HID’s new generation cutter suction dredger CSD750 (HID-CSD-7535 Model) was delivered to Maldives Transport & Contracting Company (MTCC) earlier this year. “We are honored to deliver the first ever CSD750 to MTCC,” said Bella Wang, HID Global Sales Director of HID Dredging Equipment. “We feel that t
The USACE Detroit District started dredging the outer harbor in Holland, Michigan, this weekend to remove about 31,000 cubic yards of sediment from the federal navigation channel. The King Co., based in Holland, Michigan was awarded a $901,885 contract to hydraulically dredge Holland and Grand Haven
It’s been a busy start to the year, as the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority continues to advance the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project. A key focus for us this year is the work on the Species at Risk Act-compliant Fisheries Act Authorization application. This application will be submitted to Fisheries
USACE Honolulu District, on behalf of the Hawaii Department of Transportation Harbors Division, is hosting a community information meeting to present the construction plan for the Kaunakakai Harbor Maintenance Dredging project, at the Duke Maliu Regional Park Pavilion in Kaunakakai, today. The purpo
HERBOSCH-KIERE reached an important milestone in Senegal today – following extensive preparation over several months, their Hitachi ZX 890, a 90 T crane, has started its operations from the Gaverland, with the first bucket into the seabed. “In the months ahead, we’ll be fully dedicated to laying dow
Ahtna Marine & Construction Company (AMCC) has announced the successful completion of the Mason’s Inlet dredging and beach renourishment project for New Hanover County in North Carolina. Tasked by New Hanover County, AMCC undertook the vital maintenance dredging of Mason’s Inlet, situated between Sh
DP World has joined forces with Brazilian railway operator Rumo to build a new terminal at the Port of Santos. According to DP World, this is in addition to recent investments in their container handling facilities increasing capacity from 1.2 million TEUs to 1.4 million TEUs, while expanding the si
Working on behalf of Louth County Council and together with Anthony D Bates Partnership LLP, O’Connor Sutton Cronin is undertaking the design, tender and supervision of maintenance dredging at the Annagassan Harbour, Ireland. The harbour comprises an approach channel, quay walls, vessel berths, slip
AD Ports Group signed a preliminary agreement with the General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI) earlier this week to develop Al-Faw Grand Port, its economic zone and any future expansions. The deal covers the prospective investment, administration and operation of ports, economic zones and related i
The USACE Task Force Virgin Islands Puerto Rico (TF-VIPR) Commander, Col. Charles Decker, USACE TF-VIPR Deputy for Programs & Project Management, Jacqueline Keiser, and members from TF-VIPR attend the First Bucket Ceremony for the San Juan Harbor Dredging and Deepening Project yesterday. Under the p
The City of Greater Geelong (VIC) has completed maintenance dredging of the Clifton Springs boat harbour. Dredging to clear the harbour channels near the entrance took place between 20 and 31 March 2024. Clifton Springs boat harbour is relatively shallow, particularly after storms when sand and seag
Luhr Crosby of Columbia, Illinois, has won a $10 million US Army Corps contract for dredging work in Cairo. Under the contract, Luhr Crosby will provide dredging of shoals found between Cairo, IL and Markland Lock and Dam along the navigation channel Ohio River miles 981–531, Upper Mississippi River
The Makah Tribe is making it easier for a Neah Bay-based response vessel to help distressed or disabled boats in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Northwest Treaty Tribes said. In partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the entrance to Neah Bay was dredged this winter to deepen and widen the ba
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredges millions of cubic yards of sediment annually from the Delaware River and Bay to provide for safe maritime navigation. A construction contractor is removing up to a million cubic yards of this sediment from USACE’s Fort Mifflin Dredged Material Disposal site i
