Operations & Maintenance
Operations & Maintenance
Emergency work underway at Hayling Island
Following the severe weather that hit Hayling Island in late November, emergency work is now underway to restore the beach to a high level of protection. To restore the beach profile again, Coastal Partners are undertaking emergency beach recycling works; extracting shingle from Hayling Golf Club la
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Southern Shores beach nourishment complete
Town of Southern Shores yesterday released a special announcement about the 2022 Beach Nourishment campaign. It looks like the contractor has finished dredging and sand pumping operations in Southern Shores on Nov. 22, according to the latest update. “Last week, based only on visual inspection it wa
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Parkers River dredging to kick off today
Town of Yarmouth Massachusetts will later today begin dredging and beach nourishment operations at the Parkers River and Seagull Beach. According to the town officials, there will be an excavated pit on Seagull Beach which will serve as a dewatering basin for dredge spoils from a channel dredging op
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Jackson wraps up Ouse Washes flood scheme
Jackson has completed work on a multi-million pound project to raise a 30km flood bank on the Ouse Washes Flood Storage Reservoir. Following 6 years of construction, the project maintains the standard of flood protection to more than 2,000 properties and 67,000ha of agricultural land. The raising of
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Charleston Marina dredging almost done
Dredging operations at the Charleston Marina have almost come to a conclusion for the 2022 season, according to the Port of Coos Bay. Over the last couple of weeks, the crews were busy conducting dredging near the Point Adams Facility, near B Dock, and near the OIMB Dock. The project was undertaken
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Maintenance dredging underway at the Martinez Marina
The City of Martinez (CA) announced recently that the 2022 Marina Dredging Project has been approved by the regulatory agencies. According to the city, the environmental dredging work window expires at the end of November (absent the regulatory agencies granting an extension into December). To maxim
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Padsan River dredging campaign starting soon
A large-scale dredging project is about to begin at the mouth of the Padsan River in Barangay Gabu, Philippines. According to the government officials, dredging will commence on December 15 at the mouth of the river moving all the way upstream of more than 5 km. “The sand extraction along the heavil
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Tweed River entrance dredging complete
The Tweed River entrance is subject to shoaling due to the net longshore sand drift movement, which occurs off the east coast of Australia. Combined with strong currents and wave action, this shoaling can be dangerous for navigation. Maintenance dredging was therefore required at the mouth of the Tw
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Swansea Channel dredging project on the way
Transport for NSW Maritime is working on a two-stage dredging program for the Swansea Channel that will improve navigation and provide access to the Lake Macquarie. The first stage which will begin soon is planned to be completed prior to Christmas. This involves the use of a barge-mounted excavator
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MWPA dredging Fishing Boat Harbour in Geraldton
Mid West Ports Authority (MWPA) recently began work on the Fishing Boat Harbour (FBH) maintenance dredging campaign. As reported, the maintenance dredging of the FBH entrance which is scheduled to continue until end of November 2022, will remove accumulated sediments and maintain safe navigable dept
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USACE expedites St. Joseph Harbor dredging after vessel touches bottom
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District awarded $1.3 million dredging contract to King Co., Inc, of Holland, Michigan Nov. 17 to dredge St. Joseph Harbor. Shoaling at the St. Joseph Harbor caused a vessel to touch bottom near the north side of the harbor entrance in October. Survey crews
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DNREC crews dredging Assawoman Canal
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has begun dredging activities along the Assawoman Canal. The state-managed waterway that connects large water bodies (Indian River Bay and Little Assawoman Bay) recently received many complaints about shoaling. The project wi
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All set for Laguna Reserve maintenance dredging
The Port Lincoln City Council, South Australia, has just announced that maintenance dredging is about to begin at the beach adjacent to the Laguna Reserve. According to the Council, the dredging project is scheduled to be undertaken at the Laguna Reserve from Wednesday 23 November 2022. The Council
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Littlehampton dredging works complete
Littlehampton Harbour has just announced the successful completion of another dredging campaign at the harbour entrance. The harbour is located at the mouth of the River Arun on the south coast between Chichester and Worthing, close to the South Downs National Park. In order to maintain safe access