MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WBTW) — A $6.5 million dredging project is underway in Murrells Inlet. The project stems from President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law and will be completed by the Charleston District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The most recent cycle of maintenance was in 2017. More than 500,000 cubic yards of… Read More
The dredging industry is demonstrating significant interest in cutting-edge technology and its potential to enhance performance through increased efficiency and enhanced data collection capabilities. The desire for new and better technology is partly driven by increasing demands being placed on the dredging industry. Many projects require much longer pumping distances than in the past. There… Read More
The spigot is on, spitting sand dredged up from the ocean floor out through large pipes onto the Surfside beach where trucks then spread out the grains, growing the shrinking shoreline. After years of waiting, some Orange County beaches are about to get much sandier. Heavy machinery and equipment set up on the beach at… Read More
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) along with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) recently approved $144 million to support coastal resilience projects in 31states and U.S. territories. A total of 109 grants were awarded and will generate more than $97 million in matching funds with an expected conservation impact of $242 million…. Read More
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – The latest leg of Pinellas County’s emergency beach restoration project is underway. Crews have placed 245,000 tons of sand across beaches since September after Hurricane Idalia destroyed most of the dunes in Pinellas County. The project in Madeira Beach started on November 29. “We’ve lost a lot of the dunes along the entire beach,” Dr…. Read More
