The Dredge Murden, owned and operated by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Wilmington District, completed dredging operations on the Salem River last week. “The sediment was placed in the nearshore area off Oakwood Beach in Salem County, NJ to support our federal and state beachfill project,” USACE said
In coming months, Whanganui District Council will work with the community to develop a draft coastal action plan to make Castlecliff and Kai Iwi beaches more resilient in the face of climate change. The key challenges these beaches face include erosion, significant natural sand movement and ecologic
The St. Lucie Inlet dredging project is scheduled to begin this week, the Martin County Board of County Commissioners said. Part of the St. Lucie Inlet Management Plan, the project is designed to keep the St. Lucie Inlet navigable at authorized depths. The placement of the sand on adjacent beaches w
Balneário Camboriú, also known as BC, Rio de Janeiro’s kid brother or the Dubai of Brazil, is one of the most important cities in the southern part of the country. The city has a population of about 145.000 inhabitants, yet during the summer months, this can easily exceed 1,000,000. Many Brazilians
DP World and the Prince Rupert Port Authority have entered into a two-year agreement to assess the feasibility of an innovative new container terminal project in Prince Rupert. The potential project if built would add up to 2 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of annual capacity to the Port
The Marine Mattress installation of the Terminal Groin (Phase 1) was completed on February 14, 2022, two weeks ahead of the project schedule, Town of Ocean Isle Beach said. This included the installation of 516 Marine Mattresses for a total of 57,325 square feet. These marine mattresses complete the
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will conduct two public, virtual presentations and discussions of its recently published Revised Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (RDSEIS) for the Port Everglades Harbor Improvements project on March 8, 2022. The authorized pla
Dredger Albatros, owned by Belgian hydraulic engineering company Herbosch-Kiere, is currently busy working on the latest Port of Klaipeda dredging campaign. The Albatros is a shallow draft self-propelled vessel, equipped with a low emission, energy efficient E-Crane for a wide range of activities su
Delaware Senator Tom Carper visited Slaughter Beach to discuss beach replenishment and coastal restoration yesterday. Senator’s visit came just days after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projected the United States will experience as much sea level rise in the next 30 years as it
The Port of Beaumont Board of Commissioners have approved a $57.3 million construction bid for a project aimed at increasing the port’s general cargo handling capacity by more than 15%. Phase II of the Main Street Terminal 1 project, awarded to McCarthy Building Companies, includes demolition of a f
Dredging operations are currently underway on the south end of Italian Lake, the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, said. This area of the lake will be cordoned off for safety purposes. The dredging project, started on February 17, is expected to take about two weeks. According to the city, the dredg
Kooiman Marine crews have been busy lately working on the extension of the trailing suction hopper dredger Swalinge. According to Kooiman, the work on the Swalinge is in full swing at the company’s Hoebee Shipyard in Dordrecht. “This is how it will be extended. In the meantime, we’re a few weeks ahe
The 5th shipment of rock boulders required for Ha. Hoarafushi Airport Shore Protection was delivered to the project site on February 19, 2022. According to the contractor, Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC), scope of works for the project will include: construction of a 2,861m quay wa
The U.S. EPA announced last week that Clark County Department of Public Works has completed implementing wetlands conservation measures at Laughlin Lagoon in full compliance with a 2020 agreement. That agreement resulted from unpermitted discharges of dredged material into the lagoon by Clark County
