The Town of Duck announced on Saturday, May 27, that the nourishment works on the first 200 feet of newly constructed beach are complete. Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD) dredge Liberty Island is now working South with an active construction zone of around 500 feet between 147 and 157 Bufflehead R
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, has awarded a contract for dredging St. Joseph and Holland harbors in Michigan. According to the Corps, King Company, Inc. from Holland, Mich., has won $374,000 to dredge approximately 30,000 cubic yards of material from St. Joseph Outer Harbor and
Manson Construction Company has suspended dredging operations at Oceanside Harbor federal entrance channel, reports the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District. According to the Corps, the company dredged about 293,000 cubic yards of sand from the entrance channel, as of May 25. The base
A detailed business case for the upcoming Channel Capacity Upgrade, which is Stage 1 of the $1.64 billion Townsville Port Expansion Project, has been prepared for consideration by the Queensland Government. The business case delivers on the first major commitment under the Port City initiative of th
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (May 22-28, 2017). PHOTO: Tuas Terminal Phase 1 Reclamation Works in Full Swing DEME Group today released a photo of the Tuas Terminal Phase 1 (TTP1) reclamation works in Singapore. Jan De Nul Orders Another Gia
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD) has officially begun beach nourishment operations in the Town of Duck with the arrival of the company’s dredge Liberty Island. According to Dare County, NC, the dredge started pumping sand late Tuesday night, May 23rd, at the Widgeon Dr. subline and will continue p
Congressman Charlie Crist yesterday applauded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to fully fund the Pinellas County Shore Protection Project. This announcement followed months of advocacy by Rep. Crist and Pinellas County, led by Chair Janet C. Long, which included a meeting with the Army Cor
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, received $20 million to continue construction of the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Flood Risk Management Project. These funds, released yesterday in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fiscal Year 2017 Work Plan, will allow the St. Paul District and it
Piling work for the port’s flagship Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR) development project is in full swing now, according to the Breckland Geomatics. The DWDR Principal Contractor, a joint venture between VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster (VSBW), has mobilized various marine equipment for the D
Manson Construction Company dredge, the HR Morris, has been busy lately dredging sediment from the Oceanside Harbor entrance in order to maintain the authorized federal channel depth. The company is dredging the channel to its authorized federal depth of 20 feet with an additional 7 feet of advanced
The Dawlish Warren Beach Management Scheme will be presented at the upcoming Institution of Civil Engineers (South West) lecture in Plymouth. The event is set to take place at the Devonport Lecture Theater, Plymouth University, on June 6th 2017. As part of the Exe Estuary Flood and Coastal Erosion R
The Phipps Ocean Park in the Town of Palm Beach, Florida, has been named by the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) as one of the beast restored beaches for 2017. This award was established by the ASBPA to recognize the considerable efforts undertaken by coastal communities to
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) to evaluate the potential impacts of modifying the previously-approved Flow Re-routing Plan as part of the environmental mitigation for the Savannah H
Piling work on the Poole Harbor’s £10 million new South Quay is in full swing and on schedule, reports the main contractor BAM Nuttall Ltd. The sole purpose of the project, according to Poole Harbor Commissioners (PHC) who awarded the contract, is to ensure that the port remains competitive with fac
