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  • Sand Nourishment Moves Ahead at Hilton Head Island

    27 December 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Town of Hilton Head Island, SC, has just released the latest update on their 2016 Beach Nourishment Project, undertaken by Weeks Marine. The beach area between 1 Ocean lane and 18 Armada is currently restricted for beach nourishment construction activities, the Town said. During the 5 month scheme, these beach fill operations will proceed around […]

  • Staten Island Sea Wall Project Funding Announced

    25 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Congressman Dan Donovan and Borough President James Oddo have announced $2 million in federal funding to kick start the design phase of the Staten Island Sea Wall project. The funds have been provided to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and will go towards field surveys and geo-technical work. “When […]

  • Sand Placement Operations Progress at Hilton Head Island

    29 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Town of Hilton Head Island’s contractor Weeks Marine, Inc. restarted sand placement activities near Singleton Beach on November 27, 2016, after relocating its dredger, pipeline and other equipment. “Work will advance southward along the Palmetto Dunes oceanfront to near Captain’s Walk,” the Town said in its latest update. In order to finish the project, […]

  • Fire Island to Montauk Point Public Meetings Announced

    26 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, in conjunction with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Suffolk County and Department of Interior, is about to hold public meetings for the Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, NY (FIMP), Coastal Storm Risk Management Project. The Corps announced a series of public meetings in Suffolk County, […]

  • Rhode Island CRMC Funds Eleven Restoration Programs

    24 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) has awarded funding for eleven habitat restoration projects, through its RI Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration Trust Fund (CEHRTF). The Council approved the funding at the February 28 semi-monthly meeting in Providence. Projects approved for funding include a salt marsh restoration and enhancement project, a statewide salt […]

  • Vortex Marine Wins Smith Island Maintenance Dredging

    29 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Vortex Marine Construction was recently awarded a maintenance dredging contract for the Federal navigation channel on Smith Island in Somerset County, Maryland, reports the FedBizOpps. The $3.2 million project includes dredging of the Twitch Cove and Big Thorofare channels to their authorized depth of 7 feet (MLLW), plus two feet of allowable overdepth, and a width […]

  • Norfolk Dredging Secures Craney Island Expansion Contract

    6 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Norfolk Dredging of Chesapeake, Virginia, last Friday won a $9.65 million Craney Island Eastward Expansion contract. The contract – awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District – calls for the mechanical dredging of the top layer of soil material, including debris, to a depth of 4 feet below the mudline within a portion […]

  • IQPC Island Development Middle East Conference in December

    27 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    The IQPC Middle East will be the organizer of the Island Development Middle East Conference that will take place from 5-7 December in Dubai. With the man-made developments like Dubai palm islands and the World project in the UAE, Amwaj islands in Bahrain and the Pearl island in Qatar, and recently announced mega projects like $1.7 […]

  • VIDEO: Unity Island Ecoystem Restoration Project on Display

    16 May 2018
    Business & Finance

     As part of its Continuing Authorities Program Section 204, USACE Buffalo District is creating a new wetland habitat on Unity Island using clean, dredged materials. The District hosted a site visit earlier this week for the Unity Island Ecosystem Restoration Project, to focus on the topic of ‘beneficial use’. Beneficial use is the concept […]

  • Port of San Diego: Shelter Island Project Update

    28 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Shelter Island Boat Launch Facility is currently operating with one lane open during a major improvement project to provide better access for boaters, the Port of San Diego said in its latest release.  After the Labor Day weekend, it will be completely closed from September 5, 2017 through the completion of construction, currently anticipated […]

  • Plan for Restoration Projects at Deer Island Unveiled (USA)

    15 March 2011

    Proposed marsh restoration projects on the lower Escatawpa River and the northeast corner of Deer Island are the restart of a 2002 plan… By Harlan Kirgan More info: gulflive [mappress] Source: gulflive, March 15, 2011    

  • Avatiu Harbour Dredging to Bring Benefits (Cook Islands)

    24 January 2011

    The dredging of Avatiu Harbour on Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, may result in the much needed expansion of Punanga Nui, the town’s tourist… By Suzan Phillips (suite101) [mappress] Source: suite101, January 24, 2011;

  • USA: Dauphin Island Needs Beach Rebuilding Program

    13 April 2011

    Without a significant and costly beach rebuilding program, erosion threatens the survival of the west end of Dauphin Island as a residential… More info: al By Ben Raines [mappress] Source: al, April 13, 2011    

  • India: IWAI Promotes Inland Water Transport Infrastructure

    3 May 2012

    The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) was constituted for development and regulation of the Inland Water Transport sector in October 1986 after which five waterways have been declared as national waterways for their systematic development for shipping and navigation. IWAI strives to promote inland water transport infrastructure by providing the targeted depth and width […]

  • USA: Environmentalists Against Hayden Island Dump Site

    28 December 2011

    Environmentalists and Hayden Island residents are fighting efforts by the Port of Portland to deposit dredge spoils from Terminal 6 at …   By Brad Schmidt (oregonlive) [mappress] Source: oregonlive, December 28, 2011; Image: usace

  • USA: Funding Secured for Coney Island Shoreline Restoration

    6 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Congress members Jerrold Nadler and Hakeem Jeffries announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a Project Partnership Agreement to move forward with critical repairs and emergency beach restoration for the Coney Island shoreline. This is a longstanding U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ project to […]

  • Greens: Sprawling Resort to Suffocate Reef Island (Australia)

    5 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    A massive tourism and marina development approved today by the Federal Government will put the unique environment of Great Keppel Island at risk, say the Australian Greens. “Tourism is vital for Queensland’s economy and locals suffered when Great Keppel Island’s last resort shut down but this new resort has a far larger ecological footprint and […]

  • Officials Seek Tybee Island Beach Renourishment (USA)

    2 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Tybee Island is pushing for another round of beach renourishment funding in the next legislative session. The US Army Corps of Engineers pays for 70% of the cost of replenishing the sand at the summer tourism destination. The federal government picks up the lion’s share of the cost. That’s because studies find most of the […]

  • Beach Renourishment at South Padre Island Completed (USA)

    20 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, completed a beach renourishment project on South Padre Island using beach-quality sand harvested from a local dredging project.   The district awarded a $3.4 million contract Sept. 27, 2012, to Weeks Marine Inc., which began dredging operations Nov. 3. The contract was completed in January.   Partnering […]

  • Congressman Supports Fire Island to Moriches Inlet Plan

    16 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Congressman Tim Bishop issued the following statement yesterday regarding the granting of a TRO for the Fire Island to Moriches Inlet project: “The final Fire Island to Moriches Inlet Stabilization plan that was released by the Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service represents a carefully-crafted plan that received sign-off from every […]

  • USA: Galveston Island Beach Renourishment Gets Nod

    30 November 2012

    Galveston Park Board approves $4.2 million beach renourishment project on Galveston Island, reports chron.com. Beach renourishment project is scheduled to begin in September. The project includes replenishment of a mile-long beach area from the end of the Galveston Seawall to Park Board-run Dellanera Park. Galveston Island is a barrier island on the Texas Gulf Coast […]

  • Australia: Opposition for Balaclava Island Port Project Grows

    13 September 2012

    A federal MP’s reservations about a coal terminal proposal on the mouth of the Fitzroy River in central Queensland, received a note of support from the Capricorn Conservation Council (CCC). Michael McCabe, the CCC spokesman, said: “This development would be very damaging. Balaclava Island is largely an intertidal mud flat mangrove area. It’s in a […]

  • USA: Bids Out for Bald Head Island Dredging

    9 October 2012

    According to the village’s newsletter, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is soliciting bids for the dredging of a channel adjacent to Bald Head Island. The dredging program will replace sand on South and West beaches on the island. The bid calls for dredging of sand that is expected to be used to shore up […]

  • Belgium: Elia Asset Unveils Plan for Artificial Island

    9 November 2012

    Elia Asset NV has prepared a 5 year frame agreement for all engineering office tasks for an artificial island in the Belgian Offshore Grid. The artificial island will probably be situated up to 45 kms off the shore of the Belgian coast and the water depth can go up to 21m. The engineering requirements of […]

  • USA: Fire Island Inlet Dredging Project (VIDEO)

    15 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced recently that a $15 million Army contract has been awarded for emergency dredging and beach nourishment for the Fire Island Inlet and Shore Westerly to Jones Inlet. Schumer and Gillibrand successfully secured approval from the Army Corps to begin this multi-purpose project which will provide much-needed […]