Beginning this week, the boat ramp at Burnsville Lake, W.Va., in the Riffle Run Day Use area will be closed for dredging, per a release from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps will be working with the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR) to dredge the Riffle Run Day Use area lo
DEME group’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Mellina looks like a newbuild after undergoing its special survey at the Shipyard Reimerswaal in the Netherlands. A joint DEME and shipyard team had to work to a very tight schedule during a complex survey, which had to integrate the Electrical & A
Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Mark Bailey MP, visited the crew of the backhoe dredger Woomera yesterday. The Port of Townsville Limited and the Hall Contracting Pty Ltd dredger in North Queensland are widening the channel to the port so larger ships can dock directly into North Queensland.
In efforts to maintain a safe, reliable, efficient, and environmentally sound waterborne transportation system, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is finalizing the design of two dredge projects on the Ohio River. The proposed projects include dredging of the government harbors, water intakes, and the
In New Zealand, a Damen DOP200 pump was used to empty a hopper dredger and replenish a local beach recently. The 850 m3 hopper dredger New Era dredged the sand locally. The sand cargo was brought near the Te Rauone beach. There, a DOP200 submersible dredge pump fitted out with a leveler head was use
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) will this Friday, March 10, present their next webinar focusing on the “2022 Environmental Excellence Awards Winners”. Each year, at its annual Environmental Summit and Exposition, WEDA presents three Environmental Excellence Awards to outstanding projects. Su
As part of its efforts to support and increase in-country value, NMDC Group (National Marine Dredging Company) and the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to engage Abu Dhabi-based suppliers in key strategic projects. The MoU was signed today by
The Dutra Group has won the Sacramento River Erosion Contract 2 from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District. This contract was awarded at $77,846,550. According to Dutra, the work will provide 3 miles of waterside erosion protection along the east side of the Sacramento River from the
The deficit of domestic technical fleet is among the key challenges for Russia’s infrastructure projects today, according to the Port News. The dredging fleet available in Russia today is an order of magnitude inferior to the fleet of specialized foreign companies that have left the Russian market.
Minister Charlie McConalogue officially named the new €10 million “Fishing Pier” at Howth Fishery Harbour Centre yesterday – one six State-owned Fishery Harbour Centre. This major redevelopment project was funded through the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s Fishery Harbour and Coasta
The dredging work of Bayou Rigaud has commenced, the Grand Isle Port Commission said. The dredging program – last occurred in 2010 – is critical to the overall commerce of the Grand Isle Port and the Town of Grand Isle. “This dredging project has finally come to fruition after several years of lobby
A significant dredging campaign that will improve navigation in the Coomera River will soon get underway, the Queensland Government said. The Coomera River is the primary access way for a wide variety of commercial, industrial, residential, and recreational waterway users. The $2.5 million project i
Congressman Clay Higgins announced yesterday that South Louisiana waterway projects received significant funding in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FY 2023 Army Civil Work Plan. “We continue to work closely with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and local stakeholders to prioritize funding for dredg
The USACE Charleston District has just been allocated $97 million dollars in supplemental funding from The Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023, to repair damages to several South Carolina federal beach projects after recent coastal storm events. These projects will be 100% federall
