The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) is hosting their next webinar the “Project 11 Brief” on Friday, February 24 at 3:00 PM EST. The webinar will talk about next segment of the Houston Ship Channel expansion project (also known as Project 11), the Segment 3 – Barbours Cut which is scheduled to be
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has just released the latest update on the Palm Beach Harbor Dredging and Beach Placement Project. According to the update, the dredging program is underway with the Dredge Alaska presently working in the entrance channel and settling basin. T
In the latest issue of Terra et Aqua magazine, International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) presented an article about the regulation and management of marine aggregate dredging activities in England. Marine dredged sand and gravel make an important contribution to regional supplies of bui
Makoko is an important fishing community located in Yaba Local Government Area of Lagos State, overlooking the Third Mainland Bridge. The community faces imminent displacement threats from the government of Lagos State, without due consultations or plans for resettlement, Health of Mother Earth Foun
The City of Rehoboth Beach is expecting beach replenishment to begin on its beaches in March or April. According to WRDE.com, the hope is that work in Rehoboth will be completed before the summer season kickoff of Memorial Day weekend. “Regardless of the timing, our crews are ready to react and have
The Memphis District’s Dredge Hurley returned to its home port, Ensley Engineer Yard, in Memphis Harbor, on Jan. 13, 2023, after finishing a record-breaking 273-day season, which began Apr. 26, 2022. In eight and a half months, the 36-person crew dredged 14.5 million cubic yards of sediment, which i
The hopper dredge ‘Port Frederick’, first of two dredging vessels that have been enlisted to improve the local boating channels, today started maintenance dredging campaign in the Port Hacking estuary. The dredging project will involve removal of around 70,000 cubic metres of clean marine sand. This
Each year the Western Dredging Association presents Environmental Excellence Awards to outstanding projects/programs during its annual WEDA Dredging Summit and Exposition. In 2023 the awards will be announced on July 18, during the WEDA Luncheon at the WEDA Dredging Summit and Exposition, held from
The JV company established by Hazell Bros Group Pty Ltd and Brady Marine & Civil Pty Ltd has started dredging and reclamation works for the Devonport East Terminal 3 development. The project is part of TasPorts QuayLink development which is a $240 million investment to upgrade the East Devonport por
International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) has outlined a significant proposal for the expansion of the Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT), its 100 percent owned subsidiary in the Port of Melbourne, Australia. The proposal would dramatically increase efficiencies and pave t
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials yesterday announced the completion of dredging in the Arthur Kill for the Carteret Ferry Terminal in Middlesex County. The $5 million Carteret Berth and Ferry Terminal Dredging project created capacity in the Arthur Kill for the new ferry ter
Russia experienced a considerable increase in the costs of dredging works in 2022. The main reason for this is the withdrawal of top European dredging companies from the Russian market, said Andrey Boldorev, Head of the Department for Investments and Strategic Development, FSUE Rosmorport, at the 6t
The CSD650 “Felicitas” has left the ????? ???????? yard. The modular cutter suction dredger is now on its way to Antwerp – to be shipped to South America. According to Damen, the CSD will be transported by three inland waterway vessels, plus a number of containers, to its owner – Argentinian contrac
As a provider of customized metal fabricating, Bassett Mechanical was recently contracted by Ellicott Dredges to fabricate a 90,000-pound mining dredge. According to the company, Ellicott approached Bassett and was looking for a metal fabrication contractor that could build a large stainless steel m
