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Southsea coastal scheme takes shape
Construction of the Southsea Coastal Scheme – UK’s largest local authority-led coastal defence project – continues at good pace. According to the latest project update, reinforcement steel structure (Re-bar) has been fitted now to the western egress steps (steps intended for exit from the water only
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Fountain Lake dredging nears end
After four years of dredging at Fountain Lake, J.F. Brennan Company’s work is nearing completion. According to the Shell Rock River Watershed District’s (SRRWD) latest project update, J.F. Brennan has removed over 1,260,000 cubic yards of sediment from Fountain Lake so far. The dredger Vic Buhr, pic
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Calais Port 2015 project officially complete
After six years of construction, the new Port of Calais was officially inaugurated on September 9, 2021. Considered as one of the largest European port infrastructure projects of the decade, the new port was inaugurated in the presence of Louis Le Franc, prefect of Pas-de-Calais; Xavier Bertrand, pr
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Norfolk Dredging wins Naval Weapons Station Earle contract
Norfolk Dredging has won a $23.2 million firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging project at Naval Weapons Station Earle. The work to be performed provides for maintenance dredging the areas surrounding piers including all berths, turning basin, terminal channel, and a portion of Sandy H
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GIWW excavation work continues
Excavation work continues on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) following Hurricane Ida, USACE said. Equipment including long arm excavators and a crane with a dragline and large capacity bucket are working in marshy conditions to remove sediment and obstructions caused by the storm. This is part
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Repairing Buffalo Harbor north breakwater
The works on the Buffalo Harbor north breakwater are moving forward according to schedule. Under the project, USACE Buffalo District’s contractor Ryba Marine Construction Co. is repairing 750 feet of the north end of the breakwater, located in Buffalo, NY. The approximately 2,200 foot Buffalo North
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Hochul announces start of Living Breakwaters Project
New York Governor, Kathy Hochul, yesterday announced the start of in-water construction of the Living Breakwaters, a $107 million effort that will provide physical, social, and ecological resiliency for the South Shore of Staten Island. Under the project, the 2,400 linear feet of breakwaters – consi
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Norfolk Dredging begins Crab Bank restoration
After years of planning, the restoration work on the Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary between Sullivan’s Island and Patriots Point is now underway. The USACE’s Charleston District announced yesterday that Virginia-based contractor Norfolk Dredging Company was moving hydraulic pipe into the area for its d
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Geraldton maintenance dredging kicks off
The Geraldton 2021 Maintenance Dredge Project is officially underway, Mid West Ports Authority informs. The cleanup program will involve removing naturally accumulated sediments from within the inner harbour of Geraldton Port and southern navigational channel. For this job, RN Dredging Pty Ltd – the
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Restoring Suya Lake with HID CSDs
HID Dredging Equipment Company has delivered two new sets of their 650 cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) – with discharge distance up to 4.000 meters – to China Railway Group. Two new CSDs were successfully launched and brought into position to start their first dredging task in Suya Lake recently. “Ne
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Depoe Bay dredging set for September 20
USACE has moved back the date of its dredging project for the Depoe Bay check dam and harbor boat basin from September 13 to September 20, the Newport News-Times informs. The dredging work is expected to last at least two weeks and with the delay should conclude sometime in early October. During tha
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Dredging begins on Laguna Lake Park
Laguna Lake Park will be closed today due to a planned two-week dredging project, the City of San Luis Obispo informs. The cleanup program is set to remove the sediment buildup in the lake bed that comes from local runoff. September marks the beginning of a long term restoration project at Laguna La
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Hong Kong Third Runway on track for 2022 opening
Hong Kong International Airport’s (HKIA) Third Runway, built on reclaimed land, will be ready for use in 2022 – about six years after construction began. Earlier this week, Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) held a ceremony to mark the completion of runway pavement works for the project – a major mile
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Officials tour Boston Harbor deepening project
The US Army Corps of Engineers, New England District Commander Col. John A. Atilano II recently accompanied Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides, and Massachusetts Port Authority CEO Lisa Weiland on a tour to the Bo