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Emergency dredging underway in Santa Barbara Harbor
Emergency dredging operations have begun in Santa Barbara Harbor to remove sand that was recently pushed into the harbor by winter storms. According to city officials, the Santa Barbara waterfront and harbor continue to recover from the strong storms and high tides from earlier this month. “Due to t
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Record-breaking year for beach nourishment in Denmark
The Danish Coastal Authority (Kystdirektoratet) recently celebrated a record-breaking year, delivering over 4.5 million m3 of sand on the most exposed stretches of the West Coast. According to the Authority, sand has been successfully placed on the central part of the west coast, from Lodbjerg to Ny
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Rohde Nielsen wraps up Thyborøn project
The Danish Coastal Authority (Kystdirektoratet) has just shared the latest photos of the Thyborøn coastal protection project. According to Kystdirektoratet, the contractor Rohde Nielsen successfully completed the Thyborøn beach nourishment project by delivering approx. 300.000m3 of sand on a 1.5 km
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Dutch Dredging performing operations in Puerto Caldera
Dutch Dredging – a medium size dredging company, based in Sliedrecht in the Netherlands – is currently performing dredging operations in Puerto Caldera. In order to make the harbor more accessible, hopper dredge ELBE of Baggerbedrijf De Boer BV (Dutch Dredging) recently kicked off dredging works at
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Preparations underway for the Fernandina Beach nourishment project
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) is gearing up for their next dredging/beachfill project, this time near the City of Fernandina Beach, FL. GLDD will today (January 25) begin mobilizing their equipment and pipeline, reported the city officials. They also added that the hopper dredge Liber
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Work to start on Mumbles’ major new sea defences
Construction work is due to start on Mumbles’ major new sea defences in the next few weeks, reports the Swansea Council, UK. The project, driven by Swansea Council, will help protect homes, businesses and people from rising sea levels for decades to come. According to the Council, some of the existi
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Dredge Jadwin wraps up busy 2022 season
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District’s Dredge Jadwin and its crew returned to the Vicksburg Harbor yesterday morning completing the 2022 dredging season. After departing May 10, 2022, the dustpan dredge spent 254 days on the water and relocated 6.2 million cubic yards of material fro
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West Crab Island dredging project starting soon
Gold Coast Waterways Authority is gearing up for their first project in 2023, the West Crab Island dredging works. The project is aimed at improving access and connections to the waterways by dredging the West Crab Island Channel (North) located between Ephraim Island Bridge and the Coomera River (S
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ML Dredging kicking off Cold Harbour dredge campaign
ML (UK) Dredging Ltd is about to undertake another maintenance dredging campaign in the Portsmouth Harbour. According to the King’s Harbour Master Portsmouth, this routine dredging will be conducted on behalf of the Royal Naval Sailing Association at Cold Harbour, located on the western side of Port
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The Broads to start River Ant dredging project
The Broads Authority (UK) is about to begin dredging works on the River Ant, near the Sutton Staithe 24hr mooring. According to the Broads, the Sutton Staithe 24hr mooring will be temporarily closed to navigation due to dredging works in the area from Monday, 20 February, 2023 until Friday, 3 March,
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All set for Jurien Bay dredging works
Maintenance dredging works at Jurien Bay Boat Harbour are set to commence any day now, announced the Department of Transport WA. Initially scheduled to begin in December, the Jurien Bay dredging campaign was postponed until mid-January. During the works which are expected to last until approximately
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CPRA presents latest update of the Louisiana’s $50B coastal master plan
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has presented the latest version of the state’s $50 billion plan aimed at restoring and maintaining coastal wetlands and reducing future damage from tropical storms and hurricanes. The plan relies on a variety of restoration project t
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USACE adds $13M in features to Upper Pool 4 habitat restoration project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is adding additional features to the Mississippi River Upper Pool 4 habitat restoration project near Red Wing, Minnesota. USACE officials added two options to the contract with LS Marine, Inc., of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, Jan. 9, to use dre
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Dredging works underway at Port of Ashburton
Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) announced two days ago that dredging and hydrographic survey activities are kicking off at the Port of Ashburton, Western Australia. According to the PPA, the dredging operations will take place from Monday, January 9 2023, and will last approximately ten (10) weeks. Th