Construction works on the ¡VAMOS! (Viable Alternative Mine Operating System) project underwater mining prototype are now complete. According to the project site, with assembly now being complete and gantry attached, the ¡VAMOS! deployment module is now ready for testing. Working together, the ¡VAMOS
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD) has been working steadily over the last week to complete the Morehead City Harbor beach nourishment project. The Carteret County (NC) reported yesterday that the second nourishment reach extending from Oceanana Fishing Pier westward to the Circle in Atlantic
The Willoughby Spit and Vicinity coastal storm damage reduction project is now in its final week of pumping sand onto the beach, reports the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District. According to the Corps, the week 12 appears to be the final week for sand to be pumped up onto the beach. “We a
The first whole section of new sea defenses, from promenade to beach, has been completed at Rossall as work to replace two kilometers of defenses enters the final stages. Wyre Council is replacing sea defenses from Rossall Hospital to Rossall Point in a £63 million coastal defense scheme that will p
The start of the Ocean County storm damage reduction project has been delayed due to late completion of a Weeks Marine project in Florida. According to the report from the Toms River Council latest meeting, the Ortley Beach replenishment has been delayed for late May. The landing pipe and transfer p
The Shoreham Adur Tidal Walls Scheme will play host to a number of industry visits this spring/summer, starting with a delegation from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) later this month, reports Mackley. A number of ICE Student Committee members are currently on secondment at Gatwick Airport
The Environment Agency has just announced that it will hold two public drop-in events to discuss the Oxford flood alleviation scheme project. According to EA, the project is aimed to reduce flood risk to over 1,200 homes and businesses in Oxford. The team, currently finalizing detailed design of the
The contractors for the upcoming Town of Duck beach nourishment project, Coastal Planning and Engineering and dredging company Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, will present project updates at the Town Council’s mid-month meeting on Wednesday, May 17. The meeting will be held in the Paul F. Keller Meeting
Baggerbedrijf de Boer – Dutch Dredging has placed an order at Shipyard Hoekman for a special-purpose plough and tugboat ‘Peter’. Last week, the company also ordered a trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Lesse’ that will be built at Royal IHC. According to Dutch Dredging, both the ‘Lesse’ and the ‘Peter
The Willoughby Spit and Vicinity coastal storm damage reduction project is now in its 11 week with beach nourishment operations occurring between 9th and 8th View Street & at 12th View St. So far, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contractor, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, has moved over 1,022
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (May 1-7, 2017). Damen Cutter Suction Dredger 350 Delivered to Heuvelman Ibis A Damen cutter suction dredger (CSD) 350 has been delivered from Damen Dredging Equipment in Nijkerk, the Netherlands, to start work on
Royal IHC and Baggerbedrijf de Boer – Dutch Dredging have signed a contract for the construction of a custom-built 2,300m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). The decision to invest in a new addition to the Baggerbedrijf de Boer fleet was based on the success of IHC-built TSHDs ALBATROS and MAHU
The Environment Agency and their partners are working together to develop a flood alleviation scheme to reduce flood risk to properties, transport links and infrastructure in Oxford. The scheme will involve lowering parts of the floodplain and widening some of the existing rivers and streams that ru
A vital connection is underway to link the historic and new marina facilities together as work continues for the delivery of a new waterfront for Dover. Removal of part of the old 19 Century seawall has begun in order to make way for the new Wellington Navigation Channel as part of the Dover Western