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Port of Long Beach dredging project on the way
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District has prepared a Final General Conformity Determination for the proposed Port of Long Beach Deep Draft Navigation Project. The purpose of the proposed project is to identify, evaluate, and improve existing navigation channels within the Port of Lon
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Combating coastal erosion in Benin and Togo
The World Bank has approved $36 million in additional financing from the International Development Association (IDA) to help Benin and Togo jointly combat severe coastal degradation. The financing approved last week from the IDA Regional Integration Window provides additional resources for the West
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City of Oceanside hosts workshop on sand replenishment study
The City of Oceanside Public Works Department will host a second virtual public workshop on June 30, at 6:00 p.m. to share the final results of the beach sand replenishment and retention feasibility study. A previous workshop was held on September 15, 2020 to outline the feasibility study and introd
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Redwood dredging about to begin
Curtin Maritime, from Long Beach, California, is currently mobilizing their equipment for the Redwood City Maintenance Dredging Project. Work will be performed in Redwood City, California, with an estimated completion date of October 31, 2021. The contract includes maintenance dredging of the Redwoo
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The first caisson of 2021 arrived in Aberdeen
The footprint of the expanded Aberdeen Harbour has transformed again this month, with the arrival of the fifteenth caisson, according to the harbour officials. This is the first caisson to form the South Pier, and it will be joined by the remaining seven over the summer. “The first caisson of 2021 h
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Low-carbon concrete used for Dawlish sea wall (VIDEO)
Network Rail’s coastal protection scheme on the south Devon coastline is benefitting from the latest in construction technology, with low carbon concrete being used to reinforce the new, bigger sea wall structure at Dawlish. Following a devastating storm in February 2014 which struck the coastline a
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Defending Porthcawl from flooding
Work is currently underway on a new £6.4m scheme that will help to defend Porthcawl from flooding and any potential future rise in sea levels. “This new multi-million pound scheme marks the latest investment into Porthcawl and follows the success of the all-new £3m sea defences created at Town Beach
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Forum on Nauset Estuary dredging tomorrow
The Towns of Orleans and Eastham, MA, have scheduled a citizens forum to discuss the Nauset Estuary Dredging Project (NEDP) and the Expanded Environmental Notification Form (EENF) for this project. Over more than 600 pages, the EENF describes the studies completed in contemplation of dredging, alter
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Reducing Yahara Lakes flooding risk
Dane County has officially begun the second phase of its Yahara Chain of Lakes Sediment Removal Project. This phase of the project kicked off this week, with dredging equipment now in the water, working between Lake Waubesa and Lower Mud Lake. The County plans to remove approximately 52,000 cubic ya
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GLDD to pay $3 million for oil spill
The largest dredging company in the U.S. pleaded guilty earlier this week to federal charges for causing a 2016 oil spill while rebuilding one of Louisiana’s barrier islands. United States Attorney, Duane A. Evans, has announced that Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD) pled guilty on June 15,
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Salisbury Beach dune replenishment begins
Salisbury Beach sand dune replenishment project officially started earlier this week, Salisbury Beach Betterment Association (SBBA) reports. According to a press release from the office of state Senator Diana DiZoglio, D-Methuen, $90,000 in state money was secured for the project, while the remainin
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Cardiff unveils coastal protection plan
A multi-million pound flood defence designed to cope with a one-in-200-year storm and rising sea levels caused by climate change could be built to protect the south east of Cardiff. Plans for the £25m coastal protection scheme, on the banks of the River Rhymney, have been released by Cardiff Council
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Open House on dredged material management
The USACE St. Paul District is hosting an open house June 22, to gather the public’s input on its Mississippi River dredged material management plans near Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. The event will be held at the Prairie du Chien City Hall, 214 E Blackhawk Ave., in Prairie du Chien. The open house
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Feydhoo Harbour project site PHOTO from MTCC – Maldives
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just released this beautiful photo from the Sh. Feydhoo Harbour project site in Shaviyani Atoll. According to MTCC, work on the design and construction of the Sh. Feydhoo Harbour continues, with overall 28% of the project completed so far. New ha