Americas
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (December 28-January 3). World’s Largest Container Ship in Port of Los Angeles The largest container ship ever to call at a North American port, CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, arrived at the Port of Los Angeles on Satur
Dredging Stories That Marked 2015
With the new year ahead of us, Dredging Today is bringing you a recap of the most popular posts from 2015. Van Oord, Boskalis to Build Artificial Island Off Jakarta Van Oord and joint venture partner Royal Boskalis Westminster have won a major land reclamation contract in Indonesia. DEME Bags Major
To Our Valued Readers – Happy New Year!
To Our Valued Readers – Happy New Year!
City of Virginia Beach Plans to Dredge Lake Rudee
The City of Virginia Beach proposes to hydraulically dredge navigable channels in Lake Rudee in order to restore residents’ safe access channels, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District. The applicant proposes to remove approximately 4,576 cubic yards of material (52,061 squa
CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin in Port of Oakland
The CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, an 18,000-TEU megaship named in honor of one of America’s founding fathers, is expected to call at the Port of Oakland today, making it the largest container ship of this capacity ever to call at any port in the United States. The vessel, operated by France-based shipp
Atlantic City Coastal Project Makes Progress
The USACE’s Philadelphia District recently wrapped up demolition and began placing concrete piles as part of the seawall and boardwalk construction works at the northern end of Atlantic City, New Jersey. The works are part of the Absecon Inlet Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Structures project desi
Top Dredging Videos of 2015
With the New Year’s Eve just around the corner, Dredging Today has decided to bring you an overview of the most interesting videos that marked the year 2015. Waterdunen Coastal Protection by DEME Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering NV (DEME), an international group of specialized compan
Kings Bay Restoration Scheme in Full Swing
The Kings Bay Cleanup and Restoration scheme in Crystal River is moving ahead with a patent pending vacuum dredging removal process that removes legacy nutrients, organic detrital material and the Lyngbya, an invasive algae that has choked out native plants. For years, residents have tried different
Panama’s New Pacific Access Channel Meets Culebra Cut
The Panama Canal Expansion Program is one step closer to completion after the new Pacific Access Channel finally met with the Culebra Cut. The North Plug was blasted last Thursday, 24 December, leading the way to the removal of the plug that is separating Culebra Cut from the new Pacific Access Chan
Moffatt & Nichol Completes Key CA Wetland Restoration Project
Four of Moffatt & Nichol’s key wetland restoration projects in the San Francisco Bay Area have returned to natural marshland. The most recent is at Bair Island in San Mateo County, one of California’s largest wetland restoration projects at 1400 acres. The entire project involved placing over one mi
Maraspin Creek Project in Barnstable Includes Dredging
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, has received an application for the federal permit related to the construction of a dock and boat basin in Maraspin Creek in Barnstable, Mass. Applicant Stuart Bornstein proposes to construct and maintain a private 5-slip dock and boat basin. T
Orion Marine Wins Dock Replacement Contract in Alaska
Orion Marine Group (ORN), providing services both on and off the water in the continental United States, Alaska, Canada and the Caribbean Basin, last week announced a contract award of approximately $13 million. The company’s marine construction segment was recently awarded a contract for a dock rep