The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has allocated approximately $70 million from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) to the Port of Los Angeles for harbor maintenance, seismic resiliency and navigational safety improvements. The San Pedro Bay port complex was allocated a record $131.8 million. The
California Representative Salud Carbajal has secured $6.15 million for Santa Barbara Harbor’s dredging project. The funding was secured through the Fiscal Year 2026 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Work Plan, an annual civil works initiative focused on infrastructure improvements. “The Santa Barbara Har
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contractor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) has completed beach renourishment work on the north end of Myrtle Beach. A separate project in the Arcadian Shores area, paid for by the City of Myrtle Beach and Horry County, is scheduled to begin in mid-April. According
The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (IRCA) has signed an agreement with Jan De Nul for dredging works at Landeyjahöfn for the period 2026–2029. The project “Landeyjahöfn Maintenance Dredging 2026–2029” was tendered in late December, with bids opened on 10 February 2026. Four tenders were r
National Dredging and Marine Services started its first dredging program at Karachi Port Trust (KPT) earlier this week. For the first time in Karachi Port’s history, four major dredgers of different types are operating simultaneously: Rotterdam, Athena, Abul and Indus Dolphin. Together, they are dee
Maintenance dredging and land reclamation rarely go hand in hand. But sometimes both objectives can be achieved within a single project, Boskalis said. This is currently the case in Mexico, where their trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Crestway is maintaining the Port of Veracruz while using so
The City of Portland said that after a busy winter season along the waterfront, the Portland Waterfront dredging work is complete. On the Portland side of the Fore River alone, over 10,000 linear feet of berthing has been deepened and restored, resulting in over 45,000 cubic yards (equivalent to 4,5
The long-term repair project of the Charlestown Breachway is now complete. The $8.4M project included breachway restoration, channel dredging, beach renourishment with the creation of two sand dunes and plantings planned for fall. According to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Dredging operations on the Itajaí-Açu River channel are underway. This action marks the beginning of the work outlined in the contract signed with Van Oord, which is responsible for the maintenance dredging of the waterway access channel, Port of Itajaí said. According to civil engineer and dredging
Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI) has entered into a new agreement with Colombo Dockyard PLC, focusing on drydocking and ship repair services for DCI’s fleet. The agreement was signed by Capt. S. Divakar, Managing Director and CEO of the Dredging Corporation of India, and Thimira S. Godaku
Rohde Nielsen said that their new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Hermod R has been officially named at the Port of Esbjerg. “As our newest trailing suction hopper dredger, Hermod R is built for efficient and environmentally responsible operations, with a dredging depth of up to 75 meters and
New Jersey Congressman Jefferson Van Drew said that South Jersey will receive $99 million in federal funding from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to replenish and protect key beaches in the region. This is the biggest investment in New Jersey beach projects in a year without a hurricane. “I have be
Ecocoast will host a free technical webinar on April 22, 2026 – Earth Day – introducing the Ecobarrier Silt Curtain Green, a next-generation turbidity control solution engineered entirely without EPS or foam. Traditional silt curtains rely on expanded polystyrene (EPS) and foam floatation systems th
Parkes Shire Council said that works to deepen the launch channel at Lake Endeavour will begin on Monday, April 13, 2026. Construction is expected to take approximately four weeks, weather permitting, with the area anticipated to reopen on 9 May 2026. This project is supported through funding from T
