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Great South Bay dredging plan unveiled
Pier 10 Yacht Club has requested Department of the Army authorization for dredging with 10-years maintenance of an existing basin in Great South Bay, located at the North End of Seabay Walk on Fire Island, NY. The regulated work would involve the dredging of approximately 250-cubic yards of material
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Port of Mackay maintenance dredging at halfway point
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation announced recently that they have reached the half-way point for the maintenance dredging at the Port of Mackay. Maintenance dredging at the Port of Mackay last occurred in 2013. Since then, NQBP has managed siltation through regular bed-levelling. But, recent
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Thinadhoo Port project includes dredging
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) and Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) have signed a contract for the development of a regional port at the island of Thinadhoo in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll. Under the deal, the port will be developed on a 108,000 square foot area allocated in the island. Overall
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TSHD Sospan Dau back in Southsea
Following a visit in November to form the eastern temporary platform, the TSHD Sospan Dau has returned to the Southsea coast. The dredger will continue rainbowing material onto the foreshore, between Clarence Pier and the Spur Redoubt. The dredged material will be levelled to complete the installati
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Vilano Beach works in full swing
The USACE Jacksonville District has just released these beautiful photos from their Coastal Storm Risk Management Project in St. Johns County. The work includes both dune and beach berm construction along approximately 2.6 miles of coastline from Vilano Beach to South Ponte Vedra Beach. The project
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Rochester Harbor east pier repairs to resume in Spring 2021
The USACE Buffalo District and its contractor Dean Marine & Excavating, Inc. will resume repairs of the Rochester Harbor east pier, located in Rochester, New York, in Spring 2021. The remaining repairs, the concrete cap and pier lighting, are expected to be completed within a month of resuming const
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Zeldin: Vital wins for Long Island
New York Congressman, Lee Zeldin, issued the following statement following House passage of the Senate Amendment to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (H.R. 133), which includes government funding through September 30, 2021, and additional coronavirus relief: “Throughout December, as Congre
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Cimatu: Foreign contractors not allowed to dredge Cagayan River
No foreign contractors will be allowed to dredge the Cagayan River even for free, Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary, Roy Cimatu, said last week. “We have a ruling that there will be no foreign contractors here, they should be all Filipinos who have a construction company and
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Restoring North Breton Island
Construction works officially started on North Breton Island, LA, a couple of days a go with the first cubic yards of dredged sand placed on the island. The long awaited project was approved in 2014 as one of the three components of the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Phase III
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Isdhoo Harbor development moves forward
The L. Isdhoo Harbor development program is moving ahead according to schedule, Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) reports. According to the latest update, major dredging works on the project have been successfully completed. “We are now preparing to commence installation of precast c
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Restoring beaches through sustainable coastal protection
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has just released this amazing video named ‘Restoring Beaches through Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management’. The coastal town of Ullal in the state of Karnataka is an important trading center in the southwestern region of India. However, the safety and livelihoo
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MsCIP completes the restoration of Ship Island
After 10 years of planning and executing, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District’s Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program (MsCIP) completed the second largest restoration project in the history of the National Park Service, the restoration of Ship Island. Ship Island, a barrier island on
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PHOTO: Dredger Freja R pumping in Denmark
Rohde Nielsen A/S recently released a picture of the split hopper dredger Freja R while she was working on the Rønne Port expansion project in Denmark. The shallow draught and the powerful dredge pumps, combined with the excellent capability in positioning, made Freja R a perfect choice for this dev
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Dredge Yaquina ready for dry-docking
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District has just reported the completion of preparatory maintenance and repair works on board the hopper dredge Yaquina. “USACE is having maintenance done on engines and draghead winches, along with numerous other items on the dredge Yaquina in wet berth i