Dare County, in partnership with EJE Dredging Service, hosted a community day and christening ceremony in Wanchese on October 13 to formally honor Miss Katie, the new 156-foot-long shallow-draft hopper dredger. The vessel will be tasked with helping to address the shoaling issues that occur within w
Earlier this month, Mike Hooks LLC began maintenance dredging operations at Perdido Pass Channel in Alabama. Over the last two weeks or so, the company’s cutter suction dredge E Stroud has been busy working in the Perdido Pass for the Army Corps’ Mobile District. Similar to previous campaigns, dredg
Water levels on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers in the US Midwest are at record lows, causing delays in barge traffic and forcing industry to use more equipment to move the same amount of cargo, ICIS reports. American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) said in its daily update on Monday that levels on the
Baggerbedrijf De Boer BV/Dutch Dredging is about to begin work on the next maintenance dredging campaign in the Port of Waterford, South East Ireland. As reported, the hopper dredger Amazone will next week conduct dredging activities in the vicinity of Duncannon Bar, Cheekpoint, and Belview. The mai
After intensive preparations and close coordination with the relevant Danish and German authorities, an unexploded depth charge on the Danish side of the Fehmarnbelt was defused yesterday. A so-called bubble curtain was used during the controlled explosion to keep underwater noise to a minimum. Ping
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District has just announced that Grand Haven Harbor dredging operations have commenced at the inner channel. The harbor is located on the east shore of Lake Michigan, 180 miles northeast of Chicago, IL and 23 miles north of Holland, MI. According to the Corp
South Carolina Ports President and CEO, Barbara Melvin, delivered her first State of the Port address yesterday, sharing her vision to continue succeeding as the 8th largest container port in the country by investing in operations, infrastructure and people. “Our growth is made possible because of t
The Government of Canada announced yesterday that they are focused on making sure the Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund flows quickly to begin the repair, dredging and rebuilding of small craft harbours. The impacts of Hurricane Fiona have been immense, including gear loss and damage to small craft harb
Above the Philippines has just released these amazing photos of the newly created site for the New Manila International Airport – the largest project in Boskalis’ history. Under this massive program, approximately 1,700 hectares of new land will be developed for the airport, located in Bulacan Provi
Ada East District Chief Executive, Ms Sarah Dugbakie Pobee, said that some portions of the Volta River will be dredged to reduce the trend of tidal waves and high rate of flooding in the district. According to Ghana News Agency, Pobee said that the river had not been dredged in more than 20 years, r
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just announced that the Shore Protection Project of Nellaidhoo Island in Haa Dhaalu Atoll is nearing completion. According to MTCC, about 93 percent of Nellaidhoo Shore Protection Project has been completed. Additionally, the company disclosed th
Department of Transport, Western Australia, has just announced that Maritime Constructions is about to begin maintenance dredging campaign at the Port Geographe Marina. As reported, maintenance dredging works at the entrance to the marina will commence today, October 17, and will proceed until appro
Fraser River Pile & Dredge Inc. on behalf of Lafarge Canada Inc. is proposing to carry out periodic maintenance dredging at the water lot generally fronting 2300 Rogers Avenue, Coquitlam, BC. Dredging is required to remove accumulated sediment and re-establish required depths for safe access of barg
Last week, Lt. Col. Kevin Arnett of the Army Corps San Francisco District and Cong. Jared Huffman took a tour of the dredging operations in San Rafael Creek, California. The long awaited dredging of the San Rafael Creek is being conducted by Dutra Group’s Dredge Beaver. This is the first concrete dr
