Regular maintenance dredging of the Trafalgar Wharf and Port Solent Approaches is set to begin next week. The KHM Portsmouth has announced that the maintenance dredging of the Trafalgar Wharf Approach Channel and the Port Solent Approaches will commence on the January 13, 2025. According to the Loca
Gilbert Parks and Recreation, Gilbert, Arizona, is launching a multiyear project to improve its urban lakes. According to the town officials, the improvements aim to ensure the long-term sustainability and functionality of these community spaces. The project will include: Construction is expected to
Damen Shipyards Group and Port Otago with partner Napier Port have signed a contract for the delivery of a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) 1000. At nearly 60 metres in length, this standard Damen design has a maximum hopper volume of 1000m3 with twin azimuth thrusters and bow thruster to ensu
The contractors instructed by Oikos Storage Ltd. will start dredging operations for Oikos No. 1 Jetty in the following days, Port of London Authority said. The dredging works will be carried out by the Water Injection Dredging method and will be conducted during ebb tides only by vessel AQUADELTA. T
Sea and retaining walls in the vicinity of Hataitai beach are being upgraded over the next eight months, starting to the south of the beach between the changing sheds and the boatsheds, said Wellington City Council. The existing walls are in poor condition and work to replace and improve them is req
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is awarding $25.7 million to support 28 projects in 11 coastal states to protect, restore or enhance over 10,000 acres of coastal wetlands and adjacent upland habitats and more than eight miles of streams and shoreline under the National Coastal Wetlands Conservati
The Northern Territory Government’s Mandorah Marine Facilities project has achieved a new milestone with dredging and construction of two breakwaters now complete. The new marine facilities are being delivered to improve and maintain public transport services for residents and visitors to Mandorah,
Critical beach replenishment work for Jersey Shore towns in the Fourth Congressional District is scheduled to begin this month, said Representative Chris Smith. “I am pleased that after several contracting delays, this long-awaited project to restore our beaches that have suffered considerable erosi
Leask Marine has successfully completed debris removal works for Ardersier Port in Scotland. “Leask Marine were delighted that Haventus (the Port’s owner) put their trust in our team to support their shared vision to return the Port of Ardersier into a fully working commercial port,” the company sai
The Park Shore Beach Renourishment Project started yesterday, Collier County said. According to the County, the project is needed to replenish the beach which experiences natural erosion throughout the year, but has also seen multiple storms including, Debby, Helene, and Milton this past hurricane s
Work to repair part of the sea wall in Weymouth will get underway next week, Dorset Council said. According to the latest project update, they are about to begin repairs to the damaged sea wall along Weymouth beach at Greenhill with the work expected to last just over a month. The work involves remo
Jan De Nul has just released this amazing video named ‘Working principles of a Water Injection Dredger’. Water Injection Dredgers (WIDs) are smaller than traditional dredgers, which makes them very manoeuvrable. With their limited draught, they are ideal for executing maintenance dredging works in s
Dredging operations at Saint-Pierre Dock, situated at the heart of Caen city center, are currently underway, Ports of Normandy said. Dredging operations in the dock and its access canal are scheduled for the winter of 2024–25 with the extraction of approximately 30,000 m³ of sediment. The dredged ma
Jan De Nul has released a beautiful video named ‘Working principles of a Backhoe Dredger’. A backhoe dredger is a pontoon which is equipped with a hydraulic excavator that excavates the soil and discharges it into a split hopper barge. This crane pontoon is equipped with a hydraulic excavator. Three
