Dredging and reclamation work, conducted by Jan De Nul, is well underway at Lumsden Point in Port Hedland. The dredging program is set to create a deeper access channel, swing basin and berth pockets to ensure the safe and efficient berthing of vessels at the new Lumsden Point facility. According to
Pilbara Ports announced today the start of Dampier Bulk Handling Facility (DBHF) dredging operations. This dredging campaign is part of stage one of the Dampier Cargo Wharf Projects, creating a multi-user facility that expands the capability of the Port of Dampier. DBHF dredging campaign will take p
Tanco Holdings Bhd (THB), through its 79%-owned subsidiary Midports Holdings Sdn Bhd (MHSB), has inked a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with CCCC Dredging Southeast Asia Sdn Bhd (CDSA), a subsidiary of China-based CCCC Dredging (Group) Co Ltd (CDCL). According to Tanco, this contract formalizes CDSA’
The Philippines’ President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said that he would seek the help of big companies and the acquisition of equipment from China and Taiwan to desilt the rivers in Ilocos Norte. Marcos made the remarks as he lamented that flood control and river control works like dike and slope prot
The construction activities on a new Damen CSD650 are moving ahead in Vietnam. According to Damen’s latest project update, “the dredger is shaping up nicely and it is almost ready for trials and some real action.” The Damen CSD650 is a self-propelled or stationary vessel that uses a rotating cutter
Bunbury’s waterfront transformation has reached an important milestone, with construction of a new 460-metre-long northern breakwater underway. Premier Roger Cook and Regional Development Minister Don Punch were in Bunbury today to celebrate the placement of the first rocks at Casuarina Boat Harbor.
Flow into Lake Bonney will soon be significantly improved, with dredging works at Chambers Creek to begin next week. A levee across Chambers Creek at Nappers Bridge was installed during the 2022/23 River Murray flood. However, following the flood, the levee was not able to be fully removed, leaving
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released an annual review of the global open dredging market – the 2023 edition of Dredging in Figures. Publicly available today, this annual report focuses on the state of the dredging industry in 2023. The latest edition includes
Sutherland Shire Council (NSW) has developed the draft Woronora River Dredging Management Plan to guide future dredging work carried out in the river. The plan sets out a proactive, long-term approach to ensuring safe and reliable access throughout the Woronora River for residents, waterway users an
in2Dredging Pty Ltd has just announced the successful completion of Water Injection Dredging (WID) trials at the Port of Melbourne. The trials were conducted under the expert supervision of in2Dredging and were executed by the contractor, Polaris Marine Group. This approach harnesses the power of gr
Macau International Airport (MIA) obtained official approval last week for a reclamation and expansion project that will boost annual passenger capacity to 15 million and transform the Special Administrative Region (SAR) gateway’s operational capabilities. Construction is expected to start by the en
Barring exceptions, Boskalis’ hopper dredgers often work on multiple projects per year. To do so, they regularly cross oceans and stay with their crews in many different countries. Boskalis’ TSHD Willem van Oranje experienced a completely different year, because as of August 2023, the vessel was ope
