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Ocean City Inlet dredging set for next week
Maryland Department of Natural Resources has just announced that the Army Corps dredge Murden is about to begin dredging operations in Ocean City, Maryland. According to the DNR, hopper dredge Murden is expected to commence dredging works in Ocean City on or about April 28. The work will be conducte
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BREAKING NEWS: Van Oord’s Utrecht arrives at Itajaí-Açu Port Complex
A massive trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) has arrived at the Itajaí-Açu Port Complex to facilitate ongoing maintenance operations in the access channel to the terminals. According to the Port, TSHD Utrecht’s mission is to ensure the safe passage of large vessels entering and exiting the Port
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Time for the next Oceanside dredging campaign
The annual Army Corps’ dredge of the entrance to the Oceanside Harbor is set to begin this week. According to the City, equipment is being mobilized, and Harbor Lot 12 is closed during the work. The sand dredged will be pumped onto Oceanside beaches. Oceanside officials expect the operation to be co
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Congressman Carbajal tours Santa Barbara dredging work
Congressman Salud Carbajal and Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse joined Santa Barbara Harbor officials recently to survey the semiannual dredging at Santa Barbara Harbor. During the visit, they discussed how $3,040,000 secured in the 2024 federal funding deal will help ensure safe navigation for Santa
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Fehmarnbelt: Large part of temporary dike removed
A large part of the outer, temporary dike has been removed at Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, Femern A/S said. Shortly after the tunnel portal was covered by water, Fehmarn Belt Contractors started digging away the outer, temporary dike. The temporary dike has until now shielded the construction site at the tun
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Grand Isle dredging and beachfill starting in June
The final part of the Grand Isle Dune and Beach Construction project, dredging and beach nourishment work, is set to begin this June. According to the Town, the dredge pipeline currently being assembled along the beach will be used to pump sand along the beach and dune starting at the western end of
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Cleveland Harbor dredging about to begin
Dredging of the Cleveland Harbor federal navigation channel by the USACE Buffalo District and its contractor Ryba Marine Construction is set to begin in May. The Buffalo District awarded the $10.8 million dredging contract on March 22 – the largest ever contract award for Cleveland Harbor. Approxima
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Clinton River dredging plans move forward
Officials engaged with improving Macomb County’s waterways gathered earlier this week to commemorate a $500,000 government project to take the first step in dredging the Clinton River. Michigan Rep. John James, with assistance from fellow Republican county Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller, s
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Sand dredging in the Noosa River channel
Sand dredging to reopen the Noosa River channel and protect Doggy Beach from further erosion is currently underway, according to the Noosa Council, Queensland. Early in 2024, the Council endorsed Hall Contracting as preferred contractor for the Noosa Spit Doggy Beach sand nourishment works. The eros
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AD Ports to upgrade and modernize Luanda Port in Angola
AD Ports Group has signed several agreements with Unicargas and Multiparques leading to securing a 20-year concession agreement (extendable for another 10 years) with the Luanda Port Authority for the operation and upgrade of the existing Luanda multipurpose port terminal in Angola. The agreements w
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Dredging underway at Kalbarri, WA
The Department of Transport WA has commenced biennial maintenance dredging at the mouth of the Murchison River in Kalbarri after recent confirmation the channel width had more than halved in the past year. DoT A/Manager Asset Management, Sam Mettam said that hydrographic surveying had shown the chan
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Government will go ahead with Tabustintac and Pointe-Sapin dredging
Serge Cormier, Member of Parliament for Acadie-Bathurst, was in Tabusintac yesterday to announce plans to carry out critical dredging at McEachern’s Point and Pointe-Sapin Small Craft Harbours. “By dredging the wharves at McEachern’s Point (Tabusintac) and Pointe-Sapin, we are ensuring the safety of
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Boskalis completes massive dredging and reclamation project in the Maldives
Boskalis has successfully completed massive dredging and reclamation operation at K. Gulhifalhu in the Maldives. According to the Ministry of Construction and Infrastructure, Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger Prins der Nederlanden delivered the last cubic meter of sand to complete the reclam
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Dredging kicking off in the Lower Rouge River Old Channel
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the start of a $84 million Great Lakes cleanup project in Rouge River near Detroit. Sediments in the Lower Rouge River Old Channel are contaminated with polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, heavy metals, and polychlorinated biphenyls, or