Dublin Port Company (DPC) is lodging an application for permission with An Bord Pleanála for its MP2 Project, the second major capital development project from the Port’s Masterplan 2040. The MP2 Project involves an application for a 15-year permission for phased development works within existing po
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District, in cooperation with the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District, will host a public open house to share information about the Papillion Creek Basin flood risk management study July 23, 2019. The purpose of the study is to develop alternatives
The annual Tallebudgera and Currumbin Creek dredging campaigns will again occur during the winter and spring months, informs the City of Gold Coast. As they reported, the city allocates more than $1 million for these dredging works which are conducted for the purpose of sand nourishment at adjacent
The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners have unanimously agreed to fund a $26.3 million project to improve water and habitat quality of the Colorado Lagoon in Long Beach, in exchange for environmental mitigation credits that would allow for future development at the nation’s second-busiest seap
Florida Dredge and Dock, LLC (FDD) has won a $1.2 million maintenance dredging contract in Sarasota County, Florida. The project includes dredging works in shoaled areas of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) in the vicinity of Venice inlet. The required dredging depth is 9 feet MLLW with a 2-foot
The Government of South Australia has just released an update on the West Beach and Henley Beach South coastal protection scheme, saying that the sand placement operations started recently and will now continue into spring to build up the dunes in these areas. Adding sand to the foreshore at West Be
An underwater wall installed in the Savannah River in Augusta, Georgia, more than a century ago will be the subject of a just-funded study by the USACE’s Savannah District. The so-called “training wall” in the Savannah River runs from just downstream of 8th Street and ends 1,800 feet downstream of B
As part of its efforts to combat the perennial flooding problems ravaging various parts of Nigerian Ondo State, the State Government has acquired new amphibious excavator CAT 320D2. Commenting the latest news, the Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, said that the amphibious exca
The Damen’s DOP200 submersible dredge pump was recently used at a sluice cleanup project in Wielsbeke, Belgium. “The new sluice consisted of a narrow building pit, which had been divided into 9 separate sections. This compartmentation greatly reduces the size of construction material which can be us
Annual sand recycling is underway with sand being pumped to replenish beaches from Glenelg to Kingston Park in Adelaide, the Government of South Australia reports. About 100,000 cubic meters (or 40 Olympic-sized swimming pools) of sand will be recycled from Glenelg to replenish the beaches between K
Qingzhou Julong Environment Technology Co. Ltd., a Qingzhou City based manufacturer and supplier of dredging equipment, has successfully delivered their 450hp multipurpose workboat to a customer in Nigeria. The vessel, equipped with one set 40KN hydraulic crane for lifting purpose, will work in pair
The Queensland’s Townsville City Council just announced that the works on a project to prevent beach sand from passing under the southern breakwater bridge and into the Nelly Bay Harbor are officially underway. Upon the project’s completion, the council will be able to begin restoring the Nelly Bay
The Port Authority of Douala, Cameroon, is about to receive new dredging equipment including an IHC Beaver 50 cutter suction dredger, the company reports. According to the port, the new dredger will arrive in Douala in the next couple of days. IHC Beaver CSDs are reliable, fuel efficient, have low m
Fraser Coast Regional Council is planning for increased threats of erosion and higher storm tides along the coastline, and inviting residents to get involved in the process. Fraser Coast Councillor, David Lewis, said that the council was keen to hear from the community about what they valued about t
