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Onehunga lagoon dredging project on the table
Following recent flooding events on Beachcroft Avenue (3 in the last 8 months), the Onehunga Enhancement Society TOES have suggested to the Maungakiekie Tamaki Local Board that they look into the possibility of dredging the Onehunga lagoon. According to TOES, funding needs to be sought for dredging
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The regulation of aggregate dredging in England
In the latest issue of Terra et Aqua magazine, International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) presented an article about the regulation and management of marine aggregate dredging activities in England. Marine dredged sand and gravel make an important contribution to regional supplies of bui
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A record-breaking season for Dredge Hurley
The Memphis District’s Dredge Hurley returned to its home port, Ensley Engineer Yard, in Memphis Harbor, on Jan. 13, 2023, after finishing a record-breaking 273-day season, which began Apr. 26, 2022. In eight and a half months, the 36-person crew dredged 14.5 million cubic yards of sediment, which i
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Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project gets $2.26B funding
The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LA TIG), the group of state and federal agencies responsible for overseeing and approving spending Deepwater Horizon natural resource damages oil spill settlement dollars in Louisiana, has approved $2.26 billion in funding for construction of the Mid-Barat
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CPRA’s 2023 DRAFT Coastal Master Plan on display
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority will this month hold a series of public hearings where CPRA will present the 2023 DRAFT Coastal Master Plan. During the events, CPRA will also introduce the DRAFT Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Plan, and the DRAFT 2024 Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual
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Work starts to maintain beaches north of Dawesville Cut
The Department of Transport (DoT) WA is about to begin the annual Sand Bypassing scheme at Dawesville Cut. Undertaken each year, the project will see about 110,000 cubic metres of accumulated sand excavated from Pyramids Beach and pumped north of the entrance to the Dawesville Cut via pipes on the s
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DPWH undertaking dredging works in Samar and Leyte
The Philippines’ Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced today that they are undertaking river dredging works in Samar and Leyte to alleviate flooding. Citing reports from DPWH Region 8 Director Edgar B. Tabacon, DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan said that 11 units of dredging equipme
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USACE to host public open house for $703M Freeport Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District will next week hold a public meeting about the $703-million Freeport Project. The meeting – taking place at the Lake Jackson Civic Center Thursday, February 2 – will include an overview of the Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay (S2G) Program and the sta
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Record-breaking year for beach nourishment in Denmark
The Danish Coastal Authority (Kystdirektoratet) recently celebrated a record-breaking year, delivering over 4.5 million m3 of sand on the most exposed stretches of the West Coast. According to the Authority, sand has been successfully placed on the central part of the west coast, from Lodbjerg to Ny
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Damen takes lead in 3D model based class approval
Classification society Bureau Veritas has successfully reviewed a 3D design of a 2500m³ hopper dredger from Damen Shipyards, being a step to granting it approval in principle. The pilot project for 3D model-based class approval is meant to pave the way towards using three dimensional computer design
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Finding long-term solution for Adelaide’s beaches
In April 2022 the South Australian Government announced that the planned construction of a sand recycling pipeline between West Beach and Semaphore South would be halted. Instead, a comprehensive review of all available coastal (sand) management options is being undertaken to ensure a long-term solu
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New public meetings for the New York-New Jersey study
Coastal storms have severely impacted the North Atlantic Coast of the United States, including the New York-New Jersey Harbor region. In response to these storms, the US Army Corps of Engineers has investigated measures to manage future flood risk in ways that support the long-term resilience and su
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Coastal Texas Program receives Federal authorization
President Biden signed the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 into law on December 23, 2022, which includes authorization of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Coastal Texas Program. This legislative action officially authorizes USACE to begin implementation activities for this large-sca
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Port of Long Beach dredging project included in the budget
The Port of Long Beach is kicking off 2023 with plenty to celebrate. After years of planning, the port has finally received Federal Authorization for its Channel Dredging Project. On Dec. 23, President Joe Biden signed into law the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, the biennial legisla