Rohde Nielsen announced today successful completion of a beach nourishment project in Germany at the southwest beach of the island Föhr. According to the company, this beach nourishment was more difficult than usual, because of the long sailing distance of approx. 82 km between the winning area loca
The highways and waterways agency Rijkswaterstaat has just announced that preparations are underway for the beach nourishment works at Camperduin and Petten-Zuid, in the Dutch province of North Holland. As reported, the preparation began last week and beach nourishments are set to commence in early
Weeks Marine Inc. continues to make good progress on the beach nourishment project in the Town of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Following a brief pause, the hopper dredge B.E. Lindholm has returned to the Kitty Hawk and is now pumping sand on to the town’s shoreline. As reported in the update, the act
The King’s Harbour Master Portsmouth has just announced that next week Boskalis Westminster Ltd will be conducting surveying operations and maintenance dredging in the harbour. According to the notice, the dredging works within Portsmouth Harbour and its approach channels will take place from 11 to
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District and non-Federal partner Franklin County, Florida, are gearing up for the dredging of two federal navigation channels in Apalachicola in mid-October. According to the Corps, maintenance dredging of the Eastpoint and Two Mile channels is set to begin o
The City of Fort Lauderdale, FL, has approved almost $1 million for the Himmarshee Canal Dredging Project. According to the city, the Commission OK’d an agreement with Arbor Tree and Land, Inc., for the Himmarshee Canal Dredging Project in the amount of $710,250. The project includes maintenance dre
Port of Oulu, Finland, has begun carrying out maintenance dredging works in the port basins. According to the port, preparatory work in the harbor was completed last week, and the dredging started yesterday, October 3, 2022. The project includes removal of approximately 18,500m3 of dredge material f
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and their contractor Mike Hooks LLC are ready to begin work on dredging Perdido Pass in Alabama. As reported, the cutterhead suction dredge, the E. Stroud is currently on-site, so boaters are asked to be cautious around the dredge, pipes and any support vessels. Simi
Lind Marine is ready begin the next phase of the Petaluma River dredging project – removal of silt from the Turning Basin and renovation of the City docks and trails on the north end of the Basin. According to the City, the Turning Basin dredging operations will start later today, October 3, 2022 an
The Royal Palm Beach Village Council has approved award of the Canal System Dredging contract to Atlantic & Gulf Dredging and Marine, LLC. The $3 million project includes dredging works in order to remove 8″-12″ of muck from the canal bottoms, as well as constructing 2.25 acres of dry detention pond
Wattle Range Council, South Australia, has just announced that dredging of the Beachport Boat Ramp will start a few weeks later than originally planned. “Dredging contractor Victorian Marine Services (VMS) has advised that they are delayed due to a project they are currently working on,” the council
Infrastructure Malta recently began implementation of a €7 million harbour development project in the Port of Valletta. According to the release, the agency is carrying out major dredging works in various areas to increase the port’s depth for mooring facilities as well as to remove contaminated mat
Cottrell Contracting, Inc. recently won a multi-million contract from the Army Corps to perform maintenance dredging of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, North Carolina. The project, also known as the North Contract, includes maintenance dredging of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) North
The provincial government of Bulacan, the Philippines, recently began dredging work to deepen its rivers and creeks in order to mitigate flooding in urban areas, especially during this rainy season. The dredging projects are taking place across the province, including Balite Creek and Apulid Creek i
