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Grays Harbor dredging project kicking off in April
Hopper dredges Yaquina and Essayons will next month conduct maintenance dredging of the Grays Harbor, according to the Army Corps. As repoted, the Yaquina is expected to start dredging in the outer harbor around April 5 and will dredge approximately 11 days. The Essayons is also expected to start dr
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TSHD SHOALWAY dredging the Portsmouth Harbour
The King’s Harbour Master Portsmouth has just announced that Boskalis Westminster Ltd is conducting another maintenance dredging campaign in the Portsmouth Harbour. According to the notice, the dredging works within the harbour and its approach channels commenced last Saturday, March 25, and will co
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Wilmington Harbor dredging project complete
Marinex Construction has successfully completed maintenance dredging at the Wilmington Harbor Inner Ocean Bar, North Carolina. According to the Village of Bald Head Island, the dredging was accomplished with the Marinex cutter suction dredge Savannah. “Sand disposal is complete! The Marinex crew is
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Manson kicks off Ventura Harbor dredging gig
During the next few weeks, Manson Construction Company will be dredging the entrance to Ventura Harbor as well as the sand trap, located to the West of the channel, and the inner harbor stub channel to the Ventura Keys. Currently, the dredge is moving approx. 30,000 cubic yards of sand daily, which
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Fort Pierce beachfill operations underway
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has just announced that beach renourishment is under way at Fort Pierce, Florida. According to the Corps, sand placement is moving south from the jetty toward Surfside Park. The contractor expects to advance 200-300 feet per day through the end
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Lower Mississippi River (LMR) dredging update
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commenced channel maintenance dredging efforts in Southwest Pass for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 23) on January 29, 2023, with the hopper dredge GLENN EDWARDS (Manson Construction). The Mississippi River Ship Channel deepening project recently achieved another milestone whe
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ML Dredging wrapping up the Camber campaign
Dredging works are progressing at the Old Town Camber Portsmouth to improve safety and access to the harbor. According to the Portsmouth International Port, this routine maintenance dredging project at The Camber should be complete by the end of this week. The contractor – ML (UK) Dredging Ltd will
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Adani completes Yarada Beach nourishment campaign
Adani Gangavaram Port – one of the deepest and the most modern ports in the country – today completed its annual beach nourishment drive near Yarada Beach. The Port, located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, had taken up beach nourishment works under its CSR initiative for the development of communi
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Union Beach coastal storm protection project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) have formally marked the start of construction work for the Union Beach Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project. The first contract, which represents phase 1 of this coastal storm risk
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Bridport Harbour dredging operations to begin this week
Bridport Harbour and Dorset Council announced today that the harbour dredging operations are due to start on 24th March 2023. According to the Notice to Mariners No. 01/2023, the area to be dredged is the entrance and outer harbour. During the works, the discharge pipe will run from the dredger up t
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Palm Beach dredging and beachfill completed
Dredging of the Palm Beach Harbor and beneficial use of the material for beach renourishment are now complete, reported the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. According to the Corps’ Jacksonville District, the team was working hard to demobilize all onshore equipment over the past weekend. USACE also add
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Lake Cathie dredging project starting soon
Port Macquarie Hastings Council, NSW, is ready to start work on dredging Lake Cathie to help provide a buffer against coastal erosion along Illaroo Road and improve the environmental amenity of the lake. “This will be the first dredging since 2018,” PMHC Natural Resources Manager, Ben Foster said. “
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Stage Harbor dredging project about to begin
Barnstable County Government has announced that mobilizing continues for the Stage Harbor Approach Channel dredging project. As reported, this will be a very large and challenging project for the County Dredge department. “The area where the dredging takes place is south of the harbor entrance and t
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Deerfield Beach nourishment project set for April
The City of Deerfield Beach, Florida, has notified its residents that work to nourish the city’s coastline will begin in April 2023. “For now, locals should expect to see equipment set up on the beach, as staging for this extensive project is underway,” the city said in the release. “In April, resid