Gold Coast Waterways Authority has just released the latest update on the Gold Coast Seaway Entrance dredging program. Dredging work in the area continues, and from today, 13 June, dredging works at the Seaway Entrance will be moved to 24 hrs operation. The dredger Smithbridge Discovery will continu
Xeamos recently completed a wide range of after-treatment projects for vessels in the Van Oord Nederland fleet. They include no less than nine complete systems on the trailing suction hopper dredger Rival designed to substantially reduce its NOx and particulate matter emissions. Leveraging on a Dutc
The Government of the Northwest Territories Department of Infrastructure has put out a call for tenders for an emergency dredging program in the Hay River harbour. It’s been over a decade since the harbour was last dredged and last year residents of Hay River said the sediment buildup in the harbour
Leica Geosystems is offering a new way of doing business with their MC1 Modify Models. The MC1 software allows for the visibility of the excavator bucket and position below the water surface. Leica MC1’s user interface displays the Modify Models feature as a dynamic heatmap, guiding the operator’s e
Dredging operations on the Kingstown Port Modernization Project completed 10 days ahead of schedule and the reclaimed area is now being compacted. Next phase includes installation of the Combi-Wall (King Piles and Sheet Piles) Piling System to enclose and retain the reclaimed area. To date, approxim
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Galveston District held a Matagorda Ship Channel (MSC) Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) Open House in Port Lavaca, Texas, June 7, 2023. Galveston District Commander Col. Rhett Blackmon and staff traveled to the region to meet with stakeholders and
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, and Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Parshottam Rupala, laid the foundation stone of Modernisation and Upgradation Works of Cochin Fishing Harbour at Thoppumpady, Kerala, yesterday. The overall
The Sharon Lake Improvement Project is about to begin, Great Parks of Hamilton County said. Planning to dredge and reconstruct the lake at Sharon Woods has been underway since 2017. There will be a public information open house Wednesday to answer any questions people may have about the project. Sta
Construction work is underway on the Union Beach Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project in New Jersey. USACE New York District has just released a beautiful video about an overview of this very significant coastal protection program:
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District is currently utilizing 24-hour dredging in Grand Haven, Michigan, during favorable weather to remove shoaling blocking the harbor from commercial traffic. Severe weather and minimal ice cover during the winter led to increased shoaling in several ha
Weeks Marine has won a $10.3 million Army Corps contract for the Brazos Island Harbor Channel dredging work. According to the Galveston District, the work includes maintenance dredging of the Brazos Island Harbor (BIH) Jetty and Entrance Channels and beach replenishment operations. The maintenance d
Union minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal, launched an online dredging monitoring system ‘Sagar Samridhi’ today. This project is part of the government’s efforts to expedite the ‘Waste to Wealth’ initiative, the Ministry said in a statement. Developed by the National
Land and Water crews are currently very busy working on a dredging project at Hollow Ponds, also known as Leyton Flats, London. “We are working with Staffs Wildlife to dredge Brook Hollows Pond,” said the company. “We secured an agreement with the adjacent landowner for the responsible spreading of
The Dutra Group, San Rafael, California, has won a $14.4 million firm-fixed-price contract to dredge the Richmond Inner Harbor. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Richmond, California, with an estimated compl
