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Bermuda North Channel Dredging

Bermuda North Channel Dredging

Bermuda North Channel Dredging

Similar to how shipping vessels are getting larger and larger these days, cruise ships have too. Newly designed cruise vessels are longer, wider and packed with more amenities to give guests the best trips possible. But there are costs to larger ships moving in and out of the world’s ports.In Bermuda, an island nation whose economy runs on tourism, its ports have felt the impacts of the shift. Government officials there eventually realized that the larger cruise ships in construction these days simply couldn’t squeeze through their navigation channels.In response to this, the officials contracted a dredging company to clear out the nation’s North Channel area in October 2015. To minimize environmental impacts of the dredging operations, the government worked with CH2M HILL, an environmental consultant, to oversee monitoring efforts around the dredge. CH2M HILL contracted Bermuda Environmental Consulting to carry out monitoring around the operations, relying on NexSens data buoys to complete the work.

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Snake River Dredge Turbidity Monitoring

Snake River Dredge Turbidity Monitoring

Snake River Dredge Turbidity Monitoring

The Snake River flows through parts of Washington and Idaho and is an important lane for transportation and shipping goods in the Pacific Northwest. But, over time, its value is impacted by sediment buildup that slows transportation down.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, charged with providing safe and reliable means of transportation throughout the United States’ many important channels and waterways, typically steps in to dredge the river when sediment levels get too high. Key to successful dredging projects is monitoring turbidity levels to make sure that fish and other aquatic life aren’t adversely affected by operations. The Walla Walla District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers oversees the maintenance of Snake River.As part of a recent dredging project, Northern Resource Consulting was contracted to monitor the waterway’s turbidity while excess sediment was cleared. Engineers at NRC worked with NexSens Technology to outfit dredge turbidity monitoring areas with buoys and sondes for tracking water clarity. The equipment let engineers watch fluctuations of turbidity and avoid operational stoppages by providing data needed for adjusting dredgers in real time to keep turbidity levels below government-mandated limits.

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Kadettangen Beach Construction Project

Kadettangen Beach Construction Project

Kadettangen Beach Construction Project

Not far from Oslo, Norway, a massive effort is underway to expand a public beachfront. The work is taking place along an area of Oslofjord called Kadettangen, a small peninsula that juts out into the bay.Once the work is finished, public officials expect that the new beach area, along with other enhancements planned for the peninsula like bike paths and volleyball courts, will help attract visitors from near and far.

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