The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the non-Federal Sponsor, Collier County, Florida, will host an informational public meeting next week on the Collier County Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study. The meeting, set for September 9, from 5-7 p.m., will take place at the Collier County Adm
The Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet Coastal Storm Risk Management Project (FIMI) continues making progress, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ New York District said in its latest project update. “Some 2.3 million cubic yards of sand is being pumped onto the beach, a dune is taking shape, and wal
New York Senator Charles Schumer has announced that a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ effort to study Nassau’s Back Bays and protect countless Long Island communities from storm surges, flooding and more, could simply cease on September 30th unless the feds move to extend and fund its completion. “All
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, recently awarded a $1.6 million contract to Coastline Consulting and Development for maintenance dredging of the Cape Porpoise Harbor in Kennebunkport, Maine. Under the deal, the contractor will remove around 25,000 cubic yards of primarily fin
Responding to a request from U.S. Naval Forces Europe and U.S. Army Europe to remove a sunken dredge barge from the Port of Alexandroupoli, Greece, NAVSEA Supervisor of Salvage and Diving, SEA 00C, has developed a plan and assembled a team to remove the barge and restore access to the pier for futur
Russia continues intense development of its port infrastructure that implies a considerable scope of dredging works. Some of the largest dredging projects in the country include dry cargo area of Taman port, Utrenny terminal, port in Pionersky, port Lavna. The country is also stepping up constructio
The land reclamation works for the construction of an airport in Hoarafushi, Haa Alif Atoll, were successfully completed, according to Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC). Under this capital development scheme, the Maldives’ largest dredger Mahaa Jarraafu reclaimed the lagoon on the so
Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI) has capacity to meet the lion’s share of India’s maintenance and capital dredging market, according to the DCI’s Managing Director, Shri Rajesh Tripathi. Addressing the delegates of the ‘Tenth Annual Conference on Dredging in India’ in Mumbai, he said that
Maritime Constructions has just announced that they are nearing completion of the biggest capital dredging and reclamation project in the company’s history in Onslow, Western Australia. Nearly a 1 million m³ of material has been dredged for the new entrance channel to the Beadon Creek marine facilit
Following the recent completion of Newhaven project, ML (UK) Dredging team has arrived in Portsmouth to carry out crucial work for the INEOS British Racing Team. According to the company, ‘Boxer’ dredger along with Split hopper barge ‘Split Two’ are now in Portsmouth Harbor where they will carry out
RLB Contracting Inc. of Port Lavaca, Texas, has just won a $9,571,200 firm-fixed-price contract for the maintenance dredging of Houston ship channel. As reported, the work will be performed in Brady Island, Texas, with an estimated completion date of March 5, 2020. The contract – awarded by the Army
At the start of 2019, Luc Vandenbulcke took the reins of DEME Group. A civil engineer employed for 21 years within the group, he has noteworthy qualifications: he cofounded and led DEME’s fastest growing subsidiary company which specialized in hydraulic engineering projects and offshore wind farms.
Reinforcing nearly 75% of the oceanfront in roughly two months, the Virginia Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project has come to a halt. In late June, the city of Virginia Beach and the Army Corps’ Norfolk District began the placement of approximately 1.4 million cubic yards of sand – a p
The Queensland’s Noosa Council released the latest update on their coastal protection scheme today, saying that the works on the Noosa’s Main Beach have been in focus this week. “Our Sand Recycling System has recovered about 12,500m³ of sand since an unseasonal erosion event in July,” said the counc