The Army Corps contractor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC has completed beachfill operations in Ocean City, NJ. Work commenced in early November 2022 when the pipe from the dredge landed on the Morningside Road beach, and sand-pumping operations began on Nov. 21, 2022. The first phase of the
Rocky Point boat launch and docks are open to the public again following the maintenance dredging campaign carried out this month. Since early February, the Rocky Point boat facilities were closed due to the dredging works in the navigational channel of the Port Moody Arm. Dredging has been done her
Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale, a member of MedCruise, is accelerating dredging operations to accommodate the large cruise ship arrivals expected in the summer months. The operations speed up alongside the cruise and ferry terminal quays to ensure completion ahead of schedul
Contractor HME Construction of Vancouver, Wash., continues to make good progress on the lower Snake River dredging project in Idaho. The Army Corps’ Walla Walla District and the contractor began the Snake River dredging campaign on January 5, 2022. According to USACE, work will conclude by March 1,
Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) officially began work on the Visakhapatnam dredging and beach nourishment project yesterday (February 13). The project – inaugurated by Shri K. Rama Mohana Rao, IAS, Chairman, VPA/DCI – includes dredging of 0.2 million cubic meters of sand in 30 days and placing t
The City of Fremantle, Western Australia, has just released an update on the Port Beach Sand Nourishment project. As reported by the City, the second phase of combating coastal erosion at one of Freo’s popular beaches will recommence Wednesday 15 February with 24 hour works expected for two weeks. O
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has notified the Town of North Topsail Beach (NC) that their contractor will soon wrap up dredging and beach nourishment work in this area. According to the update, the contractor is scheduled to finish dredging the current channel and wrap up placement on the beach
The 156-foot-long shallow-draft hopper dredge ‘Miss Katie’ completed a 10-day dredging project in Hatteras Inlet on Sunday, February 5, 2023. Miss Katie began dredging Hatteras Inlet on Friday, January 27, 2023, and, upon completion of the project on Sunday, February 5, 2023, she had successfully dr
Port of Aberdeen recently contracted Boskalis Westminster to conduct emergency maintenance dredging works in the River Dee. Flooding in November 2022 caused significant material to accumulate in the west of the river resulting in the minimum water depths being exceeded at the port’s Torry 6 and Mear
Each year, the Lymington Yacht Haven (UK) is undertaking dredging campaign which is essential to maintain the depth of 2.5m below chart datum for the marina. The programme, dredging approx. 10,000 tonnes of mud every year until 2024, takes place at the Lymington River during November, December and J
The Virgin Islands National Park Service began bulkhead repairs, pier replacement and creek dredging by its Cruz Bay Visitor Center during the first week of February. To minimize the impact to boaters, the project is expected to proceed in phases, then move into a full closure of the area from April
Sunshine Coast Council is about to begin Currimundi Lake dredging works in order to re-nourish eroded sections of the lake foreshore. According to Cr Peter Cox, the scheme that will begin this week may take around 4 weeks to complete. This regular dredging campaign taking place upstream of the sand
The Middle Level Commissioners have just announced that the major scheme to improve flood banks across the Middle Level will gather pace over the coming months. As reported, the Commissioners have started with a programme of dredging and using the material gathered to reform the banks. To complete t
The Broads Authority (UK) officials, in their Notice to Mariners – NTM 02 of 2023, announced that starting mid-February they will be undertaking dredging works on the Upper River Ant. As reported, the dredging will commence on Monday, 13th of February, and will continue until early to mid-October Oc
