It is great to see the progress being made to the rock armour defence at Frontage Four of the Southsea Coastal Scheme. Frontage 4 of the Southsea scheme is the area around Southsea Castle, stretching from Children’s Corner (Blue Reef Aquarium) to The Pyramids. Work in this area commenced in January
Baggerbedrijf de Boer B.V. – Dutch Dredging has successfully completed another maintenance dredging project in New Zealand. The company’s hopper dredger Albatros today departed CentrePort Ltd after a very successful berth pocket maintenance work program. The project, which started in mid-April, was
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is set to dredge the Mississippi River near Winona, Minnesota, this week. The Army Corps officials said that the Corps’ contractor, LS Marine, Inc., from Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, will soon begin dredging the 9-foot navigation channel and pl
Trailing suction hopper dredger ‘UKD ‘Marlin’ recently began regular operations in the Port of Blyth in Northumberland, UK. According to the port, the maintenance dredging is taking place at the port approaches, main navigational channel and operational commercial berths. “This will include frequent
DENR National Capital Region, through its Manila Bay Site Coordinating and Management Office (MBSCMO) sought the assistance of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in dredging the mouth of Baseco lagoon to restore inflow and outflow of water in the area. The coast of Baseco is one of t
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation has just announced that their annual maintenance dredging program at the Port of Weipa has kicked off. Hydrographic surveyors arrived in Weipa last week to complete pre-dredge surveys, with the Port of Brisbane’s TSHD Brisbane scheduled to arrive this weekend,
A contractor for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District is once again dredging portions of the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway. This time, Barnegat Bay Dredging Company of Harvey Cedars, NJ, will dredge area of the NJICW near the Cape May – Lewes Ferry terminal. Last time, the comp
Leadership from the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and the RESTORE Council (RESTORE) visited recently the West Grand Terre Beach Nourishment and Stabilization project in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, which is currently under construction. The design phase of this projec
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District is rallying round Virginia’s largest and most productive seabird colony. The Hampton Roads Bird Habitat Restoration project will create and restore primary habitat for bird species displaced due to the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel expansion. Accordin
Coastal Partners have announced the start of a new construction season on the North Portsea Island coastal defense project. According to the update, the new construction year begins in April. This is due to regulations not allowing work on the foreshore from October to March to protect overwintering
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District has just released last week’s photo when USACE conducted hydrographic surveys at the Craighill Channel to determine any potential channel impacts resulting from East Coast maritime response efforts to remobilize the box ship EVER FORWARD. The Dist
The City of Rockingham, Western Australia, recently started dredging works at the Bent Street navigation channel, Safety Bay. According to the Department of Transport WA, dredging works at Bent Street began in March and will take approximately eight weeks, with completion by June 2022. Before dredgi
The Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) recently announced the successful completion of the $7.4 million Apollo Bay Foreshore Protection project. According to DELWP, the project has mitigated severe coastal erosion, safeguarding the Apollo Bay foreshore and protecti
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District has begun its annual dredging of the Oceanside Harbor inlet in California. According to the Corps, Manson Construction Company of Seattle is dredging the channel to its authorized federal depth of 20 feet. Dredging is expected to be completed pr
