Weir – ESCO Division – has successfully completed and delivered two GeoVor 9G cutterheads. Two of the largest and strongest ESCO GeoVor cutterheads were successfully handed over to one of the company’s European key customers. These cutters, designed to dredge the toughest materials, will be deployed
Ahead of the Grand Final long weekend, the East Gippsland Shire has dredged the Bastion Point boat ramp to improve boating access for locals and visitors. According to Better Boating Victoria (BBV), contractors removed around 1450 cubic meters of sand, which was left to dry then moved up the beach.
Weeks Marine Inc., from Covington, Louisiana, has won a $28.1 million firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging of the Kings Bay Entrance Channel in Camden and Nassau Counties. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be
Cottrell Contracting of Chesapeake, Virginia, will soon kick off work on an $8.3 million maintenance dredging project in Charleston, South Carolina. The FY25 USCG Pier Papa and AIWW Maintenance Dredging contract includes removal of approximately 895,000 cubic yards of unclassified material from the
Senior leaders with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, including Maj. Gen. Jason Kelly, deputy commanding general for Civil Works and Emergency Operations, and Brig. Gen. John Lloyd, South Pacific Division commander, visited a couple of projects in Oceanside, California, yesterday. Also, the delegati
The Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) initiated land reclamation works in Th. Vilufushi this morning. The agreement to develop and operate an airport in Vilufushi was signed by Finance Minister Moosa Zameer and MACL’s CEO Ibrahim Shareef Mohamed today. This ceremony, attended by President Dr.
Waretown Channel Complex dredging project is scheduled to begin this month in Barnegat Light Borough and Barnegat, Long Beach, Ocean and Lacey townships in Ocean County, NJ. The $6.2 million project will restore channels to a safe navigable depth. NJDOT’s contractor, J.F. Brennan, will dredge approx
Officials from the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) joined their colleagues from St. Tammany Parish yesterday to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Mandeville Lakefront Wetlands Project. This groundbreaking launches the construction of a multi-faceted restoration projec
The Dutra Group recently won a $25.7 million USACE contract for maintenance dredging works in Corpus Christi, Texas. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District awarded the FY 25 Corpus Christi Entrance Channel Hopper Dredging contract to Dutra on September 18, 2025. Under the deal, the con
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hard at work reinforcing the Great Sodus East Breakwater, a vital structure that protects the local harbor, community, and shoreline. This project ensures the breakwater will continue to safeguard Sodus for years to come, USACE said. The project is set to reinforc
Exciting news coming out of Lima, Peru, where IADC Director Arnold de Bruijn is speaking at the OAS-CIP Conference on Sustainable Port Development. As well as discussing the role of the dredging industry in ensuring the sustainability of ports, Arnold is launching a new online resource: Responsible
President of the Republic of Maldives, Dr Mohamed Muizzu, said that 15 hectares of new land will be reclaimed for M. Naalaafushi – an area larger than the island’s current landmass. During his yesterday’s visit to the island, the President also said that land reclamation, harbor expansion, and cause
The King’s Harbour Master Portsmouth has announced the start of the next phase of maintenance dredging works in the port area. Starting this week, Boskalis Westminster Ltd will be conducting bathymetric survey and maintenance dredging works within Portsmouth Harbour and the main approach channel. Ac
Essential coastal protection work at Seaton Hole is now underway, following delays caused by adverse weather and sea conditions. The project – part of a £1.4 million improvement scheme – is a joint effort between East Devon District Council (EDDC) and South West Flood & Coastal. Originally scheduled
