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Rohde Nielsen to resume beachfill operations in the West Coast of Jutland
In 2020 Rohde Nielsen A/S started working on the contract of beach nourishment of the West Coast of Jutland, Denmark. According to the company, this work is planned to extend over the 2020-2024. The scheme consisted of three separate projects, two of them being beach nourishment with sinkerlines whi
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ML Dredging working in Rudmore Channel
ML (UK) Dredging Ltd crew is getting ready for their next assignment, the maintenance dredging of Rudmore Channel. According to the Queen’s Harbour Master Portsmouth, this routine maintenance dredging project will take place in the Rudmore Channel located in the north east of Fountain Lake within Po
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GCWA working on their next dredging project
The Gold Coast Waterways Authority is investing $6.3 million in the Seaway and North and South Channels dredging project. According to GCWA, this dredging project will improve safety for small and medium-sized vessels, crossing the Gold Coast Seaway Bar. Removal of shoals in the North Channel and So
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Prince Pond dredging nearly complete
Dredging and pond improvement project in Downers Grove (IL) is now nearly complete, reports the V3 Companies. The Downers Grove Park District in partnership with the Village administered this project for sediment removal at Prince Pond to achieve increased water depth for improved water quality. V3’
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Weeks Marine on track with the Morehead City project
In just under a month after starting, Weeks Marine has completed 1/3 of the Morehead City dredging & beach nourishment works. So far, the company had dredged, pumped, and graded sand starting just east of the Ft. Macon Bath House Access westward to the Henderson Boulevard. From a purely geographic s
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Spotlight on Santa Barbara Harbor dredging project
The accumulation of sediment at the bottom of Santa Barbara Harbor, California, began as early as the last 1920s. The federal government began vital annual dredging projects of the harbor in 1972. Pacific Dredge & Construction was recently awarded a three-year contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engi
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Work starts to improve Tilbury’s flood defences
Construction work has started on an innovative scheme to improve Tilbury’s flood defences, informs the Environment Agency. In a project of national importance, the existing port lock gates will be replaced with pioneering dual function lock gates, and the EA’s tidal barrier will be removed. This is
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Legislation introduced for the Fountain Lake project
Shell Rock River Watershed District (SRRWD) made the announcement last week that the Fountain Lake Restoration Project legislation has been introduced in the House and Senate for $7.5 million. “We are very pleased the bill HF 384 / SF 447 have been introduced in the House and Senate for $7.5 million
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Borr finishes dredging of the River Parrett
Dredging of the River Parrett between Northmoor and the M5 finished last weekend, according to the Somerset Rivers Authority (SRA). “It’s gone well. Rain has kept river levels high, so the water injection dredging vessel Borr has been able to work 10-12 hours every day,” said SRA in the release. “Af
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Poplar Island to continue receiving dredged sediment
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District completed construction of the Poplar Island Ecosystem Restoration Project lateral expansion Jan. 20, 2021, providing 575 additional acres, including four new wetland cells and one large upland cell. The project is now able to accept dredged materi
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New start date for Post-Florence beachfill project
This past Sunday, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock took advantage of the calm seas and set the 2nd submerged pipeline that will be used for Phase III of the Post-Florence renourishment project. According to the Carteret County Shore Protection Office, the 2nd pipeline was set just west of Bogue Inlet Pier
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Dredge J.S. Chatry returns to work
After a pause due to bad weather, Weeks Marine’s pipeline dredge J.S. Chatry got back to work in Morehead City Harbor late Monday (1/18/2021) to continue dredging and beach nourishment works. The beachfill operations are currently taking place around the Ft. Macon/Atlantic Beach boundary area and wi
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J.E. McAmis wrapping up Snohomish dredging works
J.E. McAmis crews are wrapping up work on the Snohomish/Everett clamshell dredging project, which is being performed for the Army Corps’ Seattle District. In their latest update, the company announced that they will complete the Snohomish dredging this week, moving ahead to the next stop, the Bonnev
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Piling continues on the Southsea scheme
Wild weather last week slowed down Southsea Coastal Scheme piling progress as high winds limited the pitching of steel sheet piles. According to the project update, the weather conditions kept the working platform maintenance gang busy, ensuring the dredged platform wasn’t washed out to sea. The pro