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Nags Head 2022 beach restoration project complete
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has finished works on the Nags Head’s 2022 beach restoration project. GLDD’s hopper dredge Liberty Island delivered the last load at the northern terminus of the project area, at 8031 South Old Oregon Inlet Road, on Saturday, August 27, 2022. Approximately 611,000 cubic
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Port of Blyth – Autumn dredging campaign
The Port of Blyth has just announce that autumn maintenance dredging campaign is underway to maintain the depths of the port water areas. According to the release, dredging kicked off on August 26th 2022, and will continue for a period of approximately 7 days. The campaign will cover the port approa
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Katwijk beach nourishment project starts in September
The Dutch agency Rijkswaterstaat is about to begin a beach nourishment project at Katwijk beach. According to the announcement, from September 2022 to the end of February 2023, Rijkswaterstaat will be adding new sand to the beach. The beach and the dunes are the main protection against the sea. Due
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Dredging the mighty Fraser River
Fraser River Pile & Dredge (FRPD) team is back at work on the Fraser River, maintaining the channel to ensure safe passage for vessels serving local ports. The project comprises annual maintenance dredging of the deep-sea shipping channel in the lower 36 kilometres of the Fraser River, from Sand Hea
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Gold Coast annual dredging program kicks off
The City of Gold Coast is about to begin their annual dredging program under which Burleigh and Palm Beach shoreline will be replenished with new sand. According to Mayor Tom Tate, the works are part of the city’s plan to get ready for the summer storm season. This includes dredging and placing appr
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Werribee River dredging to begin in late August
Wyndham City officials revealed today that Parks Victoria will be undertaking dredging works at the Werribee River late August to early September, weather and tide permitting. As reported, dredging will take place at the Mouth of the Werribee River and in and around the Park’s Victoria Jetty and the
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Dredge Trud R wraps up another project, this time in Portugal
Rohde Nielsen’s hopper dredge ‘Trud R’ recently completed a dredging project in Portugal for the client DGRM. The work was performed under a three-year maintenance contract which includes removal of over 715.000m3 of dredge material from several northern ports. According to Rohde Nielsen, the contra
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Final phase of Wellfleet Harbor dredging works
The Town of Wellfleet, MA, recently secured a $2.5 million grant for the final phase of Wellfleet Harbor dredging project. The project will focus on the removal of 130,000 cubic yards of material from the South Anchorage in Wellfleet Harbor. Current conditions limit access to the anchorage to only a
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Albatros kicking off Taranaki dredging campaign
Port Taranaki, New Zealand, announced today the start of a short dredging campaign that will remove sand and sediment build-up caused by storms and other weather events this year. According to the announcement, the hopper dredge Albatros will arrive at Port Taranaki tomorrow (20 August) for the 10-1
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Murderkill River dredging in full swing
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is conducting emergency dredging to restore navigability in the Murderkill River while also replenishing the eroding shoreline at South Bowers Beach. The $2.3 million project which began earlier this month includes removal of
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South Haven dredging starting next week
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, has just announced that dredging and beach nourishment operations are about to begin in South Haven, Michigan. According to the Corps, sampling results confirmed that the proposed outer harbor dredge material is suitable for beneficial reuse as nou
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PHOTO: Dredge Michael B working in the Lake Redwood
J.F. Brennan Company’s second largest dredge, the Michael B has been busy lately working on the Lake Redwood dredging project in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. For the last couple of months, Brennan environmental team is dredging the lake in order to increase the depth and to enhance its functional use f
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GLDD wraps up Buxton beach nourishment project
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has successfully delivered the last load of sand for the Buxton beach nourishment project. As reported, the hopper dredge Liberty Island delivered the last load approximately 1.2 miles north of the northern boundary of the Village of Buxton on Tuesday, August 16, 2022.
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Rijkswaterstaat working on the Holwerd – Ameland route
Rijkswaterstaat recently announced that west of the current Holwerd – Ameland fairway, at buoy VA9, a natural channel has developed due to the highly dynamic movements in the Wadden area. According to the latest research, this channel is currently more suitable as a navigation channel than the one t