After successful sea trials, the new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Zeeburg is already very busy on her first ever job. As Dredging Today reported earlier this year, the sand mining company based in Middelburg – Van Ouwerkerk BV – awarded Holland Shipyards Group a contract last year to conve
Royal IHC announced today the successful delivery of two cutter suction dredgers to a customer in Vietnam. According to IHC, last month the company handed over two CSDs, an IHC Beaver 70 and an IHC Beaver 45, to Xuan Thien Group at Nam Dinh province. General Manager of Xuan Thien Group, Mr. Nguyen H
Rohde Nielsen is currently working on a coastal protection project near Thorsminde, on the Danish West Coast. The two TSHDs, Embla R and Ask R are delivering 880.000 m3 of sand on a 3.5 km long stretch, using the rainbow method: The project is for the Danish Coastal Authority (KDI) and is part of a
Dredging at the Caminada Headland project site in Louisiana has been completed, reports the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Construction works on the EPA-sponsored Caminada Headland Back Barrier Marsh Creation project began in June 2020 and the dredging was completed just few weeks ago.
The USACE Philadelphia District awarded a contract to Weeks Marine for $23.8 million to conduct periodic nourishment on three dune and beachfill projects along the Delaware coast. The contract is a joint effort between USACE and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.
The US Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District has conducted an environmental analysis in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the Rollinson Channel Navigation Project. According to the Corps, the analysis determined a new route to be a more efficient path, in regard
Coastal communities in Southern Maine stand to benefit from a new dredge that will be used to improve navigational channels and replenish beaches from Kittery to Scarborough and possibly beyond. The York County Commission has given the green light to purchase an 86-foot suction dredge using $1.54 mi
Port of Melbourne has reached a further milestone in its ongoing investment in the long-term future of landside port infrastructure, with the awarding of a contract for Stage 1 of the Swanson Dock West remediation project. Under the contract, McConnell Dowell will complete Stage 1 of the Swanson Doc
The casting of ECOncrete® Coastalock single layer armor units is underway at the Puerto de Vigo, Spain. The units will be installed in the coming weeks to build coastal resilience and promote marine biodiversity at the Port. Interlocking armor is used along many of coasts and waterfronts as a versat
In collaboration with her owner Van Oord, C-Job successfully co-created the design of the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Amalia. The Vox Amalia features two suction drag arms and currently sails around the world to perform the most complex of dredging contracts. “Because of her large cap
NOAA and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced a record investment in projects that will help communities prepare for increasing coastal flooding and more intense storms, while improving thousands of acres of coastal habitats. The funding, in collaboration with the Departm
A groundbreaking ceremony to mark a milestone for the people of Tuvalu – construction of a 780m long and 100m wide reclamation project in Funafuti – took place yesterday. This very important work will be undertaken under the Tuvalu Government’s Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project. Tuvalu is the first
TasPorts, a state-owned company responsible for eleven Tasmanian ports and the Devonport Airport, will begin seabed levelling activities in the Port of Burnie, starting today (Wednesday 7 December 2022). The dredging work is expected to take up to four weeks to complete, incorporating a break over t
The Lake Havasu City Public Works Department has commenced dredging operations in the Bridgewater Channel. The last time the Bridgewater Channel was dredged was in 2010. Since then, sand and silt have again washed into the channel area and is gradually filling the channel making the navigable areas
