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Jenkins Marine busy at Newport Harbour
Thousands of tonnes of silt are being removed from the bed of the River Medina to increase the depth of the navigable channel, Isle of Wight Council informs. According to the council, dredgers are returning to the Newport Harbour for the first time since the 1970s. Under the £370,000 contract, the c
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One Hundred Miles files legal challenge against dredging
A conservation group is taking legal action with the hope of preventing a summer dredging project in St. Simons Sound because of the potential harm it would pose to nesting sea turtles. In a federal lawsuit filed Monday, One Hundred Miles – represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC)
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Dredging part of the Waitohi Picton development project
An expert consenting panel has granted fast-track approval for the redevelopment of the Waitohi Picton ferry precinct and surrounding infrastructure, to allow for larger ships to berth, informs the New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority. The project involves construction of new terminal buil
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BOEM, USACE and Maryland DNR enter agreement for sand resources
BOEM, the USACE’s Baltimore District and the State of Maryland DNR have entered into an agreement allowing USACE to use sand from the Outer Continental Shelf for scheduled beach nourishment as part of its Atlantic Coast of Maryland Shoreline Protection Project. The agreement gives the state, working
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More sand arrives at Wyomi Beach
Following the success of the sand nourishment campaign at Wyomi Beach in 2020, Kingston District Council has again been successful in receiving grant funding to continue implementing strategies which will minimise erosion risk for the upcoming winter season. Council considered the funding allocation
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Boost for Kill Devil Hills beach renourishment
The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $4.1 million to help the Town of Kill Devil Hills renourish its beaches and restore dune plants and fencing destroyed by Hurricane Dorian in 2019. Funding from FEMA’s Public Assistance program covers restoring 311,900 cubic yards of beach sand and 4
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Shell Cove dredging: EPA fines company for water pollution
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined Coastwide Civil Pty Limited $15,000 for an alleged water pollution incident which occurred while conducting dredging work at Shell Cove Boat Harbour. Coastwide Civil was permitted to dredge the harbour for development of a marina. A cut was ma
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Murray and Serpentine dredging about to begin
The Government of Western Australia’s Department of Transport (DoT) is about to begin work to restore safe navigation depths where the mouths of the Murray and Serpentine river meet in the Peel Inlet. DoT Maritime Executive Director, Steve Jenkins, said that the maintenance dredging, last completed
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Port of Port Hedland Berth 3 contract for TAMS
Port of Port Hedland’s Berth 3 is getting a major upgrade as part of the State Government’s WA Recovery Plan, with works starting to remediate the rock wall and to refurbish the wharf piles. The $11.4 million contract has been awarded to WA company Total AMS Pty Ltd (TAMS), with the works forming pa
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Oceanside dredging project in full swing
The City of Oceanside Harbor, CA, has just released the latest update on their dredging project, conducted by Manson Construction. So far, the contractor dredged 215,000 cubic yards of sand that was placed on City beaches. The current outfall pipe is located just north of Surfrider Way. Due to recen
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Weeks Marine nabs South Padre Island contract
The City of South Padre Island is working in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Texas General Land Office, and Cameron County to renourish the beaches on South Padre Island. USACE has awarded a contract to Weeks Marine who will perform the regular maintenance dredging of
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Shute Harbour project moves forward
The rebuild of the Shute Harbour Marine Terminal is on track and expected to be completed by mid September 2021, weather permitting, Whitsunday Regional Council informs. The new seawall has been constructed, with the level of the entire facility and carpark raised by an extra metre for greater resil
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Spotlight on Otter Creek environmental cleanup
USACE is removing 57,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment from Otter Creek in Toledo/Oregon, Ohio and restoring nature to its purity. In this very interesting video, Ashley Binion-Zuccaro, USACE Buffalo District project manager, and Mark Schwab, USACE Buffalo District contracting officers repres
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TSHD Kenford proves efficiency in Bulgaria
Gidrostroy’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Kenford recently visited the Port of Varna, Bulgaria, to perform capital dredging on the port’s channels. This dredger has 3000m3 hopper capacity and, fully loaded, the draft of 5.25 meters, said the Kaliningrad based full service marine constructi