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PHOTO of the Ashtabula dredging operations
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District is at Ashtabula Harbor in the city of Ashtabula, Ohio, dredging to provide ease of navigation and safe passage for large vessels carrying products vital to the economy. This season, the Buffalo District’s contractor will dredge 80,000 cubic yards of
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Dredge Liberty Island picks up Avon beach nourishment work
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has announced that the hopper dredge Liberty Island arrived in Dare County on the morning of Friday, July 8, 2022. TSHD Liberty Island is picking up the Avon beach nourishment project while the Ellis Island continues working to perform beach nourishment in Buxton. Follo
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PHOTO: Curtin’s DB Ironbound dredging in Norfolk
Curtin Maritime has once again pushed the boundaries of performance with their latest dredging project on the East Coast. The company was recently contracted by the NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic Branch to deepen the Pier 11 South basin using their workhorse clamshell dredge the DB Ironbound. In general, the p
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Sand delivery recommences at West Beach, SA
The Government of South Australia announced today that delivery of sand will recommence at West Beach next week to protect the beach from erosion. As reported, between July and September 2022, approximately 50,000 cubic metres of sand will be delivered to West Beach via the Adelaide Sailing Club. De
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Tour of the Alaska dredging operations
Members of the Army Corps Alaska District’s USACE Leadership Development Program – Level Two toured the dredge operating in the Port of Alaska on Friday. The field trip involved traveling by skiff to the district’s contracted dredge, boarding the vessel for a tour and up-close views of its work acti
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All set for Nags Head beach nourishment
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. (GLDD) is about to begin the 2022 beach nourishment project in the Town of Nags Head, North Carolina. According to the latest update, the beach construction originally planned for July 13, may be delayed a few days due to weather. “Construction is being delayed due to e
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Dredging resumes in Buxton after Tropical Storm Colin stirs things up
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has announced that the dredge Ellis Island—which recently suspended operations due to the development of Tropical Storm Colin—has resumed dredging along the shoreline in Buxton. Beach nourishment began in Buxton on June 30 near the south end of Tower Circle. Due to Trop
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Mandurah dredging and sand bypassing works
After another successful sand bypassing effort at Dawesville, the Department of Transport WA has started excavating and pumping sand from Halls Head Beach to widen Town Beach for the summer and enhance navigation at Mandurah Ocean Entrance. To ensure safe navigation of the channel and maintain the b
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Beach nourishment in Kill Devil Hills progressing nicely
Dare County Government, NC, has just announced that beach nourishment in the Town of Kill Devil Hills is nearly 80 percent complete. As reported, the subline is currently located at Walker Street, moving north towards the Kitty Hawk/Kill Devil Hills town line. The beachfill project which began on Ju
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Jan De Nul protecting key tourism assets in Brazil
In the latest edition of Focus magazine, Jan De Nul presented an interesting story about the coastal protection works in Brazil. According to JDN, Brazil is increasingly protecting its coastline through beach restoration projects. Wider and more resistant beaches offer better protection against the
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DPWH to speed up dredging of Dupinga River
The Department of Public Works and Highways (Philippines) is continuously working to increase the carrying capacity of Dupinga River in Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija, by conducting dredging activities along the river’s Dupinga-Calabasa section. DPWH’s Bureau of Equipment (BOE) is working closely with the DP
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$7.3M to dredge ten harbors along the Mississippi River
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District is responsible for keeping the Mississippi River open for commercial navigation year-round. One way the district does this is through contract dredging, which keeps the river channel at a depth that allows the river barge industry to dependably tran
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Modi R delivers first load of sand to Fremantle’s Port Beach
The Fremantle Port Beach Sand Nourishment project is finally underway with the hopper dredge Modi R ‘rainbowing’ onto the beach. After a huge amount of effort from a lot of people, today saw the first load of sand nourishment being delivered to the Port Beach, according to M P Rogers & Associates, o
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Wrapping up another dredging campaign at the Port of Weipa
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) has successfully completed another maintenance dredging campaign at the Port of Weipa. According to NQBP, the hopper dredge Brisbane has just left the Weipa after completing the 48-day program. The increase in the annual project duration was due to addi