Operations & Maintenance
Operations & Maintenance
Dredging resumes in St. Johns County, FL
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has begun dredging operations in sections of the Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) in St. Johns County, Florida, within the Palm Valley North Reach. An Operation and Maintenance (O&M) dredging contract is under way which will address problematic shoa
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Blairgowrie to Tootgarook beachfill works
The Victorian Government Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning (DELWP) has just announced the latest update on the Blairgowrie to Tootgarook beach renourishment works. According to DELWP, work has begun on a series of beach renourishments between Blairgowrie and Tootgarook at the souther
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It’s time for the annual Weipa dredging campaign
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) will soon embark on another maintenance dredging campaign at the Port of Weipa. NQBP CEO Nicolas Fertin said that the hopper dredger Brisbane is due to begin work from late April 2022. “Maintenance dredging works are an integral part of port operations,
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Work resumes on Rochester Harbor East Pier
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has awarded a $3.85 million contract to Illinois-based Great Lakes Dock and Materials, L.L.C. for repairs to the Rochester Harbor East Pier in Rochester, New York. Repairs will ensure the pier, along with its adjacent federal navigation channel, con
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Annual dredging of the Oceanside Harbor starting soon
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District together with the contractor – Manson Construction will begin “mobilizing” today, April 11, 2022, for the annual dredge of City of Oceanside Harbor inlet. “Lot 12 will be fenced off, fire rings will be removed, portion of the river bed will be f
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DELWP wrapping up beach renourishment at St Leonards
The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning in Victoria is wrapping up another coastal erosion project on the Bellarine Peninsula – the beach renourishment at Lower Bluff. According to DELWP, this is the latest in a series of beach renourishments on the northern Bellarine Peninsula, with
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Pumping sand onto the Holden Beach (PHOTO)
Weeks Marine, Inc. was busy recently working on a beachfill project at Holden Beach in North Carolina. The company has just released an aerial photo from February showing the beach crew pumping sand west. During the works, hopper dredgers R.N. Weeks B.E. Lindholm placed approximately 1,500,000 cubic
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St. Lucie Inlet dredging project continues full speed ahead
The St. Lucie Inlet dredging project continues to move towards the goal of removing 475,000 cubic yards of sand and placing it on to the beaches of the St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park. The placement of the sand on adjacent beaches will help the county meet state requirements to address erosion i
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Gulf Shores beachfill project starting this winter
The City of Gulf Shores, AL, is currently in the final stages of FEMA approval for replacing the sand lost to Hurricanes Nate and Sally. “For those who have visited our beaches lately, you may have noticed a decrease in the width of our beautiful shoreline. This is due to the impact recent hurricane
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Photo update of the Oak Island beach project
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) recently commenced work on phase II of the FEMA Hurricane Florence Nourishment Project in the Town of Oak Island, NC. According to the town officials, shortly before sunset on Sunday, February 20, the first grains of sand came rushing through the pipeline
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Port of Alaska dredging kicks off
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District has just announced that seasonal dredging of the Port of Alaska began earlier this week. According to the Corps, dredging of the waterway commenced on April 1 where hopper dredge Westport is addressing heavy shoaling at the fuel docks and Terminal 3.
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Maintaining the navigation of Missouri River
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District recently awarded a $7.8 million contract for the excavation of bedrock within the Florence Bend reach of the Missouri River near Omaha. The work is being performed as a part of ongoing maintenance of the navigation channel, which begins at the mouth o
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Extensive dredging allows 35m boats to enter Royal Phuket Marina
Thailand’s multi-award-winning Royal Phuket Marina, working closely with the Marine Department in Phuket, recently completed dredging of its marina basin and access channel, increasing the depth to two metres at the lowest tide and enabling boats up to 35 metres round-the-clock access. “The recent d
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Hastings boat ramp dredging kicks off
Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, have begun stage two works for the Hastings boat ramp, which includes dredging of the harbour around the new ramp and in front of the Hastings Yacht club, to facilitate boat access and provide for construction of a new pontoon. Dredging will deepen the channel a