Flagler County received good news this week when the Florida Department of Environmental Protection notified it that it was allocating an additional $18.06 million for dunes restoration. “We will receive the amendment after July 1 (the beginning of the state’s new fiscal year),” said County Engineer
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just released the latest update on the N. Manadhoo Harbor Channel Dredging and Breakwater Construction Project. MTCC said in the announcement that the Manadhoo development operations are well underway. According to MTCC, the third shipment of roc
Delaware Senator Tom Carper, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, has received the Gold de Fleury Medal for his work to support the mission of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Commanding General Scott Spellmon presented the award to Carper at a ceremony that included
The Queensland Government has committed $50 million in funding towards the future of the Bowen Wharf as part of the State Budget. North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) hosted a visit by the Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Mark Bailey, at the Bowen Wharf yesterday, with key community
DEME Group’s trailing suction hopper dredger Nile River has been busy lately in Port-La Nouvelle undertaking a dredging campaign to deepen the entrance of the future port. There, the company is carrying out dredging and infrastructure works for the port extension, enhancing the accessibility and ena
Boskalis’ giant trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Gateway is currently very busy working on the latest Port of Melbourne dredging project. According to the port, this maintenance dredging program will be underway until early-July 2023. Dredging work is being carried out at various locations wit
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will host a public meeting tomorrow in Kellogg to provide an update on its plan to manage river sand near the Rolling Prairie Beneficial Use Site on the Mississippi River. According to the Corps’ draft plan, “the continuous removal of dredged mate
After the summer, the Van Oord – Hakkers – De Klerk consortium will start construction of a tug quay in the Port of Rotterdam’s Yangtze Canal. The consortium and the Port of Rotterdam Authority signed the relevant contracts today. The work will involve constructing 500 metres of quay wall with space
The installation of a revetment at the Milnerton beachfront to mitigate the impact of storms and rising sea levels on adjacent infrastructure is complete, the City of Cape Town said. The Milnerton Retreat beachfront project is spearheaded by the City’s Coastal Management branch to improve Cape Town’
Placement of up to 45,000 cubic yards of sand material from the Santa Ana River, from OC Public Works, at Capistrano Beach and the southern portion of Doheny State Beach within the City of Dana Point is about to begin. This is a joint project between OC Parks, OC Public Works, and California State P
Gold Coast Waterways Authority has just released the latest update on the Gold Coast Seaway Entrance dredging program. Dredging work in the area continues, and from today, 13 June, dredging works at the Seaway Entrance will be moved to 24 hrs operation. The dredger Smithbridge Discovery will continu
Dredging operations on the Kingstown Port Modernization Project completed 10 days ahead of schedule and the reclaimed area is now being compacted. Next phase includes installation of the Combi-Wall (King Piles and Sheet Piles) Piling System to enclose and retain the reclaimed area. To date, approxim
The Sharon Lake Improvement Project is about to begin, Great Parks of Hamilton County said. Planning to dredge and reconstruct the lake at Sharon Woods has been underway since 2017. There will be a public information open house Wednesday to answer any questions people may have about the project. Sta
Construction work is underway on the Union Beach Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project in New Jersey. USACE New York District has just released a beautiful video about an overview of this very significant coastal protection program:
