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Weeks Marine nabs $23.8M Delaware beachfill contract
The USACE Philadelphia District awarded a contract to Weeks Marine for $23.8 million to conduct periodic nourishment on three dune and beachfill projects along the Delaware coast. The contract is a joint effort between USACE and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.
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Southern Maine harbors get their own dredger
Coastal communities in Southern Maine stand to benefit from a new dredge that will be used to improve navigational channels and replenish beaches from Kittery to Scarborough and possibly beyond. The York County Commission has given the green light to purchase an 86-foot suction dredge using $1.54 mi
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Installing Coastalock armor units at Puerto de Vigo
The casting of ECOncrete® Coastalock single layer armor units is underway at the Puerto de Vigo, Spain. The units will be installed in the coming weeks to build coastal resilience and promote marine biodiversity at the Port. Interlocking armor is used along many of coasts and waterfronts as a versat
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Spotlight on Van Oord’s giant TSHD Vox Amalia
In collaboration with her owner Van Oord, C-Job successfully co-created the design of the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Amalia. The Vox Amalia features two suction drag arms and currently sails around the world to perform the most complex of dredging contracts. “Because of her large cap
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NFWF, NOAA announce record $136M for coastal resilience
NOAA and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced a record investment in projects that will help communities prepare for increasing coastal flooding and more intense storms, while improving thousands of acres of coastal habitats. The funding, in collaboration with the Departm
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Groundbreaking ceremony in Funafuti for Tuvalu’s coastal adaptation
A groundbreaking ceremony to mark a milestone for the people of Tuvalu – construction of a 780m long and 100m wide reclamation project in Funafuti – took place yesterday. This very important work will be undertaken under the Tuvalu Government’s Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project. Tuvalu is the first
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Damen DOP200 proves success at Swedish Port of Gothenburg
At the moment, a mayor port expansion project is underway at the Swedish Port of Gothenburg. The expansion will result in an additional 220.000m2 of terminal surface and 460m more quay length. The project has been divided in various stages: the DOP200 has proven its worth in the later stages of phas
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Prestigious award for three Van Oord trailing suction hopper dredgers
Van Oord has won the Maritime KNVR Shipping Award 2022 for its contribution to innovation in the Dutch maritime industry, specifically by commissioning trailing suction hopper dredgers Vox Ariane, Vox Alexia and Vox Apolonia. The award was presented at the Maritime Awards Gala in Rotterdam last mont
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IHC celebrates new milestone, opening of the new hydraulic test circuit
Last week, Royal IHC celebrated the official opening of the new hydraulic circuit by the company’s CEO Jan-Pieter. The new hydraulic circuit will be used for testing dredge slurries, and so helps improve the reliance of the dredge installation performance. According to IHC, a good hydraulic circuit
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Turtle Beach repair project on the way
Years of hurricanes and storms taking it’s toll on Turtle Beach and erosion continues to plague the popular South Siesta Key destination. There are now plans for placing new sand from Central Florida onto the beaches in this area. Construction is planned to occur outside of sea turtle nesting season
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DWR completes removal of drought salinity barrier from West False River
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has completed the removal of a drought salinity barrier from the West False River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The barrier was installed in June 2021 to prevent saltwater intrusion with less fresh water from upstream reservoirs and streams f
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Environment Agency: “Shingle all the way” at Seaford
Up to 60,000 cubic metres of shingle is moved to maintain protection to homes and businesses around Seaford, the Environment Agency said. The twice-yearly maintenance work on the beaches in the area maintains protection for the town from coastal flooding. The beach provides a soft-engineered flood d
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Dredging simulator training in Bangkok by Royal IHC
At the beginning of the month, together with Royal IHC’s partner Frontline Engineering, the Kinderdijk based supplier of maritime technology organised a dredging simulator training in Bangkok for the Royal Irrigation Department. The training focused on many of the basics of CSD dredging: start-up dr
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Damen builds Multibuster 8020 for Van Stee Offshore
Damen Shipyards and Van Stee Offshore have signed a contract for delivery of the first Multibuster 8020 – a new class of 80-metre, ultra-shallow draught, multi-purpose workboats. Kommer Damen, Chairman of Damen Shipyards Group, and Arjan van Stee of Van Stee Offshore inked the deal during the Offsho