The pace of work on the delayed Hulhumale’ Phase III land reclamation project has accelerated, with more than 30 hectares dredged out of the planned 63, the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) said on Sunday. In a social media post, HDC confirmed that dredging is progressing rapidly with the deployment of two dredgers, including one recently… Read More
A second high-powered dredge has arrived as emergency works to stabilise Bribie Island continue, with officials reporting strong progress across two recently closed breakthrough points. Breakthrough No.3 was successfully closed on November 28, concluding Stage 2 of the project, and came weeks after the 200m-wide Breakthrough No.2 was filled to finish Stage 1. Attention is now on… Read More
Dylan Graves surfs the viral manmade sand island on Australia’s Gold Coast, following Tropical Cyclone Alfred and the sand replenishment project. Key Points A manmade sand island emerged on Australia’s Gold Coast after Cyclone Alfred. Surfer Dylan Graves surfed unique, temporary sandbar waves created by dredging boats. Experts predict the sand island will vanish by… Read More
The current depth at Rabnabad channel is now 0.2 percent below the level recorded before dredging began back in 2020. Water-resource specialists say Payra sits in a naturally silt-heavy zone and repeated dredging cannot deliver lasting results. Payra Port’s Rabnabad Channel reported an average depth of six metres in December 2020. Two separate dredging projects… Read More
The fate of protection plans for flood prone part of a south of Scotland town look set to finally be decided. Proposals for the Whitesands area of Dumfries first surfaced decades ago and have been the source of debate ever since. The estimated costs have now risen to £68.6m – 80% of which would come… Read More
