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  • 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: 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

  • Terrebonne Islands Restoration Project Funding Issues (USA)

    23 August 2010

    Terrebonne’s fast-eroding Isle Dernieres and Timbalier barrier islands are unlikely to undergo any substantial restoration in the near … By Nikki Buskey (dailycomet) [mappress] Source: dailycomet, August 24, 2010;

  • Savary Island Dredging Fails to Meet Expectations (Canada)

    8 September 2010

    Dredging work that took place at the Savary Island dock was not satisfactorily completed, according to a report received by Powell River … By Kyle Wells (prpeak) [mappress] Source: prpeak, September 8, 2010;

  • 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    

  • 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    

  • 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;

  • Damen secures order for hydrogen-powered inland vessel

    3 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Dutch shipyard Concordia Damen has signed a ‘historic’ contract for the construction of the hydrogen-powered inland barge with Dutch inland shipping company Lenten Scheepvaart.

  • Denmark greenlights North Sea energy island hub

    4 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Technology, Transition

    Denmark has reached a landmark agreement on the construction of an energy hub in the North Sea. The energy hub will be an artificially constructed island 80 kilometers from the shore of the peninsula Jutland. Around 200 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 3 GW are expected to be installed in the first phase […]

  • 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 […]

  • VIDEO: Long Beach Island Replenishment Project (USA)

    21 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    With funds from the Sandy Relief Act signed into law, the US Army Corps of Engineers is restoring and will complete an existing dune and berm project put in place before Hurricane Sandy hit the New Jersey coast. Crews are busy placing millions of cubic yards of sand as part of the Corps efforts to […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Coastal Project Kicks Off at Long Beach Island

    7 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Bob Martin will join U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials, U.S. Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02), Ocean County officials and local officials in launching a major coastal construction project on Long Beach Island today. A news conference will be held at the beach on East 5th Street in Ship Bottom […]

  • Hilton Head Island Beaches Get New Sand

    27 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    The beach area between Drayton Place and Elliot Place is currently restricted for beach renourishment construction, the Town of Hilton Head Island just announced in its latest update. Additionally, the Mitchelville Beach area remains closed so construction in this area may be finished. The Town’s contractor, Weeks Marine, Inc., began the sand pumping operations in this area on […]

  • Connecticut and Rhode Island Representatives Support ELDS Plan

    19 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, along with Representative Joe Courtney, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, have sent a letter to EPA to express their support for the proposed rule to designate a new Eastern Long Island Sound Dredged Material Disposal Site (ELDS). “As representatives from the region, we understand firsthand the […]

  • All Set for Hilton Head Island Beach Renourishment

    8 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Weeks Marine, Inc. cutterhead suction dredge, CR McCaskill, along with attendant tug boats, barges and support vessels, has arrived in local waters, gearing up for the upcoming Town of Hilton Head Island beach renourishment. The dredge will be temporarily anchored near the mouth of Skull Creek. The vessel will be taken off tow and will […]

  • Hunting Island Dredging and Beach Nourishment Project on the Table

    16 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism (SCPRT) is calling for dredging and beach nourishment project in Beaufort County, South Carolina. SCPRT recently submitted an application to the Department of the Army and the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control for a permit to perform dredging and beach nourishment, using sand from two offshore borrow areas near the […]

  • PHOTO: Great Lakes’ TSHD Padre Island at Work

    22 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    The USACE, Savannah District, recently posted a photo of the trailing suction hopper dredger Padre Island working in the Savannah outer harbor. The photo, taken on March 30th 2016, shows the Padre Island of Great Lakes Doc & Dredge Company (GLDD) deepening the outer channel as part of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP). Deepening of the […]

  • Hilton Head Island Beach Renourishment Starts Soon

    23 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    Parts of the Hilton Head Island beach will be closing as soon as next week, as contractors will spend about three months placing new sand onto the beaches, according to WTOC. The 2016 beach renourishment of the Atlantic oceanfront shoreline is expected to be similar to the projects conducted in 1990, 1997 and 2006. Also, the […]

  • J.F. Brennan Wins Island Unloading Dredging Deal

    28 September 2015
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded an $8.7 million contract to J.F. Brennan Company, Inc., of La Crosse, Wisconsin, to unload dredged material in Wabasha, Minnesota, September 23. The contractor is expected to begin moving the dredged material during the summer of 2016. In all, nearly 800,000 cubic yards of dredged […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]