The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Galveston District has just released this beautiful photo from the Babe’s Beach nourishment project in Galveston, TX, adding that the beach fill work is currently underway near 61st street. This project, conducted by Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD), will
The Westport Marina dredging project is set to begin this week, the Port of Grays Harbor said in their latest newsletter. The scheme – last time conducted 39 years ago – will take place in two phases, carried out by two contractors working in coordination to limit user impacts and improve efficiency
Gosport Borough Council will host several meetings in the following weeks to outline the next stage of their coastal schemes, aimed to protect the borough from coastal flooding. The council is planning to improve sea defenses at three sites: Alverstoke, Seafield and Forton. Once built, the three pro
The Maldives Transport and Contracting Company Plc (MTCC) has won a contract for the Dhoonidhoo Harbor Construction Project and related shoreline protection works, located in the Nord Male Atoll area of the Maldives. The agreement was signed today by the MTCC CEO, Hassan Shah, and Assistant Commissi
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has published a video of the Dublin Port Capital Dredging operations carried out recently under the Alexandra Basin Redevelopment Project. The contractor performed the project by using the trailer suction hopper dredger FREEWAY. The Alexandra Basin Redevelopment Proje
A river system clean-up project was launched last week in Bulacan’s Malolos City as part of the continuing effort to address the perennial flooding in the province, the Philippine News Agency (PNA) reports. Local officials, led by Governor Daniel R. Fernando and Malolos City Mayor Gilbert Gatchalian
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has just announced the latest update on the dredging operations conducted in the vicinity of Sultan Shoal Lighthouse, located at the island of Selat Jurong, the Western Anchorage of Singapore. According to MPA’s notice, the dredging works in this ar
The Local Organizing Committee, the National Committee for Coastal and Ocean Engineering, Engineers Australia, PIANC Australia and Engineering New Zealand has announced that the Australasian Coasts and Ports 2019 Conference will take place on September 10-13, 2019 at the Grand Chancellor Hotel, Hoba
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and non-Federal Sponsor, Monroe County, will hold two informational meetings on the Florida Keys Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study. The purpose of the meeting is to provide the public an opportunity to learn more about the project alternatives and provi
Bakker Sliedrecht has won a contract to make the new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Schenge energy-efficient. The Sliedrecht based electrical drive specialist will supply and install a shaft generator on the main engine, aimed to generate the electricity for the entire dredging installation.
North Norfolk District Council yesterday presented the latest video demonstrating the work undertaken under the ‘Bacton to Walcott Coastal Management Sandcaping Scheme’. The beaches in front of Bacton Gas Terminal and the villages of Bacton and Walcott have been transformed over the last month as a
Kate Young, Member of Parliament for London West, Ontario, Canada, has announced funding for a disaster mitigation initiative along Lake Huron and the St. Clair River. Under the plan, the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority will rehabilitate the shoreline at select locations along Lake Huron and
Cllr Susan Hinchcliffe, the Chair of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, has called on the Government to commit £141 million to support new flood defense works to protect thousands of homes and businesses as well as vital infrastructure across Leeds City Region. Hinchcliffe has written to ministe
New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) has selected Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) to perform the post-monsoon maintenance dredging of the port, informs the NMPT. Under the contract, DCI will carry out the post monsoon dredging operations, including the dredging at berth no 16. Port officials expect d