Manson Construction Co. hosted a christening ceremony for the Frederick Paup – the largest self-propelled trailing suction hopper dredger ever constructed in the U.S.A. – at the Woldenberg Park Great Lawn in New Orleans, Louisiana, last weekend. The ceremony featured the time-honored tradition of br
As the Middle East conflict throttles global trade via the Strait of Hormuz, five years ago a stranded cargo ship revealed a frail transport system. On this day, the 400m-long Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal, Egypt, completely blocking the waterway for six days. The 20,000 TEU vessel was bu
Climate change accelerates sea level rise, intensifies storm regimes, and increases coastal erosion across Europe. At the same time, biodiversity is under pressure and natural landscapes are increasingly scarce, Jan De Nul said. “The need for coastal infrastructure that both protects our shores and
The World Bank Group has approved a total of $240 million, including $207 million from the International Development Association (IDA) financing, $5 million from the PROBLUE trust fund, and $28 million in private capital, to launch the first phase of the West Africa Coastal Areas Blue Economy and Re
The first Coast Guard vessel has sailed back into its permanent headquarters at Bulcock Beach, after emergency dredging works on the Pumicestone Passage were completed ahead of schedule. The emergency operations have replenished the beach to provide a buffer against erosion, deepened the channel and
Construction of the Fish Passage Project at Lock and Dam 22 on the Mississippi River has progressed steadily since it began last May. According to USACE, crews are nearing completion of the final two weirs in the rock ramp, making the fish passage structure fully visible for the first – and last – t
Boskalis mobilized a second trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) for the coastal protection works in Avlékété, Benin, recently. Their TSHD Causeway has been dredging along the West African coast since November last year, and the dredging vessel Shoreway recently joined it. Together, the giants dre
Reimerswaal Dredging’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) DC Orisant recently arrived at Orskov Yard for steelwork, engine installations, electrical repairs, and safety system maintenance. During dry dock periods, it’s crucial to efficiently carry out maintenance, repairs, and upgrades to keep o
Construction of the 55-foot deep shipping channel and harbor, a key project in The Port of Virginia’s $1.4 billion Gateway Investment Program, is now complete – making Virginia home to the deepest port on the U.S. East Coast. “Completion of this project positions The Port of Virginia as a national l
Jenkins Marine has completed the dredging operations at the Portsmouth Offshore Group’s Weevil Lake Marina site. According to Jenkins, this is a large dredging job involving the removal of some 10,000m3 of spoil funded and organized by POG. The project required the removal of all the yachts, pontoon
Pakistan’s Maritime Minister, Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry, said that the dredging works on the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) main channel, undertaken by Karachi Gateway Terminal (Private) Ltd (KGTL), are now underway. In its official statement, the minister said that this dredging program follows a fo
The Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) has awarded a $41.9 million contract to Orion Marine Construction, Inc. for dredging works at Charlotte Amalie Harbor, including Yacht Haven Grande Marina in St. Thomas. The decision was made during a board of governors meeting earlier this week, with the con
The Minister for Public Works, Transport and Meteorological Services, Hon. Ro Filipe Tuisawau, officiated the groundbreaking of the Rewa Vutia Road Dredging Project at Nabalili, Lomanikoro in Rewa this morning – a major step towards improving connectivity for 11 villages along this corridor. The pro
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7, and Kansas Department of Health and Environment are continuing to coordinate response efforts for a submerged fuel tank incident at Tuttle Creek Lake. The work is being conducted by the Water Injection Dredging project
