Oceanside is working on a first of its kind coastal restoration project. It will be along the coast from Tyson St and Wisconsin Ave. OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Oceanside is planning a first of its kind coastal restoration project. The concept has been successful on Australia’s Gold Coast, but is new to North America. The project… Read More
As part of the Navarre Beach Restoration Project, heavy equipment will begin staging on Thursday, Dec. 5 at Navarre Beach Access 37A. This access will be closed to the public until further notice beginning Tuesday, Dec. 3. The Glenn Edwards hopper dredge is tentatively expected to arrive on site in mid-December, 2024. Dredging is expected to… Read More
In light of many recent storms causing severe river overflows across Vermont, one being just last week, people have been suggesting and asking why not dredge the rivers. “It is very intuitive and seems very logical at first, but there’s actually a lot more to it,” said Shayne Jaquith, a river scientist at Nature Conservancy… Read More
Quite a few passers-by stop on the banks of the Danube and pull out their mobile phones for a quick photo of two supposedly floating excavators. What appears surreal at first glance turns out to be two Liebherr R 938 crawler excavators tirelessly transporting gravel to the surface of the river. The spectacular deployment of… Read More
Dredging at the Whanganui Port has paused following an incident on the water last month. Port general manager Geoff Evans said a barge became unbalanced during an operation on November 27. “It was filled with material and as they began to move away from the wharf, the load started to shift and it didn’t stop,”… Read More
