McQuade Marine’s dredge Port Frederick is back in water and operational – after completing her annual maintenance at The Yard Brisbane (TYB) shiprepair facility. She came into TYB for periodic maintenance, which included a pressure wash, anti-foul repairs to Aquamaster thrusters, and some minor corr
Neumann Contractors this month celebrated a couple of new milestones, launch of their newest dredge and construction of new equipment. Earlier this month, Neumann successfully launched the latest addition to the fleet, dredge Nu-Pheonix. The newbuild is now officially in the water and ready for acti
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District recently visited the Ashtabula 204 dredging site to learn more and view the dredging process including sediment placement as it occurred in Ashtabula, Ohio. Material dredged will be placed in USACE’s beneficial use project in Ashtabula’s outer harbo
The City of Petaluma (CA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are moving forward with the 2025 maintenance dredging of the Petaluma River. With full funding secured – and support from the California State Coastal Conservancy – dredging is expected to begin fall 2025, the city announced in a news releas
The State of Louisiana, through its Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), has reached an agreement with the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group to officially terminate the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project. The decision follows CPRA’s determination, as the Lead Implementing
Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger Beachway has successfully completed a maintenance dredging campaign in the Port of Melbourne. The dredging campaign marked the beginning of a twelve-year maintenance contract that Boskalis concluded with the Port of Melbourne earlier this year. This maintena
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has announced that the Wildwood dredging project has been named regional winner in the 2025 America’s Transportation Awards Competition. The awards sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), AAA, a
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District is all set to start dredging work in Winona Small Boat Harbor. According to the Corps, the mechanical dredging to increase overall harbor depth will begin in the Winona Small Boat Harbor, also known as Dick’s Marine, today, July 17. The dredging wo
Western Baltija Shipbuilding and Rohde Nielsen recently held a keel laying ceremony for a new hopper dredger — the yard No. 88. Following maritime tradition, a symbolic gesture marked the ceremony: Lithuanian and Danish coins were placed in the vessel’s foundation — a sign that both the client and b
DEME Group recently commenced work on a coastal protection project in Grand Lahou, Ivory Coast. According to DEME, the nature-based coastal protection project aims to stabilize the sand barrier between the Tagba Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean. This vital initiative will help safeguard the Grand Lahou
Anthony D Bates Partnership is once again assisting with the maintenance dredging of the Port of Workington, UK. As the port reported yesterday, their annual dredging campaign will begin this week with dredger Sospan Dau undertaking the work. “The campaign is ran by the team at Boskalis Westminster
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham has announced the commencement of The Continuing Authorities Program Section 204 (CAP 204) West Texas Beach Nourishment Project, which will be executed through a partnership between the Texas General Land Office (GLO), the City of Galveston and the U.S. Army
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has presented a dune restoration plan for Hollywood Beach designed to offset impacts of maintenance dredging activities in Ventura County. The plan is designed to offset the effects of federal maintenance dredging on the western snowy plover and California least tern
The Port of Oakland (CA) has taken a big step in the development of a dredging project that will allow larger ships to efficiently sail in and out of the harbor. According to the Port, the Turning Basins Widening Project has reached important milestone, as the Oakland Board of Port Commissioners cer
