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Results are back from validation testing on the first dredged section of the Kopeopeo Canal and they are showing sediment quality is now below the remediation target. Project Manager Brendon Love said that dredging is continuing and it was reassuring to get the results back from the first section. “Those first validation results are important… Read More
The current plan for beach restoration in Harvey Cedars, Surf City and a section of Brant Beach involves contractor Weeks Marine sending dredges to Harvey Cedars and Brant Beach to begin work in March. According to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Public Affairs Officer Steve Rochette, the R.S. Weeks pipeline dredge would be stationed in… Read More
A dredging ship on the Savannah River emptied another load of sand and mud capable of filling roughly 170 dump trucks Wednesday as officials overseeing the $973 million deepening of the shipping channel to the Port of Savannah declared the project had nearly reached its halfway point. Almost 2 ½ years have passed since dredging… Read More
A 4 kilometre stretch of Christchurch’s Heathcote River will be dredged for the first time in more than 30 years to reduce flooding. Christchurch City Council decided on Thursday to fast-track a $16.5 million dredging programme that would remove about 60,000 cubic metres of material from the river by 2020. That was enough mud and… Read More
Delays in a long-awaited beach replenishment project will push the start date in Fenwick Island to July. Last year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District awarded a $19.2 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company to dredge 1.2 million cubic yards of sand that will be used to fortify the beaches… Read More
Long overdue dredging has taken place in the approaches to the German Baltic port of Ueckermünde-Berndshof close to the border with Poland to enable the small facility to maintain its commercial handling viability, reports Tom Todd. Viola Hackenbeck at the German federal waterways and shipping office (WSA) in nearby Stralsund told Maritime Journal 100,000 m3… Read More
Dredging of the Savannah Harbor is now halfway complete according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps says about 20 miles of “outer” harbor (from Fort Pulaski to the ocean have now been dredged.) The Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) is seen as vital for the economy in terms of the Port of… Read More
Dredging of Trinity Inlet is expected to start in early 2019 after the State Co-Ordinator General today approved the $120 million project. Economic modelling suggests the $120 million project will generate an estimated $850 million benefit to the local tourism sector over the next two decades with increased passenger expenditure, port charges and associated supplies… Read More
Green Oak Township officials are looking into a resident-initiated project that is somewhat unprecedented. A canal on the north side of Whitmore Lake has shrunk and filled in over time, causing sediment runoff and yard encroaching. Property owners along the stretch want to dredge the canal and install seawalls so it can be safely accessed… Read More
Just a day before the Army Corps of Engineers’ hopper dredge Currituck made it to Holden Beach on Feb. 21 to begin the Lockwood Folly Dredging Project, the Holden Beach Board of Commissioners approved reimbursing Brunswick County for the project. During their regular meeting Feb. 20, Christy Ferguson, the town’s shoreline protection and recreation manager,… Read More
IT’S time to dredge the Mary River. That’s what Maryborough’s State MP Bruce Saunders believes. The last time the river was dredged was in the 1950s and he says the river is currently underutilised. All that could change, however, if the river was dredged, Mr Saunders said. Dredging involved the removal of sediment and debris… Read More
With warm weather driving many to the beach in recent weeks, many have noticed the barges offshore and the pipes that sit on the shore of Wrightsville Beach. As part of a new project, 700,000 cubic yards of sand will be dredged from the ocean by the time the newest beach re-nourishment is complete, later… Read More
It’s been six months since the Houston area endured the torrential rain and flooding from Hurricane Harvey, and area of northeast Houston including Humble, Kingwood, and Lake Houston were among the hardest hit areas, with homes and businesses still recovering. On Monday, Houston City Council Member Dave Martin, State Representative Dan Huberty, and State Senator… Read More
A South River dredging project that has been in the works for years could begin as early as October, town Harbormaster Mike DiMeo said. Marshfield and Scituate are working to dredge the South River channel from the Sea Street bridge to the Spit where it meets the North River. The channel has not been dredged… Read More
The Department of Environmental Protection has begun the process of repairing beaches and dunes in the southern Long Beach Island area. On Jan. 18, the project commenced, which is meant to dredge sand to create a safe boat channel for the Little Egg Inlet and replenish the beaches from Holgate to Beach Haven. This project… Read More