DEME Group achieved an important dredging milestone at New Lock Terneuzen today. “Several members of our famous green fleet have been working at full pace on this large-scale project to construct a new lock in the Netherlands,” said DEME. “Marking a major achievement, our cutter suction dredger ‘Ama
The the Town of East Hampton said that the 480-foot-long dredge Ellis Island is in the area and the beach nourishment portion of the Fire Island To Montauk Point project (FIMP) is officially underway. The FIMP is designed to manage the risk of coastal storm damage along Long Island’s Atlantic Coast
Engineering company Spencer Group has commenced work to create a new permanent home for the Spurn Lightship in Hull Marina. The £30 million Spurn Lightship regeneration project has been launched by Hull City Council to celebrate and preserve Hull’s rich maritime heritage. The lightship was built in
Maintenance dredging works on the Newhaven Port’s Outer and Inner Harbour are underway. The dredging operations are being carried out by the Royal Boskalis Westminster Group trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Causeway. The works will involve frequent passages from the Harbour to the Disposal Gro
ML (UK) Dredging Ltd is about to begin routine maintenance dredging of the Port Solent Approaches. According to the KHM Portsmouth, dredging will commence on the 12 February 2024 with completion due by early/mid March 2024. The vessel conducting this task is the “BOXER” (backhoe dredger) which will
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is closing a portion of Cape May County’s Higbee Beach Wildlife Protection Area in advance of a $37.5 million restoration project that will start later this month. The Higbee Beach WMA Restoration Project will result in over 400 hundred a
The fire that broke out in the dredging pipe warehouse of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) in the Borofkol area of Narayanganj yesterday was brought under control after four hours. According to local media, all the dredging pipes stored in the warehouse were burned. Fakhar Uddin A
The Town of Emerald Isle, NC, has just released a video update on the Bogue Inlet dredging and beach nourishment project. The project, which kicked off on January 1, 2024, is being coordinated by the Army Corp of Engineers and Carteret County. Currently, the Army Corps contractor is dredging approxi
The latest video update (by Mxtv) from the largest land reclamation project in Boskalis’ history – the New Manila International Airport (NMIA) – is here. A game-changer for the Philippines, the airport will be developed in phases, with an initial capacity of 35 million passengers annually, and a tar
Phase 1 of dredging along the Bellingham Shipping Terminal began two days ago, Port of Bellingham said. The contractor, American Construction, will operate in the waterway 24/7, in order to complete this portion of the project within the in-water work window – set to be completed on February 15th. I
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host public scoping meetings for the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study (LMR Comp) at venues throughout the study area between Feb. 27 and March 11. The purpose of the study is to identify recommendations for the comprehensive management of t
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) last week announced $1.6 million to bolster flooding mitigation efforts in the City of Cambridge in Dorchester County. The federal funds will support the design and permitting of a flood barrier along the shoreline of the Choptank River with
After five years of development, Rhosonics recently unveiled its third-generation non-nuclear density meter, the SDM ECO. The SDM ECO uses ultrasonic technology to measure the density of slurries in real time, without the use of hazardous radioactive materials. This makes it a safer and more cost-ef
Dredging operations and sand replenishment project at Solana Beach is now underway, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Los Angeles District said. The project, which mitigates coastal storm damage and sand erosion, includes construction of a 150-foot-wide beach fill along a 7,200-foot-long stretch of
