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A preliminary assessment by the Army Corps of Engineers this week confirmed what already is evident: The rebuilt beaches at the south end of Ocean City escaped the major erosion seen at the north end during a four-day northeast gale last weekend. Many feared that the $57 million worth of sand the Army Corps finished… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is proposing maintenance dredging of portions of the Milford Harbor Federal Navigation Project in Milford. The proposed work involves removing about 14,000 cubic yards of sandy material from portions of the 10-foot deep entrance channel in Milford Harbor. “Natural shoaling processes and storm events have reduced… Read More
In Bayou Lafourche just north of Plattenville, two dredges are working around the clock to help clear sediment from the waterway that provides drinking water to more than 300,000 people in Lafourche, Terrebonne, Assumption and Ascension parishes. The dredge work is part of a massive project called Mississippi River Reintroduction to Bayou Lafourche that is… Read More
Days after a weekend nor’easter pummeled the New Jersey coastline, state officials on Thursday filed among the first of what is expected to be hundreds of legal actions to take beachfront property to build protective dunes. The state Attorney General’s Office filed an eminent domain action against Margate to get an access easement that would… Read More
Dredging work is set to kick off at the Port of Soma in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan on 10 October, according to the nation’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism. The dredging work will be carried out at a cost of about 2 billion yen (USD16.7 million) to allow a new liquefied natural gas… Read More
As Newport Beach prepares to dump sand along the sea walls surrounding Balboa Island’s Grand Canal, residents are wondering when their dream of a fully dredged waterway may become reality. Since the Grand Canal was last dredged in the late 1990s, waterfront residents have watched as the white sand lining the passage sloughed away, transforming… Read More
North Myrtle Beach continues to struggle with maintaining and paying for its canals. Having been filled with mud and for years residents have not been able to utilize those waterways. City leaders visited Ocean Isle in North Carolina on Friday to see how such a project could be successful. The city of North Myrtle Beach… Read More
Fall is a season of change, especially in Port Stanley. The Municipality of Central Elgin is starting work on its harbour overhaul – a multimillion-dollar project that will drastically change the look and feel of the lakefront village. Over the coming months, Port Stanley passersby can expect to see different phases of the massive revitalization… Read More
For approximately 6 weeks, marine works involving dredging operations will be carried out in the area bounded by straight lines joining the following co-ordinates (WGS 84 Datum) from (A) to (E) :(A) 22 deg. 17.062’N / 114 deg. 11.003’E(B) 22 deg. 17.060’N / 114 deg. 11.020’E(C) 22 deg. 17.045’N / 114 deg. 11.027’E(D) 22 deg…. Read More
State and local officials attended a ceremony today in Monmouth County to launch a long-awaited project to make New Jersey boating channels more navigable. A $7.7 million dollar project funded by the state, county, and local towns will dredge the Shark River. Neptune resident Wayne Fey says Superstorm Sandy added to silt that’s been building… Read More
Crews salvaged dredging equipment from the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday after it fell off a barge in stormy seas last week. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
A major dredging project is about to get under way near South Padre Island. Crews are about to dredge the Brazos Island harbor jetty and entrance channels. The project will make sure the 23-mile long channel is 42-feet deep by 300-feet wide. South Padre Island will benefit from the dredging. All of the dredged sand… Read More
The Lake Havasu Marine Association dredged the lake on New Year’s Eve last year, working until 10 p.m. If they didn’t finish on New Year’s Eve, they would have to wait another six months before trying again. The Marine Association’s dredger managed to complete most, but not all of the job on New Year’s Eve,… Read More
Local residents may have noticed a huge mechanical crane working where the Vallejo Ferry Terminal dry dock use to sit. Not to worry, just some routine maintenance. Ernest Sanchez, public information and marketing manager with the San Francisco Bay Ferry said the ferry terminal basin is being dredged for standard maintenance. “The basin has silted… Read More
The Encinitas and Solana Beach city councils next week will consider environmental approval of their joint 50-year sand project. Under the plan, offshore sand would regularly be spread on local beaches with the goal of protecting infrastructure and coastal access. Solana Beach City Manager Greg Wade said environmental impact documents don’t anticipate that the project… Read More