The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District have partnered with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to use reclaimed dredge material from the Altamaha River to create a new bird island this month. The island, located at the mouth of Altamaha Sound, is made completely from reclaimed d
After travelling 700 nautical miles from her home base in Brisbane, the largest Australian-owned backhoe dredge Woomera has arrived in Townsville for her next assignment. The Woomera will call Townsville home for the next two years as the Port of Townsville moves to the next phase of their $232 mill
Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting Co. is about to begin Lake Worth Inlet dredging operations, informs the City of Riviera Beach. According to the city and the Army Corps, hopper dredge Atchafalaya will start dredging works this week. The work will take place in the channel and turning basin. T
North East Lincolnshire Council, UK, has just announced that work will start tomorrow on a project that will improve the water quality of the River Freshney in Grimsby. For around 6 weeks, a specialist contractor, Ebsford Environmental, have been appointed to undertake dredging of the river between
The City of Fernandina Beach, FL, has just announced that the annual maintenance dredging of the Fernandina Harbor Marina will begin in February, 2022. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ dredging contractor, Manson Construction, will be dredging the existing southern basin at the Harbor Marina locate
Callan Marine recently started work as the prime contractor to the City of Corpus Christi for the Packery Channel Restoration Project. The Packery project consists of repairs to shoreline protection, sidewalks, bollards, storm drains, handrails, and other damaged structures. The scope of restoration
Foyle and Marine Dredging is starting the year with a bang as the company returns to Castletownbere, Ireland, to continue the work on the refurbishment of Dinish Wharf. This week the company started construction of the new Temporary Loadout Quay that will be used to load primary and secondary armour
A major beach resiliency project is underway on Martha’s Vineyard, with dune restoration and the relocation of an oversand vehicle (OSV) trail taking place on South Beach and Norton Point Beach in Edgartown, MA. The Trustees and Dukes County are project partners in this restoration work, which aims
Maintenance dredging of the Washington state’s largest boat launch, the Jetty Landing Boat Launch is officially underway, according to the Port of Everett. As reported, port contractor American Construction Company will stay in the area dredging the Jetty Landing Boat Launch until Feb. 15, 2022. The
A dredging project to deepen the lower Mississippi river, which is supported through checkoff investments, is making progress towards expanding U.S. soybean farmer market opportunities, reports the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA). The effort to deepen the lower Mississippi River from 45 feet to 50 fe
Harwich Haven Authority (HHA) recently announced that work continues on the beneficial placement of dredged materials at Cobmarsh Island. Dredged sand and gravel for this scheme is coming from the €140 million Harwich Haven Channel Deepening Project which is being performed by a joint venture of Dut
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District today released a new video showcasing Galveston District’s Babe’s Beach nourishment project that took place this summer through the fall 2021. In the video Andrew Cook, Galveston District’s Navigation Branch Operations Manager explained the proces
New York State Senator Alexis Weik has once again called for emergency dredging of Browns River Federal Channel in Sayville and Bayport, NY. Over the last couple of months, she has been the primary advocate for dredging the Brown’s River. Since last May, Senator Weik has circulated a petition, held
National Energy Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (National Energy) has just released this beautiful photo of Jan De Nul’s hopper dredger “Pinta” getting ready for the Port at Galeota dredging scheme. According to the National Energy, the 90 metres long “Pinta” will be undertaking maintenan
