Van Oord has successfully finished the dredging of the outer channel to the Port of Suape, an important port in the Northeast of Brazil. The dredging of the channel up to 20 metres enables the port to handle larger, more efficient, container and (liquid) bulk vessels. This is a key part of the port’
IHC Dredging delivered a new cutter suction dredger (CSD) to a customer in the Asia Pacific region recently. “The commissioning and delivery to our valued partner Hall Contracting Pty Ltd is a significant milestone as it is the 8th Beaver that IHC Dredging has recently delivered in the Asia Pacific
The Broads Authority has been awarded a DEFRA grant of £500,000, to be allocated equally between budget support and capital equipment for the navigation. Key highlights: “Earlier this month, we rallied at Acle Bridge under the banner “Fund Britain’s Waterways.” This national campaign, organised by t
Seemanagement Burgenland GmbH has completed their first season of maintenance on the Austrian side of Lake Neusiedl using Watermaster dredgers. From October 2023 to mid-April 2024, they dredged 60,000m³ of soft sediment to deepen boat paths and marinas. This work improves access for recreational act
The Government of South Australia is set to conduct nearshore dredging at North Haven and Taperoo and upscale mass replenishment programs at West Beach and Henley Beach South as recommended by the independent Adelaide Beach Management Review. The independent review, released today, recommends a two
Norway-based ocean services provider DeepOcean has completed subsea dredging operations remotely from shore for the first time ever. This milestone activity was carried out for Norwegian oil and gas player Aker BP. DeepOcean’s remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) onboard the Edda Fauna were utilized fo
PC Marine Services has just released the latest update on the massive marine works at the Jeddah Islamic Port on the Red Sea Coast. Construction of new berths (from 26 to 31) at the port is moving ahead according to schedule. Demolition and removal of berths and services from berth 26 to berth 31 ar
The Port of Aveiro, Portugal, launched a public tender for a maintenance dredging contract yesterday. With a basic value of more than EUR1.2 million, the dredging work will take place in the fishing ports of Largo and Costeiro, the Jardim Oudinot leisure port and the maneuvering areas. According to
Essential restoration work will continue in the Hay River Harbor this summer to ensure safe navigation for all users, and to support vital marine resupply activities, the Government of the Northwest Territories said. Dredging operations are scheduled to occur between June 3 and September 14, 2024, p
In Grand Isle, dune restoration is progressing with clay core sections being installed along a 4-mile stretch along the western half of the gulf coastline, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, said. This area experienced significant damage as a result of Hurricane Ida. When the cl
The City of Oceanside, California, announced last week that the annual Army Corps’ dredge of the Harbor entrance has been put to a hold. The city said yesterday that dredge vessel’s repair should be complete by the end of this week, and the Harbor dredging operation aims to re-start on Tuesday, May
The northern breakwater at Jurien Bay Boat Harbor is set to be extended by 170m in a $17.5 million entrance reconfiguration, following the confirmation of funding as part of the State Budget, said Transport WA. The reconfiguration of the harbor entrance will divert approximately 80% of the wrack mov
Van Oord recently kicked off work on a £7 million beach renourishment project in Lincolnshire, UK. Over the next few weeks, around 400,000 cubic meters of sand will be topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point. The work began in early May and will help reduce the risk of flooding fo
Dredging at Tambobo Bay in Barangay Bonbonon, Siaton, Negros Oriental is necessary to allow for the operations of an existing port in the area, as the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said. According to Fernando Mapalo Jr., the city’s acting PPA manager, the dredging has complied with the requiremen
