Western Dredging Association (WEDA) is gearing up for their next webinar “The Fall Overboard Culture: Breaking the Cycle“, taking place on Tuesday, September 19th at noon EDT. “Falls overboard. For as long as any of us can remember our colleagues of all ages, tenures, and job classes have hit the wa
The City of Cape Town’s Coastal Management Branch started the annual beach lowering programme at Fish Hoek beach yesterday. Thereafter, the project team will proceed with the work at Muizenberg, Gordon’s Bay and Bikini Beach. Beach lowering or re-profiling is important in maintaining ecological stab
MOTAS Dredging Solutions has delivered the complete component package for the 800 mm pipe diameter sand backfill installation for these works by the Femern Link Contractors joint venture (FLC). The order was awarded by Dutch shipyard Group Neptune Marine – the builders of the large spreader pontoon
Norfolk Dredging Co. of Chesapeake, Virginia, has won a $18 million USACE contract for Wilmington Harbor Anchorage Basin /Mid-River Maintenance Dredging works. According to the Corps, the project includes maintenance dredging of upper Wilmington Harbor federal navigation channel reaches including th
The Philippines’ Department of Public Works and Highways-Central Luzon (DPWH-3) is conducting dredging operations in the heavily silted river channels in a bid to mitigate flooding in this province. DPWH-3 Regional Director, Roseller Tolentino, said that the agency’s Regional Equipment Management Di
State and local government officials yesterday announced the start of Stage 3 of the Randle Reef Contaminated Sediment Remediation Project. Sustained action to restore and protect the Great Lakes is key to the economic prosperity of the region and the well-being of millions of Canadians who rely on
Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, Alaska District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander, and Mitch Landrieu, senior advisor and infrastructure implementation coordinator at The White House, toured the Port of Nome Modification Project recently. They were accompanied by Eddie Belk, director of civil works at
Due to significant annual erosion on the Town of Cape Charles public beach, there is an ongoing requirement to replenish the sand lost to these natural forces each year. The Town has therefore requested, and has been granted, the opportunity to receive sand from a Kings Creek Channel dredging projec
The Enjiang Region in China has long been a significant source of sand production – contributing substantially to local tax revenue and providing numerous employment opportunities. Recently, the sand mining operations in the area have faced a persistent challenge due to a high proportion of riverbed
The Alexandrina Council, South Australia, has officially opened new Beacon 19 Boat Ramp – one of the main access points to the Coorong National Park. These popular boating facilities are located near the Goolwa Barrage and have been upgraded to provide an improved and safer boat launching point for
As part of the efforts to develop Addu City in the Maldives, the latest land reclamation project initiated on the southernmost city has now been completed. The Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure revealed that the project was wrapped up in August. The physical work for the proj
This year Royal IHC will proudly celebrate 60 Years of Excellence of the iconic Beaver CSD range of vessels. From the very first delivery in 1963 to the upcoming 1000th Beaver planned for delivery this year, IHC Beaver journey has been marked by innovation and reliability. One of the inaugural Beave
Port of Aberdeen’s transformational £420 million expansion project is now fully operational. “Quayside construction is complete at Aberdeen South Harbour and the expanded port now offers its customers and port users 8km of quayside, making it Scotland’s largest berthage port,” according to their off
Titan has successfully performed the first two Ship-to-Ship LNG bunker operations in Hamburg. On the 14th of August, the company facilitated a second LNG bunkering to the Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Ariane. Titan’s ship Optimus executed bunkering of a total of 808 cbm of LN
