The second phase of rock construction at frontage 1 (Long Curtain Moat) of the Southsea Coastal Scheme got underway yesterday (5 July 2021) and is expected to last until early-September. This phase follows the importation of 11,000 tonnes of granite rock from Norway in April, some of which was used
The next round of Portsmouth Harbour maintenance dredging works will begin in mid July, informs the Queen’s Harbour Master Portsmouth. As reported by the Harbour Master, surveying operations and maintenance dredging will be conducted in the maintained areas within Portsmouth Harbour and its approach
Eastman Aggregate Enterprises are making nice progress on the Sunny Isles Beach renourishment project in Florida. For this project, the contractor will place approx. 280,000 cubic-yards of beach-quality sand on approximately 2.3 miles of eroded shoreline. Work started on the northern section of the
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District’s Dredge Goetz crew recently kicked off the 2021 dredging season to help ensure the Mississippi River navigation channel remains open for safe, reliable commerce. The channel provides a safe, reliable, cost-effective and environmentally sustainable
Together with Goethals Promotor Jan De Nul’s project developer PSR will revive Place Matuvu in Knokke. The works for this unique square are in full progress and the sand excavated for the construction works appears to be perfect to be used for the beach replenishment works in Knokke. In the autumn o
This summer, Galveston Island’s Babe’s Beach, is getting a new round of fresh sand. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District is partnering with the Galveston Park Board of Trustees, the City of Galveston, and the Texas General Land Office (GLO) on Babe’s Beach in an ongoing effort to mai
To help protect Kellogg Beach from natural erosion, the Port of San Diego will be replenishing sand at the beach beginning on or shortly after Tuesday, July 6. The work is anticipated to be completed in two to three weeks. Approximately 2,200 cubic yards of natural sand will be placed on the beach b
Dutch Dredging, a medium size dredging company based in Sliedrecht in the Netherlands, has been busy lately dredging sediments from the St. Johns Harbour, Antigua Island. The former British colony Antigua, is a Caribbean island with 365 beaches. In Antigua the authorities are building a new cruise t
Dundee City Council, together with McLaughlin & Harvey Ltd, continue to make good progress on the Broughty Ferry Flood Protection Scheme and remain on schedule. Currently, this flood protection scheme remains on target for completion in early 2022. “At the west end of the project, we have completed
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District has just released an interesting story on how the Big Bertha is heading to Benson Beach to battle erosion. Off the coast of Oregon, Big Bertha moves in the water, inching toward land. Bertha, as her government creators to refer to it, is the result
With the upcoming Fourth of July holiday around the corner, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District has a public safety announcement for recreational boaters on the Galveston Harbor and Channel. In collaboration with Orion Marine Group—the contractor carrying out the dredging in
Dane County, Wisconsin, has officially begun the second phase of its Yahara Chain of Lakes Sediment Removal Project. According to the officials, the county’s “Dragon Dredge” is now in the water, continuing 11-mile sediment removal initiative aimed to improve management of lake levels during high wat
The Army Corps Alaska District commander Col. Damon A. Delarosa, together with civil engineer Emily Amato and project manager Donna West, visited last week hopper dredge Westport which is working in the Alaska. The dredge Westport, operated by Manson Construction of Seattle, Wash., is working under
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and its contractor, Dean Marine & Excavating, Inc., have completed the $3.4 million, 600 feet of repair of the Rochester Harbor east pier, located in Rochester, New York. The section repaired is in the middle of previously repaired sections, and was
