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Massive sea defence project at Sandy Bay on the way
Sandy Bay residents, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, will be getting a measure of relief through a massive sea defence project, reports searchlight.vc. In his Budget presentation on January 9, the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ Minister of Finance, Camillo Gonsalves, noted that th
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City of Stirling: Long term coastal hazard report delivered
The City of Stirling has released its draft Coastal Hazard Risk Management and Adaptation Planning (CHRMAP) report, with some areas along the coast designated at extreme risk of coastal erosion subject to the City adopting adaptation measures around as early as 2045. CHRMAP is a strategic, long-term
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AECOM to conduct feasibility study for Prince Rupert port expansion
AECOM has been selected by DP World Prince Rupert Inc. (DP World) to conduct a feasibility and design study for the development of the second container terminal at the Port of Prince Rupert. “We’re incredibly pleased to work with DP World, and the Prince Rupert Port Authority on this exciting step t
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Egypt to finalize Arish Port development plan in 2024
The development plan for the Port of Arish will be completed during the first quarter of 2024, the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) announced last week. The plan includes the implementation of sea docks, breakwaters, container handling yards, and internal roads, and raising the efficiency of buildi
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Uig Harbour closes for dredging
To allow for the next phase of works to safeguard future ferry services, The Highland Council said that Uig Harbour will close on Monday, 16 January, for 8 weeks. The planned and programmed outage is required for works to replace life expired infrastructure. The works during this stage will include
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USDA invests $4.7M in Wetland Mitigation Banking Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded nearly $4.7 million in grant funding for the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (WMBP), a grant program that supports the development of mitigation banks for the restoration, creation or enhancement of wetlands to compensate for unavoidable impac
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Emergency dredging work scheduled for Santa Barbara waterfront
The City of Santa Barbara has just announced that the harbor entrance remains extremely impacted and hazardous to navigate. The City’s Waterfront Department is working with the Army Corps of Engineers on scheduling emergency dredging operations ASAP. An Army Corps vessel is conducting a survey of th
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MTCC: Bilehfahi development work nears end
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just released the latest update on the Sh. Bilehfahi Harbor Development Project. According to the announcement, work on design and build of this very important scheme is well underway, with overall 82% project progress. MTCC has already completed
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VIDEO: The story of DEME
Innovation has always been the growth engine for DEME Group. The world leader in the highly specialised fields of dredging, land reclamation, marine infrastructure, offshore energy and environmental remediation, last week released this amazing video named ‘The story of DEME’. According to Luc Vanden
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Sediment deposit operations start at Goleta Beach
Following heavy rains across the county, Santa Barbara County Public Works Department will start sediment deposit operations at Goleta Beach today. Santa Barbara County Flood Control Director, Walter Rubalcava, said: “Monday’s storm delivered a substantial amount of material through the watershed.”
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Environment Agency: New milestone for Isle of Wight flood defences
The Environment Agency is about to start ground investigation work for the coastal defence schemes that will continue to protect homes and businesses from the risk of coastal erosion and flooding on the Isle of Wight. This important milestone will start on Monday, 16 January, when specialist equipme
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USACE completes Marietta levee repairs
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, yesterday completed repairs on the 200-foot breached section of the Marine Drive levee, in Marietta, Whatcom County, Washington. The repairs included filling in scour risk along the downstream levee section. Stabilizing the Marine Drive Levee provided
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Rohde Nielsen wraps up Rungsted beach nourishment
Rohde Nielsen has completed a beach nourishment project near Rungsted Port in Denmark, for the client VG Entreprenør. Before the project, the coast was only protected by a small pile of rocks, which was insufficient during storms and tough weather. To ensure more effective and natural protection of
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Seeking solutions for Wallis Lake sand shoaling
A hydrodynamic study of the Wallis Lake estuary will be carried out to find short and long-term dredging solutions to improve navigation near the entrance of Wallis Lake and help prevent the smothering of oyster leases caused by sand shoaling. Nationals Member for Myall Lakes, Stephen Bromhead, said