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Houston Ship Channel expansion project in full swing
Dredging operations for the Houston Ship Channel Expansion-Project 11 continue with multiple contractors working on site at the same time. According to the latest update, Port Houston is expediting the work by employing multiple dredge companies. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC is currently d
James M. Cox Foundation supports wetlands restoration
Thanks to the generosity of Cox Enterprises Chairman Emeritus and former Wetlands America Trust President Jim Kennedy and the James M. Cox Foundation, Ducks Unlimited (DU) will have an additional $2 million to support wetlands conservation. As the most generous individual donor in DU history, Kenned
Boskalis, Baggerbedrijf De Boer win Suriname River dredging contract
Boskalis, in a joint venture with Baggerbedrijf De Boer B.V. – Dutch Dredging, has been awarded the contract to further deepen a 68-kilometer-long stretch of the Suriname River. According to Boskalis, one of the main goals of this capital dredging project is keeping the waterway at the required dept
Straatman equipment installed on TSHD Galveston Island
Earlier this year, Straatman successfully delivered a 25 ton bow discharge assembly to a client in the United States. The bow discharge installation with an inside diameter of ø762 mm and a maximum working pressure of 20 bar was recently installed on Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation new dredge,
Orion Marine christens its newest cutter suction dredger Lavaca
Orion Marine Group has recently completed the commissioning of its newest cutter suction dredger (CSD) Lavaca. The christening of the CSD took place yesterday in Port Lavaca, Texas. Over the course of the past 15 months, the dredger has undergone a complete rebuild, including detailed engineering by
Río Salado maintenance dredging wraps up
Servimagnus has successfully completed the Río Salado maintenance dredging project in the Buenos Aires province. For this job, Servimagnus deployed its two cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) Micaela and Lucio, along with its Máximo support vessel, ground crews and technical staff. “With this project – c
GLDD crews busy at Buckroe Beach in Hampton
Buckroe Beach in Hampton, Virginia, is currently undergoing a replenishment. The beach’s boardwalk got a facelift in 2021, and now the beach itself gets a refresh. The beach replenishment will add sand will add to the beach from Pilot Avenue in the north down to Point Comfort Avenue. The last time B
PIANC USA hosting the PIANC Americas 2023 conference
The U.S. Section of the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure is enthusiastically preparing for the inaugural PIANC America Conference in 2023 – an event that is quickly shaping up to be the innovative and influential occasion creators had in mind. PIANC USA is sponsoring this ev
Dutra dredging the Indian Slough Intake Channel (PHOTO)
Dutra Group has just released a beautiful photo from the Indian Slough Intake Channel Maintenance Dredging Project. According to Dutra, the crews are continuing their progress on the Indian Slough project being performed for the East Contra Costa Irrigation District. This project consists of dredgin
Christening of new Orion Marine dredger set for tomorrow
Orion Marine Group has completed the commissioning of its newest cutter suction dredger (CSD) Lavaca. The christening ceremony of the new vessel will took place tomorrow, November 10th 2022, in Port Lavaca, Texas at 1:30 in the afternoon. The Lavaca has been outfitted with the latest state-of-the-ar
Dredging part of the Kenner Laketown boat launch project
Councilman Dominick Impastato, Mayor Michael Glaser, Councilman At-Large Ricky Templet and other Jefferson Parish officials yesterday broke ground on the Kenner Laketown Boat Launch Rehabilitation Project. The project, worth just over $2.1 million, consists of channel dredging and disposal, concrete
Discovery Center & Pier: Groundbreaking ceremony for dock transformation
Discovery Center & Pier said that work to transform the former Traverse City Light & Power coal dock on West Grand Traverse Bay into a “fee-free, barrier-free park and hub for water-based activities” is now underway. A groundbreaking ceremony took place at the pier earlier this week, formally kickin