The Northern Territory Government of Australia has presented update to the port users regarding the upcoming HMAS Coonawarra Dredging Campaign – Darwin Harbour. According to the notification, Duratec Australia / HALL Contracting are to conduct dredging operations within HMAS Coonawarra harbour. The
Baggerbedrijf De Boer – Dutch Dredging recently released a video of the Water and/or Air Injection Dredger (WID) ‘Delta Queen II’ working in French Guiana. The beautiful drone video was made by colleague Nander Kleen during the “Maintenance dredging and towing services in Cayenne and Kourou”. Dégrad
Cosmos Van Oord, a joint venture of Cosmos Shipping and Van Oord, has won a dredging contract for the development of Port of Burgas, the biggest port in Bulgaria. According to Van Oord, the Bulgarian Port Authorities have chosen the joint venture for the combination of local maritime know-how and th
Boskalis and Bahrain have been closely linked since the early 1980s. The company has participated in almost every medium and large land reclamation project in the kingdom since that period. The result: Boskalis dredging vessels have been continuously active in Bahrain for some forty years. An import
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District held a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday to mark the completion of Phase 2 of the Muddy River Flood Risk Management project in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts. The 3.5-mile-long Muddy River flows through the heart of Frederick Law Olmsted’s
Harwich Haven Authority’s former Harbour Engineer, John Brien, has been recognized for his outstanding contribution to the dredging sector by the Central Dredging Association (CEDA) at their annual meeting held in November 2023. Chartered civil engineer, John, joined Harwich Haven Authority in 1986
State-of-the-art hopper dredger Vox Amalia has completed its share of work on one of Europe’s largest infrastructure projects – the Fehmarnbelt tunnel. This impressive giant, part of Van Oord’s new generation of trailing suction hopper dredgers with a focus on energy efficiency for the smallest poss
NSW Government has just delivered phase one of the Stockton Beach nourishment project with approximately 130,000 cubic meters of sand placed onto the beach. “Stockton Beach just got a fresh delivery of sand – enough to fill 52 Olympic-size swimming pools,” the government said in the update. “This is
The next phase of beach replenishment and dredging work in Monmouth County is set to begin this week, according to Congressman Frank Pallone from New Jersey. “The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will begin the second phase of the dredging project this week along the Shrewsbury and Navesink Rive
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Yakima County recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Yakima River ecosystem restoration project. The $12 million Yakima River Gap-to-Gap Ecosystem Restoration Project will restore ecosystem process, structure, and function in the river’s gap-to-gap reach
Finnish shipbuilding company Työvene recently held a launching ceremony for the trailer suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Ursa. She has now been moved to the outfitting quay where the production will continue towards trials and delivery mid next year. The dredger, being built for the Poland’s Maritime A
The Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte has officially inaugurated the Bislak River Restoration Project through a ceremonial dredging at Buyon, Bacarra. The event was highlighted by the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the government and the project’s official contractor, Harbor
Jenkins Marine has contracted Manor Marine – an OEG Group company – to provide slipway, repair and maintenance services for the 26 meter multi-category vessel, ‘Avon’. The scope of work on the Avon included slip and unslip, with four weeks on the slipway, wash off, painting, propeller change and rep
Balfour Beatty today announced its appointment to deliver two coastal defence schemes on behalf of North Norfolk District Council – the Cromer Phase 2 scheme and the Mundesley Coastal Management scheme – with a combined value of £19.5 million. The Cromer Phase 2 Scheme will see Balfour Beatty constr
