The preparations are progressing according to schedule for the Phipps Ocean Park Beach Nourishment Project in Palm Beach, Florida. For this beachfill scheme, the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company will mobilize its dredge Alaska, tugs Lady Theo, Mary Virginia, Miss Emily, Freestate, Crew Vessel Shi
The Surfrider Foundation, along with its Eastern Long Island Chapter and local Montauk residents, is calling for a halt of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s beach armoring project currently under way along the beach in Montauk, NY. Since Friday, November 6, when the Corps began construction of the g
Revetments made with BASF’s solution for coastal protection, Elastocoast, now cover the shoreline of Goseong, Gyeong-nam Province, in South Korea. The solution helps manage sediment and provides protection against coastal erosion during typhoon season. Instead of paving the coastline with concrete o
Caterpillar, a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, has just introduced its new Cat® 307E2 mini hydraulic excavator. This new piece of equipment expands their mini hydraulic excavator machine range to include an additional solution for the seven to eight metric ton weight class. The 37
Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, along with five other members of the Ohio Delegation (Marcy Kaptur, Bob Gibbs, Tim Ryan, David P. Joyce, James Renacci) sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expressing support for the Port of Cleveland’s plan modification to permanently stop sediment dumpi
In an effort to secure funding for navigation channel maintenance, Port of South Louisiana Executive Director, Paul Aucoin, participated in a Congressional Roundtable before the United States Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Friday, November 13, 2015. The meeting was held in New Orl
The dredging work for the creation of Pluit City, an artificial island in the bay of Jakarta, Indonesia, is moving ahead. The growth of Jakarta’s population by 800,000 people per year has resulted in ambitious plans for the further development of Jakarta Bay. Trailing suction hopper dredgers are now
The dredging operations to remove silt from the entrance to Modern Venice, also known as “the Fingers”, are in full swing, according to the City of Port Isabel. The works will occur 24 hours a day and while dredging operations are underway, boaters are urged to use caution, said Interim City Manager
Comments on a proposed Trinity River channel improvement project will be accepted in a public meeting set for Wednesday, December 2, in Lewiston, CA. Staff from the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation and the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control board will present information abou
Southwind Construction Corp. will start dredging operations on or about 23 November near Sullivan’s Island at the intersection of Breach Inlet and Jeremy Creek. These operations will be undertaken with the dredger Wilko and will run 7 days per week/24 hours per day until approximately 16 February, 2
Panama Canal has just released its latest video about the waterway expansion project for November 2015. The largest infrastructure project since the waterway’s original construction, the Panama Canal Expansion Program, will create a new lane of traffic along the Canal through the construction of a n
A joint funding agreement between the Department for Transport and Main Roads and Redland City Council will see long awaited dredging work undertaken at William St boat ramp and adjacent Raby Bay channel. The proposed work will deepen the entrance channel and dredge out the basin around the boat lau
Tendring District Council has just released a video about the recently completed Clacton and Holland-on-Sea coast protection scheme in Essex, UK. Stretching 5km along Essex’s coastline, the project will protect over 3,000 homes and businesses for the next 100 years. It featured 22 rock fishtail groy
The construction of a deepwater berth at the NUTEP terminal in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk will allow Russia to offer regular year-round ice-free calls for vessels up to 10,000 TEU for the first time. The first piles have been driven for the new 341m quay after two years of planning and appro
