Rijkswaterstaat and Boskalis recently commenced work on the Texel beach nourishment project in the Netherlands. According to Rijkswaterstaat, maintenance of the Texel coastline kicked off in early September and will continue until the spring of 2023. For this project, Boskalis will dredge and pump a
The wet civil engineering firm Land & Water is set to start work at the iconic National Trust property, Buscot House in Oxfordshire, this month. Under the project, Land & Water will be carrying out crest embankment protection works to the property’s lake, in response to a reservoir engineering inspe
DEME’s Retractable Ladder for track excavators has been announced as the winner of the IADC Safety Award 2022. The award was presented by IADC President Frank Verhoeven during the IADC Annual General Meeting. DREDGING CONTRACTOR AWARD Stepping on and off machinery is not without risks. Following an
Cottrell Contracting Co., from Chesapeake, Virginia, has won a $30,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for James River maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received, reports the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Work locations and funding will be determined with each o
Finding the balance between protecting coastline structures and conserving the environment is an important task. Nowadays, extreme climate events, such as droughts and flooding, are occurring at an increasingly alarming rate worldwide. Also, sediments and floating debris collect on structures during
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District earlier this month began annual maintenance dredging of the mouth of the Columbia River. Each year, the Corps dredges the mouth of the Columbia River to maintain the federal navigation channel for commercial shipping. These works, together with mai
Work is underway on an upgrade at Cape Conran boat ramp, Better Boating Victoria (BBV) said. Construction includes replacing the ramp with a steeper concrete surface to minimise sand and kelp accumulation and an extension to the jetty, providing more room to tie up. “A new concrete apron at the top
Texas A&M University is gearing up for what will be the 52nd TAMU Annual Dredging Engineering Short Course. This 4.5 day Dredging Short Course, which attracts a wide range of audience from state, local and federal governments, consultants, contractors, and academic researchers, focuses on dredging,
The construction of the New Manila International Airport (MIA), the largest project in Boskalis’ history, has reached an important milestone – the contours of the new land are now visible. Under this massive program, around 1,700 hectares of land will be developed for the new facilities, located aro
Arctic Canadian Diamond Company and IHC Mining have reached the next important milestone in the development of the underwater remote mining (URM) system for the extraction of diamond-bearing kimberlite ore from deep open pits at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Arctic C
Better Boating Victoria (BBV) is currently helping boost boating access at Black Rock. “Through the Better Boating Fund’s Dredging and Access Grants, we provided $40,000 to Bayside City Council to undertake dredging at the popular Port Phillip boat ramp,” said BBV. Council has funded the remainder o
Under a legal agreement with the U.S. EPA, General Electric Company (GE) will investigate the Lower River portion of the Hudson River PCBs Superfund site to determine next steps for addressing contamination. Under the terms of the legal administrative agreement, GE will immediately develop a plan fo
Following an extensive environmental review process, the Harbor Commission on Monday (September 12) decided to give green light for the Long Beach dredging project. This critical channel deepening project that will help move cargo more efficiently to and from the U.S. will also allow the port to wel
After a brief pause, Weeks Marine, Inc. has resumed dredging and pumping operations in the Town of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. According to the town’s latest update, the hopper dredge Magdalen arrived on the site on Monday and is now fully engaged in the works. The second hopper dredge Lindholm is e
