A year ago, St. Tammany Parish broke ground on the Mandeville Lakefront Wetlands Project. Supported by a $1 million contribution through CPRA’s Parish Matching Program, the project was completed in January. Today, the results are taking shape along the Lake Pontchartrain lakefront. The project combines several restoration features to strengthen this important stretch of shoreline…. Read More
At Damen partner yard 189 Shipyard in Vietnam, a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) 1000 for Port Otago and Napier Port has been successfully launched. The launch marks a major milestone in the construction of the new state-of-the-art dredger, which is being built to support harbour maintenance dredging operations in the two New Zealand ports…. Read More
On September 21, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency due to the “strong and likely historic El Nino event in the Pacific Ocean.” The timing of the announcement is in response to the latest predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, estimating a 90 percent chance of a “very strong event during… Read More
NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH – Residents and property owners here made clear in a public hearing Tuesday night that more must be done to manage the erosion-battered oceanfront at the north end of Topsail Island. Their preference? Build a 2,021-foot-long terminal groin at New River Inlet, move ahead with plans to pivot the inlet channel’s alignment… Read More
Four bidders submitted proposals in the repeat tender for construction dredging of the 40ha north platform at the Mexican port of Progreso in Yucatán. The work is part of an expansion that will increase the port’s operational area from 34ha to 114ha. The bids range from 1.080,54 billion pesos (US$62.5 million (mn)) to 2.216,65 billion pesos… Read More
