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Contents: Maryland – State shouldn’t hinder shoreline efforts Massachusetts – Corps of Engineers awards $10.5 million contract for Nantucket Harbor east, west jetty repair in Nantucket California – Seawall repairs approved on Balboa Island in anticipation of El Nino storms North Carolina – Finding solutions to Hatteras Inlet shoaling moving at snail’s pace New Jersey – Dredging begins in Ocean City’s Snug Harbor Connecticut – Corps of Engineers proposes maintenance dredging of Milford Harbor 10-foot Federal entrance channel in Milford New Jersey – Final stage of competition for up to $326M to help 10 Meadowlands towns reduce flooding New Zealand – Harbour dredging to begin next week Iceland – Dredging Difficulties Disappointing Australia – Strategy to protect lake properties against sea level rise India – Breakwater Can be Built in 30 Months: Adani Group South Korea – World’s Largest Semi-Submersible Floated Out Maryland – State shouldn’t hinder shoreline efforts Sep 25, 2015 10:21 am | Coastal News Today In a place like Anne Arundel County, many are willing to spend a lot of money to live on the water — but as soon as they make that decision, water becomes the enemy. They paid dearly for every inch of land, and if some of it has to be returned to the bay or one of its tributaries, it isn't going back without a fight. So, out come the contractors, leaving bulkheads and riprap in their wake. Mile af... Read more.. Go To Article Massachusetts – Corps of Engineers awards $10.5 million contract for Nantucket Harbor east, west jetty repair in Nantucket Sep 25, 2015 10:20 am | Coastal News Today The Nantucket Harbor east and west jetties in Nantucket, Mass. will be repaired under the terms of a $10,545,000.00 contract issued recently by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. Work will be accomplished by Mohawk Northeast, Inc., of Plantsville, Conn. Construction is scheduled to start on or about Dec. 1, 2015and take about 10 – 12 months to complete. The contract was awarded on Sept. 16, 20... Read more.. Go To Article California – Seawall repairs approved on Balboa Island in anticipation of El Nino storms Sep 25, 2015 10:20 am | Coastal News Today The oldest seawalls on Balboa Island will get some reinforcement just in time for what are forecasted to be nasty El Nino storms this winter. The City Council on Tuesday approved a $246,500 contract with Metro Builders & Engineers Group to do maintenance and repairs on the walls along the Grand Canal, which are about 90 years old. The company will have 16 days to complete th... Read more.. Go To Article North Carolina – Finding solutions to Hatteras Inlet shoaling moving at snail’s pace Sep 25, 2015 10:20 am | Coastal News Today Finding remedies for clogged channels in Hatteras Inlet has been moving along at a typical bureaucratic crawl, spurring frustrated members of the Dare County Oregon Inlet and Waterways Commission to investigate whether dredging the “cut-through” area near Ocracoke could be a faster way to provide ocean passage for charter vessels. “We have the permits to do that now,” Jed Dixon, deputy director of the... Read more.. Go To Article New Jersey – Dredging begins in Ocean City’s Snug Harbor Sep 25, 2015 10:20 am | Coastal News Today Homeowners on one of the city’s most badly silted lagoons are finally getting some relief as the city began a dredging project in Snug Harbor this week. According to city business administrator Jim Mallon, the contractor, Wickberg Marine, was prepped and mobilized to begin work shortly after Labor Day. There was a slight delay, but dredging began Monday, Sept. 21. Mallon said the contr... Read more.. Go To Article Connecticut – Corps of Engineers proposes maintenance dredging of Milford Harbor 10-foot Federal entrance channel in Milford Sep 25, 2015 10:20 am | Coastal News Today At the request of the city of Milford, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is proposing maintenance dredging of portions of the Milford Harbor Federal Navigation Project in Milford, Conn. The proposed work involves removal of approximately 14,000 cubic yards of sandy material from portions of the 10-foot channel of the Federal navigation project in Milford Harbor. “Natural shoaling processes and sto... Read more.. Go To Article New Jersey – Final stage of competition for up to $326M to help 10 Meadowlands towns reduce flooding Sep 25, 2015 10:20 am | Coastal News Today New Jersey has reached the final stage of a federal competition that could provide up to $326 million for a project to help 10 communities in the Meadowlands reduce flooding from storm surge. The proposal includes building earthen berms and concrete floodwalls in the region, as well as pump stations, parks, bike trails, a water control structure... Read more.. Go To Article New Zealand – Harbour dredging to begin next week Sep 25, 2015 10:19 am | Coastal News Today The dredging of the Tauranga Harbour shipping channels is about to begin. Danish dredging company Rohde Nielsen, the successful tenderer for the dredging project, will begin work next week. Port of Tauranga will widen and deepen the shipping channels from 12.9m to 14.5m inside the harbour and 15.8m outside the harbour. In a statement, the port said the dredging work represented the final building... Read more.. Go To Article Iceland – Dredging Difficulties Disappointing Sep 25, 2015 10:19 am | Coastal News Today When a large Luxembourg-registered dredger arrived in South Iceland last week, hopes were raised on the Westman Islands—but it has since run into difficulties which are hampering its work. The Taccola is 90 meters long and is run by a Belgian/Luxembourg company which specializes in tactical dredging around the world, including a recent million-ton project on the Suez Canal.... Read more.. Go To Article Australia – Strategy to protect lake properties against sea level rise Sep 25, 2015 10:19 am | Coastal News Today MARKS Point and Belmont South properties will be protected under a Lake Macquarie City Council plan to defend against rising sea levels. The draft plan would allow residents to fill their land to raise it above future rising seas. The council had  restricted property rights over sea level rise risk, a policy described by some as draconian and others as prudent. But residents lobbied cou... Read more.. Go To Article India – Breakwater Can be Built in 30 Months: Adani Group Sep 25, 2015 10:19 am | Coastal News Today The 3.1 km-long breakwater - one of the toughest challenges of the `7,525 crore Vizhinjam seaport project- can be built in 30 months once work kicks off, according to the Adani Group. “It will be the first work and it can be completed in 30 months. We also plan to start the land reclamation once work on the breakwater reaches a certain level,” Santosh K Mohapatra, CEO, Adani Vizhinja... Read more.. Go To Article South Korea – World’s Largest Semi-Submersible Floated Out Sep 25, 2015 10:19 am | Coastal News Today The Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG Project in Australia has reached a milestone with the safe launching of its central processing facility (CPF) from the offshore floating dock at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje, South Korea. Managing Director Ichthys LNG Project Louis Bon expressed his congratulations to the project and contractor teams for the excellent result. “The operation was comp... Read more.. Go To Article Recent Posts Gulf Coast – $134M for recovery projects arising from 2010 Gulf oil spill Louisiana – Massive amount of sediment dredged from Mississippi River Massachusetts – Oak Bluffs will begin construction on seawall pending additional funds North Carlina – Budget contains more money to dredge shallow inlets Holland – Van Oord goes dredging at home and abroad

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