Coastal Partners, a partnership consisting of four local authorities – Havant, Portsmouth, Gosport and Fareham, announced recently that all planned work for phase 4 of the North Portsea Island scheme has been completed on time. Despite a challenging year with ongoing COVID-19 restrictions in place,
RN Dredging Pty Ltd – the Australian subsidiary of Rohde Nielsen A/S – has successfully completed a maintenance campaign for Mid West Ports Authority. During the works, trailer suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Modi R removed approximately 200,000m3 of material from Geraldton Port, including dredging of
A section of promenade between Southsea’s Blue Reef Aquarium and the Pyramids will close from January 2022 as construction begins on the next phase of the Southsea Coastal Scheme. Works around Southsea Castle will require closure of the promenade until November 2023. Advance notice boards have been
Work has started to widen town beach using sand currently trapped north and south of the Exmouth Boat Harbour breakwater, reports the WA Department of Transport. DoT Director of Coastal Facilities Donna West said that this sand bypassing and replenishment project would see about 25,000 cubic metres
The Broads Authority UK have announced their plans to extend dredging operations on the Upper River Thurne, from 18 November 2021 until 25 February 2022. According to the Authority, the dredging site stretches along the upstream end of the River Thurne, from Hickling Broad to Somerton Staithe. They
The Copper Coast Council (South Australia) has just announced that dredging works at the Port Hughes Boat Ramp are set to begin in early December. According to the Council, the Port Hughes Boat Ramp dredging scheme will commence on Thursday, 2 December 2021, and will last until Saturday, 11 December
VBA, a VolkerStevin, Boskalis Westminster and Atkins, Member of SNC Lavalin group joint venture, has reached an important milestone on the £76 million Kendal Flood Risk Management Scheme. This milestone follows the completion of a new 600mm flood wall at Romney Garden, the phase one of the proposed
Pacific Dredge and Construction (PDC) recently completed a multi-faceted project in Newport Beach, California, improving the channel and east jetty. The intent of the jetty repair was to make it safer for the public, and dredging activities were performed with the goal of bringing the water depth to
The South Australian Department for Infrastructure and Transport announced today that Maritime Constructions (the Department’s contractor) is about to begin routine maintenance dredging of the North Haven waterways. As reported, dredging works at North Haven will commence from Wednesday, 24 November
Poole Harbour Commissioners (PHC) have just announced that Jenkins Marine Ltd is conducting dredging operations at Cobbs Quay Marina and Davis’s Boatyard in Holes Bay. Cobbs Quay at Hamworthy in Poole Harbour is one of MDL Marinas Ltd ‘s biggest marinas, totalling just under 1,200 boats. As reported
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District collaborated with the St. Paul District, of the Mississippi Valley Division, to bring the Dredge Goetz onto the Missouri River from late October through early November 2021 to participate in a pilot project to dredge sediment that had created sh
The Western Australia Department of Transport (DoT) has commenced site works on the Stage 1 of the Carnarvon One Mile Jetty project. The DoT recently engaged contractors to undertake the urgent work, required after the jetty suffered significant damage during Tropical Cyclone Seroja and engineers re
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials have announced the start of a project to dredge the outlet of the Beach Creek State navigation channel in North Wildwood, Cape May County. The Beach Creek channel provides access between the back bay of Wildwood and the Hereford Inlet. This p
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District has just announced that USACE and its contractor Beach Transport, Inc., of North Branch, Minnesota, will begin moving dredged material from the Homer Placement Site, south of Winona, Minnesota, this week. Corps officials anticipate the contractor m
