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Nags Head beach survey work underway
Survey crews with McKim & Creed have started hydrographic and land-based beach surveys needed for the Nags Head’s beach restoration project. According to the town’s officials, the surveys which started last week will continue over the next few weeks as part of the annual beach monitoring work. “You
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Hythe Ranges scheme shortlisted for the BCI Awards 2021
The Hythe Ranges Sea Defences project has been shortlisted for Climate Resilience Project of the Year at the BCI Awards 2021. The project was completed by Van Oord, supported by their subsidiary partner Mackley and on behalf of the Environment Agency. Work on the £25m Hythe Ranges scheme started in
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£30 million Burton-upon-Trent flood scheme complete
The Environment Agency’s £30 million upgrade of Burton-upon-Trent’s flood defences is complete, with the defences already demonstrating their value to the town. “We’re delighted to successfully deliver upgraded flood defences for the community of Burton-upon-Trent, which will reduce the risk floodin
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Ust-Luga dredging kicks off
Annual maintenance dredging of approximately 200,600 cubic meters of sand and gravel from the seaport of Ust-Luga is now underway, informs FSUE “Rosmorport”. This year maintenance dredging will be performed in basin of the southern harbour of Ust-Luga, on the approach channel to the mouth of the Lug
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Erie Harbor dredging PHOTO
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District contractor Ryba Marine Construction Co. has been busy lately dredging the Erie Harbor. The harbor is located on the southern shore of Lake Erie in the City of Erie, PA about 98 Miles southwest of Buffalo. According to the Corps, the 2021 dredging cy
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Ross River dredging campaign complete
Pacific Marine Group (PMG) recently completed a dredging campaign in the Ross River for Port of Townsville Limited. The Ross River Channel is the waterway all PMG vessels utilise to exit and enter the dedicated marine facility, and when the channel becomes silted up, the windows of opportunity to en
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Agreement signed for shoreline protection project in St. Lucie County
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday announced it has signed an agreement with the Army Corps and St. Lucie County, Florida, that will lead to the restoration and protection of approximately 3.3 miles of Atlantic coastline. The agreement gives USACE access to 800,000 cubic yards of
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PHOTO: Brighton Marina dredging in full swing
Earlier this week, Mike Hatch, Marina Manager at Premier Marinas Brighton, posted this wonderful photo of the Brighton Marina dredging works. The contract for the removal of 55,000m3 of naturally deposited sand and silt from the UK’s largest marina was awarded to ML Dredging of Portsmouth. Work on t
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Isla Blanca beach renourishment project complete
Cameron County officials have just announced that the beach renourishment project at Isla Blanca Park is fully finished now. The work was performed as a joint effort between the Texas General Land Office (GLO), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Cameron County and the City of South Padre Island. This
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Southsea: Sea defence works rock on
The second phase of rock construction at frontage 1 (Long Curtain Moat) of the Southsea Coastal Scheme got underway yesterday (5 July 2021) and is expected to last until early-September. This phase follows the importation of 11,000 tonnes of granite rock from Norway in April, some of which was used
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Boskalis’ Strandway getting ready for Portsmouth work
The next round of Portsmouth Harbour maintenance dredging works will begin in mid July, informs the Queen’s Harbour Master Portsmouth. As reported by the Harbour Master, surveying operations and maintenance dredging will be conducted in the maintained areas within Portsmouth Harbour and its approach
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Sunny Isles Beach project coming along great
Eastman Aggregate Enterprises are making nice progress on the Sunny Isles Beach renourishment project in Florida. For this project, the contractor will place approx. 280,000 cubic-yards of beach-quality sand on approximately 2.3 miles of eroded shoreline. Work started on the northern section of the
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Dredge Goetz kicks off 2021 dredging season
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District’s Dredge Goetz crew recently kicked off the 2021 dredging season to help ensure the Mississippi River navigation channel remains open for safe, reliable commerce. The channel provides a safe, reliable, cost-effective and environmentally sustainable
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Place Matuvu sand used for beach replenishment
Together with Goethals Promotor Jan De Nul’s project developer PSR will revive Place Matuvu in Knokke. The works for this unique square are in full progress and the sand excavated for the construction works appears to be perfect to be used for the beach replenishment works in Knokke. In the autumn o