The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will soon begin construction activities in Sturgeon Lake in Pool 3 of the Mississippi River and at the Sturgeon Lake boat landing near Red Wing, Minnesota. According to the Corps, construction is expected to begin the week of Aug. 30, and will con
As part of efforts to proactively forestall annual flooding in Ibadan during the ongoing rainy season, Oyo State has launched the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project (IUFMP). The IUFMP project includes dredging of 45 rivers and streams as well as desilting of blocked drains at different locations
Restoration work continues on one of Louisiana’s most recognizable barrier islands, the West Grand Terre. West Grand Terre is one of the Barataria Bay chain of barrier islands, stretching about 2.8 miles long. This island is located at the mouth of Barataria Bay and is bordered by Barataria Bay to t
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has announced an award of a construction contract for ecosystem restoration in south Florida valued at more than $10 million. The project is part of Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands (BBCW), Phase I. The construction project is the Comprehensive Ev
The Port of Everett is working on a project that will complete necessary maintenance dredging at the Jetty Landing Boat Launch located at 10th Street and West Marine View Drive in Everett. Earlier this month the commission authorized port staff to solicit public works bids for this maintenance dredg
Rijkswaterstaat has announced the start of preparatory work to remove the contaminated dredged material from the Averijhaven depot. This is necessary to transform the site on the sea side of the North Sea Canal into the Energiehaven. For the project, approximately 850,000 cubic metres of dredged mat
For almost two centuries the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has had the mission of maintaining the Savannah River. Today that task means around-the-clock work to keep massive ships moving in and out of the harbor. In 1829, the Corps of Engineers was assigned to “Savannah Station,” and surveyed a river
Senator Ben Cardin, Senator Van Hollen and the Army Corps will host a press conference later today alongside State and local officials to celebrate the upcoming renourishment of the Ocean City beach. Senators Van Hollen and Cardin worked in Congress to secure federal funding to protect the shoreline
Following recent dredging operations in the shipping channel, the Port of Riga now can safely accommodate AFRAMAX and BABYCAPE vessels calling at its facilities. Last month, Jan De Nul Group wrapped up dredging work at the port’s berths and shipping channel. During the works, the Daugavgriva shippin
Midwest Marine Surveyors Pty Ltd have just announced that they have been awarded a contract to provide the Midwest Port Authority with drone services for their upcoming dredging program in the Port of Geraldton. The contract also includes environmental monitoring and media services, reported the Mid
The Cameron Meadows Marsh Creation and Terracing project is making progress in Southwest Louisiana, according to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA). As CPRA reported, almost 3 miles of terraces are complete now and the 300-acre marsh restoration is underway. The aim of this rest
Gator Dredging of Clearwater, Fla., has completed the Honeymoon Island beach renourishment project in Pinellas County. The project, undertaken by the Florida Park Service, renourished the beachfront at Honeymoon Island State Park with approximately 150,000 cubic yards of sand. This work was needed b
Dredging operations aimed to prevent future flooding and the flow of unwanted material into the harbour continue in the Toronto Harbour this week. Each year, thousands of tonnes of sediment build up in the area where the Don River empties into the Keating Channel. If not removed, this build-up could
The Longboat Key contractors are back again at work after Tropical Storm Elsa to continue with the town’s 2021 beach renourishment project. Earlier this month, the town and all its contractors temporarily halted the operations to watch the development of this tropical storm. According to the latest
