The San Rafael Public Works Department, USACE and Audubon Society staff met recently with the San Francisco Bay Restoration Regulatory Integration Team (BRRIT) to discuss the Tiscornia Marsh Restoration Project. During the meeting, they talked about the ways how to address the challenges to getting
A river dredging program in Vermilion, Ohio, will receive federal funding, The Morning Journal reports. According to Vermilion Mayor Jim Forthofer, U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur was instrumental in getting the funding for the project on the Vermilion River. “Congresswoman (Kaptur) called me last fall to in
Orion Marine Group yesterday thanked the Orion teams for their continued work on the South Texas Gateway Project in Ingleside, Texas. Over the past 2.5 years, Orion’s Dredging and Gulf Coast Marine Construction team has helped deliver the first near shore VLCC terminal in the US. The facility was co
Bega Valley Shire Council has just announced that a project aimed at re-establishing and enhancing the coastal dune systems is well underway across the Shire. Stage 1 – including works at Pambula Beach, Tathra Beach, Beares Beach, Camel Rock Beach and Cuttagee Beach – is now complete. Commenting the
After the dredging operations at Mambuloc Creek in Bacolod City, the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) will continue these works on the Mandalagan River in Barangay Mandalagan to ease flooding in some areas in the city, the SunStar reports. Executive Assistant Joemarie Vargas, cl
Government of Canada recently announced a non-repayable contribution of $380,000 to the Scott’s Bay Wilderness Society for a harbour revitalization project. The project includes upgrades to the current wharf and breakwater, and the installation of a new floating dock system. The improved infrastruct
A project to improve the sea defenses protecting a popular holiday destination on the Essex coast is nearing completion. The Seawick Sea Defenses project is being carried out by Mackley as the main subcontractor to Van Oord, and on behalf of the Environment Agency. The scheme is improving and extend
With the start of the Winter 2020 dredging season, Jenkins Marine kicked off early in November from their home port of Poole, headed for Southampton, River Hamble. After that, they ventured west up to Chichester Harbor and are imminently on their way to the Isle of Wight to continue on for the next
Ecocoast was recently approached by Tornado Rover Alcisa (TRV) for a project on Yas Island, where the launching facilities for pleasure boats and personal watercrafts were being upgraded. This work is part of a larger project TRV is working on for the Department of Transport, Abu Dhabi. “Our client
A dredging campaign to keep Port Taranaki’s shipping channels clear for trade will begin today, the Port informs. The biennial maintenance dredging work is expected to be completed over eight weeks. Initial surveying of the area, to determine the dredging locations and likely volume of material to b
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has awarded the construction of some 2.4 kilometres of quays and earth-retaining walls in the Princess Amalia Harbour to the HOCHTIEF, Ballast Nedam and Van Oord consortium. The construction of the quays marks the start of the further development of the harbour locate
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio and Ranking Member Sam Graves have urged President Biden to fully utilize the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) in his upcoming budget request. This move would make billions of dollars in already-collected fees available to
Whitsunday Regional Council today released the latest update on their Shute Harbor Restoration Program. The new seawall is completed and the concrete slab foundations for the new terminal building have been laid. Works have begun to install reinforced concrete columns, which will support the walls o
Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler and U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell have urged the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the United States Department of the Army to include funding in the fiscal year 2022 budget for sediment monitoring activities for the Mount St. Helens Sedime
