Operations & Maintenance
Operations & Maintenance
Removing contaminated dredged material from Averijhaven
Rijkswaterstaat has announced the start of preparatory work to remove the contaminated dredged material from the Averijhaven depot. This is necessary to transform the site on the sea side of the North Sea Canal into the Energiehaven. For the project, approximately 850,000 cubic metres of dredged mat
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Maintaining the Savannah Harbor PHOTO
For almost two centuries the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has had the mission of maintaining the Savannah River. Today that task means around-the-clock work to keep massive ships moving in and out of the harbor. In 1829, the Corps of Engineers was assigned to “Savannah Station,” and surveyed a river
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Ocean City beachfill starting after Labor Day
Senator Ben Cardin, Senator Van Hollen and the Army Corps will host a press conference later today alongside State and local officials to celebrate the upcoming renourishment of the Ocean City beach. Senators Van Hollen and Cardin worked in Congress to secure federal funding to protect the shoreline
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Jan De Nul completes Port of Riga dredging works
Following recent dredging operations in the shipping channel, the Port of Riga now can safely accommodate AFRAMAX and BABYCAPE vessels calling at its facilities. Last month, Jan De Nul Group wrapped up dredging work at the port’s berths and shipping channel. During the works, the Daugavgriva shippin
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Midwest Marine Surveyors to take part in Geraldton dredging project
Midwest Marine Surveyors Pty Ltd have just announced that they have been awarded a contract to provide the Midwest Port Authority with drone services for their upcoming dredging program in the Port of Geraldton. The contract also includes environmental monitoring and media services, reported the Mid
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Work continues on large marsh restoration project in Southwest LA
The Cameron Meadows Marsh Creation and Terracing project is making progress in Southwest Louisiana, according to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA). As CPRA reported, almost 3 miles of terraces are complete now and the 300-acre marsh restoration is underway. The aim of this rest
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Gator Dredging wraps up Honeymoon Island project
Gator Dredging of Clearwater, Fla., has completed the Honeymoon Island beach renourishment project in Pinellas County. The project, undertaken by the Florida Park Service, renourished the beachfront at Honeymoon Island State Park with approximately 150,000 cubic yards of sand. This work was needed b
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Toronto Harbour dredging PHOTO
Dredging operations aimed to prevent future flooding and the flow of unwanted material into the harbour continue in the Toronto Harbour this week. Each year, thousands of tonnes of sediment build up in the area where the Don River empties into the Keating Channel. If not removed, this build-up could
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Dredge C.R. McCaskill coming soon to Longboat Key
The Longboat Key contractors are back again at work after Tropical Storm Elsa to continue with the town’s 2021 beach renourishment project. Earlier this month, the town and all its contractors temporarily halted the operations to watch the development of this tropical storm. According to the latest
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All set for Duluth area dredging
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has just announced that everything is ready for the beginning of the 2021 Duluth area maintenance dredging and Minnesota Point beach nourishment project. According to the Corps, the contractor may begin mobilizing their equipment as early as today but are more likely
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Manning River dredging works kick off
Dredging Solutions Pty Ltd has just announced that dredging is underway at Farquhar Inlet to restore the safe boat navigation between Scotts Creek and Manning River South Channel. Dredging of navigational channels within the Manning River at Farquhar Inlet will ensure navigational access to the jett
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Wular Lake dredging in full swing
Reach Dredging Limited, a division of the Rashmi Group, recently won a contract for the conservation and management of Wular Lake in the Kashmir Valley. Spanning over an area of 130 sq. km, the lake plays a crucial role in the hydrographic system of the Kashmir Valley by acting as an absorption basi
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Land & Water ends Peel Marina dredging scheme
Land & Water announced today successful completion of dredging works at Peel Marina on the Isle of Man. The project, performed on behalf of Isle of Man Government, follows on from last year’s dredging works when approx. 16,000 tonnes of silt was removed from the marina. The dredging once again invol
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Rosmorport completes Vostochny dredging works
Far Eastern Basin Branch of the FSUE “Rosmorport” has completed maintenance dredging works in the water area of the seaport of Vostochny. According to Rosmorport, the Eastern Department carried out this dredging campaign from July 6 to 19 using its own dredging equipment. The main aim of the works w