Nordic marine contractor, Rederiet Høj A/S recently expanded its fleet with two grab dredgers that will be used for construction activities in Northern Europe. As the international construction activities require additional capacity, the company from Horsens, Denmark, decided to buy two more vessels
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Port of Virginia have signed the agreement committing the federal government to begin its financial investment in the construction effort to widen and deepen the commercial shipping channels and Norfolk Harbor. With a group of federal and state offici
The King Co., Inc. of Holland, Michigan has completed hydraulic dredging at Grand Haven Harbor. Over 18,000 cubic yards of material from the outer harbor was pumped 8,000 to 11,000 feet north of the north pier. The dredge material is being used to nourish and replenish Lake Michigan beaches from rec
De Hoop Terneuzen has taken delivery of the company’s newest trailing suction hopper dredger, the Krakesandt. According to the company, the Krakesandt got through the locks of Terneuzen in early June. The dredger stayed there for a few days before heading for its first assignment the North Sea. This
An international conference about Marker Wadden will take place in Amsterdam on October 12-14, 2022. Marker Wadden is an archipelago of nature islands in the centre of the Netherlands, created with excess sediment from the bottom of the lake. This project is a good example of the Building with Natur
On Friday, May 20, around 90 WODCON delegates got up early to visit the construction site of the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Link. The visit was promoted as the ultimate attraction of the congress and it really lived up to that promise. The trip included a sail along the 18 km immersed tunnel alignment betwe
Permits for the Little Squalicum Creek Estuary project have been finalized, with construction slated to begin in the following days. Under the project, the City of Bellingham will construct an estuary in the lower part of Little Squalicum Park where Little Squalicum Creek meets Bellingham Bay. An op
Bilog Ang Mundo has released an amazing ‘view from the sky’ video, showing the progress on the land reclamation works for the New Manila International Airport (MIA). This will be the Philippines’ largest and most sophisticated airport and the dredging works are moving ahead according to schedule. Un
Located 30 miles northwest of Portland, Oregon, the Port of Kalama sits on the Columbia River. The port’s industrial area includes five miles of riverfront property adjacent to the 43-foot federally maintained deep draft navigation channel of the Columbia River. Handling well over 13 million metric
Texas Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher voted for the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA), H.R. 7776 yesterday, to authorize water resources projects around the country. The bill includes projects Congresswoman Fletcher specifically advocated for in Texas’ Seventh Congressional Dis
Maintenance dredging began last month at Green Harbor in Marshfield, MA, the USACE New England said. This very important project kicked off with the arrival of heavy equipment operators from USACE Vicksburg and Wilmington District’s – to remove critical shoaling in the entrance channel. Working in t
Connecticut Representative Joe Courtney will visit Pilot’s Point Marina in Westbrook today to celebrate the upcoming completion of dredging activity in the Patchogue River. The work has been conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and was able to be funded and completed thanks to the new Infr
U.S. Senator Tom Carper and Chris Coons, together with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) recently highlighted the Delaware projects funded in the Army Corps of Engineers FY 2022 Work Plan for the Army Civil Works Program. These funds are in addition to the nearly $70 million already se
Dredging work at Cape Jervis Harbor is now officially underway, SA Infrastructure and Transport said. The main goal of the project is to maintain ongoing safety and access to the harbour. The boat ramp will now remain open during daylight hours. “However, it will be closed at night while work is und
