Dredging operations on Cravath and Trippe Lakes started on February 2, as part of the Lakes Drawdown Project in the City of Whitewater, Wisconsin. After many weeks of preparation with a controlled burn, skinning snow and vegetation from the top and laying wood matting, Stout Construction was able to
Desilting works on the Vitogo River will further boost efforts to safeguard nine communities and an estimated 1,000 Fijians, the Fijian Government said. The dredging works are expected to mitigate flooding and benefit seven settlements, three villages, and sugarcane and crop farms adjacent to the Vi
DP World and the Democratic Republic of Congo recently kicked off construction of the massive Banana Port project. This infrastructure project, one of DP World’s largest port investments in Africa, is being developed at Banana, along the country’s 37km coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in Kongo Centra
Port Vanino in Khabarovsk Region, Russia, has just announced that the dredging works along the port’s waterfront are now complete. The project resulted in recovery of design depth at their hydraulic engineering facilities. Investments into these works – undertaken in two phases – exceeded RUB 180 mi
St. Lucie County’s Erosion District has received final approval to move forward with the St. Lucie County Coastal Storm Risk Management Project – a federal beach nourishment project for South Hutchinson Island from Normandy Beach to the Martin County line. Work to replace sand along this 3.4 mile st
After a five year campaign by Independent member for Mount Gambier, Troy Bell, and the Port MacDonnell Professional Fishermen’s Association, the Port MacDonnell Harbour will be finally dredged. This very important dredging program is scheduled to start in April. “It took five years, eight speeches a
Van Oord is moving ahead with the coastal reinforcement works at the Romanian seaside resort of Eforie. This is a coastal defence project in a tourist area in Romania. New groynes and beaches will be designed and the project includes environmental works. The project’s goals are: making way for more
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just released that the work on the Sh. Foakaidhoo Harbour development is in full swing. According to the project update, installation of precast concrete blocks required for quay wall construction started earlier this week. Also, the construction
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis visited Pinellas and Miami-Dade counties earlier this week to announce the award of grants totaling over $404 million for 113 environmental resilience projects across the state through the Resilient Florida Grant Program. The main goal of this grants is to help prepare
The Freeport of Riga Authority plans to invest EUR19.8 million in the development of the port’s infrastructure this year – 24% or EUR3.8 million more than last year. Out of the total investments, approximately 60% or EUR11.6 million are funding from the budget of the Freeport of Riga Authority, and
Dredging work is scheduled to begin this week at Bachman Lake, northwest of Dallas, Texas. The contractor, Renda Environmental, will use a dredging barge to pump silt to an off-site location, where the slurry will be “dewatered.” The dewatered sediment will be disposed of, while the water will be cl
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan visited the New Hampshire Port Authority yesterday. During the visit, they discussed the new funding that the New Hampshire Congressional Delegation recently announced for the Army Corps of Engineers to use for maintenance dredging in the Piscataqua Riv
The long awaited dredging operation at Wiggins Pass in Florida is finally underway. For months weary boaters have been running aground on the sandbars that flank the mouth of the pass. According to the Southwest Florida Television (SWFL-TV), it looks like the first of the sand will be deposited alon
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Wilmington District awarded a contract for Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) at Carolina Beach and Kure Beach for $20,3 million on January 18, 2022. According to USACE, the benefits of this CSRM project include protection from erosion and other effects from coast
