Sand replenishment at Oriental Bay is set to start next week to restore Wellington’s most popular beaches 22 years on from the initial development, Wellington City Council said. The work, costing around $790,000, follows a similar process to the first replenishment in 2015, said project manager, Joe
Hall Contracting continues to make great progress on the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project phase 1A. According to the latest update, overall construction is now 93% complete, with civil works at 98% and reclamation at 88%. Work at the southern boat harbor is nearing completion, while the northern wa
Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) held a keel laying ceremony for its new giant trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) a couple of days ago, officially launching the vessel into full assembly phase. “This groundbreaking ship represents China’s first self-propelled trailing suction hopper dred
The Western Australian Department of Transport and Major Infrastructure (DTMI) said that they plan to extend the northern breakwater at Jurien Bay Boat Harbor by 170 meters to tackle recurring water quality problems linked to seagrass accumulation. According to DTMI’s latest announcement, dredging w
The Lagos State Government has ordered the immediate suspension of all ongoing and proposed land reclamation projects across the State with or without Environmental Impact Assessment- EIA approval and drainage clearance. The directive was given in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Environme
Canal & River Trust is starting an eight-week program of dredging at Gloucester’s historic docks, which will improve conditions for navigation and benefit boaters, local businesses and tourism. The dredging will remove silt that has entered the docks from the River Severn this summer as water was pu
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, will dredge the Manistee Harbor federal channel to ensure safe navigation as early as this Sunday. The maintenance project is set to remove seasonal shoaling at the mouth of the channel, which impacts commercial traffic when left unaddressed. Dredg
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC, from Houston, Texas, has won a $25.5 million firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging in Virginia. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District has awarded a $1.9 million contract to Duwamish Services LCC for maintenance dredging of the Snohomish River. The FY25 Everett Dredging contract includes removal of approximately190,000 cubic yards of material from two sections of the Snohomish Rive
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has been awarded over $122 million through a RESTORE Act Direct Component programmatic grant to support construction of the first phase of the Calcasieu-Sabine Large-Scale Marsh and Hydrologic Restoration project. According to CPRA, t
Van Oord recently won the IADC Safety Award 2025 during the Annual General Meeting of the International Association of Dredging Companies in Stockholm, Sweden. The award recognizes Van Oord’s commitment to safety and innovation in the dredging industry, specifically for its newly designed gasket tha
Today, a new batch of Royal IHC Beaver Dredgers is ready to set out into the world. Alexander van den Berg, Managing Director at IHC Dredging, said: “These robust workhorses are more than just machines. They are enablers of trade, connectors of communities, and catalysts for development.” “From remo
DEME Group announced its half-year 2025 results recently, saying that their Environmental Segment delivered a turnover of 142 million euros and EBITDA of 22 million euros for a margin of 15%. Order book remained stable at 322 million euros while the team continued to work on opportunities in the Ben
Marinex Construction is making great progress on Phase I of the Hilton Head beach renourishment project. All 20,000 feet of pipeline has been installed at Fish Haul Creek and the crew has started pumping sand, the town reported in a social media post. Fish Haul Creek work includes pumping approximat
