered by Centennial Expansion Partners (CXP), has completion date of December 2021. In their March update, CXP and the port authority said
The Charlotte County has just released the latest update on the North West Port Charlotte (NWPC) Interior Canal maintenance dredging. The North West Port Charlotte MSBU Advisory Board has brought concerns to Charlotte County staff about restricted depths and safe navigation on the landward ends of t
Land and Water crews have just started the final phase of works at the Peak Forest Canal in Manchester on behalf of the Canal and River Trust. Over the past six months, Land and Water has been carrying out dredging works to the canal in order to improve the waterway’s efficiency for boaters. The Pea
South Atlantic Division Commander, Colonel Jason Kelly, boarded the Wilmington District survey vessel Swart earlier this week to get a first hand look at projects with particular interest to citizens of the local area. During the trip, he was able to get an appreciation for Coastal Storm Risk Manage
The USACE New England District is proposing a Section 111 Shore Damage Mitigation Study for beach nourishment of Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts. This area has eroded as a result of the Cape Cod Canal Federal Navigation Project (FNP) jetties at the east entrance of the Canal. The work is
Van Oord has signed a contract with the British Environment Agency for the design and realization of a coastal defense at Lydd, on the south coast of Kent. The project is designed to protect this valuable nature reserve and the British Defense Ministry’s military training ground again for 25 years f
St. Bernard Parish Government last week announced that two largescale coastal restoration projects have advanced in the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) process. Coastal parishes, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), and participating f
The Gold Coast Waterways Authority and the City of Gold Coast are partnering to plan and develop new technologies, infrastructure and environmental management practices under a new agreement aimed at tackling climate change. As a first step under the partnership, GCWA and the City are commissioning
Coastal Partners confirmed in their today’s announcement that the Hayling Island beach management works are now complete. The West Beach car park is now open and the beach has been levelled. The area will now be monitored over the coming months. The works were fully funded by the Environment Agency
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) yesterday announced the release of the 2021 Request for Proposals for the National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF), which provides grant funding to restore, increase and strengthen natural infrastructure to protect coastal communities while also enhanc
DSC Dredge of Reserve (LA) will soon complete construction of a brand-new 18-inch Shark Class Dredge. The Shark that will be available at the end of April 2021 is a popular conventional cutter suction dredge from DSC, ideal for sand and gravel producers and construction contractors. Some of the feat
Weeks Marine Inc., of Covington, Louisiana, has won a $24 million firm-fixed-price contract to provide all the equipment, materials, supplies, and manpower necessary to perform dredging of the Mobile Harbor Navigation Project. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received, the U.S. Departme
During a tour of Alaska District projects, a high-level Army Corps delegation visited the existing harbor in Elim on February 17. Maj. Gen. William Graham, deputy commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters; Col. Kirk Gibbs, commander of Pacific O
Maintenance work along the Stonycreek River in Johnstown is currently set to wrap up in the coming months, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Pittsburgh District reports. To date, the project has removed 11,000 cubic yards of sediment from the river. The scope of the work includes removing five acres
