Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. (GLDD) has won a $157.4 million firm-fixed-price contract for new and maintenance hopper dredging of the Freeport Harbor Channel. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received, reports the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Work will be performed in Freeport,
Terramare Oy, part of the Royal Boskalis, has won a multi-million euro contract in Vaasa, Finland. Specialized in the construction of ports and quays, Terramare will deliver the construction phase 1 of the Lasse quay project. The contract – signed with the City of Vaasa on May 19 – includes building
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) is adding another berth to its flagship, the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT). DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista, PPA General Manager Atty. Jay Daniel Santiago and ICTSI executive vice president Christian R. Gonzalez led the groundbre
Barnstable County (Cape Cod) Massachusetts yesterday published a video update about the Allen Harbor Approach Channel dredging project. According to the County, the dredge Sand Shifter started the Allen Harbor dredging project last week. The navigation channel, the area from the western jetty and al
Moreton Bay’s coastal communities will be better prepared for the impacts of coastal hazards, with Moreton Bay Regional Council today setting the long-term strategy for managing the coastline. Mayor Peter Flannery said that the Living Coast Plan, developed in consultation with the community, will gu
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contractor, Weeks Marine, has begun construction of the Union Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management Project. The first contract, just over $50 million, includes construction of a beach berm with a planted dune, pedestrian, and vehicle crossovers, as well as two termin
Ellicott Dredges has just introduced the all-new EPA compliant Tier 3 Marine Ellicott® Series 670M Dragon® dredge. The Series 670 Dragon® dredge is a portable cutterhead suction dredge that can be easily transported and assembled on site with minimal effort. “This versatile dredge is ideal for any f
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detained a China-registered dredger believed to have been scavenging for World-War 2-era (WW2) shipwrecks east of Tanjung Siang. The shipwrecks were identified to be from the remains of Royal Navy ships HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales that san
Over the next few weeks, Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) Gateway will be very busy in the Port of Melbourne, said Warwick Laing, Harbour Master – Port of Melbourne. The giant dredger will conduct critical maintenance dredging of the port’s channels, swing basins and berth pockets. “I
MOTAS Dredging Solutions recently received orders from C&C Marine and Repair, LLC to provide engineering and dredging components for the construction of two 28-inch Cutterhead Suction Dredges. The dredges – to be built at C&C Marine and Repair’s facility in Belle Chasse, Louisiana – will each measur
Damen DOP150 submersible dredge pump is at work at the industrial settling ponds of a power station in Victoria, Australia. According to Damen, this piece of equipment is powered by an amphibious excavator, and will pump the sludge over some 1,000 m to a disposal area. Various industrial settling po
On this date in 1937, the Dredge Thompson was first placed into operation on the Mississippi River near Lansing, Iowa. Built by Dravo Corporation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and with the price tag of $846.130, the dredge was christened by the granddaughter of William Thompson. The hydraulic dredge
The Yangtze River is one of the world’s busiest navigable rivers, but it has been plagued by the problem of sediment siltation from the upstream every year since May. To ensure smoother and safer waterways, the Xinhaihu 8, China’s self-developed suction dredger built by China Communications Construc
Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) HAM 318 is about to begin the land reclamation activities in Addu City, the Maldives. According to Addu City Council, the work will start from the Hithadhoo Zone-2 area. This is the largest development project in Addu City and will solve the land pro
