The East Rhyl Coastal Defence Scheme, funded by Denbighshire County Council and the Welsh Government, is set to protect 1,650 properties in East Rhyl from coastal flooding. Works began in April 2020 and were due to end in December 2022, however the scheme has been completed ahead of schedule, the co
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has just released these amazing aerial photos of the ongoing land reclamation operations for the New Manila Airport Project in Bulacan. Under this capital development scheme – conducted by Boskalis, around 1,700 hectares of land will be developed for the new facilities,
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just welcomed the latest addition to its fleet, the cutter suction dredger Bodu Jarraafa. The ceremony to commission the CSD Bodu Jarraafa and to begin physical works on the Ga. Dhaandhoo Land Reclamation Project was held last night at Ga. Dhaand
The Alaska District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently awarded a $176.7 million contract for the long-term pier repair at Eareckson Air Station on Shemya Island, Alaska. This is the second contract award over $100 million this year for the district. The pier is in a logistically challenging, remo
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District’s Commander Lt. Col. Krug along with Port of Oswego Executive Director, William Scriber and Port of Oswego Authority board chair, Francis Enwright, have signed a historic $600,000 agreement to deepen the Port of Oswego’s harbor. The contract was inke
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, awarded a $1.235 million contract to Ohio-based Mark Shaffer Excavating & Trucking recently, for repairs to approximately 800 feet on the lakeside of the Vermilion Harbor west pier in Vermilion, Ohio. The pier has been significantly damaged by stor
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has announced a new partnership with the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) to develop training and certification programs around anticipated workforce needs to support construction of the Mid-Barataria Sediment
The wet civil engineering firm Land & Water is set to start work at the iconic National Trust property, Buscot House in Oxfordshire, this month. Under the project, Land & Water will be carrying out crest embankment protection works to the property’s lake, in response to a reservoir engineering inspe
Cottrell Contracting Co., from Chesapeake, Virginia, has won a $30,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for James River maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received, reports the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Work locations and funding will be determined with each o
Work is underway on an upgrade at Cape Conran boat ramp, Better Boating Victoria (BBV) said. Construction includes replacing the ramp with a steeper concrete surface to minimise sand and kelp accumulation and an extension to the jetty, providing more room to tie up. “A new concrete apron at the top
Following an extensive environmental review process, the Harbor Commission on Monday (September 12) decided to give green light for the Long Beach dredging project. This critical channel deepening project that will help move cargo more efficiently to and from the U.S. will also allow the port to wel
Ms Yasmin Catley MP – Member for Swansea – met with representatives from the Maritime Infrastructure Delivery Office (MIDO) last week to discuss plans to dredge the Swansea Channel. MIDO advised an emergency dredging contract is being finalised with works to be complete prior to Christmas. The Chann
The provincial government of Bulacan, the Philippines, conducted simultaneous dredging operations in rivers and creeks in the City of Malolos and the town of Hagonoy a couple of days ago. Despite the rain, Governor Daniel Fernando visited the locations of the dredging operation along with First Dist
The USACE Galveston District and non-federal partners Texas General Land Office, together with Gulf Coast Protection District hosted some very special visitors last week. The USACE Southwestern Division Commander, Col. Kenneth Reed, and Galveston District Commander, Col. Rhett Blackmon, gave a short
