The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company have presented a new schedule for the Avalon Beach Nourishment project. The dredge “Texas” is currently undergoing maintenance repairs in New York. The repairs are expected to be completed by April 8th, with the dredge arriving
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District recently provided update on the Segment III of the Broward County Shore Protection Project. According to the Corps, the team has completed sand placement up to the jetty at the north end of Mizzel Eula-Johnson State Park and is transitioning to
The Town of Duck, North Carolina, has just released an update about the town’s beach nourishment project. In the update the town said that Weeks Marine is planning to begin work in Duck in early April. They expect to complete the nourishment and have all equipment removed by Memorial Day. “The contr
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has just released an update regarding the Newburyport dredging project. According to the Corps, H&L Contracting LLC is subcontracting the remaining dredging of the 15 ft entrance channel to Norfolk Dredging. The hydraulic cutterhead dredge DELAW
Whakatāne District Council, New Zealand, recently began maintenance dredging of the Whakatāne River in the vicinity of the Whakatāne Yacht Club. “As part of our management of the Whakatāne Harbour we’re required to maintain a safe navigational channel for all users to access,” the council said in th
Hopper dredges Yaquina and Essayons will next month conduct maintenance dredging of the Grays Harbor, according to the Army Corps. As repoted, the Yaquina is expected to start dredging in the outer harbor around April 5 and will dredge approximately 11 days. The Essayons is also expected to start dr
The King’s Harbour Master Portsmouth has just announced that Boskalis Westminster Ltd is conducting another maintenance dredging campaign in the Portsmouth Harbour. According to the notice, the dredging works within the harbour and its approach channels commenced last Saturday, March 25, and will co
Marinex Construction has successfully completed maintenance dredging at the Wilmington Harbor Inner Ocean Bar, North Carolina. According to the Village of Bald Head Island, the dredging was accomplished with the Marinex cutter suction dredge Savannah. “Sand disposal is complete! The Marinex crew is
During the next few weeks, Manson Construction Company will be dredging the entrance to Ventura Harbor as well as the sand trap, located to the West of the channel, and the inner harbor stub channel to the Ventura Keys. Currently, the dredge is moving approx. 30,000 cubic yards of sand daily, which
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has just announced that beach renourishment is under way at Fort Pierce, Florida. According to the Corps, sand placement is moving south from the jetty toward Surfside Park. The contractor expects to advance 200-300 feet per day through the end
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commenced channel maintenance dredging efforts in Southwest Pass for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 23) on January 29, 2023, with the hopper dredge GLENN EDWARDS (Manson Construction). The Mississippi River Ship Channel deepening project recently achieved another milestone whe
Dredging works are progressing at the Old Town Camber Portsmouth to improve safety and access to the harbor. According to the Portsmouth International Port, this routine maintenance dredging project at The Camber should be complete by the end of this week. The contractor – ML (UK) Dredging Ltd will
Adani Gangavaram Port – one of the deepest and the most modern ports in the country – today completed its annual beach nourishment drive near Yarada Beach. The Port, located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, had taken up beach nourishment works under its CSR initiative for the development of communi
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) have formally marked the start of construction work for the Union Beach Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project. The first contract, which represents phase 1 of this coastal storm risk
