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St. Lucie Inlet dredging starts
The St. Lucie Inlet dredging project is scheduled to begin this week, the Martin County Board of County Commissioners said. Part of the St. Lucie Inlet Management Plan, the project is designed to keep the St. Lucie Inlet navigable at authorized depths. The placement of the sand on adjacent beaches w
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Jan De Nul enlarges ‘Dubai of Brazil’ beaches
Balneário Camboriú, also known as BC, Rio de Janeiro’s kid brother or the Dubai of Brazil, is one of the most important cities in the southern part of the country. The city has a population of about 145.000 inhabitants, yet during the summer months, this can easily exceed 1,000,000. Many Brazilians
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Prince Rupert Port and DP World to build second container terminal
DP World and the Prince Rupert Port Authority have entered into a two-year agreement to assess the feasibility of an innovative new container terminal project in Prince Rupert. The potential project if built would add up to 2 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of annual capacity to the Port
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Ocean Isle Beach renourishment in full swing
The Marine Mattress installation of the Terminal Groin (Phase 1) was completed on February 14, 2022, two weeks ahead of the project schedule, Town of Ocean Isle Beach said. This included the installation of 516 Marine Mattresses for a total of 57,325 square feet. These marine mattresses complete the
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Port Everglades dredging project on display
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will conduct two public, virtual presentations and discussions of its recently published Revised Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (RDSEIS) for the Port Everglades Harbor Improvements project on March 8, 2022. The authorized pla
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Herbosch-Kiere’s Albatros busy in Klaipeda
Dredger Albatros, owned by Belgian hydraulic engineering company Herbosch-Kiere, is currently busy working on the latest Port of Klaipeda dredging campaign. The Albatros is a shallow draft self-propelled vessel, equipped with a low emission, energy efficient E-Crane for a wide range of activities su
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Senator Carper pushes for coastal repair and beach replenishment
Delaware Senator Tom Carper visited Slaughter Beach to discuss beach replenishment and coastal restoration yesterday. Senator’s visit came just days after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projected the United States will experience as much sea level rise in the next 30 years as it
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Port of Beaumont kicks off construction on Main Street Terminal I
The Port of Beaumont Board of Commissioners have approved a $57.3 million construction bid for a project aimed at increasing the port’s general cargo handling capacity by more than 15%. Phase II of the Main Street Terminal 1 project, awarded to McCarthy Building Companies, includes demolition of a f
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Italian Lake dredging underway
Dredging operations are currently underway on the south end of Italian Lake, the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, said. This area of the lake will be cordoned off for safety purposes. The dredging project, started on February 17, is expected to take about two weeks. According to the city, the dredg
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Kooiman: Work in progress on the extension of TSHD Swalinge
Kooiman Marine crews have been busy lately working on the extension of the trailing suction hopper dredger Swalinge. According to Kooiman, the work on the Swalinge is in full swing at the company’s Hoebee Shipyard in Dordrecht. “This is how it will be extended. In the meantime, we’re a few weeks ahe
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Protecting Hoarafushi Airport shoreline
The 5th shipment of rock boulders required for Ha. Hoarafushi Airport Shore Protection was delivered to the project site on February 19, 2022. According to the contractor, Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC), scope of works for the project will include: construction of a 2,861m quay wa
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Clark County completes Laughlin wetland conservation measures
The U.S. EPA announced last week that Clark County Department of Public Works has completed implementing wetlands conservation measures at Laughlin Lagoon in full compliance with a 2020 agreement. That agreement resulted from unpermitted discharges of dredged material into the lagoon by Clark County
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Kelly requests funding for Presque Isle sand replenishment
Pennsylvania Representative Mike Kelly is requesting sand replenishment funding to be included as a top priority in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ fiscal year 2022 Work Plan and FY2023 budget. In 2021, Kelly secured $1.5 million for Presque Isle sand replenishment. “Presque Isle is an essential e
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Rebuilding Eastland Port’s Wharf 7
After years in the planning, work will start soon on one of the most significant parts of Eastland Port’s Twin Berth project. Eastland Port is located in Gisborne, Tairāwhiti. The rebuild of Wharf 7 was granted resource consent in December 2020. It’s due to begin late March 2022 and will take around