The winter dredging work in Rye Marina is now complete, the City of Rye said. According to the City, workers are now replacing the old Marina pilings and reinstalling the docks. This is expected to be completed by mid-February. Also, the area is now being surveyed to determine the exact amount of si
It doesn’t get more Dutch than this. Pictured amongst a typical Netherlands polderscape, this is the very first of a brand-new series of Damen Cutter Suction Dredgers (CSD) 600 on its way to her owners in Indonesia. Designed and built right here at Damen’s Nijkerk dredging yard, this new CSD takes e
Inland Dredging Co. LLC, from Dyersburg, Tennessee, has won a $39.7 million firm-fixed-price contract from USACE Memphis District for an important dredging project. The work includes making or enlarging dredge cuts, construction of fills, construction of new harbor channels and dredging in various c
On behalf of Investe Piauí, Brazilian partner of Dutch Dredging BV, DTA Engenharia was awarded two contracts after a public tender procedure: 1 for the design and construction of a new quay for the local fishing industry in Luís Correia and second to deepen the access channel to this new quay. Dutch
Canal & River Trust recently approached Land & Water Group to carry out dredging in Wales, where a 15-mile section of the Llangollen Canal had accumulated sediment due to runoff from fields alongside it. The canal was quite narrow in parts, so using specialist backhoe equipment Land & Water dredged
The Poruma Seawall Project is part of the $40 million Torres Strait Seawalls Program (TSSP) Stage 2: a program of coastal protection works on five targeted islands in the Torres Strait: Boigu, Poruma, Warraber, Iama and Masig. Mitigation works on these islands are necessary to protect critical infra
MDL Marinas Ltd crews are now three months into the investment project to upgrade the south side of the Ocean Village Marina. According to MDL Marinas, it is a massive undertaking but the project remains on track despite recent storms. “So far we’ve seen the complete removal of the pontoons and the
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry named former state lawmaker and Terrebonne Parish President Gordon Dove as the Chairman of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) yesterday. “I am honored to be appointed by Governor Landry as Chairman of CPRA – entrusted with Louisiana’s wetlands, bay
Multicat utility vessel Jenny D is about to begin River Thames maintenance dredging scheme on behalf of the Port of London Authority (PLA). First, Jenny D will commence plough dredging operations at Tilbury 2 CMAT, Gravesend Reach and Tilbury Grain Terminal, Northfleet Hope. According to PLA, the dr
Weeks Marine Inc., from Covington, Louisiana, has won a $62 million firm-fixed-price contract for a harbor deepening and widening work in Alabama. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received, according to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Work will be performed in Irvington, Alabama
Friends of the Everglades has joined the Surfrider Foundation, Center for Biological Diversity and the Sea Turtle Conservancy in signing onto the following letter in opposition to to the Extension of the Hurricane Restoration Reimbursement Grant Program. According to the Friends, the program in ques
Chichester District Council (UK) has just announced that routine dredging work will take place at South Pond in Midhurst in early February. The dredging, carried out by the Council’s contractor will run from 5 to 9 February 2024. The work is carried out at regular intervals to remove sediment that i
Semi-submersible vessel Seaway Albatross is on its journey to Bulgaria to deliver two Van Oord split hopper barges, the Pieter Caland and the Cornelis Lely, and backhoe dredger Simson. The vessels are being transported to Burgas where they will be working for the Burgas Capital Dredging project. Acc
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) and IHE Delft Institute for Water Education strengthened their long-standing relationship by signing a new Memorandum of Understanding today. With this agreement, IADC will continue its support for research and education activities in the specif
