The Town of Fort Myers Beach, Florida, said that a leak occurred in a sand dredging pipe near Lynn Hall Memorial Park yesterday. The accident happened during the latest beach renourishment project. Town environmental projects manager, Chadd Chustz, said that this area should be cleared and avoided w
The UK’s Environment Agency has announced that over 1,000 flood schemes will be built or repaired to protect thousands of homes and businesses from the dangers of flooding. Investing a record £2.65 billion over two years towards the construction of new flood schemes and the repair and maintenance of
On April 9, 2025, U.S. President Donald J. Trump issued a sweeping executive order (EO) to revitalize U.S. maritime power. The purpose of the EO is to set forth a policy to revitalize and rebuild domestic maritime industries and workforce to promote national security and economic prosperity. Many pr
2024 was a busy year for Van Oord, with 229 projects completed in 39 countries, a solid operational performance and a high level of investment in sustainable vessels. According to the company, the investments included a dual fuel foundation and turbine installation vessel, a dual fuel cable-laying v
MOTAS has been awarded a contract to design and deliver dredge equipment and components, including a dredge automation package, for a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD). YÜTEK Makina Gemi İnşa Sanayi Ticaret Ltd. Şti will build the TSHD, which will be equipped with a dredge pump, bow coupling, g
IMS Dredges has just announced the shipment of a 2025 IMS Model 7012 HP Versi-Dredge® to Dredge America – making it their 5th Model 7012 HP Versi-Dredge in their dredging fleet. The dredge comes standard with the patented Starwheel Drive self-propulsion system along with the ability to cable drive a
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will this week start cleaning up soil and sediment contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls – or PCBs – along the Kalamazoo River near the Trowbridge Dam in Allegan, Michigan. Under EPA oversight, responsible party NCR Voyix is working with Michigan
Work to contain the contaminated contents of an historic landfill is underway at Bluff’s Ocean Beach, the New Zealand’s Department of Conservation – Te Papa Atawhai said. The beach has been off limits to public since 2018 when contaminants including asbestos were found on the beach. An asbestos remo
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has announced the start of a 30-day public comment period for the 2025 Dredged Material Management Plan Update. The New York District (NYD) is responsible for maintaining the Federal navigation channels within the Port of New York and New Jersey.
Final consultation is underway ahead of a £30m investment in work to protect part of Blackpool’s coastline. The scheme will see five new rock groynes built at Anchorsholme Beach at Princes Way and is needed in order to protect against the threat of coastal erosion. Some public consultation has alrea
A new Royal IHC course, designed for those who seek to expand expertise in the field of dredging, will take place from September 15-26, 2025. This two-week course – held at the IHC Training Institute in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands – will offer technical lectures, workshops and group discussions abou
A five-day dredging program is scheduled to take place in Douglas Outer Harbor from Friday, April 18, the Isle of Man Department of Infrastructure said. The work will be undertaken by specialist contractors Boskalis, who visited the Island for three days’ dredging last month following the completion
The Port of Luanda, Angola, is about to begin dredging of the Multipurpose Terminal to 16 meters, enabling it to receive Super Post Panamax vessels of up to 14,000 TEUs. This information was provided by the Director of Infrastructure, Works and Supply at the Port of Luanda, Dória Quichaúla, during a
Gippsland Ports is undertaking dredging and shoreline renourishment work at Pelican Island and Rigby Island during April, May and June. This work is an East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority funded project supported by National Heritage Trust funding. Pelican Island was last renourishment in
