The Menemsha Creek east and west jetties in Chilmark, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., will be repaired under the terms of a $1.3 million contract issued recently by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. Work will be accomplished by RC&D, Inc., of Pawtucket, R.I. Construction is scheduled
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, partnered recently with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore wetlands at the Julia Butler Hansen Wildlife Refuge in Washington. After constructing a new setback levee the Corps notched the original levee, allowing the Columbia River to fl
Reclamation work at Pulau Tekong continues and has now been extended from 10 January to 10 July 2015, reported the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. The works will involve dredging, construction of revetment, soil investigation and soil improvement work. Soil improvement work will entail sta
A delivery plan to make Wales more resilient to coastal flooding has been officially launched by Natural Resources Wales (NRW). Since the devastating storms that hit communities along the coast of Wales 12 months ago the priority has been to repair and restore defenses damaged in the storms. The del
Reconstruction of a two-mile stretch of severely eroded shoreline along the Delaware River in Salem County has been completed, making it the second post-Superstorm Sandy beach project in New Jersey to be fully executed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The restoration of Oakwood Beach in
The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Northeast Fisheries Science Center breakwater in Woods Hole, Mass., is being repaired under the terms of a $305,000.00 contract issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. Construction started on December 11, 2014 and is s
Today, mobilization efforts are set to begin at the intersection of North Ocean Boulevard and Dunbar Road in preparation for the upcoming Mid-Town Beach Renourishment Project. The mobilization effort is expected to take about 2 weeks. Dredging is scheduled to begin as soon as the week of January 12,
Huta Marine Works Ltd., one of the largest operators in the Middle East and with the largest fleet in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is about to complete a major port in the kingdom eastern region. Its vessels Huta 1 and Huta 2 are in the final stages of dredging, in order to complete King Abdulaziz P
With 2014 now behind us, we thought it would be a great idea to showcase some of the most watched videos of the year. The top ten videos of 2014 range from the Nicaraguan Canal Construction project and Panama Canal expansion to the New Suez Canal dredging. Enjoy! – Phase One of the Brisbane Airp
First Coastal Corporation and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) together with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, are working on a beach nourishment project in Westhampton, Suffolk County, New York. The project aim is to repair and restore the previously built Westhampton
The Westport Department of Public Works has announced that a request to extend the weekday construction hours until 10 p.m. for work related to the dredging of the Compo Marina basin has been approved. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ permit for the dredging stipulates that in-water work must be co
A £1.8 million worth dredging project to replenish the storm damaged beach between Shore Road & Branksome beach has been completed. Works on the project started on Monday, 3rd November, with delivery of pipes for the sinkerline, to be welded on the beach. Sand pumping operation started on 19th Novem
Egypt Against Time to Finish New Suez Canal “We are in a race against time to finish the new Suez Canal Project,” Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish said on Tuesday. Nicaragua Launches New Canal Project Nicaraguan officials and the Hong Kong Nicaragua Canal Development […]
Government of Nicaragua, the Grand Canal Commission and HKND group jointly held the commencement ceremony for the Grand Canal of Nicaragua at the House of the People in the capital city of Managua on December 22, 2014. President of Nicaragua, Mr. Daniel Ortega and Mr. Wang Jing, Chairman and CEO of
