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Replenishment of Babe’s Beach about to begin
This summer, Galveston Island’s Babe’s Beach, is getting a new round of fresh sand. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District is partnering with the Galveston Park Board of Trustees, the City of Galveston, and the Texas General Land Office (GLO) on Babe’s Beach in an ongoing effort to mai
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More sand for Kellogg Beach
To help protect Kellogg Beach from natural erosion, the Port of San Diego will be replenishing sand at the beach beginning on or shortly after Tuesday, July 6. The work is anticipated to be completed in two to three weeks. Approximately 2,200 cubic yards of natural sand will be placed on the beach b
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PHOTO: TSHD Elbe working in the Antigua
Dutch Dredging, a medium size dredging company based in Sliedrecht in the Netherlands, has been busy lately dredging sediments from the St. Johns Harbour, Antigua Island. The former British colony Antigua, is a Caribbean island with 365 beaches. In Antigua the authorities are building a new cruise t
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Take a look at Broughty Ferry flood scheme
Dundee City Council, together with McLaughlin & Harvey Ltd, continue to make good progress on the Broughty Ferry Flood Protection Scheme and remain on schedule. Currently, this flood protection scheme remains on target for completion in early 2022. “At the west end of the project, we have completed
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New life for Peacock Spit and Benson Beach
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District has just released an interesting story on how the Big Bertha is heading to Benson Beach to battle erosion. Off the coast of Oregon, Big Bertha moves in the water, inching toward land. Bertha, as her government creators to refer to it, is the result
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USACE stresses safe boating around dredging operations
With the upcoming Fourth of July holiday around the corner, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District has a public safety announcement for recreational boaters on the Galveston Harbor and Channel. In collaboration with Orion Marine Group—the contractor carrying out the dredging in
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Second phase of Yahara River dredging underway
Dane County, Wisconsin, has officially begun the second phase of its Yahara Chain of Lakes Sediment Removal Project. According to the officials, the county’s “Dragon Dredge” is now in the water, continuing 11-mile sediment removal initiative aimed to improve management of lake levels during high wat
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USACE officials tour dredge Westport in the Alaska
The Army Corps Alaska District commander Col. Damon A. Delarosa, together with civil engineer Emily Amato and project manager Donna West, visited last week hopper dredge Westport which is working in the Alaska. The dredge Westport, operated by Manson Construction of Seattle, Wash., is working under
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Rochester Harbor east pier work done
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and its contractor, Dean Marine & Excavating, Inc., have completed the $3.4 million, 600 feet of repair of the Rochester Harbor east pier, located in Rochester, New York. The section repaired is in the middle of previously repaired sections, and was
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Repairs start on the Vermilion Harbor east pier
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, and its contractor, Kovilic Construction Company Inc., began repairs of the Vermilion Harbor east pier, located in Vermilion, Ohio, on 11 June 2021. The current $1.825 million contract was awarded on September 30, 2020. USACE is using available fun
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Brighton Marina dredging well underway
ML Dredging recently won a contract for the excavation of 55,000m3 of naturally deposited sand and silt from the UK’s largest marina, the Brighton Marina. This dredging scheme will not only deepen the entrance to the marina but also widen the approach channel. Approximately 15,000m3 will be removed
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UKD ready for the next Port of Blyth dredging campaign
Trailing suction hopper dredger UKD Marlin, one of six vessels belonging to the UK Dredging (UKD) fleet, is about to begin next round of the summer maintenance dredging operations in the Port of Blyth. According to the port officials, the campaign is expected to start on Friday 25th June 2021 and wi
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West Grand Terre project progressing
Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) of Louisiana has just announced that good progress is being made on West Grand Terre barrier island restoration project in Jefferson Parish. According to CPRA, two dredges are being used to restore over 530 acres of beach, dune, and back-barrier ma
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The Kitty Hawk beach renourishment project set for 2022
The Town of Kitty Hawk in Dare County, North Carolina, is in the beginning stages of planning for the 2022 beach renourishment project and has contracted with Coastal Protection Engineering out of Wilmington (NC). Initial beach nourishment project for the Town of Kitty Hawk was completed in the summ