Manson’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Frederick Paup completed its first load on the Gulf Renourishment Pensacola Beach project in Pensacola, Florida, recently. The project included dredging and placing sand along the Gulf shoreline and parts of Pensacola Beach and Santa Rosa Island in Esc
The next phase in transforming the North End Shipyard is now underway, as a major dredging operation begins from Thursday on the River Hull. This critical work is essential to create a clear and safe navigational route to allow the move and dry‑docking of the historic Arctic Corsair at her future pe
Mike Hooks, LLC from Westlake, Louisiana, has won a $17.8 million firm-fixed-price contract for pipeline dredging of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $26,454,250. Bids for this project were solicited online, with four received, the U.S. Department o
In the Port of Le Havre, the foundation works for the lock access channel breakwater “la chatière” are nearing completion. According to HAROPA PORT, this major stage of the maritime construction project consists of building the submerged base of the structure, which will support the installation of
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has issued a letter of intent to Adam Telle, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, detailing GPA’s plans to start a Savannah Harbor modification study. “The shipping channel needs to be deepened and widened to better accommodate the largest ships currentl
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Calabarzon, through the Manila Bay Site Coordinating/Management Office 4, has convened the 1st Manila Bay Site Coordinating Committee (SCC) Meeting for 2026 through a hybrid format, gathering representatives from various national government
The USACE New York District and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) broke ground on a critical maintenance dredging project in the Hague Basin at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) recently. The $12.9M job, which was awarded to Breakwater Marine LLC, involves removing 51,000 cubic yard
Oceanside’s beaches have been shrinking, and the federal government is stepping up with a plan to fix it. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released its draft plan to restore sand to Oceanside’s beaches, from the Harbor south to the Buena Vista Lagoon. The erosion traces back to the federal const
The crew of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company’s (GLDD) trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Galveston Island demonstrated teamwork and professionalism during a real-world maritime rescue near Sabine Pass last week. After a Mayday call from a disabled vessel was picked up by the Annamaria Rose, the
The Port of Itajaí said that Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Utrecht arrived in the area on May 28. The dredger will be used to dredge the port’s access channel and restore optimal navigation conditions. According to the Port, the TSHD arrived after authorities identified a reducti
The study ‘Land Reclamation in the Maldives: Trends and Impacts from 2000 to 2024’ said that the Maldives has reclaimed more land in the past 24 years than the combined total reclaimed across Europe and Africa. The paper, created by Hussain Ziyath, Eden Rigo and Fathimath Shanna, is the first nation
Damen Dredging has concluded a complete in-house training program on the brand new CSD training simulator at BIWTA in Bangladesh. The training took place at BIWTA’s ‘Dredge Training Institute” where a dozen local dredge masters received two weeks of training and completed many hours of simulated dre
The latest beach nourishment project in Avon – a central village on Hatteras Island – resumed yesterday, after a brief interruption caused by mechanical issues with Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company’s dredger Liberty Island. The dredging vessel returned to Dare County on Saturday after undergoing
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) of Houston, Texas, has won a $19.5 million firm-fixed-price contract for the Beach Nourishment Great Egg Harbor Inlet to Peck Beach Project. Bids were solicited online, with two received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Ocean City
