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USACE VIDEO: Help is on the way for Great Sodus Bay
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, has just released this very interesting video named ‘Help is on the way for Great Sodus Bay!’ A work package is out for proposals to a pool of qualified marine contractors under a Multiple Award Task Order Contract. The pool includes large business
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Greencastle new breakwater officially opened
Last week, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue together with Leas Chathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, Cllr Gerry McMonagle, officially opened the Greencastle Harbor Breakwater. Officially opening the Breakwater, the Minister said: “Greencastle is an important
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Infrastructure Malta: New breakwater takes shape in Bugibba
Infrastructure Malta has completed over half of construction work on the new breakwater and the new passenger facilities for ferry services in Bugibba. The new 180-meter breakwater is set to further diminish wave activity in the bay, thus providing additional protection for fishing boats in this are
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Townsville’s Eastern Breakwater project completed
Port of Townsville contractors, CivilPlus Constructions have finished shortening the Eastern Breakwater, removing 22,000 tons of rock in a project that took 5960 work hours. Overall, the project included removal of material to shorten the existing breakwater by approximately 70m and allow capital dr
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Cumbrae flood protection schemes in full swing
Work at three multi-million pound flood protection schemes in North Ayrshire is on track as part of preparations to lessen the impact of climate change. Construction works on the £48 million Millport Flood Protection Scheme, on the Isle of Cumbrae, started last spring and work is progressing well to
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Canton Beach sandstone wall upgrades on the way
Canton Beach sandstone log restoration works and upgrades will begin Thursday, 15 February, to restore and enhance the usability of the beach, improve safety, and help prevent erosion, Central Coast Council said. Council has received $256,000 from the Australian and NSW Governments as part of the Lo
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Cairns Regional Council: Breakwaters to help mitigate erosion at Clifton Beach
Cairns Regional Council has received more than $1 million of State Government funding to assist in the construction of two breakwaters at Clifton Beach. The proposed breakwaters are permanent structures constructed from rock for the primary purpose of mitigation of sand loss and retention of the bea
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Millport flood protection scheme hitting halfway mark
In Millport, on the Scottish island Great Cumbrae, the coastal and flood protection is taking shape through both onshore and offshore activities over the 2km long seafront. North Ayrshire Council, the developer of the Millport coastal flood protection scheme, contracted Van Oord in January 2023. Van
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BREAKING NEWS: Van Oord secures three new contracts in Romania
Van Oord has been awarded three new contracts to reinforce the Romanian coast, with a combined value of approximately EUR 200 million. This time the Administratia Bazinala de Apa Dobrogea-Litoral (ABA-DL) awarded Van Oord to design and construct 6.7 km of resilient coastline for the Romanian seaside
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Work on DP World London Gateway Berth 4 in full swing
Works are progressing well at the DP World London Gateway Port Berth 4 extension project, McLaughlin & Harvey Ltd said. Due to increasing container trade and container vessel visits, the current port development had reached capacity and the quay needed to be extended and a fourth berth created. New
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Construction on Vermilion Harbor’s west pier continues
Construction on the Vermilion Harbor’s west pier continues as the crest is now complete from the beach to the navigation light, at the end of the pier. The project, undertaken by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, and its contractor, Norwalk, Ohio-based Mark Schaffer Excavating-Truc
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Nueces shoreline protection VIDEO UPDATE
The Nueces Shoreline Protection Project is rocking along, the Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program said. Once completed, this breakwater jetty structure will serve to block wind-driven currents that eroding the shoreline and marsh. Absorbing the wave energy will help the marsh recover and provide v