Weeks Marine has won an $8.2 million USACE contract for maintenance dredging works in Palm Beach, Florida. The project consists of maintenance dredging Palm Beach Harbor within the Entrance Channel, Settling Basin, Extended Settling Basin, and the southern portion of the Expanded Settling Basin. App
Manson Construction Co., from Seattle, Washington, has won an $11.7 million firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging work in California. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Richmond, California, with
Lake Macquarie will be benefit from an additional $16 million investment in dredging infrastructure through a joint initiative by the Federal, State and Local Government. Lake Macquarie Council has now been awarded $10 million Federal funding which will be used to design and construct a dredge and s
DEME has won a contract for the construction of a new offshore wind terminal at the Port of Cuxhaven in Germany. As part of a consortium, including Depenbrock Bau GmbH & Co. KG and TAGU, DEME will carry out the dredging and land reclamation operations for the new terminal, operated by Niedersachsen
Working towards the new year in relative calm is not an option for Boskalis Terramare. Two projects were recently awarded to the company’s Finland-based subsidiary. One of these projects will be carried out in Finland itself. In southern Turku, Boskalis is working on the development and construction
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has won a land reclamation contract for a new airport development in Thaa Guraidhoo. The agreement was signed at a ceremony held at the Maldives Ministry of Construction and Infrastructure last week, where the State Minister, Ibrahim Thoaam Mohamed a
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is about to begin navigation-related dredging of the Atlantic intracoastal waterway (AIWW) and channels to Jacksonville. Approximately 88,000 cubic yards of beach compatible material will be pumped by pipeline and placed at ~2342 New River Inlet Road (NRIR) and work
The Philippine News Agency (PNA) said that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) discovered 13 undocumented Chinese workers aboard the dredger Harvest 89 during a pre-departure inspection in Mariveles, Bataan, earlier this week. Initially, 9 undocumented Chinese crew members were found, despite the ship
Earlier this week, President Biden signed into law a new policy that enables the use of the vast amount of sand accumulated in Hereford Inlet for federally-sponsored beach nourishment projects on the 7 Mile Island. The signing of this bill, H.R. 5490, into law dramatically reduces the cost of beach
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District has announced the award of Contract 4B for the Port Monmouth Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project to ANSELMI & DE CICCO. The contract, valued at $61,865,125.00, marks a significant step in advancing coastal resilience efforts in Port Monmou
The USACE Detroit District and Engineer Research and Development Center in partnership with the U.S. Navy removed over 25,000 cubic yards of material from Little Lake Harbor in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan this fall. Little Lake Harbor, designated as a harbor of refuge, requires annual maintenanc
KSR Marine Services Private Limited has just announced the latest addition to its dredging fleet – the Royal IHC Beaver® 65 DDSP. “We have proudly named this powerful vessel KSR-X as it marks our tenth dredger, symbolizing a significant milestone in our journey,” the company said. KSR-X boasts impre
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) said that the Thaa Atoll Kinbidhoo Land Reclamation Project is moving forward according to schedule. In its latest project update, MTCC noted that the reclamation operations are ongoing, with 70% completion so far. The dredging operations in the area
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has initiated an emergency dredging project to restore the severely eroded beach area north of the Indian River Inlet. The project is necessary to protect critical transportation infrastructure, including Coastal Highway,
