GeoEngineers Inc. team from Baton Rouge is gearing up for another big coastal restoration project with Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA). This time, CPRA is planning to restore the Chandeleur Islands, a critical string of barrier islands protecting New Orleans’ east sid
Napier Port has a major project underway to build a new wharf that will support continued growth for the region and the port’s customers. The 6 Wharf development scheme – one of the biggest port construction projects in New Zealand in recent times – will reduce congestion, allow handling of larger l
Trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) LESSE was recently photographed in Mexico while dredging the access channel in Tuxpan. According to owner of the vessel, Baggerbedrijf de Boer – Dutch Dredging, last summer Tropical Storm Grace ran across the Gulf of Mexico accompanied with very strong winds an
Manson Construction met the contract amount of 245,000 cubic yards of sand as of Friday night, May 13, according to the latest Oceanside Harbor Dredge Update. They continued to dredge until Saturday 2:30pm, the official statement said. The final dredged amount will be determined at a later date. The
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) yesterday announced the start of construction activities on the Biloxi Marsh Living Shoreline project in St. Bernard Parish. The project will create living oyster reefs and shoreline protection southeast of the Biloxi Wildlife Managem
Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions Ltd (GDG) and its specialist dredging subconsultants Anthony D Bates Partnership (ADBP) have been appointed by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) to undertake the detailed design, tender and construction phases of the Rossaveel Deep Water Quay Deve
The dredging of Brainerd Lake has been officially completed, centraljersey.com reports. After two years, the project was wrapped up the week of May 7. According to Cranbury Township Administrator, Denise Marabello, fishing has already begun again and canoeing is once again permitted on the lake. “Th
The Pakistan’s Water and Sanitation Authority (WASA) started the annual dredging and desilting work of Nullah Lai in the City of Rawalpindi yesterday. According to WASA Managing Director (MD), Raja Shoukat Mehmood, the dredging works started from the Gawalmandi Bridge area. Also, he added that the c
Construction is moving along nicely on the Wolfe Island ferry dock scheme – one of the most extensive dredging projects in Canada since the St. Lawrence Seaway was established. According to the officials, the dredging of the lake bottom was temporarily halted in mid-January due to ice accumulation.
Coastal Dredging began work on the NC Wildlife Boat Ramp on Monday, May 9, 2022, in a dredging project that should be complete within ten working days. According to Town of Emerald Isle officials, the contractor will try to keep the boat ramps open to the public, but some disruptions could occur. Th
Bayside City Council has announced that they will be conducting planned works that will impact boat ramp access at the North Road boat ramp and planning is in progress for dredging at the Half Moon Bay boat ramp. According to the council, the upgrade is part of the North Road Foreshore Masterplan an
Preparations are underway for the reconstruction of the Paspebiac Fishing Harbour boat launching ramp in Gaspe, Quebec. The reconstruction of the boat launch is set to begin by the end of summer 2022 and includes: Partial demolition of riprap protections, existing boat ramp, and recovery of modular
The City of Oceanside Harbor released the latest update on their dredging program yesterday. Manson Construction has been pumping sand south of the pier for several days, according to the update. As of Tuesday, May 3rd, approximately 133,000 cubic yards of sand has been deposited on City beaches. Se
The Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM) recently awarded a contract for Marine Construction and Repair at Kuwait Naval Base in Kuwait, USACE said. Contract number W912ER22C0006 in the amount of $24.2 million was awarded Gulf Dredging and General Contracting Co., on April 27. “This project will
