Manson hosted the christening of the newest trailing suction hooper dredger (TSHD) in their fleet on Saturday, March 21, 2026 in New Orleans, LA. At the time of its delivery, the Frederick Paup is the largest self-propelled hopper dredge in the USA dredging fleet. Designed in collaboration with Hock
Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI) will commission its high-capacity trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) DCI Dredge Godavari later this year, DCI Managing Director and CEO, Captain S Divakar, said. According to Divakar, the new dredger is set to begin its trials around July and is likely
Major coastal defense works are underway along the Sussex coastline as the Environment Agency begins its annual spring program to protect thousands of homes and businesses from flooding. Part of a major investment scheme to better protect Pevensey and Eastbourne from rising seas and stronger storms
Weeks Marine, Inc., Covington, Louisiana, has won a firm-fixed-price contract to perform maintenance dredging of the Houston Ship Channel in Texas. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said that the amount of this action is $66,499,250 with a total cumulative face value of $95,139,000. Bids for this
Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR), the deep‑sea exploratory subsidiary of DEME, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Deep Ocean Resources Development Co., Ltd. (DORD) of Japan to conduct a joint demonstration test aimed at the potential co-development of polymetallic nodule resources
The Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) said that 35 hectares of land have been reclaimed from Giraavaru Falhu so far. The land reclamation operations are moving ahead with two dredgers operating simultaneously – Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) Oranje and Queen of the Netherl
Joanne Thompson, Canada’s Minister of Fisheries said that the construction works on a new small craft harbor in Clyde River, Nunavut, are now complete. According to Thompson, this new harbor will provide safe and accessible facilities to commercial fish harvesters, enhancing boater safety, improving
The Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI) has announced plans to procure 11 modern dredgers over the next 5 years to strengthen India’s port infrastructure. DCI CEO & MD Captain S. Divakar said that all dredgers will be manufactured domestically under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Initiative, with co
A year ago, Construtora Vale Verde S/A brought the first Watermaster Classic V to Brazil to support the restoration of the Paraopeba River. Now, a second unit is on its way from Finland and will further strengthen the company’s capacity for eco-dredging and other demanding shallow water maintenance
The City of Newcastle has introduced a plan to reinforce one of Stockton’s key coastal protection structures with 8,500 tons of rock, reducing the risk of the area being inundated during extreme weather events. This project is set to begin next month on a $5 million upgrade of the 600-meter long sea
Crosby Enterprises LLC, Galliano, La., has announced that three of its subsidiaries (Crosby Tugs LLC, Crosby Dredging LLC, and Crosby Marine Transportation LLC) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 23 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The company said
The USACE Kansas City District said that the second demonstration period for the innovative Water Injection Dredging project at Tuttle Creek Lake is now underway. USACE said that the this demonstration period will take place from March 26 – April 4, 2026, providing a real-world assessment of Water I
Transport for NSW said that annual dredging maintenance work to provide a clearer and safer channel into the Tweed River started today. This work is part of the Tweed Sand Bypassing project, a joint government initiative of the New South Wales and Queensland governments. According to Transport for
The acquittal of DEME Group in a major bribery case linked to the Port of Sabetta dredging works is now final, after prosecutors decided not to appeal. In February, the Ghent Court of Appeal ruled that all defendants should be acquitted due to lack of evidence, and the public prosecutor’s office has
