The beach nourishment and maintenance dredging work of Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) for the year 2020-21 was successfully completed ahead of schedule, informs Dredging Corporation of India Ltd. During monsoon season, the sand material at the RK Beach gets eroded affecting the Kursura area and also
The largest hopper dredge in the United States, the Ellis Island has arrived in Emerald Isle (NC) to start work on the post-Florence Renourishment Project – Phase III. According to the Carteret County, the Ellis Island arrived two days ago (3/16/2021) and pumped the first load to the beach at roughl
Seven months after an historic breach on the Union Canal near Muiravonside, Scottish Canals has now restored the structure of the waterway and refilled the canal with water. Early on the 12th of August 2020 a one in 240-year storm resulted in a breach of the Union Canal near Muiravonside, which was
The creation of a new river frontage at Free Wharf in Shoreham is nearing completion, as part of an enabling works package contract for Wates Residential, reports Mackley. As reported, construction of a new reinforced concrete river wall commenced in May 2020 and the site team has been progressively
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) today released a photo update of the Terrebonne Basin barrier shoreline system project. In the update, CPRA said that over 2 million cubic yards of sand are being used to raise the Trinity-East Island above sea level and restore beach, du
Work to reduce the risk of flooding for Lincolnshire’s coastal communities is set to begin next month (April 2021) with the yearly replenishment of sand on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point. The Environment Agency’s annual beach management scheme sees sand dredged from licensed areas of
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District’s Mat Sinking Unit completed its 2020 revetment season March 4. The Mat Sinking Unit placed approximately 266,000 squares of articulated concrete squares, also known as revetment, along the Mississippi River before its return to the Vicksburg Harb
North Brevard shore protection renourishment project is set to begin in late March, according to the Army Corps Jacksonville District. Beach re-nourishment of the North Reach section of the Brevard County Shore Protection Project will start on or about March 20, announced the Army Corps. The effort
Boskalis Westminster Ltd. is about to kick off a Surveying and Maintenance Dredging project in the Portsmouth Harbour. According to the Queen’s Harbour Master Portsmouth, the surveying and maintenance dredging of the Portsmouth Harbour and its approach channels will be conducted from 22 to 30 March
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has signed the Record of Decision for the Mississippi River mainline levees Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement II. The Record of Decision details USACE’s decisions on conducting remedial measures necessary to control seepage and/or raise and st
The Philippines DPWH Regional Office III has started works on a flood prevention project on the Kalaklan River in Olongapo City. This Important flood prevention project started on March 2, 2021, when DPWH deployed one of its cutter suction dredgers at the Kalaklan River to begin the scheduled dredgi
Rohde Nielsen A/S has just released this beautiful photo of an ongoing maintenance dredging project in Figueira da Foz, Portugal. Since 2014, Rohde Nielsen A/S has performed several maintenance dredging campaigns in the port, winning three consecutive contracts in a row. Recently, the company was aw
Morehead City Harbor dredging and beach nourishment project continues to progress and remains on schedule for late March completion. According to the latest update, the beachfill is progressing west of the Oceanana Pier and towards “the finish line” at the Circle – the current outfall is near the in
The unpredictability of the UK’s weather has highlighted the importance of both reactive and planned canal maintenance works, according to The Rothen Group. With a low of -23°C being recorded in Scotland in February this year, the coldest night since 1995 according to the Met Office, and Storm Chris
