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Heavy equipment arriving for Ponte Vedra beachfill project
Starting this week, St. Johns County (FL) will temporarily close public access to Mickler’s Landing Beachfront Parking and beach access as it begins the $38.6 million Ponte Vedra Beach Restoration Project. Due to the mobilization of large contractor equipment and dredging supplies and for the safety
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GLDD scores $9.3M St. Lucie Inlet dredging contract
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has won a $9.3 million contract for maintenance dredging works in St. Lucie Inlet, Florida. According to the Army Corps, the project consists of maintenance dredging of the entrance channel and impoundment basin to a depth of 7 feet. The dredged material will be placed
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Dredging included in the Klaipeda Marshalling Harbor project
To accommodate future developments in the Baltic Sea, Klaipeda Port recently announced an international tender for the reconstruction of quays and dredging works. According to the port, the quays of the Smeltė peninsula will be reconstructed and adapted for the handling, assembly, and storage of win
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West Galveston Beach nourishment project on the way
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham has announced the approval of Coastal Erosion Planning & Response Act (CEPRA) funding for the West Galveston Beach Nourishment project. The project will utilize CEPRA and other federal funds to construct a large-scale beach nourishment project extending six mi
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Funds secured for Georgetown Harbor dredging
Earlier this week, Georgetown County S.C. announced that $6.5 million in federal funds have been secured for inner harbor dredging. The funds will allow the harbor in Georgetown to be deepened for the first time since the Army Corps of Engineers announced in 2008 that it would no longer dredge that
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PD Ports new dredger almost ready for launching
Neptune Marine continues to make great progress on the construction of PD Ports’ new hopper dredger, the Emerald Duchess. The 71m long dredger will soon be launched (Q2) and put through the paces in the Netherlands. The 2.000m3 TSHD has been designed and built to an exacting specification to ensure
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GCWA starts new dredging campaign
Gold Coast Waterways Authority (GCWA) has commenced a new dredging campaign in the North Channel and South Channel adjacent to the Gold Coast Seaway. The project will involve the removal of shoals through the North and South Channels, improving navigational access to Gold Coast waterways for recreat
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Working with Nature in the Port of Seville (VIDEO)
The Port of Seville improves navigation, and at the same time promotes biodiversity in the Guadalquivir estuary. Each year, part of the sand extracted from the maintenance dredging of the canal is reused for the creation and conservation of wetlands for aquatic birds. These habitats, designed togeth
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Garden Key campground closes due to dredging
Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, said that the campground on Garden Key will be closed through April 24 for dredging and repairs to the moat wall. “This is one of our most important projects to protect Fort Jefferson,” Dry Tortugas National Park said. The counterscarp (moat wall) was damaged by
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Towards circular net zero dredge equipment
Royal IHC has been working hard lately on sustainable propulsion systems and things such as electrification of dredging equipment. Fridus Rijnten, Dredging Equipment Director at IHC, is positive when it comes to sustainable business practices: “We are making our dredging equipment parts more and mor
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Wrightsville Beach renourishment project done
Marinex Construction has successfully wrapped up work on the Wrightsville Beach (NC) coastal storm risk management renourishment project. Since last December, Marinex team worked tirelessly to place over 1 million cubic yards of sand to Wrightsville Beach and reduce risk associated with any potentia
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EXCLUSIVE: Water injection dredger Rijn delivered to Van Oord
The first of the two water injection vessels (WIDs) for Van Oord was successfully delivered last week, said Kooiman Marine Group. “The finishing work was completed well before the contractual delivery date, meaning that the Rijn could leave the yard in Zwijndrecht last Sunday,” said Kooiman. Sister
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MTCC hopper dredger Mahaa Jarraafu back in game
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company’s hopper dredger Mahaa Jarraafu is back in operation after maintenance and repair work. This dredger has the capacity to dredge 11,000 cbm within 24 hours. After rejoining the fleet, Mahaa Jarraafu was mobilized to undertake the R. Ungoofaaru Land Reclamati
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Augusta Port expansion project taking shape in Sicily
Work is underway on the construction of a new container quay terminal in the Port of Augusta, Italy. According to DEME Group, the company’s Italian team is currently working hard on the extension of the commercial port in Augusta, Sicily, building on significant progress made last year. The recent i