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Major milestone for the Ocean Reef Marina project
The McGowan Government is powering ahead with the Ocean Reef Marina development, selecting the preferred contractor for this construction project. The government announced yesterday two local companies as the preferred contractors to construct two new two-kilometre-long breakwaters required for the
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USACE wraps up levee repair in Dayton, WA
The USACE Walla Walla District completed repairs for the Dayton Levee Project on November 16 and began repairs on the Milton-Freewater Levee Project on November 18. The Touchet River and Walla Walla River had near record flood events in early February 2020, causing extensive erosion damage to both l
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Blankenberge dredging scheme in full swing
DEME Group’s cutter suction dredger (CSD) ‘Vlaanderen XVI’ is currently working in one of her favorite “sweet spots” along the Belgian coast. The CSD is performing a maintenance project, dredging sand in the harbor of Blankenberge and spraying it directly to the foreshore via a 750m floating pipelin
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Hastings Boat Ramp opens, dredging on the way
The Victorian Government is improving access to Western Port Bay for fishers and boaters, thanks to the completion of the first stage the $1.6 million Hastings Boat Ramp upgrade. Minister for Fishing and Boating, Melissa Horne, last week opened the upgraded facility, which features four lanes extend
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Argentinian dredger ready for final checks & testing
A DOP Dredger component package is ready for final checks & testing at the Damen Dredging Equipment yard, the company announced today. The DOP Dredger itself will be built at the SPI Servicios Portuarios yard in Mar del Plata, Argentina. The dredger will be used to dredge underneath a floating dock
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VIDEO: Dredging in the Port of Gothenburg
Gothenburg City Council passed a resolution recently to grant more than 1,2 billion kronor (€120,000,000) to finance the Skandia Gateway project, which is aimed at deepening the fairway leading into the Port of Gothenburg. The sum was matched by the Swedish Transport Administration as part of the na
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VIDEO: Past, present and future of Gowanus Canal
Lundquist Urban Ecology Lab has just released this amazing video about the past, present and future of the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, NY. The dredging operations on the canal are currently underway. In fact, the dredging and capping are taking place in the upper canal – denominated as Remediation Ta
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Ventnor City beachfill underway
Dredging and beachfill operations are currently ongoing in Ventnor City (NJ), informs the Army Corps’ Philadelphia District. USACE awarded the contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company to begin a beach replenishment project stretching from Atlantic City through Longport. Ventnor is the first are
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CSD HUSSEIN TANTAWY nearing completion
Following the recent launch of the cutter suction dredger (CSD) HUSSEIN TANTAWY, the exterior of the vessel is now nearing completion, according to Royal IHC latest update. Last week, the main equipment was installed onto the vessel, including the cutter ladder and the spud carrier, IHC announced. W
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NFWF, NOAA: $37M in grants for coastal resilience
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and NOAA yesterday announced more than $37 million in new grants from the National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF) that will support coastal resilience projects in 25 states and U.S. territories. The 46 grants will generate $55 million in matching cont
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Muddy River dredging progresses
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, has announced that dredging activities continue to progress on Phase 2 of the $36.5 million Muddy River Flood Risk Management project in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts. “On Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, a temporary lane closure will take place
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Salmons Dredging nabs Shallowbag Bay contract
The Shallowbag Bay dredge program, consisting of maintenance dredging within Ranges 1-5 of the Manteo Federal Navigation Project, has received the green light to move forward, Dare County informs. According to the announcement, this area includes 11,924 linear feet (approximately 2.2 miles) of Shall
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NextDecade opts for GLDD
NextDecade has selected Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) to perform essential improvements to the Brownsville Ship Channel. These improvements, which include the Channel deepening works, will enhance commercial navigation into and out of the Port of Brownsville, ensuring the safe and rel
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Dredging works on Crystal Lake in full swing
Over the past few weeks, MT Carpenter Landscape Inc. has been working on Crystal Lake in Burnsville, Minnesota. The project consists of dredging over 1000 yards of material, installing 50 tons of riprap and replacing 4 damaged culverts. At almost 300 acres in size, Crystal Lake is Burnsville’s large