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Erosion-plagued Wild Dunes will get another shot of sand in the fall aimed at stabilizing a resort beach where a history of lost shoreline has included golf course damage and ocean water swirling under condos. Officials hope the latest effort at restoring the shore will be underway in October and completed in a little more… Read More
Al Hamra Group (AHG) has revealed that it is in the process of renovating all of the beaches within Al Hamra Village, a master-planned community in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. The project, which is being conducted by Netherlands-headquartered contractor, Van Oord, will cost approximately $10m (AED36.7m), and is scheduled to complete before the end of… Read More
A major restoration of 11 miles of the Los Angeles River is on the cusp of taking a leap forward. Tomorrow, the City Council’s Arts, Entertainment, Parks and River Committee will consider an agreement between the city and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that would allow for preliminary studies and pre-construction work to get… Read More
After two years of waiting, it seems boaters may finally have something to celebrate as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing bid documents for dredging in the Back Creek Basin and near the C&D Canal. Gavin Kaiser, the Corps’ C&D Canal project manager, told the Whig on Friday that the Corps’ Philadelphia District… Read More
Falmouth harbour’s multi-million pound dredging project has hit another stumbling block as the organisation which will make the final decision raises concerns over the potential damage to the environment. It was hoped a decision would have been made earlier this year, giving approval in principle so the project could go forward, but it is now… Read More
The South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCPA) needs “a small sliver” of land on the southern tip of Daniel Island for dredging – and the City of Charleston is ready to sell it to them. For $1.5 million. Early last week, Charleston City Council passed an ordinance authorizing Mayor John Tecklenburg to execute on behalf… Read More
The marina port development project in the Port of Benoa, Bali, will start on September 18, 2017, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan noted. Speaking on the sidelines of observing the ship of KRI Banjarmasin 592 at the Port of Benoa on Thursday (August 24), the minister said that such decision is in… Read More
The town of Flower Mound has begun a major project to improve ponds at three town parks. The town will work to remove odor and restore aquatic health with pond dredging at the three parks, according to the town. Pond dredging at Cortadera Park began in early August, and once crews are finished there, the… Read More
It’s been nearly five long years since Butler Beach in Bayville was decimated by Superstorm Sandy. But that’s changed, thanks to the construction of an engineered beach, which adds another 740 cubic yards of sand to the beach at the end of Butler Boulevard. “The beach will also have a longer life expectancy than standard… Read More
Sea Pines residents and visitors could start seeing more sand on the beach this week. The South Island Emergency Beach Fill project is expected to begin today, according to a release. As part of the project, about 300,000 cubic yards of sand will be pumped in along about 12,000 feet of Atlantic shorefront. The $3.8… Read More
Ocean City will receive more than $1 million in state funding for a major dredging project to clear out sediment-choked lagoons along the back bays. At its meeting Tuesday, City Council is scheduled to approve the funding agreement with the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s Office of Maritime Resources for the dredging of the Carnival… Read More
Wicklow based Alpha Marine are carrying out a dredging project off the UK south coast for an offshore windfarm project, writes Jehan Ashmore. The vessel support and marine services company deployed the Husky, a twin screw shallow draft tug to conduct nearshore dredging support at the Rampion Offshore Windfarm. Among the marine engineering plant involved… Read More
The prospects of large cruise ships’ calls at the port of Vladivostok were discussed at the meeting headed by Vasily Usoltsev, First Deputy to the Primorsky Territory Governor. According to the press center of the regional government, dredging at the two berths of Vladivostok (No 1 and No 2) will let the port accommodate large… Read More
Around 10,000 tonnes of silt is set to be removed from the tidal basin at Sharpness Dock in Gloucestershire during a major dredging project this week. The Canal & River Trust, the charity that runs the port, is carrying out the work to ensure that the gateway from the River Severn into the Gloucester &… Read More
Removing mercury from the Penobscot River downriver from the former HoltraChem site in Orrington is likely to be complicated and expensive. The Bangor Daily News reported the cleanup must account for tidal and seasonal changes, the plume of contaminants that could form from dredging, and the sheer scope of trying to cap the contaminated area…. Read More