Ana Peric Hadzic, the dean of the Faculty of Maritime Studies Rijeka, and Wim van de Voorde, member of Royal IHC Engineering Management Board in Croatia, have signed a cooperation agreement. The agreement stemmed from a desire to strengthen cooperation between the maritime industry and the Faculty o
Union Dredgers & Marine Contracting (UDMC) is expanding its dredging fleet with the new cutter suction dredger (CSD) Megalodon. The new dredger, currently the largest in the UDMC fleet, has a discharge diameter of 560mm, a maximum flow capacity of 4500m3/h and a maximum dredging depth of 15m, in ad
Norfolk Dredging Company has received a $14 million contract from the Army Corps to conduct periodic nourishment of the Brigantine dune and berm Coastal Storm Risk Management project. The project is a joint effort between USACE, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and the City of
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just released the latest update on their Milandhoo dredging project. “We have commenced physical work for the Sh. Milandhoo Harbor Development Project on May 16. New harbor basin dredging work is currently ongoing at the site,” the company said.
President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo, commissioned the €85-million Elmina Fishing Port rehabilitation and expansion project last week. The ceremony took place in the historic city of Elmina in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Municipality of the Central Region. The co
The Cronulla Boat Ramp in Gunnamatta Bay (NSW) is currently closed while dredging is undertaken to improve access and safety for waterway users. The Sutherland Shire Council, through its contractor, GPM Marine Constructions PTY LTD, is dredging the navigational channel to improve access to Cronulla
Kuala Linggi International Port (KLIP) and China’s CCCC Dredging have signed a RM800 million (approx. $174 million) dredging and land reclamation contract for the creation of a new island in the Strait of Malacca. Out of the 24 potential candidates and five shortlisted — three Chinese companies, one
The Gold Coast’s multibillion-dollar tourism, recreational and marine industries depend heavily on access through the Gold Coast Seaway. That’s why the Gold Coast Waterways Authority (GCWA) has commenced a project that will see between 20,000–30,000 cubic metres of material removed from a sand shoal
The Louisiana Legislature has unanimously passed the 2023 Coastal Master Plan and the Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Plan, according to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA). The projects identified in the 2023 Coastal Master Plan will restore and maintain over 300 square miles of Louisia
The new Multi Cat 3713, to be named Waddenstroom, is currently in build at Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld as part of the Damen philosophy of building for stock and will be delivered on 26th October this year. The 37-metre DP2 vessel is the largest and most innovative model in Damen’s highly regarded Mu
Earlier this week, Kokosing announced that the company’s Mid-Atlantic Marine Division has completed dredging of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal (C&D Canal). Primarily working from early fall in 2022 to this past spring, the dredge and unloader crews worked around the clock and put in over 70,000 man
Despite continuous uncertainty, Jan De Nul Group said that 2022 fulfilled their expectations. The company achieve strong results: 2022 will also remain earmarked in history as the year of the armed conflict in Ukraine, Jan De Nul said. It was the onset of major global unrest with an immediate, devas
Great news! Tickets for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023 (OEEC) are now available for purchase! OEEC takes place on 28 & 29 November 2023 in RAI Amsterdam. Benefit from the Early Bird price and buy your ticket here to get a 25 % discount by using the code EARLYBIRD2023. OEEC is a premier
The Town of Carolina Beach said that dredging and stabilization work is now underway at Carolina Beach Lake. “The Carolina Beach Lake Dredge and Stabilization project has begun. Contractors will use hydraulic dredging to fill geotextile tubes placed around the perimeter of the lake to create a stabl
