$20M project to save Fernandina Beach shoreline finishes months ahead of schedule
Posted on July 16, 2025
The $20 million Nassau County Shore Protection Project to renourish the Fernandina Beach shoreline from Fort Clinch to Saddler Road has finished months ahead of schedule.
Overdredging, or dredging beyond the specified design dredge depth, comes with more risks and undesirable effects — many of which have the power to create cost inefficiencies and even sink profits for contractors. Often poorly defined or misinterpreted in contracts, the realities of overdredging can be a major source of costs and contention. It also… Read More
CHARLESTOWN — Last Thursday at a community presentation it was announced that funding for the Charlestown Breachway restoration project has come in, and what the plans entail for the next steps of the process. Over the past year-and-a-half, Charlestown GIS Coordinator Steve McCandless has been working closely with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, the… Read More
Kenmare’s two new high-capacity dredges for our Wet Concentrator Plant (WCP) A upgrade project have been landed safely on the beach near our Moma Mine. The dredges travelled by sea to Mozambique and were then floated on a barge to a purpose-built beach landing area.
Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Ariane has completed its first bunkering of ISCC-certified Bio-LNG on the Elbe in Germany. This milestone marks an important step towards the company’s goal of achieving net-zero emissions. As the first marine contractor to have its climate targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), Van Oord… Read More
The anchor and anchor chains of the hopper dredge Wheeler receive a new coat of paint after regular inspections while in drydock at the Alabama Shipyard in Mobile, Ala., Aug. 9, 2025. The Wheeler is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, and is the largest hopper dredge in USACE. The… Read More
