Manson’s newest hopper dredger Frederick Paup has successfully completed its first load on the Gulf Renourishment Pensacola Beach project in Pensacola, Florida. This milestone marks the first time the new hopper dredger has executed pump-off operations. The project includes dredging and placing sand
After a successful first season off the coast of Zeebrugge, Belgium, Boskalis Hirdes EOD Services has resumed the major identification and clearance of unexploded ordnance (UXO) project. With the backhoe dredger Manu-Pekka and one UXO Offshore Support Vessel, Boskalis is enabling the safe installati
Saltchuk Resources, Inc. and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation announced today that Saltchuk has started a cash tender offer for any and all of GLDD’s 5.25% Senior Notes due 2029. The tender offer is being made in connection with Saltchuk’s pending acquisition of Great Lakes through a merger agr
The City of Stirling, WA, has just released an amazing video named ‘Coastal Protection For Tomorrow’. Sand nourishment works will take place at Mettams Pool from March 22-29, an important part of preserving beach amenities and reducing the impact of erosion in advance of the coming winter storms. Th
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) said that the dredging works for the Guraidhoo Airport development program are complete. According to MTCC, efforts are now underway to protect the reclaimed area. Also, construction of rock boulder revetment is currently ongoing. The Guraidhoo Airpo
The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) said that Gibson Point LLC is proposing to dredge an area behind an existing bulkhead adjacent to 700 Acre Island, off Islesboro, in Penobscot Bay. The project purpose is to ensure safe, all-tide, emergency access to the island. According to DMR, the ar
Nature Collective said that the annual land-based excavation works to reconnect the San Elijo Lagoon to the Pacific Ocean will start this Thursday, March 19. The inlet has closed again, as the channel remains mostly blocked with reduced tidal flow, even after the February winter storm had enough flo
Liebherr has delivered a gantry mounted LS C 80 cylinder luffing crane for installation on Boskalis’ new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Seaway. The new giant TSHD is currently undergoing final outfitting and testing at Royal IHC in Krimpen aan den IJssel in the Netherlands. According to Lieb
The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has awarded a contract for a coastal restoration project in St. Bernard Parish that will create marsh, reduce wave energy, and enhance long-term stability in the Delacroix area. The East Delacroix Marsh Creation and Terracing project, a Phase 2
Salcombe Harbor Authority said that a maintenance dredging program on Batson Creek, Lincombe and Kingsbridge Basin will start on March 20. Dredging work, set to last two weeks, will take place over each high water and ebb tide, both night and day, and is currently planned to begin at Kingsbridge and
TasPorts said that a major maintenance dredging campaign at the Port of Devonport is underway. Under the project, up to 470,000 cubic meters of sediment, including sand, rock, clay and silt which flows down the Mersey River will be removed and relocated to an offshore disposal site. Michel de Vos,
Annual maintenance dredging at Port Geographe has now been completed, with more than 46,000 cubic meters of excess wrack and sand relocated over six months. According to Transport WA, this work was undertaken to:
The construction work on the Amstelmeer breeding island is now complete, Boskalis Nederland said today. This was a joint project by Natuurlijke Zaken, the business services division of Landschap Noord-Holland, Boskalis Nederland, TAUW Nederland, and Gebr. van ‘t Hek. The main goal of the scheme was
The USACE Sacramento District has just released a very interesting video named ‘Sacramento Weir Widening: Progress Update Winter 2026’. The video captures the latest construction of the Sacramento Weir Widening Project, showcasing the most recent work on the weir. The Sacramento Weir Widening Projec
