The first phase of development of a new passive-recreation Mercer County park is underway. Dredging of the 50-acre lake at what is known as Miry Run’s Dam Site 21 began yesterday. Located in Hamilton, Robbinsville and West Windsor, the 279-acre property was acquired by Mercer County in the late 1970
Project director Phil Wardale has informed recreational vessel users transiting through the Whanganui Port basin to take care and proceed with caution, due to increase in construction activity in the area. The contractor has made good piling progress over the last few weeks and will now start piling
ZF has announced the expansion of its azimuth thruster (AT) lineup with the new AT 90, compatible with a wide range of commercial vessels, supporting max power of 1,978 kW / 2,651hp. “Whether a client is operating vessels in the inland waterways or has tugboats, ferries or any number of specialty ve
The Gulf Shores Beach Restoration project in Alabama is moving along nicely with over 32,000 cubic yards of sand already delivered to the beaches. Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company commenced offshore dredging operations on October 30 to bring sand to the East Beach Gulf Shores segment of the proje
Van Oord has successfully carried out beach nourishment works along the coast of the Dutch province of Zeeland. As a result, the coastline has been stabilised and coastal towns and infrastructure are well protected for the coming years. The work was carried out by Van Oord’s three new hopper dredger
Watermaster/Aquamec Ltd. has just delivered two powerful Watermaster Classic V amphibious multipurpose dredgers to Lake Neusiedl in Austria. The lake has been facing challenges such as excessive mud and overgrown plants. “After thorough comparison between different techniques, Seemanagement GmbH cho
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District has awarded a $29.1 million contract to Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting of Quincy, Massachusetts, for the maintenance dredging works in Baltimore, Maryland. According to the Corps, the project consists of maintenance dredging approximately 1
The City of Conneaut, Ohio, and state officials marked the completion of work on the Conneaut Creek Dredge Reclamation Facility yesterday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. At the ceremony, Jim Hockaday, City Manager, praised the collaboration that took place to get the city to the point where the faci
The Cobb’s Quay Marina’s latest dredging project is officially underway. “The dredger has arrived yesterday and works have begun,” said Cobb’s Quay Marina in its official announcement. “Weather permitting, we expect works to be completed in the next 6-8 weeks.” The works are being carried out by the
Port of Townsville has appointed local contractor CivilPlus Constructions to complete a critical piece of work as part of the port’s $251 million Channel Upgrade project. CivilPlus Constructions will carry out a $1.5 million works package to shorten the Eastern Breakwater, making way for channel wid
Royal IHC has welcomed a new member to the Board of Directors, Derk te Bokkel is joining the board as the chief executive officer. With effect from 1 November 2023, Derk te Bokkel will be appointed CEO of Royal IHC. He will thereby take over from Jan-Pieter Klaver who held this role since 1 January
Glandŵr Cymru, the Canal & River Trust in Wales, has started the second phase of dredging on the Montgomery Canal as part of the effort to restore the 200-year-old canal. The Montgomery Canal restoration has included decades of work by volunteers and partners. Now, over four miles of the canal betwe
Next week, the Gulf Coast Chapter of the Western Dredging Association will conduct their annual meeting in Galveston, TX. The meeting – taking place from November 6-8 at the Grand Galvez Hotel – will provide a forum for exchanging information of interest to the dredging industry and its associates.
NMDC Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AD Ports Group, to further boost cooperation on international projects with the full support of NMDC’s expertise and capabilities. The agreement was signed by Eng. Yasser Zaghloul, Group Chief Executive Officer of NMDC, and Captain Moham
