KSR Marine Services has relaunched their cutter suction dredger (CSD) KSR-VII Royal IHC Beaver 5016-C in the Maldives – following the completion of her extensive bi-annual maintenance and upgrade program. Over the past two months, KSR-VII underwent major maintenance, repair, and renewal works to ens
The Oplan Kontra Baha dredging project in Sitio Punta is moving ahead according to schedule, the Provincial Government of Ilocos Sur said. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Charles Calima Jr., alongside Governor Jerry Singson, Mayor Eugene Rapanut, PENRM Officer Edgar Yab
The City of Cape Town’s major dredging project at Zeekoevlei is progressing well, with work now underway in the Home Bay section of the False Bay Nature Reserve after 207 000m³ of sediment was removed from Storm Bay. The Home Bay phase will remove an estimated 157 000m³ of sediment over the next 10
A routine dredging project off the coast of Cádiz, Spain, has uncovered something straight out of a pirate era thriller: a 17th century French shipwreck loaded with 27 cannons and nearly half a ton of silver. The vessel, now called Delta I, was discovered buried beneath the Bay of Cádiz during the d
More than two years after their last project in Togo, Boskalis is back in the West African country. “Work to protect the coast against erosion and rising sea levels is continuing further west. Just as in 2023, we are installing 22 new groynes this year. This requires a total of more than 200,000 ton
The Port of Guayaquil is an important economic engine for Ecuador. In order to compete with other South American ports, Jan De Nul deepened the 95‑kilometer access channel in 2019, enabling ships with a draught of up to 12.5 meters to pass through. Since then, larger container vessels have been able
Norfolk Dredging Co., from Chesapeake, Virginia, has won a $45.7 million firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging in the Mobile Harbor, Alabama. Bids were solicited online, with five received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Irvington, Alabama, with an
Flagler County officials said that dredging of the Bings Landing boat basin will begin June 1. According to the County, the work is expected to take three weeks, and the boat launch will be closed for the duration of the dredging. “They are increasing the depth of the deepest areas, which should be
As part of the Spring Economic Update 2026, the Government of Canada is proposing $957.8 million over five years, starting in 2026-27, for the Small Craft Harbors Program. This provides investments for ongoing repairs, in addition to Fisheries and Ocean Canada’s (DFO) existing annual program budget
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) and the Future of Egypt Authority for Sustainable Development (Mostaqbal Misr) signed a strategic cooperation protocol today to develop and dredge Egypt’s lakes – part of state efforts to restore and rehabilitate the country’s water bodies under directives from Preside
For the dike reinforcement works between Tiel and Waardenburg, Van Oord is developing a fully emission‑free construction site. The project is part of the Flood Protection Program and is considered one of the first large‑scale infrastructure projects in the Netherlands to be executed almost entirely
Abu Dhabi’s based NMDC Dredging and Marine has inaugurated the NMDC Coastal and Hydrodynamic Center, the region’s first hydraulic physical modelling test facility. According to NMDC, the purpose-built facility enables the simulation and physical testing of complex marine, coastal and offshore infras
From 5-9 May, a delegation from the Embassy of the Netherlands visited Fiji and Tuvalu alongside representatives from the Dutch water and engineering sector, including Boskalis, Dutch Dredging, Fugro, Haskoning, Hydrologic and their Australian partner Water Technology. “The visit focused on creating
Jan De Nul published its annual figures today, reporting record turnover for the fourth year running. With a total turnover of €4.24 billion, Jan De Nul recorded a 6% increase compared to 2024. EBITDA rose from €777 million in 2024 to €812 million in 2025, following the same trend. Net profit rose b
