Work on the Buffalo Beach rock wall extension in Whitianga has begun and is expected to be completed by June, according to Thames-Coromandel District Council. This scheme will be the extension of the existing rock wall for another 120m and the project will cost $633,100. “Meanwhile if you see some d
Daniil Putyatin, the head of the Land Reclamation Department of the Russian Agriculture Ministry, last week visited several land reclamation sites in the southern Dagestan within his working visit to the republic. According to Putiyatin, all works are executed within the program “The development and
The Training Institute for Dredging (TID) has announced that their General Dredging Course will be held on 14-25 September 2015, at TID’s training facilities in Kinderdijk, a tourist village near Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The General Dredging Course is aimed at managers as well as technical and op
Cardno’s Water and Environment Leader – New Zealand, Kyle Christensen, is presenting at this year’s Korean Water Resources Association Annual Conference, being held at the Del Pino Resort near Seoul from May 28 to 29. Mr. Christensen will present a river restoration case study, detailing how, by wor
ANSA Technologies Ltd, a subsidiary of the ANSA McAL Group, recently completed a major maintenance dredging contract for the Port of Antigua and Barbuda. The company executed this project with Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. and R S Hydrographic Services, specialized in marine and hydrographic surve
With the shoreline of the Cromarty Firth literally changing shape, communities around Invergordon will have an opportunity to see the progress on the port reclamation project, due to be completed in August 2015. A public exhibition will be held by the Port of Cromarty Firth to showcase the major enh
Stanford Law School has released the California Coastal Armoring Report, named Managing Coastal Armoring and Climate Change Adaptation in the 21st Century. In response to erosion and storm events, Californians have built seawalls, revetments, and other “coastal armoring” structures along significant
Redland City Council will be undertaking dredging on Weinam Creek, Redland Bay, as part of their regular maintenance schedule. Divisional Councillor Mark Edwards said that the eight week dredge was expected to start Monday, 1 June, and would provide safer more reliable access to the bay. “This work
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection will host a public meeting on May 28 in Tavares to further the water quality restoration of five water bodies in the Upper Ocklawaha Basin. These water bodies include Lake Harris, Palatlakaha River, Trout Lake, Lake Yale and Lake Carlton. “We have s
Work is progressing well on the Alexandra Dock site with the marine piling and demolition now complete, said ABP in its latest release. The project’s roots stretch back to the early 2010, when the idea was first mooted that Hull would be an ideal base for the UK’s burgeoning offshore wind industry.
Building blocks that will make up two new artificial reefs in Hervey Bay, weighting a total 690 tonnes, will leave Gladstone on a barge today. The 30 modules are destined for reefs located on the western side of Fraser Island. Minister for National Parks and the Great Barrier Reef Dr Steven Miles sa
The Missouri River Recovery Program’s Cranberry Bend Project, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is progressing very well. Construction of this side-channel chute, and moving an existing levee further inland, will create 41 acres of aquatic habitat with the intent to benefit the endanger
A record amount of sand is being moved to ensure Mandurah’s beaches are maintained and access to waterways is not restricted. Department of Transport (DoT) General Manager of Coastal Infrastructure Steve Jenkins said that the annual sand replenishment at Dawesville had recently been completed with t
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded few days ago a $11.5 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company for routine maintenance dredging of the Galveston inner and outer bar, entrance channel and extended entrance channel as well as the Houston Ship Channel between B
