Curtin Maritime, Corp. (CMC) has been awarded a contract for a segment of work as part of the Houston Ship Channel (HSC) Expansion Channel Improvement Project (ECIP) Project 11. The work encompasses dredging of approximately 4.175 million cy of the HSC with deposit of materials into the Ocean Dredge
Rohde Nielsen has just released this amazing photo of the hopper dredger Idun R, during her recent night work in Argentina. The Idun R is a very efficient and versatile dredger that, considering the size, pushes all boundaries of performance. The vessel is capable of dredging at impressive depths, w
Van Oord’s Clay Ripener plays a big role in the Brede Groene Dijk project of EcoShape. This is a project that utilizes clay for seawalls. The Clay Ripener makes it possible to place the clay on the 750-meter dike, said Van Oord. The purpose of the seawall is to reduce the impact of powerful waves, [
The new rock groyne at Point Richards is really taking shape, Better Boating Victoria reports. Core rock has been put in place along the structure’s length, with armour rock now being installed as part of the upgrade. These big boulders form the outer layer of the groyne and weigh up to 1.5 tonnes e
The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) has awarded a Rs 250 crore ($32 million) yearly maintenance dredging contract to the Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI). “JNPA awarded the maintenance of Mumbai and JNPA navigational channel to DCI that includes dredging of 20 million cubic meter p
Eastland Port, New Zealand, informed today that after five years in the planning, the Twin Berth stage two application is just weeks away from being submitted. The application will cover the extension of wharf 8; one hectare of reclamation; dredging the channel and harbour; rebuilding the outer brea
American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) recently released their much-anticipated annual list of the nation’s best restored beaches. The award winning projects this year are Duxbury Beach Dune Restoration Project, MA; Ocean Isle Beach Shoreline Protection Project, NC; Sodus Point Beac
The Port of Beira has welcomed a new dredger which will mainly be used to maintain the depths alongside the berths. Dredger “Estoril” was inaugurated at the port by the Mozambique Minister of Transport, Honourable Janfar Abdulai on Friday 10th June 2022. This Damen built piece of equipment is owned
The 2.500m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Andre L visited Damen’s repair yard in Brest recently. The dredger, owned by Dragages Transports & Travaux Maritimes (DTM), was there for scheduled maintenance. According to Damen, the replacement of the slide flange guiding rails was amongst the jo
AD Ports Group has signed an agreement with the National Marine Dredging Company Group (NMDC Group) to establish a new joint venture. According to their official statement, the new JV will be dedicated to delivering offshore surveys and subsea services in the UAE, across the GCC region, as well as i
Port Tampa Bay (PTB) board members will gather next week (June 21, 2022) at the Joseph Garcia International Center to vote on a 3-year dredging contract with Orion Marine Construction, Inc. (Orion). For the last decade and a half, Orion has been dredging at Port Tampa Bay, removing over 100,000 cubi
Dredging work on West Grand Terre is now complete, Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) said. CPRA restored approximately 250 acres of beach and dune and 145 acres of back barrier marsh on the historic barrier island. During the project, around 3.7 million cubic yards of mat
The WA Department of Transport (DoT) announced recently that dredging works at Chelydra Beach (north of the Port Coogee marina) commenced in early June 2022 and will proceed until approximately mid July 2022. The works are being carried out by the 18m cutter suction dredge ‘Mudlark I’ from Monday to
Eastern Shipbuilding Group is getting ready for the launch of Weeks Marine latest hopper dredge, the R.B. Weeks. The shipbuilder has successfully transferred the R.B. Weeks to the launch way, making her ready for the christening and launch on June 17th. The 8,550 cubic yards (6,540m³) trailing sucti
