Operations & Maintenance
Operations & Maintenance
Scarborough River dredging project on the table
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is proposing to perform maintenance dredging of the Scarborough River Federal Navigation Project (FNP) in Scarborough, Maine. The proposed work involves maintenance dredging and removal of up to 130,000 cubic yards of primarily sandy sediment fr
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Nags Head beach nourishment project coming this summer
The Town of Nags Head, North Carolina, is gearing up for this year’s beach restoration project that will replace sand lost during 2019’s Hurricane Dorian. The beachfill project, which will take place sometime between late spring and early fall 2022, includes dredging of approx. 975,000 cubic yards o
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Dredging continues on the Upper Thurne
The Broads Authority has just released their March newsletter with updates on the ongoing dredging on the Upper Thurne and the wrapping-up of the CANAPE project. As reported, dredging on the River Thurne between Dungeon Corner and Somerton continues with works focusing on the channel between the Mar
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GLDD to begin operations at the Carolina Beach nourishment project
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company LLC, Houston, Texas, is ready to begin works on the Carolina Beach and Kure Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management project in North Carolina. According to Lynn Barbee, Mayor of Carolina Beach, this $20,3 million beach nourishment project will first place sand on the be
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Little Lagoon Pass dredging kicks off
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is ready for the next round of maintenance dredging at Little Lagoon in Gulf Shores. Per a mandatory court order established in 1992, ALDOT is beginning the maintenance dredging of Little Lagoon Pass to address the siltation of the channel, department
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Rohde Nielsen wraps up Skagen beach works
Rohde Nielsen has just announced successful completion of a beach nourishment project at the east coast of Skagen, Denmark. The project which was undertaken for the Danish Coastal Authority (Kystdirektoratet) included dredging and pumping 130,000 m3 of sand on to the east coast beaches. According to
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Dredging complete at Jetty Landing Boat Launch in Everett
The Port of Everett has just announced that maintenance dredging of the Washington state’s largest boat launch, the Jetty Landing Boat Launch is now complete. Since the project started in early January, port contractor American Construction Company has removed a total of 33,000 cubic yards of river
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St Leonards North beach replenished
A major milestone has been reached in a series of Bellarine Peninsula beach renourishments being delivered by the Department of Environment, Land Water and Planning (DELWP), Victoria. According to DELWP, the crews recently completed renourishment of the St Leonards’ northern shoreline, thanks to whi
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ML (UK) Dredging ready for the Port Solent campaign
Annual maintenance dredging of the Port Solent Approaches will commence next week on the 1 March 2022, according to the Premier Marinas Ltd. This routine dredging of the lock entrance and approach channel of Port Solent Marina will be conducted by ML (UK) Dredging Ltd. “External contractors, ML Dred
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Dredging underway at Woolverstone Marina, Ipswich
Jenkins Marine grab dredger ‘C H Horn’ has taken a trip to Ipswich to complete maintenance dredging for MDL at the picturesque Woolverstone Marina. Woolverstone is a large marina with 235 pontoon berths and 45 swinging moorings situated near the sea on the River Orwell. According to Jenkins, there i
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Town of Duck beachfill project set for summer
Weeks Marine, the dredging contractor for the Town of Duck beach nourishment project, has provided a tentative schedule for the 2022 beachfill campaign. At this time, the company anticipates working in Duck beginning in early to mid August with a projected completion of late August or early Septembe
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Lake Worth Inlet dredging update
Right now, Cashman’s hopper dredge Atchafalaya is dredging the sand that has caused shoaling in the Lake Worth Inlet. Dredging of the inlet was scheduled to commence in late January, but due to inclement weather, officials made a decision to delay the project for one week. According to the Port of P
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Dredging season begins in Ventura Harbor
Another dredging project got underway this week in Ventura Harbor to deepen the federal navigation channel and sand traps to their authorized levels. This annual project includes maintenance dredging of the harbor federal navigation channel and sand traps, with placement of dredge material on the ne
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Jan De Nul begins another beach replenishment campaign in Ostend
Jan De Nul has started second round of dredging and beach replenishment works in Ostend, Belgium. Similar to last year, JDN’s trailing suction hopper dredger Alexander von Humboldt will deliver approximately 600,000 cubic metres of dredged sand to the Ostend beach, sailing on sustainable drop-in bio