Dorset Council is carrying out essential beach maintenance at Greenhill, on Weymouth Esplanade. The work is expected to take one week to complete. “A section of the beach at Greenhill Gardens will be closed to allow heavy machinery to operate safely. Pedestrian access to the promenade may also be di
There is more access improvements on the way at Port Fairy with dredging happening along the Moyne River, Better Boating Victoria (BBV) said. Following on from a recent project to upgrade jetties at the Griffiths Street boat ramp, work is underway to create deeper water near the river mouth. “The pr
Earlier this month, hopper dredge Modi R of Rhode Neilsen commenced maintenance dredging of the main shipping channel and outer and inner harbors at the Port of Bunbury, Western Australia. Also taking part in the dredging operations are plough / seabed levelling tug Edi and trawler Amanda Verne K. T
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District is proposing to continue maintenance dredging of the federally authorized Cadet Bayou navigation project, Hancock County, Mississippi. According to the Corps, the project provides for an 8-foot deep by 100-foot-wide entrance channel extending from th
The Georgia General Assembly has allocated just over $6 million for special harbor improvements at the Port of Brunswick as part of the state’s midyear budget adjustment. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ recommended harbor improvement plan includes a bend widener, expansion of the turning basin (wh
BEML Limited and Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) yesterday, aimed at advancing the design, development, and manufacturing of spare parts for dredging vessels. The MoU, signed by BEML CMD Shantanu Roy and MD & CEO of DCIL Capt S Divakar at BEML h
Jan De Nul’s cutter suction dredger (CSD) Fernão de Magalhães is currently very busy working in the Port of Rostock. Herman Senior b.v. has just released this beautiful photo of its multicat Panda, assisting the large cutter section dredger. Awarded by the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administrati
The New Jersey Department of Transportation has just released this amazing video about the latest Wildwood dredging project. In this video, Maritime Resident Engineer Joselyn Wall takes us on a fascinating tour of an on-going winter dredging operation in Wildwood:
J.F. Brennan Company recently posted an interesting blog post on Treatability: An Important Asset in Environmental Dredging. Treatability testing uses bench-scale demonstrations and analysis to determine if a material can be effectively treated with a specific chemical or process. At Brennan, they u
Boskalis published its 2023 financial results today. The company said that they have concluded a historic 2023 with both revenue and earnings reaching a record level. Revenue increased by 20% to EUR 4.28 billion, EBITDA increased 68% to EUR 1 billion and EBIT increased 135% to EUR 701 million. Net p
Following the successful delivery of Phase 1A, VolkerStevin has also won the second phase (Phase 1B) of the Rochdale and Littleborough Flood Risk Management Scheme. Phase 1B will involve the construction of a storage reservoir at Gale, sheet piled flood walls, and a programme of measures to improve
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said that he has secured over $41.2 million in federal funding for 31 projects across the Bay Area in the first package of FY 2024 appropriations bills. Senator Padilla said: “I am proud to have also secured funding for projects that will improve the quality of
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined Australian Industrial Energy Pty Ltd (AIE) $15,000 for allegedly discharging a plume of turbid water the size of a football field from its Port Kembla Gas Terminal into the Port Kembla Outer Harbor last September. The discharge occurred during
The USACE New England District has received a permit application from the City of New Haven Engineering Department for a proposed work in New Haven Harbor waters at Long Wharf Park on Long Wharf Drive in New Haven, Connecticut. The proposed work involves the permanent discharge of up to 11,410 cubic
