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
The New Jersey Water Supply Authority (NJWSA) is proposing to dredge the Delaware and Raritan Canal (D&R Canal), from Kingston to Amwell Road, Franklin Township, Somerset County. This project will remove an estimated 248,000 cubic yards of sediment from the canal to increase flow capacity and the es
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
Weeks Marine, the contractor for the Boca Raton beach renourishment project, has finished placing sand on the central and southern beaches, the city said in its latest announcement. As a measure to help mitigate beach erosion, the project added approximately 450,000 cubic yards of sand to the centra
The Port Houston Small Business and Maritime Education Outreach Department participated at the 2017 Maritime and Logistics Youth Expo held at the San Jacinto College Maritime Technology and Training Center on April 28. Nearly 700 students attended the expo, learning about different careers in the ma
Parsons has announced that the Washington Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA) recently named the Elliott Bay Seawall project the 2017 Project of the Year in the Disaster or Emergency Construction/Repair category for a project valued at more than $75 million. Parsons is the prime
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released their latest article named ‘Valuing Variations In Dredging Contracts’. Variations have the potential to generate substantial extra costs and pose significant delay and disruption to a dredging project. Moreover, the valuati
Kansas Water Office (KWO) yesterday released a video of the John Redmond Reservoir Dredging Project. The project is the first of its kind in the nation with a non-federal entity dredging sediment from a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir. The contractor, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD), compl
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, reporting revenue of $170.6 million, net loss from continuing operations of $3.7 million and Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations of $14.2 million. “The company’s first quarter
Reimerswaal Dredging has just announced that the construction of new multi-purpose 5.450m³ trailing suction hopper dredger ‘DC Orisant’ is moving forward. The first sections of this diesel electric aggregate TSHD are taking their shape, the company said in its announcement. The new vessel, being bui
Cowes Harbor Commission (CHC) has announced that the Annual Public Meeting for all harbor users and stakeholders will be held on Thursday, 25th May 2017. According to CHC, the meeting is an opportunity for the commission to report on its work over the past year and answer questions from attendees. H
Jan De Nul has just announced that the EUR17 million Knokke and Wenduine beach replenishment projects are successfully completed. Almost one million cubic meters of sand was reclaimed to restore the damage caused by storm Dieter, Jan De Nul said. This project was conduced by the joint venture ‘Noord
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has just announced that the second site visit to the Shoreham Adur Tidal Walls Scheme will be organized on Thursday, July 13, 2017. Following on from last year’s visit to Shoreham as work began on the scheme, the visitors will have a chance to return a
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently completed needed navigation dredging in Bogue Inlet, both through the connecting channel and across the ocean bar, Town of Emerald Isle, North Carolina, said in its latest release. In an effort to follow the deepest water and most efficient route, and also t
