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Christchurch coastal protection scheme starts
Christchurch coastal protection and maintenance works, scheduled to take up to six weeks, will begin in the following days, BCP Council reports. Works involve: beach recycling in four groyne bays between Avon and Friars Cliff beaches and Highcliffe beach; rock groyne reshaping and groyne beacon post
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EPA proposes removing Ashtabula River from Areas of Concern
U.S. EPA, Ohio Lake Erie Commission and Ohio EPA, with support from the Ashtabula River Advisory Council, yesterday recommended that Ohio’s Ashtabula River be removed from the U.S.-Canadian list of the most heavily polluted areas on the Great Lakes. A report detailing the comprehensive cleanup of th
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The South Harbour work progressing at pace
Construction of the South Harbour is continuing at pace, and changes can be seen on site nearly every day, reports the Aberdeen Harbour. As reported, at least 30,000 tonnes of rock and core material has been imported to the project last month to be used for the South Breakwater. The scale of the Nor
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Sundsvall port contract for Peab
Peab has been commissioned to build a new container port adjacent to Tunadal Port in Sundsvall, Sweden. The customer is SCA Logistics AB and the contract is worth SEK 249 million ($29.4 million). “In order to meet the growing demand for paper pulp and sawn wood products a new container port will be
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Hai Gong 101 completes sea trials
Van der Leun China has just reported the successful completion of tests and the commissioning of the 7000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Hai Gong 101. The vessel, owned by the Dachandao Group, is back from a successful sea trials and dredging test which started on April 8th and lasted until the A
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Zeldin calls for emergency dredging of Long Island waterways
New York Congressman Lee Zeldin called on the Army Corps of Engineers yesterday to perform an emergency dredge of the Long Island Intracoastal Waterway and Moriches Inlet. Recently, Congressman Zeldin joined the Coast Guard to survey the shoaling in both the waterway and inlet, which has created sig
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Bray Harbour Improvement: Steering Group established
A Steering Group has been established to work with the consultants, councillors and stakeholders to help progress the Bray Harbour Improvement Scheme. The consultants – RPS – will now consider, refine and agree on the options with a view to identifying the preferred redevelopment option for the Bray
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Weipa dredging moves ahead
It’s week one for this year’s dredging activities at Weipa, North Queensland Bulk Ports (NQBP) reports. NQBP Corporation Engineer, Daniel Harris, is on the job as the TSHD Brisbane continues its dredging works at the port. “What I enjoy most about being on this project is working with the project co
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Portarlington Harbour dredging starts
The maintenance dredging works within Portarlington Harbour officially started yesterday, Parks Victoria informs. Dredging program will take place on the northern and southern sides of the commercial jetty. Works will be carried out by a cutter suction dredge. Also, dredged material is to be deposit
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Maintenance dredging in full swing at Port of Waterford
A maintenance dredging campaign is currently underway in Waterford harbour, the Port of Wateford said in their latest announcement. The dredging program will continue into next month as part of an approximate 28 day period of operations. According to the Port, the trailing suction hopper dredger (TS
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New rock wall to protect Haumoana coastline
The building of a rock revetment wall to protect Haumoana’s Cape View Corner from erosion can now get underway with the resource consents for the work now approved, Hastings District Council informs. In the 2020/2021 Annual Plan, Hastings District Council allocated $600,000 funding for the work that
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Boost for St. Joseph Harbor dredging
Michigan Congressman Fred Upton yesterday announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will provide an emergency $500,000 to dredge the St. Joseph Harbor. The harbor, which is essential to jobs and economic activity in Southwest Michigan and across the state, needed the emergency funding to deepe
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Keel laid for GLDD’s new hopper dredge
Conrad Shipyard recently hosted a keel laying ceremony for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD) new 6,500 cubic yard trailing suction hopper dredge at its Deepwater shipyard in Amelia, Louisiana. Addressing an audience of Conrad and GLDD executives, Louisiana’s Lt. Governor, USCG personnel, ship
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Kananook Creek dredging kicks off
Parks Victoria said in their latest announcement that dredging operations at the Kananook Creek entrance will take place in the following days. According to the official statement, “mariners are advised of maintenance dredging works to be undertaken by Frankston City Council in the vicinity of Kanan