Coastal Protection
Coastal Protection
BREAKING NEWS: Boskalis and Van Oord win EUR 500M dredging contract in Sweden
Boskalis and Van Oord have been awarded a large dredging contract as part of the Malmporten Project in the Port of Luleå, Sweden. The contract was awarded by the Swedish Maritime Administration and the Port of Luleå and has a total value of approximately EUR 500 million, split equally between Boskal
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Congressman Rouzer: Surf City’s federal beach nourishment clears major hurdle
Following years of collaboration with the Town of Surf City and the USACE Wilmington District, Congressman David Rouzer said that the Surf City’s federal beach nourishment project will move to construction, clearing a major hurdle nearly two decades in the making. Approval of the Coastal Storm Risk
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Work on Cameron Parish shoreline stabilization nears end
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) said that the Cameron Parish Gulf Shoreline Stabilization Project is nearing completion. According to CPRA, this project adds a second interior line of breakwaters along Little Florida and Constance beaches, enhancing the existing shoreli
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Repair work continues on Dunkirk breakwater
The USACE Buffalo District said that the Dunkirk outer breakwater rehabilitation project will continue this summer as the first phase of repairs nears completion. The breakwater is critical to safe navigation in Dunkirk Harbor and has sustained damage from years of wave and ice exposure. The first p
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EXCLUSIVE: Boskalis wraps up major coastal protection job in Togo
Boskalis has successfully completed a major coastal protection project in Togo. “For two months, the two trailing suction hopper dredgers Shoreway and Causeway, worked tirelessly to move nearly 1.25 million cubic meters of sand to reinforce the coastline. In addition, 22 new protective groynes were
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Singapore: Preparatory works for ‘Long Island’ to begin from end-2026
Preparatory works for ‘Long Island’, Singapore’s large-scale critical coastal protection strategy, will begin from end-2026, the Urban Redevelopment Authority said. The Housing & Development Board (HDB), the appointed reclamation agent for ‘Long Island’, will implement measures to mitigate the impac
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NAVFAC Pacific: Construction continues on Dry Dock 5 project
NAVFAC Pacific said that the construction works are moving ahead on the Navy’s largest military project at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & IMF – Dry Dock 5 (P-209), led by Officer in Charge of Construction Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (OICC PHNSY).Recent progress includes: The project also reached a ma
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Rasmalé land reclamation faces temporary slowdown
The Maldives’ President, Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, said today that approximately 60 percent of the land reclamation for Rasmalé has been completed, and the entire project will be finalized within this year. Muizzu explained that the Rasmalé reclamation project experienced a temporary slowdown due to the o
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Shaping the future coastline of Lagos with DEME’s TSHD Bonny River
The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Bonny River was active on the Eko Atlantic City development recently, delivering thousands of cubic meters of sand per cycle and supporting Phase 5 sandfilling along Victoria Island’s coastline. This work continues to drive the expansion of a new urban peni
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DEME, The Oyster Restoration Company join forces to deliver EuroReefs
DEME and The Oyster Restoration Company have joined forces to deliver EuroReefs, a large-scale offshore project to restore native European flat oyster reefs in the Belgian North Sea. Last week, 1,800 natural and biodegradable clay bricks, carrying more than one million European flat oyster spat, wer
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USACE to participate in virtual public meeting on Mispillion Inlet project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District said that they will participate in a virtual public meeting hosted by Slaughter Beach, Delaware regarding the Mispillion Inlet Shore Damages Mitigation Project. The study for the project, conducted under the Continuing Authorities Program Secti
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New sand arrives onto Venice shoreline
The City of Venice Government, Florida, said that their new beach renourishment project is underway. According to the City, this program will renourish approximately 3.2 miles of critically eroded shoreline. The project area extends from south of Venice Inlet to south of the Venice Fishing Pier. “Ex
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EXCLUSIVE: DCI wraps up rock dredging at Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI) has successfully completed a technically challenging rock dredging project at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA). “The project held significant strategic importance for JNPA as the rock dredging works had remained incomplete for a considerable period a
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Concrete Layer Innovations: Placing new accropode blocks on Apra Harbor breakwater
Concrete Layer Innovations – CLI has completed its second technical assistance visit to the Apra Harbor Glass Breakwater Repairs project in Guam (USA), in collaboration with Tutor Perini Corporation Nan Inc Joint Venture. This visit marked a key milestone with the start of ACCROPODE™ I placement on