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Southsea: Crews ready to place the granite revetment
Southsea Coastal Scheme officers have just announced that Boskalis Westminster and Ovenden team succesfuly completed placement of rock this week, as well as installing more tide pools. “A big round of applause to our Boskalis and Ovenden team as they come to the end of the placement of the anorthosi
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Land & Water wraps up Horsham work
Land & Water has completed works at the Royal Chartered Christ’s Hospital School in Horsham to restore two lakes. Incorporating HVO fuel into its machinery, a 90+% net carbon biofuel which substantially reduces carbon emissions compared to conventional gas oil, Land & Water successfully dredged and
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Improving Chesapeake Bay’s health with dredge material
Leaders of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have toured Poplar Island – an ecosystem restoration project in Talbot County. Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, USACE Commanding General and 55th Chief of Engineers, USACE Baltimore District Commander Col. Estee Pinchasin, and Ms. Karen Baker, USACE North Atlantic
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Defense grant for Radio Island shoreline protection
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has announced the award of $650,000 to Carteret County to partially fund the Radio Island Shoreline & Infrastructure Protection Project. This was one of only 13 projects awarded in the National Defense Community Infrastructure Program funding opportunity. The pro
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SCG wraps up third phase of historic site restoration
Another step to save Brunswick Town and Fort Anderson from rapid shoreline erosion has been successfully completed. Last week, Scenic Consulting Group (SCG) announced the completion of Phase 3A of a shoreline stabilization and restoration project at the state-owned historic site. In spring 2008, BTF
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J.E. McAmis nabs Tillamook North Jetty repair contract
J.E. McAmis, a Chico based heavy civil marine contractor, has won the Tillamook North Jetty Repair Project. The scheme is located at the north end of Tillamook Bay on the Oregon Coast, about 47 miles south of the mouth of the Columbia River. Tillamook Bay is a tidal estuary about 6 miles long, north
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Reducing flood risks across Somerset Levels and Moors
Two rivers are being made bigger this autumn to help reduce flood risks across 150 square miles of the Somerset Levels and Moors. The River Sowy-King’s Sedgemoor Drain Enhancements Scheme (Phase One) is being delivered for Somerset Rivers Authority by the Environment Agency. The rivers’ capacity to
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Dredger Witton busy in Bembridge Harbour
The dredger Witton and hopper barge Split 2 arrived in Bembridge Harbour on September 27 and the dredging operations are already underway. The area to the east of the Fisherman’s pontoon used for mid-harbour moorings will not be cleared of boats or mooring buoys until dredging operations are complet
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Lake Ahémé dredging kicks off
Dredging operations are underway on Lake Ahémé in southwest Benin, Afrik 21 reports. The project is led by the Beninese Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, which recently announced the financing of 22 billion CFA francs (over 33.5 million euros) for this scheme. Under the current cl
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Dredging Solutions wraps up Manning River South job
Dredging Solutions’ cutter suction dredger “Ruby K” and their team of highly trained operators have shown once again how good planning and execution leads to exceptional results. Approximately 33,010m3 of accumulated sediments were removed from within the Scotts Creek, Manning River South, and Farqu
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Trinity-East Island project complete
Last Friday, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards joined the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) to announce the completion of massive restoration efforts on Trinity-East Island. The island was restored as part of the Terrebonne Basin Barrier Island and Beach Nourishment project, whic
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Oak Island Town Council hosts meeting on beach nourishment
The Oak Island Town Council will hold a Special Meeting on Friday, October 1, 2021 at 9:00 AM in the Council Chambers, located on the second floor of the Town Hall at 4601 E Oak Island Drive. The purpose of this meeting will be for consideration and awarding of the bid, and approving the contract [&
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PHOTO: Fountain Lake dredge update
After 4 years of dredging, over 1.26 million cubic yards of sediment has been removed from Fountain Lake, Shell Rock River Watershed District (SRRWD) said. “The Brookside boat landing will be closed the night of October 3rd and all day October 4th and 5th as J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. removes the ba
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GLDD bags $11.3M South Hutchinson Island contract
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. (GLDD) has won an $11.3 million contract to construct a coastal storm risk management beach on South Hutchinson Island in St. Lucie County, Florida. Funding for the project will be provided approximately 35 percent by the federal government and approximately 65 percent