As of Wednesday the 27th of August annual maintenance dredging of the entrance to St Kilda Marina is in full swing. Boaters are advised to proceed with caution and to look for dredge operators signal whilst navigating around the dredge area. The annual maintenance dredging of the entrance, undertake
Peterhead Port Authority is looking for a best contractor that will perform harbor deepening, quay wall strengthening and other associated works and improvements, estimated to be worth around $34 million. The project will include deepening of the existing inner harbors consisting of rock (granite) d
PCi Dredging of Minocqua, WI, a subsidiary of Peterson Companies, Inc., has completed a million dollar dredging project at Lakeside Park, the crown jewel of Fond du Lac’s park system. The dredging operation, which started in December 2013 and just wrapped up last week, removed around 70,000 cubic ya
Work on the new Cowes breakwater progresses extremely well with CHC’s contractors Boskalis Westminster currently on stage 4 of the 2014 programme, the installation of the breakwater’s gravel core up to approximately 4 meters above chart datum. The dredger Sospan Dau delivers up to to five loads of g
The Augustine Beach Boat Ramp near Port Penn and adjacent intertidal beach located on the south side of the existing groin, which has been closed for maintenance dredging of the boat ramp access channel, will be open for the long Labor Day weekend. The boat ramp, closed Monday through Thursday each
Rocks are being delivered as work starts on the £30m scheme to protect 1,400 properties at Broomhill Sands Coastal Defense Scheme in Kent. The Environment Agency has appointed Team Van Oord to construct the scheme, which will cover 2.4km of beach from the Suttons, Camber to the western boundary of L
Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has received unanimous approval by a senior government panel to move forward with the final state and agency review on the Flagler County, Fla., Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction (HSDR) Project. The Civil Works Review Board, which convened in W
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, has awarded $2.3 million worth Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee contract to a company from Belle Chasse, LA. The work consists of clearing and vegetation removal, demolition, straddle levee lift enlargement, reinforced concrete floodwall construc
The Environment Agency has dredged 4 km (8 km of river bank) of the Parrett and Tone and is now passing halfway in the dredging operation. The dredging is being undertaken using a mixture of floating equipment, large excavators mounted on the riverbanks and even amphibious dredgers. This range of eq
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract for the widening of parts of Florida Avenue Canal. The project is a part of the Southeast Louisiana Drainage Project. The approx $119 million ($116,956,672 award with an option for an additional $2,041,945) contract,
Long awaited beach replenishment project for the south end of Ocean City is currently out to bid by the US Army Corps of Engineers, announced on Friday Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian. “We received great news this week that Ocean City beach replenishment project is out for bid. We also received notice
Russia: Photo Report on Sabetta Port Dredging Dredging works in Sabetta are being implemented in more challenging environment than a year ago. Construction Starts on Super Suction Dredger Construction of the “Junyang 1″, a super suction dredger ordered by CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co., Ltd., has
The completed new terminal for ferries and roll on-roll off (RORO) vessels will be inaugurated on September 5, 2014 in Lapuz, Iloilo City. This was announced by Ilonggo Senate President Franklin M. Drilon after the project’s successful dry run last August 15th, reported today PNA. The more than $4.5
More than 1,400 properties between Camber and Lydd will benefit as work begins on the Broomhill Sands Coastal Defense Scheme in Kent. The Environment Agency has appointed Team Van Oord to construct the scheme, which will cover 2.4km of beach from the Suttons, Camber to the western boundary of Lydd R