The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, has just released the latest update on the Oswego Harbor breakwater program. Work continues at the Oswego breakwater as crews prepare 29,315 tons of armor stone to install on the breakwater. According to USACE, these massive stones are used to buil
Italdraghe said that the work on a new full electric cutter suction dredger (CSD) for Renco is in full swing. According to Italdraghe, the CSD – model SGT 250 – is part of their eco-green product portfolio. Renco team visited the facilities at San Giovanni in Marignano recently and checked the curre
The Lahaina Small Boat Harbor fuel dock will be reopened for business today, the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources said. According to the DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) and Pacific West Fuels, DOBOR’s fuel vendor at the harbor, this is “welcome news for area boat
On the Montgomery Canal in Wales, with support from the Levelling Up Fund, the Canal and River Trust is carrying out a series of works to bring the canal back to its former glory. The project includes: These works will also help make the canal easier to use for unpowered activities such as canoeing
Mud Cat® said that a brand-new Mud Cat 275D cable driven dredge with hydraulic down force cylinders and marine cab with jump seat is ready for shipping to a repeat buyer in the U.S. The 275D comes standard with the patented Pump Defender® for up to 90% down time reduction in debris rich environments
The USACE New York District has awarded a $52 million construction contract for emergency repairs to a damaged federal coastal storm risk management project on Fire Island in Suffolk County. The contract was awarded to the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company of Houston, Texas. According to USACE, th
Annual maintenance dredging has commenced to clear the entrance channel to the marina at Port Geographe, the Government of Western Australia’s Department of Transport said. Due to bad weather, the installation of the offshore disposal pipeline has been delayed requiring the use of a temporary dispos
Dredging Africa said that the Durban Tug Jetty Project for Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has been completed. The Tug Jetty Project involved the construction of a new tug jetty and the extension of the existing jetty. “Our team took on the challenge of dredging the basin to achieve a depth
The USACE Philadelphia District has signed a design agreement with the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control for the Delaware Beneficial Use of Dredged Material (BUDM) for the Delaware River, Philadelphia to Sea Project, also known as the “Delaware Bayshore BUDM Project.
Warkworth Harbour Commissioners have announced the start of dredging operations in the Amble Harbour. According to the Notice, during the next three weeks, dredger Wyre Sands will be working from the Amble Harbour mouth to the entrance to the Amble Marina. She will be working mostly on the Northside
The USACE Buffalo District has just released a very interesting video about the Buffalo Outer Harbor dredging program. Dredged material from the Buffalo River is now being pumped into slip 3 at the Buffalo Outer Harbor during the first of three phases to fill the slip to create a wetland. Expected t
The City of Port Phillip, Victoria, has contracted AW Maritime (AWM) to provide design and planning consultancy services for the renourishment of Middle Park Beach. Middle Park Beach, located in Bunurong Sea Country, is a major recreational and foreshore asset cherished by residents and the wider me
Hall Contracting is in the process of converting all their dredges to use PANOLIN’s biodegradable hydraulic fluid. Four of Hall dredges – Mooloolah River, Maroochy River, Nulla Nulla and Saibai – already use PANOLIN, with the goal of having the entire fleet converted in the near future. “It’s an env
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District’s dredge fleet was recently dredging the Mississippi River near Wabasha, Minnesota. The fleet is based out of the district’s service base in Fountain City, Wisconsin. It is made up of three vessels to include the Dredge William L. Goetz, the Motor V
