Weeks Marine has completed pumping operations at Segment 2 of the Town of Longboat Key 2021 beach renourishment project. Following the completion of Segment 2, the contractor has cleared the pipe and equipment from the beach. Weeks Marine will now send the dredge into port for scheduled maintenance
Just two months after acquiring the Watchet Harbour Marina, the Marine Group is making great progress in returning this beautiful marina to its former glory. The company’s most manoeuvrable water injection dredger, the ‘CMS Innovation’ has been dredging twice a day with each tide for the last two we
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has just announced that mobilization is underway for the Sunny Isles Beach (FL) renourishment project. The contractor, Eastman Aggregate Enterprises, LLC, will place 280,000 cubic-yards of beach-quality sand on approximately 2.3 miles of eroded
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will early next month begin St. Joseph Harbor emergency dredging, expediting the process to restore critical navigation. USACE identified a shoal restricting the channel depth during this year’s annual channel survey. In some areas the restriction was as little as 13
Since early May, Mackley has been busy carrying out coastal maintenance works in the Dorset town of Christchurch. Mackley arrived on-site to set up compound areas on 4 May. During the course of project execution, the crews will work with the most suitable tide levels – meaning work could take place
Col. Damon Delarosa, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District recently inspected the Corps dredging operations in Homer and Ninilchik. During his visit, Delarosa was accompanied by Mark “Rock” DeRocchi, chief of the Engineering, Construction and Operations Division; Mike Lyons,
Scottish Canals has reopened the canal network across the country following one of the largest winter work programmes of recent years seeing more than £16.5m spent on improvement works on canal infrastructure and operational equipment. Works included major investment from replacing lock gates on the
Cobourg Marina has begun its annual spring removal of built-up sediment in the Cobourg Harbour, boat launch and the inner harbour basin. Each year, a significant amount of silt and sediment is carried along the north shore of Lake Ontario by waves and currents and deposited at the mouth of the harbo
Weeks Marine continues to make rapid progress in Segment 2b of the Town of Longboat Key 2021 beach renourishment project. According to the latest update, the beachfill reached the tie-in with Segment 2a on May 14th, after which the operations shifted back to Bayfront Park, starting filling northward
Curtin Maritime Corp. of Long Beach, California, has been busy lately with the dredging of the Los Angeles River Estuary. Last Saturday, May 15, the company showed a photo of the DB Ironbound with Seana C and dump scow Arrow PT digging the Los Angeles River Estuary for the US Army Corps of Engineers
High winds and rough seas last week didn’t hinder the Southsea Coastal Scheme piling work, which is now within touching distance. According to the officials, the space between the rear and front pile lines is now clearly visible. Further to the west, the crews are excavating in sections between the
FSUE Rosmorport recently celebrated the beginning of new dredging season along the main navigable channel of Arkhangelsk seaport. The amount of material to be removed during the 2021 dredging season is estimated at 1.16 million cbm. This will ensure safe navigation for ships with a draft of up to 9.
Manson Construction has successfully completed this year’s dredging operations in the Oceanside Harbor, CA. According to the city officials, Manson wrapped up this annual dredging campaign on May 11th. The estimated volume of sand that was removed during the work is 320,000 cubic yards, but a final
Weeks Marine is progressing rapidly with the Town of Longboat Key 2021 beach renourishment project. The Town’s contractors are hard a work across the island actively placing sand. As reported, beachfill operations are complete in Segment 2a-South and Segment 3. The contractor is also finishing work
