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Second extension for Oak Island beach nourishment
The Town of Oak Island last week received written confirmation from USACE and the N.C. Division of Coastal Management that a second extension had been granted for sand distribution operations in the 2020 / 2021 Nourishment Project. This second extension will now allow two dredges currently in opera
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Isdhoo Harbour development moves forward
Work on the L. Isdhoo Harbour development scheme is currently underway, with overall 85% project progress. According to the Maldives Transport and Contracting Company’s latest update, they have already completed construction of the quay wall. Scope of works for this project includes: dredging and ex
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Edwards announces three coastal restoration projects
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards yesterday announced three large-scale coastal restoration projects are now under construction to restore more than 2,900 acres of beach, dune, marsh and ridge in four parishes in Southeast Louisiana. The Spanish Pass marsh restoration near the town of Venice, the
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Suncor Nature Way closes due to dredging
The Suncor Nature Way trails and parking in Sarnia, Southwestern Ontario, will be closed for at least eight weeks for sediment removal. The closure will start on Monday, May 31, due to the Stormwater Management Facility (SWMF) sediment removal project. The SWMF was constructed in 2004 for the develo
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Dredge Murden night operations VIDEO
USACE Wilmington District has just released this very interesting video named ‘The Dredge Murden Night Operations – Big Foot Slough’. In April 2021, USACE’s dredging vessel Murden was performing emergency dredging in Big Foot Slough to open the channel for ferries, the USCG, and other vessels. The s
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Two new contracts for Orion
Orion Group Holdings today announced two contract awards totaling approximately $38 million. The Company’s Marine segment has been awarded a contract valued at $28.5 million to perform demolition and construction to establish a new aquatic habitat to benefit juvenile salmon in the Puget Sound area o
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Damen delivers six CSDs to Mexico
Damen Dredging Equipment, the specialist in highly efficient dredging tools within the Damen Shipyards Group, has successfully delivered six cutter suction dredgers to the Secretaria de Marina, Mexico. For this project, five standard dredgers type CSD500 and one type CSD450 have been manufactured an
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PUB starts study to protect City-East Coast coastline
Singapore’s National Water Agency PUB is about to begin a study on protecting the City-East Coast coastline from rising sea levels caused by climate change. The study, which will take about four years to complete, will cover 57.8km of coastline across three areas – Changi, the East-Coast Marina stre
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Newly replenished Lloyd Beach reopens
After a year of closure Lloyd Beach and boat is set to reopen to the public later this month with a new breakwater system, a new boardwalk, restored bluffs and a replenished beach, Winnetka Park District informs. After being battered by historically high lake levels in 2019 and remaining closed for
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All set for renourishment program at Jimmys Beach
The Jimmys Beach Sand Transfer System will be used to create a sand buffer along the beach, in preparation for winter weather events. MidCoast Council contractors CCB Envico will be running the renourishment program and expect to start pumping from this Thursday, May 20. The Sand Transfer System use
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Bathtub Beach reopens
After being closed for six months, Bathtub Beach opened today, Martin County said in their latest announcement. The beach closed after Tropical Storm Eta last fall. According to officials from Martin County, 182,000 cubic yards of sand were dredged and moved onto the shoreline. Weeks Marine, a New J
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Honolulu dredging work causes serious coral damage?
The State oh Hawaii is investigating the circumstances associated with what is described as significant damage to corals and live rock near the entrance channel to Honolulu Harbor. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contracted dredging work to the Healy Tibbets Corporation. It is alleged that the cont
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PHOTO: Dredger Aoibheann in Port of Greenore
Foyle and Marine’s dredger Aoibheann is currently mobilised to the Port of Greenore, in County Louth, Ireland. Foyle and Marine dredging crews are working in support of the principal contractor Cunningham Civil and Marine. The dredging works include a portion of underwater rock breaking, which Foyle
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Sunny Isles beach renourishment begins
The Sunny Isles Beach shoreline renourishment, part of the Miami-Dade County Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection Project, will begin in the following days. The contractor, Eastman Aggregate Enterprises, LLC, will renourish eroded shoreline in Sunny Isles Beach, using beach-quality sand fr