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Operations & Maintenance
Callan Marine kicks off Packery Channel restoration project
Callan Marine recently started work as the prime contractor to the City of Corpus Christi for the Packery Channel Restoration Project. The Packery project consists of repairs to shoreline protection, sidewalks, bollards, storm drains, handrails, and other damaged structures. The scope of restoration
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Dinish Wharf project continues
Foyle and Marine Dredging is starting the year with a bang as the company returns to Castletownbere, Ireland, to continue the work on the refurbishment of Dinish Wharf. This week the company started construction of the new Temporary Loadout Quay that will be used to load primary and secondary armour
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Martha’s Vineyard Norton Point Beach project in full swing
A major beach resiliency project is underway on Martha’s Vineyard, with dune restoration and the relocation of an oversand vehicle (OSV) trail taking place on South Beach and Norton Point Beach in Edgartown, MA. The Trustees and Dukes County are project partners in this restoration work, which aims
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Dredging the Jetty Landing Boat Launch in Everett
Maintenance dredging of the Washington state’s largest boat launch, the Jetty Landing Boat Launch is officially underway, according to the Port of Everett. As reported, port contractor American Construction Company will stay in the area dredging the Jetty Landing Boat Launch until Feb. 15, 2022. The
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Lower Mississippi River dredging to encourage U.S. soybean farmers
A dredging project to deepen the lower Mississippi river, which is supported through checkoff investments, is making progress towards expanding U.S. soybean farmer market opportunities, reports the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA). The effort to deepen the lower Mississippi River from 45 feet to 50 fe
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Dredged materials from Harwich being used to recharge Cobmarsh Island
Harwich Haven Authority (HHA) recently announced that work continues on the beneficial placement of dredged materials at Cobmarsh Island. Dredged sand and gravel for this scheme is coming from the €140 million Harwich Haven Channel Deepening Project which is being performed by a joint venture of Dut
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VIDEO of the Babe’s Beach Nourishment Project 2021
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District today released a new video showcasing Galveston District’s Babe’s Beach nourishment project that took place this summer through the fall 2021. In the video Andrew Cook, Galveston District’s Navigation Branch Operations Manager explained the proces
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Fight continues for the Browns River dredging project
New York State Senator Alexis Weik has once again called for emergency dredging of Browns River Federal Channel in Sayville and Bayport, NY. Over the last couple of months, she has been the primary advocate for dredging the Brown’s River. Since last May, Senator Weik has circulated a petition, held
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TSHD Pinta at the Port at Galeota, Trinidad and Tobago (PHOTO)
National Energy Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (National Energy) has just released this beautiful photo of Jan De Nul’s hopper dredger “Pinta” getting ready for the Port at Galeota dredging scheme. According to the National Energy, the 90 metres long “Pinta” will be undertaking maintenan
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Amazing NASA image shows new Everton stadium site
Everton Football Club has just released this incredible drone image offering a fascinating bird’s-eye view of the progress that has been made on the site of the new stadium. The hi-res image, courtesy of NASA, clearly shows Bramley-Moore Dock completely devoid of water and infilled with sand, as the
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Pacific Marine Group wrapping up 2021 in style
The last couple of weeks have been extremely busy for Pacific Marine Group (PMG) with multiple field crews working simultaneously in different locations. First, the company reported that works are nearing completion on the new Mackay tug berth project for North Queensland Bulk Ports. This has been a
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Major dredging project to get underway at the Port of Palm Beach
The largest dredge project in two decades – the one that will address shoaling of the Lake Worth Inlet – is about to become a reality, according to Port of Palm Beach. As reported in the latest update, the pre-dredge surveys will begin shortly after Christmas. Then soon after January 1st, CASHMAN’S
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Dredging of Palm Valley North Reaches starting this week
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announced last Friday that dredging operations on the Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) Palm Valley North Reaches will begin this week. Dredging will address problematic shoaling within this reach of the IWW and is expected to remove approximately 64
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Lydd Ranges Flood Alleviation Scheme VIDEO
The Environment Agency has just released a video of the Lydd Ranges Sea Defence scheme, a major investment being delivered by the EA in partnership with the Ministry of Defence. The project involves the refurbishment and raising of timber groynes, improving the flood defence bank known as the green