Coastal Protection
Coastal Protection
Mounts Bay and Marengo beach nourishment works
This week, Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority, Victoria, will kick off beach nourishment works across the Mounts Bay and Marengo foreshore. The Coastal Reserves team is undertaking these beach nourishment works from mid to late December to increase the dune’s resilience to coastal erosion. T
Coastal Protection
DEME Group opts for Telestack
Telestack has won a contract for the supply of 2 Mobile ship-loading systems for DEME Group. The system will consist of 2 Wheel Mounted Apron Steel Feeders and 2 TB 52 (170ft) Radial Telescopic Shiploaders for handling rock material to DEME Specialised Rock Installation Vessels. The rocks are used i
Coastal Protection
Public comment sought on Key Biscayne CSRM
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District is working on a study that will address coastal storm damages and risks in the Village of Key Biscayne, Miami-Dade County, Florida. USACE is gathering information to define issues and concerns that will be addressed in an analysis prepared in c
Coastal Protection
Boskalis introduces Creating New HORIZONS magazine
Boskalis launched the tenth issue of its Creating New HORIZONS magazine today. The magazine features articles and videos on groundbreaking projects and activities through which Boskalis fulfils its purpose: creating and protecting prosperity and advancing the energy transition. In the magazine are t
Coastal Protection
Wrightsville Beach renourishment work begins this week
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District has announced the start date for the Wrightsville Beach coastal storm risk management (CSRM) renourishment project. “Starting this week, expect to see commercial vessels and marine equipment in Banks Channel, towards the south end of the beach, a
Coastal Protection
Dredging and beachfill underway in Cape May, NJ
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Oak Brook, Ill. has begun dredging and beachfill operations near U.S. Coast Guard Boot Camp in Cape May, N.J. The project includes dredging over 500,000 cubic yards of sand from a borrow area approximately 2.6 miles south of the Cape May Inlet jetties. The sand i
Coastal Protection
Balfour Beatty to deliver two coastal defense schemes in Norfolk
Balfour Beatty today announced its appointment to deliver two coastal defence schemes on behalf of North Norfolk District Council – the Cromer Phase 2 scheme and the Mundesley Coastal Management scheme – with a combined value of £19.5 million. The Cromer Phase 2 Scheme will see Balfour Beatty constr
Coastal Protection
Manson placing pipeline for the San Clemente beachfill project
Manson Construction is kicking off work on the San Clemente Shoreline Sand Replenishment Project with the placement of a pipeline near the San Clemente Pier. According to the city, the Army Corps contractor will begin the process of restoring the San Clemente’s beach by pumping sand south and north
Coastal Protection
Manadhoo Harbour dredging in full swing
The N. Manadhoo Harbour Channel Dredging and Breakwater Construction Project, conducted by the Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC), is currently at an advanced stage, achieving an overall project progress of 75%. According to the latest project update, MTCC has successfully concluded t
Coastal Protection
DEME bags three dredging contracts in Africa
DEME has won several dredging contracts in Africa, estimated to be worth between €50-150 million. Present in Africa for more than half a century, DEME is currently working in several countries on the continent. Among the projects won is a deal in Grand-Lahou, Ivory Coast, where DEME will carry out d
Coastal Protection
Topsail Beach 2023-2024 dredging and beachfill project
The Town of Topsail Beach (NC) has announced that the 2023-2024 Channel Dredging and Beach Nourishment project is set to begin this week. According to the town, this is set to be a full scale beach nourishment project with dredging through New Topsail Inlet, Banks Connector Channel, the Cut Through
Coastal Protection
Developing one of the largest coastal flood risk schemes in the UK
The Environment Agency in partnership with Eastbourne Borough Council are developing a new, +£100 million large coastal flood and erosion risk management project for Pevensey Bay to Eastbourne. This will be one of the largest coastal flood risk projects in the UK. The Environment Agency is aiming fo
Coastal Protection
USACE resumes shore renourishment in Broward County
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has resumed sand placement for the Broward County shore renourishment at Hallandale Beach. The project was paused from June through October for turtle nesting. Construction resumed in early November at the Hallandale Beach site and will continu
Coastal Protection
Shoreline protection enhanced at Noosa Spit
The Noosa Council (QLD) recently completed important shoreline protection work on the rock wall at Noosa Spit, off Claude Batten Drive. The project was carried out under a Coastal Management Plan and provides essential protection against inundation and erosion hazards, protecting land and water-base