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Dredging projects begin across Mid and East Antrim
Two harbours and two marinas in the Mid and East Antrim Council area will be dredged in the following days. Under the cleanup plan, Charles Brand and Foyle & Marine Dredging will remove around 30,000m3 – enough to fill 12 Olympic swimming pools – of silt, sand and sediment over a number of months at
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2021 WEDA Gulf Coast Chapter coming in November
Western Dredging Association (WEDA) is gearing up for their annual Gulf Coast Chapter event which will be held from November 17-19, in Mobile, AL. According to the organizers, there is still time to register for the 2021 WEDA Gulf Coast Chapter annual meeting. The meeting will provide a forum for ex
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USACE wraps up substantial repair of Vermilion Harbor east pier
USACE Buffalo District and its contractor, Illinois-based Kovilic Construction Company Inc., completed substantial repairs of the Vermilion Harbor east pier on October 26, 2021. Construction on the $2.2 million project began in June and encompassed 70 feet of the most degraded section of the pier. I
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IWW Palm Valley dredging on the way
The USACE Jacksonville District said that dredging operations on the Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) Palm Valley North Reaches will be undertaken in two shifts per day, seven days per week when they begin work sometime in the next two months. The district plans to begin dredging operations to address pr
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Van Oord’s TSHD Lelystad in Sepetiba Bay, Brazil
Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Lelystad feels right at home in Central and South America. For years the vessel has been criss-crossing this part of the world to work on port and waterway development and maintenance projects. In September, Lelystad was deployed on a maintenance pro
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Low-carbon techniques on River of Life II project
Land & Water has completed works on the River of Life II scheme – on behalf of Earth Trust. The largest wetland habitat creation project of its kind on the River Thames and River Thame, River of Life II is a partnership project between Earth Trust, Church Farm Partnership and The Hurst Water Meadow
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Newfane work complete, Olcott dredging in November
New York Governor Kathy Hochul yesterday announced the completion of a $14 million resiliency project awarded to the town of Newfane, Niagara County. Olcott Harbor is an important recreational harbor located on the southern shore of Lake Ontario. The harbor area includes the Town of Newfane Marina,
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New dredging contracts for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD) has won a $25,751,600 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging of Morehead City Harbor, NC; Wilmington Harbor, NC; Savannah Harbor, GA; Brunswick Harbor, GA; and Charleston Harbor, SC. Bids for this project were solicited via the internet with two received, the
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MarFac dredging plan on the table
The University of California, San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography, is seeking a permit from USACE for a dredging project in San Diego Bay. The proposed work is set to take place within the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) Nimitz Marine Facility (MarFac) within the approach channel
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Over £20M for Montgomery and Llangollen Canals
The Montgomery Canal and Llangollen Canal have secured over £20 million in funding from the Government’s UK Levelling Up Fund. The funding, which will restore a stretch of the Montgomery Canal in Wales, and deliver visitor improvements along the Llangollen Canal, which is part of the UNESCO World He
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EBC dredging conference in November
Environmental Business Council of New England (EBC) will on Tuesday, November 9th, hold the 15th Annual Dredging Conference in an online format. This EBC Dredging Conference will focus on how important the geotechnical evaluation of the existing infrastructure, shorelines and sediment is in the dred
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Meridian Port Services wraps up phase 2 of Tema Port expansion
Meridian Port Services (MPS) has wrapped up works on the fourth new berth of the Tema Port expansion project. The 400m long fourth berth of phase two, originally scheduled for completion in the middle of 2022, adds up to the 1,000m of phase one currently being operated. Mohamed Samara, CEO of MPS, n
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Securing the future of Adelaide’s coastline VIDEO
The first phase of a mass replenishment, aimed to ensure that large volumes of sand are delivered to West Beach before the end of 2021, is underway. Adelaide’s coastline is one connected system, but some of the beaches are experiencing significant erosion. The sand along Adelaide’s coast naturally m
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Landhoo Harbour work nears completion
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just released the latest update about the N. Landhoo Harbour project. Work on on this very important development program is well underway, with overall 72% project progress so far, said MTCC. The second shipment of rock boulders required for brea