Americas
Sustaining Weeks Marine future: Dredge tender tugboats built for versatility
With the lion share of Weeks Marine’s revenue stemming from dredging efforts, the company has made significant investments in new equipment to help sustain growth. But this new equipment is not just the trailing suction hopper dredges like Magdalen and R.B. Weeks; it also includes new tugboats built
Massive sea defence project at Sandy Bay on the way
Sandy Bay residents, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, will be getting a measure of relief through a massive sea defence project, reports searchlight.vc. In his Budget presentation on January 9, the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ Minister of Finance, Camillo Gonsalves, noted that th
BREAKING NEWS: Dredger capsizes near Meraux, spilling over 3,000 gallons of oil
The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to an oil spill of more than 3,360 gallons after a dredging vessel capsized in the Mississippi River near Meraux. The New Orleans Sector was notified of this incident at around 12:50 a.m. yesterday. The capsizing vessel in question, the W.B. Wood, had two people ab
USACE launches Santa Barbara Harbor dredging tender
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District is looking for a contractor that will perform the next cycle of dredging works at Santa Barbara Harbor. According to the Corps, the construction services will consist of maintenance dredging of the federal navigation channels at Santa Barbara Ha
AECOM to conduct feasibility study for Prince Rupert port expansion
AECOM has been selected by DP World Prince Rupert Inc. (DP World) to conduct a feasibility and design study for the development of the second container terminal at the Port of Prince Rupert. “We’re incredibly pleased to work with DP World, and the Prince Rupert Port Authority on this exciting step t
USDA invests $4.7M in Wetland Mitigation Banking Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded nearly $4.7 million in grant funding for the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (WMBP), a grant program that supports the development of mitigation banks for the restoration, creation or enhancement of wetlands to compensate for unavoidable impac
USACE proposes maintenance dredging of the Arthur Kill Channel
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District is working on a project that will see Arthur Kill Federal Navigation Channel dredged to a depth of -50 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) plus 1 foot of allowable over-depth. According to the Corps, the proposed maintenance dredging of the New York a
Damen implements 3D Classification for dredging vessels concept
Damen Engineering has announced the completion of its first vessel design to be entirely created, reviewed and class-approved using 3D models in collaboration with Bureau Veritas (BV) and global maritime software provider NAPA. The 2500 m3 dredger concept is the first Damen vessel concept to receive
Emergency dredging work scheduled for Santa Barbara waterfront
The City of Santa Barbara has just announced that the harbor entrance remains extremely impacted and hazardous to navigate. The City’s Waterfront Department is working with the Army Corps of Engineers on scheduling emergency dredging operations ASAP. An Army Corps vessel is conducting a survey of th
CPRA presents latest update of the Louisiana’s $50B coastal master plan
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has presented the latest version of the state’s $50 billion plan aimed at restoring and maintaining coastal wetlands and reducing future damage from tropical storms and hurricanes. The plan relies on a variety of restoration project t
VIDEO: The story of DEME
Innovation has always been the growth engine for DEME Group. The world leader in the highly specialised fields of dredging, land reclamation, marine infrastructure, offshore energy and environmental remediation, last week released this amazing video named ‘The story of DEME’. According to Luc Vanden
Major merger announced, Kiewit acquires Weeks Marine
U.S. dredging contractor Weeks Marine has been acquired by Kiewit Corporation of Omaha, Nebraska, one of North America’s largest construction and engineering organizations. The acquisition, which was completed on Jan. 1, 2023, includes the purchase of Weeks Marine and its subsidiaries Healy Tibbitts