California Congressman Sam Liccardo is calling on the White House to restore funds that help address coastal erosion. Last week, Liccardo held a news conference at the Pacifica boardwalk, along with Pacifica Mayor Sue Beckmeyer to announce new legislation that would restore what he called a critical
Associated British Ports (ABP), along with project partners Boskalis Westminster, Knights Brown, and Ramboll, recently won the Best Project Asset Maintenance Award at the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) South East Awards for the ABP Solent Gateway Marine Infrastructure project. In 2023, ABP acq
Close to the Port of Ghent, Belgium, Jan De Nul is renovating the oldest of two reservoirs at the water production center. Both basins can produce up to 60,000 cubic meters of drinking water per day, playing an important role in the water supply of northern East Flanders. The largest and oldest basi
St. Johns County, Florida, recently held a public meeting to discuss the Porpoise Point Shoreline Stabilization Project. The project is currently in the design and permitting phase and seeks to develop a solution to prevent future erosion of the Porpoise Point shoreline to protect upland property an
Work has commenced on setting up the Laydown area that will support the dredging of the Hotham River at Lions Weir. According to the Shire of Boddington (WA), this area will house the Geotubes into which the wet sediment is pumped from the dredger. These are designed to allow water to drain well fro
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved plans to expand dredging at Lekki Deep Seaport to increase its capacity for larger vessels and enhance cargo throughput. The announcement was made by the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, through a post on t
Dredge Yard’s Auger Suction Dredger 250 is currently at work cleaning the Port Médoc marina in France. Designed for precision and minimal disruption, this compact dredger is capable of operating under boats and walkways – without the need to remove most of them, the company said in its latest projec
Port Houston is about to receive $131 million in federal funding to advance the Houston Ship Channel construction and maintenance. On Tuesday, May 20, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met for its regular monthly meeting. Chairman Ric Campo opened the meeting with an update that t
Damen Shipyards Group in Vietnam hosted recently the steel cutting ceremony for a new Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) 1000 for New Zealand’s Port Otago and Napier Port. The 60-metre long dredger from Damen Port & Maintenance series has a maximum hopper volume of 1,000 m3. It features a bow th
VolkerStevin recently won a £7.3 million contract from the Environment Agency (EA) to carry out important coastal defence work between Pevensey and Eastbourne. The project, Pevensey to Eastbourne interim beach management program, is part of the Environment Agency’s Collaborative Delivery Framework.
The upcoming beach renourishment project along the Grand Strand is scheduled to begin late fall 2025, with completion anticipated by mid-summer 2026. According to the Army Corps of Engineers, beach renourishment will begin in North Myrtle Beach in December 2025, followed by the City of Myrtle Beach
Oiltech Dredging Equipment has just announced the successful delivery of a state-of-the-art Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) to support the development of a new marina harbor in the Caribbean. This new build dredger, designed to efficiently handle silt removal operations, marks a significant milestone i
China’s first eco-friendly high-power cutter suction dredger (CSD) Junchuan is now fully operational in Yan’an, Shaanxi. In just one year, it aims to remove 6 million cubic meters of silt, an amount equivalent to filling six 80,000-seat stadiums.
Curtin Maritime Corp., from Long Beach, California, has won an $8.6 million firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging at the Thimble Shoal Channel. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Virginia
