U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District’s Dredge Goetz is working hard to keep navigation open on the Mississippi River just south of St. Louis, Missouri. The Dredge Goetz is 225-feet long, 40-feet wide and 600 tons. Its steel hull is 8-feet deep, and its draft is 5 feet. It can dredge a maxi
This cityscape shows how easily the Damen cutter suction dredger type CSD450 takes to work in an urban environment. This offers a major advantage on cityside waterway projects, meaning there is no need to add to road congestion and air pollution with noisy trucks. What’s more, the dredger is complet
Equipment for the Marina del Rey Dredging Project is moving into place and operations will begin following inspections, said the County of Los Angeles. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be dredging the Marina del Rey entrance channel as part of its maintenance dredging program, which is conducte
Starting next week, Boskalis Westminster Ltd will conduct capital and maintenance dredging in the maintained areas within Portsmouth Harbour and its approach channels. According to the King’s Harbour Master Portsmouth, the capital works will be focused on the western end of Fountain Lake, specifical
The Philadelphia District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has just released these amazing photos from the beachfill operations in Lewes, Delaware. Work is designed to reduce to risk of storm damages to infrastructure. According to USACE, the project should be completed sometime in January 2023. The c
Pilbara Ports is progressing the development of a new multi-user facility and logistics hub at Lumsden Point in the Port of Port Hedland – the largest infrastructure upgrade the Port has seen in more than a decade. Lumsden Point is set to facilitate the export of battery metals such as lithium and c
In 2023, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority brought some of the largest, most transformational projects in history to life across the coast. The past year saw the completion of eight projects, valued at $227 million, and the beginning of construction on 15 projects, valued at
Urbanco officially launched Phase 3 of the Hulhumale’ land reclamation project this morning. The overall objective of the project, conducted by Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Willem Van Oranje, is to address the persistent housing crisis in the city, with the entire initiative segm
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Astilleros Puerto de Balboa (ASTIBAL) completed intense repair and maintenance works on the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Bartolomeu Dias last week. ASTIBAL has just released these amazing photos of the vessel just before its departure from their facilities. “We extend our gratitude to our
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has just announced the receipt of several dredging awards totaling $173.7 million. The awarded work includes: Lasse Petterson, President and Chief Executive Officer, said: “Great Lakes is pleased to add these important projects to our 2023 backlog of capi
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, will begin maintenance dredging of sections of the Okeechobee Waterway and Intracoastal Waterway in the vicinity of St. Lucie Inlet on or about January 3, 2024. The USACE dredging vessel Murden is expected to remove approximately 25,000 cubic
The Relong Dredger team participated in the Shanghai Maritime Show earlier this month, creating a platform to showcase its products and connect with industry professionals. During the show, the team introduced a lot of new technology and products, created to deal with different dredging requirements
Waterfront Property Services, doing business as Gator Dredging, has won a $17.98 million USACE contract for the placement of dredged material on beaches in South Carolina. The project consists of placing approximately 1,280,000 cubic yards of dredged material on Folly Beach, and 40,000 cubic yards o
