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City of Palm Coast: Waterfront Park plans include dredging
The City of Palm Coast, Florida, is seeking a multi-year grant for enhancements to Waterfront Park to build non-motorized boat access through a floating dock for a launch area. According to the city, this would provide access for kayaks, paddleboards, canoes, row boats and others, further adding to
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All set for Lyme Regis dredging
Dorset Council is about to begin dredging work at Lyme Regis, the council said in their latest announcement. “It’s the annual harbour dredge and replenishment of the sand beach. The work will last for about 10 days, subject to weather,” according to the official statement. The council warned residen
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Freeport dredging project kicks off
Port Freeport, a major deep-water seaport in Texas, yesterday celebrated a historic milestone with a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project. Distinguished guests and members of the community were present for an open-air event on April 8, 2021, commemorating the
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PHOTO of the Charleston Harbor deepening
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District has had many influential projects over the last 150 years that continue to have an impact today. At the same time, the District is currently working on hundreds of different projects throughout Charleston, the state of South Carolina and the enti
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USACE resumes Rochester Harbor east pier repair work
The USACE Buffalo District and its contractor Dean Marine & Excavating will resume repairs of the Rochester Harbor east pier, located in Rochester, New York, in the following days. Repairs to the structure, under the current contract, are expected to be completed in May 2021. “The east pier, commo
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Indian River beach and dune renourishment moves ahead
Most of Indian River County’s Sector 3 beach and dune renourishment project should be completed by this weekend, TCPalm reports. According to Eric Charest, coastal resource manager for the county Coastal Engineering Division, the county has placed 384,000 cubic yards of sand a 3.7-mile stretch of sh
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Mississippi River Commission, USACE tour Missouri River
Leaders from The Mississippi River Commission, along with leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, toured the Missouri River March 29 – April 1. Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, chief of engineers and commanding general, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Brig. Gen. D. Peter Hemlinger, commander, Northw
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Translating science into on-ground action VIDEO
The Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (VEAC) last week released this very interesting video named ‘Translating science into on-ground action: The Victorian Coastal Wetland Restoration Program’. In the video, Melissa Wartman, a research fellow at Deakin University, explains how the Victorian
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LEH poll: Residents in favor of dredging Mystic Island West
The Mayor and Township Committee of Little Egg Harbor have announced results of recent public hearings and the poll regarding potential dredging project referred to as Mystic Island West Phase 1. The information shared publicly on April 6 was regarding a certified mail survey that was sent to 1341 p
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All set for Broward County Segment II shore protection work
USACE’s Jacksonville District said in their latest announcement that construction will begin soon for the Broward County Segment II shore protection renourishment project. The USACE contractor, Eastman Aggregate Enterprises, LLC, of Lake Worth, Florida, will be at the site today. Sand placement will
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Dredging the new Suez Canal VIDEO
Jan De Nul Group yesterday released a video of the New Suez Canal dredging works. The project was a challenge because of its size but above all because of the very tight deadline. To complete such a project in less than twelve months is unprecedented. The Suez Canal is the shortest shipping route be
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Stockton CMP erosion management plan on the table
City of Newcastle, NSW, is seeking feedback from the community on erosion management options for the northern area of Stockton Beach as part of work underway on the Stockton Coastal Management Program (CMP) 2021. The land to the north of Meredith Street is owned and managed by Defence Housing Austra
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SC Ports’ Leatherman terminal opening
Everything is ready for the opening of the first container terminal in the US since 2009, the South Carolina Ports’ Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal (HLT). “This project is more than 20 years in the making, and we look forward to offering the same reliable service and additional capacity to our customers
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Rosmorport begins VKMSK dredging program
FSUE Rosmorport’s dredging fleet started maintenance dredging operations on the Volga-Caspian Sea Shipping Canal (VKMSK) earlier this week. The volume of dredging works at VKMSK planned for 2021 is 3.94 million cubic meters of material. According to Rosmorport, the main goal of these dredging works