Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works, Lydia Peeters was recently in Kallo, in Port of Antwerp, to inspect works on a major component of the Nieuwpoort storm surge barrier currently under construction by the Agency for Maritime Services and Coast (MSC). 23.5 metre wide, 42.1 metre long and
Gippsland Ports recently provided a regular update on the planned and actual progress of the dredging activities at the Lakes Entrance, Victoria. Summarizing the 2021 season, Gippsland Ports said that 570 loads of dredged material have been placed in the Dredged Material Grounds. They also added tha
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) is putting finishing touches on the phase II of the Town of Oak Island (NC) beach nourishment project. According to the town officials, the FEMA Phase II- Hurricane Florence project will be completed by the end of April. The last work zone is stretching f
The Broward County Segment II Shore Protection Project is in its final stage, according to the Army Corps’ Jacksonville District. “The team is placing sand on the northernmost stretch, just south of Hillsboro Inlet, and expects to complete beach construction in the next day or two. Demobilization wi
Vienna’s Danube Island is known as a popular recreational area – at the same time, it also represents a habitat for animals and plants. In order to protect and preserve this natural ecosystem, Felbermayr Hydraulic Engineering recently used Liebherr HS 895 HD crawler crane to dredge the bays of the D
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has begun dredging operations in sections of the Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) in St. Johns County, Florida, within the Palm Valley North Reach. An Operation and Maintenance (O&M) dredging contract is under way which will address problematic shoa
The Victorian Government Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning (DELWP) has just announced the latest update on the Blairgowrie to Tootgarook beach renourishment works. According to DELWP, work has begun on a series of beach renourishments between Blairgowrie and Tootgarook at the souther
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) will soon embark on another maintenance dredging campaign at the Port of Weipa. NQBP CEO Nicolas Fertin said that the hopper dredger Brisbane is due to begin work from late April 2022. “Maintenance dredging works are an integral part of port operations,
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has awarded a $3.85 million contract to Illinois-based Great Lakes Dock and Materials, L.L.C. for repairs to the Rochester Harbor East Pier in Rochester, New York. Repairs will ensure the pier, along with its adjacent federal navigation channel, con
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District together with the contractor – Manson Construction will begin “mobilizing” today, April 11, 2022, for the annual dredge of City of Oceanside Harbor inlet. “Lot 12 will be fenced off, fire rings will be removed, portion of the river bed will be f
The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning in Victoria is wrapping up another coastal erosion project on the Bellarine Peninsula – the beach renourishment at Lower Bluff. According to DELWP, this is the latest in a series of beach renourishments on the northern Bellarine Peninsula, with
Weeks Marine, Inc. was busy recently working on a beachfill project at Holden Beach in North Carolina. The company has just released an aerial photo from February showing the beach crew pumping sand west. During the works, hopper dredgers R.N. Weeks B.E. Lindholm placed approximately 1,500,000 cubic
The St. Lucie Inlet dredging project continues to move towards the goal of removing 475,000 cubic yards of sand and placing it on to the beaches of the St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park. The placement of the sand on adjacent beaches will help the county meet state requirements to address erosion i
The City of Gulf Shores, AL, is currently in the final stages of FEMA approval for replacing the sand lost to Hurricanes Nate and Sally. “For those who have visited our beaches lately, you may have noticed a decrease in the width of our beautiful shoreline. This is due to the impact recent hurricane
