Operations & Maintenance
Operations & Maintenance
Weeks Marine to kick off Southern Shores beachfill project
Weeks Marine Inc. has begun preparations for the upcoming Town of Southern Shores (NC) beach nourishment project. According to the town officials, the contractor started delivering construction equipment to the Trout Run beach access on September 14, 2022. “The beach access will remain open unless c
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Texel beach nourishment project kicks off
Rijkswaterstaat and Boskalis recently commenced work on the Texel beach nourishment project in the Netherlands. According to Rijkswaterstaat, maintenance of the Texel coastline kicked off in early September and will continue until the spring of 2023. For this project, Boskalis will dredge and pump a
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Annual dredging of the Columbia River mouth
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District earlier this month began annual maintenance dredging of the mouth of the Columbia River. Each year, the Corps dredges the mouth of the Columbia River to maintain the federal navigation channel for commercial shipping. These works, together with mai
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Hopper dredge Magdalen resumes pumping operations in Kitty Hawk
After a brief pause, Weeks Marine, Inc. has resumed dredging and pumping operations in the Town of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. According to the town’s latest update, the hopper dredge Magdalen arrived on the site on Monday and is now fully engaged in the works. The second hopper dredge Lindholm is e
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Cedar Lake dredging project on the way
The Town of Cedar Lake (IN) is making final preparations before the official launch of their lake dredging project. At the moment, the town is building a dewatering facility and had to bore under the CSX Train line to place some of the pipe that the water and sediment will flow through for the dredg
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Spotlight on 2022 Buxton beachfill project
Coastal Science & Engineering—the company that was managing the Buxton beach nourishment project—has released detailed overview of the recently finished works. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD) delivered the last load for the Buxton beach renourishment project on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. Aft
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PHOTO of the Suriname dredging works
Not so long ago, the joint venture consisting of Baggerbedrijf De Boer BV (Dutch Dredging) – Boskalis BV began work on a dredging project in the Republic of Suriname. The project being conducted on behalf of the Ministry of Public Works kicked off in 2021 and will be fully implemented in 2023. The S
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Surf City beachfill project one step closer
The Town of Surf City (NC) is finally moving forward with the next step in their long-awaited beach nourishment project. After reviewing the Validation Report that was submitted in March of this year, the Army Corps is about to authorize a Surf City only project and will now be working on the Genera
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The Rochester East Pier project almost complete
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has just announced that the Rochester East Pier project is moving along nicely, with completion expected this fall. According to the Corps, the contractor Great Lakes Dock and Materials has almost finished repairing the 425-foot section of the pier.
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Hopper dredge Brisbane returning to the Port of Bundaberg
Trailer Suction Hopper Dredge Brisbane will once again return to Port of Bundaberg for another dredging campaign. According to Gladstone Ports Corporation Ltd. (GPC), TSHD Brisbane will be dredging alongside the Bundaberg main wharf for approx. five days. The dredging, expected to begin next week, w
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VIDEO: Kitty Hawk beach nourishment project underway
Beach nourishment work is underway in the Town of Kitty Hawk, Dare County, North Carolina. The beachfill operations began in Kitty Hawk on August 24, 2022 and will last approximately 35-40 days. The contractor, Weeks Marine is currently dredging and pumping sand between 3639 N. VA Dare Trail and 372
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Mount Martha beach renourishment complete
Hall Contracting Pty Ltd recently completed Mount Martha beach renourishment project located in Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. The Hall crew delivered the beach renourishment works on behalf of the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. The project involved dredging and spreading 25,0
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Dredging underway in the Bluff Harbour entrance channel
Heron Construction Company Ltd recently began dredging operations in the Bluff Harbour entrance channel. The operations – being carried out under a deemed coastal permit issued under the Resource Management Act – include removal of fractured or fragmented rock that remained in the port entrance chan
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PHOTO of the Rogue River dredging operations
American Construction won this year’s bid for maintenance dredging works at the Rogue River, Gold Beach, Ore. Dredging is an important component of keeping the Rogue River Harbor open for recreational vessels, including jet boats, fishing guides and sport fishermen. Rogue River dredging at Gold Beac